ManitobaMark Scheifele scored a pair of goals to tie the record for the most career points in Jets franchise history, Connor Hellebuyck made 15 saves, and Winnipeg beat the Philadelphia Flyers 5-2 on Thursday night.Centre notches 812th point of career, tied with Blake Wheeler for most in Jets historyAnthony Sanfilippo · The Associated Press · Posted: Oct 16, 2025 10:36 PM EDT | Last Updated: 1 hour agoPhiladelphia’s Noah Cates skates away as Winnipeg’s Morgan Barron is congratulated by his Jets teammates after scoring in the second period of Thursday night’s 5-2 win over the Flyers. (Matt Slocum/The Associated Press)Mark Scheifele scored a pair of goals to tie the record for the most career points in Jets franchise history, Connor Hellebuyck made 15 saves, and Winnipeg beat the Philadelphia Flyers 5-2 on Thursday night.Scheifele tied Blake Wheeler with 812 points for the franchise, which includes the team’s years in Atlanta.On his first goal, Scheifele fired a snap shot from the right circle past Philadelphia goalie Sam Ersson, beating him over his glove to put the Jets ahead 2-0 at 7:01 of the second period.His second goal was a one-timer from the left circle on the power play in the third period to extend the lead to 4-1.Winnipeg’s Mark Scheifele beats Philadelphia goalie Samuel Ersson for his first of two goals Thursday night against the Flyers. The two tallies gave Scheifele 812 points in his career, tying former teammate Blake Wheeler for the most in franchise history. (Matt Slocum/The Associated Press)Hellebucyk, the reigning Hart and Vezina Trophy winner, won a game in Philadelphia for the first time in his 11-year NHL career. He had lost in each of his four previous tries against the Flyers at Xfinity Mobile Arena.His team helped him out in the third period, as the defense held the Flyers without a shot on goal for the first 17:39 of the period and held them with a shot at even strength for the entirety of the period.Vladislav Namestnikov celebrates after opening the scoring for the Winnipeg Jets Thursday night. (Matt Slocum/The Associated Press)Vladislav Namestnikov and Morgan Barron also scored goals for the Jets, and Tanner Pearson added an empty-netter to help Winnipeg win their third straight game after losing their season opener against Dallas.Owen Tippett and Matvei Michkov scored for the Flyers and Ersson finished with 10 saves.Up nextWinnipeg: Returns home to host Nashville on Saturday night.Philadelphia: Continues its four-game homestand Saturday, hosting Minnesota night.
Mark Scheifele scores twice, ties Winnipeg Jets franchise record, in 5-2 win over Philadelphia
