Winnipeg Jets center Mark Scheifele moves to the puck in the first period of Game 4 of a second-round NHL hockey playoff series against the Dallas Stars in Dallas, Tuesday, May 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Gareth Patterson) DALLAS (AP) — The father of Winnipeg Jets top center Mark Scheifele died unexpectedly overnight before Game 6 of their second-round playoff series against Dallas,

Hours after learning of his father's passing, Winnipeg star forward Mark Scheifele played in Game 6 on Saturday night, a 2-1 overtime loss to the host Dallas Stars that ended the Jets' season in the Western Conference semifinals.

For the third consecutive year, the Dallas Stars are going to the Western Conference finals. The Stars outlasted the Winnipeg Jets in Game 6 on home ice, winning 2-1 in overtime to secure the series 3-2.

The Dallas Stars can wrap up their NHL Western Conference playoff series on Saturday night with a win at home over the Winnipeg Jets.

The Dallas Stars were in position to win their series against the Winnipeg Jets in Game 5 on Thursday; instead, the Jets blanked them 4-0, extending their postseason by at least one more game. That game is Saturday in Dallas (8 p.