The Jets had taken a 3-2 lead into the final frame. Scheifele scored on a wicked shot that beat Wallstedt with just 2.6 seconds left in the second after Jonathan Toews won the faceoff in the offensive zone. The goal came just 2:01 after Winnipeg had tied the game 2-
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers signed the two-time outstanding Canadian to a three-year contract extension on Monday, reportedly worth $290,000 in the first year and $300,000 in both 2027 and ’28. It also comes with some unspecified guarantees.
Things have changed significantly ahead of the 2025-26 season. The Jets lost high-scoring winger Nikolaj Ehlers to free agency, as well as forwards Mason Appleton and Brandon Tanev.
Toews has been pushing hard to get back into the NHL and, considering the regimen he has gone through to get back, would like to try for a return to the Olympics this winter.
The Winnipegger will officially sign a contract so he can retire as a Bomber on Saturday, just before the premiere of the documentary "Running Back Relentless," which will reveal how he got out of a dark space.
