Stars head coach Pete DeBoer called Scheifele a “courageous young man” after he played following his father’s death.

Winnipeg Jets star Mark Scheifele is playing against the Dallas Stars after the death of his father. Follow along for Game 6 updates:

Winnipeg top center Mark Scheifele scored a goal in the Jets' must-win Game 6 of their second-round playoff series at Dallas on Saturday night, hours after the unexpected death of his father.But he also had the penalty that set up the Stars' power-play goal in overtime for a 2-1 win that knocked the top-ranked Jets out of the playoffs.