Jets score 8, erase 2-0 hole to rout Stars in Dallas

The Jets scored five times in the second period and beat the Stars 8-3 at American Airlines Center. Winnipeg trailed 2-0 after the first, then flipped the game in one 20-minute burst.

Roope Hintz put Dallas up 2-0 late in the first with a backhander. Dylan Samberg opened the Jets' run at 1:11 of the second, and Mark Scheifele tied it 2-2 at 7:03. David Perron put the Stars back in front 3-2 at 11:14. Dawson Mercer tied it 3-3 at 13:55. Scheifele made it 4-3 at 18:12, and Mercer made it 5-3 with nine seconds left in the period.

Kyle Connor extended the lead to 6-3 at 1:00 of the third. Gabriel Vilardi and Cole Koepke scored 14 seconds apart late to finish it at 8-3.

Scheifele was the player of the game with two goals, an assist and two shots on goal. Winnipeg moves to 9-8-3. Chirp's Sim had Dallas at 60% before the game and missed.