Just hours after his father unexpectedly passed away, Mark Scheifele stepped out onto the ice to play for the Winnipeg Jets in their must-win Game 6 of their second-round playoff series against the Dallas Stars.

The Winnipeg Jets had star center Mark Scheifele in the lineup for Game 6 of the team's second-round series against the Dallas Stars following the death of his father, and he scored the game-opening goal in an eventual 2-1 overtime loss.

Winnipeg top center Mark Scheifele scored a goal in the Jets' must-win Game 6 of the second-round of the playoffs in Dallas after the unexpected death of his father.