WINNIPEG - Mark Scheifele is going to focus on what went right rather than another loss for the Winnipeg Jets.
Scheifele scored twice in a 4-3 loss to the Dallas Stars on Tuesday, a game in which the Jets battled back after being down 3-0 early in the second period.
Maybe it was the rest from two days in-between their last game, or the line juggling that head coach Scott Arniel did that made him feel the Jets played 鈥済reat.鈥
鈥淚t鈥檚 nice being in your own bed. It鈥檚 nice being at home on your home ice,鈥 Scheifele said. 鈥淲ho knows what it was, but you just have to look back on that game and reflect on what went well and keep doing that.鈥
Logan Stanley also had a goal and Kyle Connor picked up a pair of assists for Winnipeg (14-14-1). Eric Comrie stopped 15 shots for the squad that is 2-7-1 in its last 10 games and began a four-game homestand.
Jason Robertson scored his team-leading 19th goal of the season and Mikko Rantanen contributed three assists as the Stars extended their points streak to 11 games (9-0-2).
鈥淲e got pucks deep, we had a good forecheck,鈥 Scheifele said. 鈥淲e didn鈥檛 give them a lot of time and space.
鈥淥ur (defence) were gapping up really well, which made it tough for them to make any plays. So a lot of guys played really good.鈥
The Jets had a power play with 2:30 left in the third period, but couldn't get the equalizer after pulling Comrie.
鈥淭hat鈥檚 an opportunity where we need to get one, or at least get some opportunities or get some chances,鈥 Scheifele said. 鈥淚t sucked that we didn鈥檛.鈥
Esa Lindell, Roope Hintz and Alexander Petrovic also scored for the Stars (21-5-5). Wyatt Johnston contributed a pair of helpers and backup Casey DeSmith stopped 30 shots.
Heading into the match, Arniel had rejigged all four of his lines to try to spark more secondary scoring. That included moving winger Gabriel Vilardi off the top line with Connor and Scheifele and putting Alex Iafallo into his spot.
鈥淚 really liked a lot of what happened tonight, but I still think there鈥檚 more (to give) from other people,鈥 Arniel said. 鈥淲e鈥檙e a team, we鈥檙e 20 guys, everybody has to be pulling their weight.鈥
The coach thought his team defended better, especially knowing the way Dallas has been playing.
鈥淵ou鈥檇 like these steps against that opponent to be a win,鈥 Arniel said. 鈥淏ut at the end of the day, I can鈥檛 knock the guys and the work ethic. The compete was there. I knew it was going to have to be, but we have to do that against Boston (on Thursday).
鈥淲e can鈥檛 just do that against Dallas because they鈥檙e in our division. It has to be a constant from everybody, and that鈥檚 what I鈥檓 going to try to harp on for the next couple days here.鈥
Dallas scored twice on its four power-play chances, while Winnipeg came up empty in its four tries with the man advantage.
鈥淭hat was a heck of a game from us and to give up two (penalty-kill) goals, it鈥檚 the difference,鈥 Arniel said.
Winnipeg has now allowed a power-play goal in six consecutive games, extending a season-long streak.
鈥淭he pressure they have and they put on you, you have to move quick and things have to happen fast,鈥 Arniel said. 鈥淚 thought there were times we did it. There were some looks there but, again, obviously getting into the zone was tough.鈥
Stanley's goal, assisted by Vilardi, was the fourth of the season for the big defenceman, who also has six assists through 29 games.
He also came away feeling positive about the team's effort, especially when they were down 3-0.
鈥淵eah, the score is 3-0, but we didn't feel like we were out of the game,鈥 Stanley said. 鈥淲e thought we were playing well and we missed some chances early and they capitalized on a couple mistakes.
鈥淪o we thought we were right in it, and I thought we did a good job responding.鈥
This report by 好色tvwas first published Dec. 10, 2025.
