WINNIPEG — Mark Scheifele proved once again how leaders make the difference in close games.

The Jets assistant captain scored two goals to lead Winnipeg to a comeback 3-2 victory over the Los Angeles Kings before 14,204 fans at Canada Life Centre on Saturday afternoon.

The game before, linemate Kyle Connor scored three goals in an attempted comeback that fell just short versus the Dallas Stars.

“We pride ourselves on being those go-to guys in big moments of the game so, after the first two games, we felt good and that’s a good thing,” Scheifele said.

With the score tied 2-2 midway through the third period, Scheifele picked a Josh Morrissey pass from the point out of the air and deflected it past Kings goalie Darcy Kuemper.

“It was a good O-zone shift, I think, the defence included,” S

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