Winnipeg sports news: Scheifele Chases the Hawerchuk Record in Chicago on Saturday afternoon, one point away from standing alone at the top of Winnipeg Jets history, and a Chicago team that has spent a month losing is standing in his way.
Scheifele Chases the Hawerchuk Record into Saturday afternoon’s game against the Chicago Blackhawks, needing one point to pass Dale Hawerchuk as the Winnipeg Jets all time leading scorer. Puck drop is 2:30 p.m. CT at United Center. Scheifele sits tied with Hawerchuk at 929 career points after a two goal, one assist night in Thursday’s 8-3 win at Dallas.
By Maplestime News Desk | Winnipeg, Manitoba | November 14, 2026
Sources: NHL.com, Illegal Curve Hockey, Chicago Blackhawks, Sportsnet | Last updated: November 14, 2026
Key Takeaways
- Mark Scheifele sits at 929 career points, tied with Dale Hawerchuk for the most in Jets franchise history; one point today gives him the record outright.
- Puck drop is 2:30 p.m. CT at United Center in Chicago, on CHSN and Sportsnet.
- Scheifele tied the record Thursday with two goals and an assist in an 8-3 win at Dallas, the Jets fifth straight win.
- He is also one goal behind Hawerchuk’s franchise goals record of 379 and two assists behind Thomas Steen’s franchise assists record of 553.
- Nino Niederreiter returns to the lineup and Henry Thrun was recalled from the Manitoba Moose after Dylan DeMelo went week to week with a lower body injury.
- The Jets are 9-8-3 after a 0-7-2 stretch, while Chicago snapped a six game winless skid with a 3-2 overtime win over Buffalo on Thursday.
Scheifele Chases the Hawerchuk Record in Chicago
Mark Scheifele has 929 points, 378 goals and 551 assists, in 981 regular season games with the Jets. Hawerchuk finished with 379 goals and 550 assists in 713 games in Winnipeg. One more point today makes Scheifele the outright franchise leader, a record that now covers both eras of the team after the NHL announced on September 24 that Jets statistical history includes the original club from 1979 to 1996 and the current club.
The record means more than a number to Scheifele. Hawerchuk coached him in Barrie in the Ontario Hockey League and talked him into choosing Barrie over Cornell University in the summer of 2010, a decision Scheifele calls the best he ever made. “Everything,” Scheifele said when asked what Hawerchuk meant to him. “I wouldn’t be where I am today without him.”
On Friday, Scheifele kept the focus on the next point, not the ceremony. “Tying him is amazing, but I probably won’t really do that reflection until I get one more,” he said. Jets coach Scott Arniel called it a pretty emotional moment for Scheifele and his family, and said Scheifele has only gotten better with age. Scheifele has 22 points, six goals and 16 assists, in 20 games this season, second on the Jets to longtime linemate Kyle Connor with 24 points.
What happened in Dallas on Thursday?
The Jets trailed 2-0 before they took over. Dylan Samberg started the comeback early in the second period, Scheifele tied it 2-2 at 7:03, and Winnipeg scored five goals in the middle frame on the way to an 8-3 win. Scheifele scored his second of the night on the power play at 18:12, Dawson Mercer made it 5-3 with nine seconds left in the period, and the Jets finished the job in the third.
The final official box score settles the goal credits. Scheifele finished with two goals and an assist, Mercer scored twice, and Kyle Connor and Gabriel Vilardi each had a goal and two assists. Samberg and Cole Koepke scored the other Jets goals. Connor’s goal came 1:00 into the third period, with Vilardi and Scheifele picking up the assists, and that secondary assist was the point that tied Scheifele with Hawerchuk at 929. Stuart Skinner stopped 30 of 33 shots for the win.
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Who is in and who is out for the Jets today?
Nino Niederreiter draws back into the lineup for the first time since November 3 in Montreal, replacing Isak Rosen, who was banged up against Dallas and is out today. Haydn Fleury draws in on defence. Henry Thrun was recalled from the Manitoba Moose after Dylan DeMelo went week to week with a lower body injury, ending DeMelo’s ironman streak of 494 consecutive games.
The changes come with the Jets playing their best hockey of the season. Winnipeg has won five straight after a 0-7-2 stretch from October 15 to November 1, outscoring opponents 25-14 in that run. The Jets are 9-8-3, and a sixth straight win today would keep the climb going.
What does Chicago bring to the matinee?
Chicago snapped a six game winless skid of 0-5-1 with a 3-2 overtime win over Buffalo on Thursday, so the Blackhawks will not be short on relief. The teams already met once this season, on October 15 in Chicago, when the Blackhawks won 4-3 in overtime on Artyom Levshunov’s winner. Scheifele has 42 points, 19 goals and 23 assists, in 50 career games against Chicago.
The United Center in Chicago, home of the Chicago Blackhawks. Photo: Alacoolwiki, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Frequently Asked Questions
What time does the Jets Blackhawks game start today?
Puck drop is 2:30 p.m. CT on Saturday, November 14, at United Center in Chicago, which is 3:30 p.m. ET. The game airs on CHSN and Sportsnet.
How many points does Scheifele need to pass Hawerchuk?
One. Scheifele sits tied with Dale Hawerchuk at 929 career points, and a single point today gives him the Jets franchise record outright.
What is the Jets record this season?
Winnipeg is 9-8-3 after winning five straight games, including Thursday’s 8-3 win at Dallas. The Jets had gone 0-7-2 in the nine games before the streak.
Canada Life Centre (formerly MTS Centre) on Portage Avenue in Winnipeg at night. Photo: Wpg_guy, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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