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

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.

In a heartwarming moment bigger than sports, Mark Scheifele was consoled by both Jets and Stars players after Winnipeg's season-ending loss, a day after the unexpected death of his father.