Jets 5, Sharks 4
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- It took 11 tries, but the Winnipeg Jets have their first three-game winning streak of the season.
Defenseman Dustin Byfuglien's shot deflected off the stick of Brent Burns and into the net with just 9.9 seconds left to give the visitors a 5-4 win over the Sharks at SAP Center on Thursday.
Patrick Marleau gave the Sharks a 4-3 lead at 7:03 of the third period when his shot first struck the stick of Winnipeg defenseman Dustin Byfuglien, then off the backside of Scheifele and over the shoulder of Jets goalie Ondrej Pavelec.
It marked the 11th time in Marleau's career he reached the 25-goal plateau.
But Winnipeg struck back on the power play following a kneeing call on Sharks defenseman Paul Martin. Scheifele scored his second of the game and 29th of the season at 12:02.
Winnipeg scored on consecutive shots in a span of 1:02 late in the second period to rebound from a 3-1 deficit and send the game into the third period tied.
San Jose built its two-goal edge earlier in the period on the strength of two power plays.
Joe Thornton scored his 19th goal of the season by one-timing a goal-mouth feed from Patrick Marleau past Winnipeg goalie Ondrej Pavelec at 11:42, only 37 seconds after Jets defenseman Dustin Byfuglien went off for holding.
Following a slash by Winnipeg defenseman Mark Stuart, the Sharks made it 2-for-2 when defensive-minded blue liner Paul Martin scored his third goal of the season at 15:34.
Winger Joel Ward dug down to win an offensive-zone draw to Martin, who took a couple strides toward the middle of the ice from the right point and fired low to beat a screened Pavelec 50 seconds into the 5-on-4 advantage.
Byfuglien skated around Thornton and set up Andrew Copp for his sixth goal at 17:59 and Blake Wheeler cut inside Marleau and beat Sharks goalie Martin Jones with a forehand shot in close at 19:01 to make it 3-3.
The Sharks scored the only goal of a first period that featured each team registering six shots on goal.
San Jose burst through at even strength just past the midway point with its top line cashing in on an extended cycle deep in the Winnipeg end. Winger Tomas Hertl walked out of the corner, threw a puck toward the net that Thornton fished out in the crease and spotted Joe Pavelski unmarked on the weak side.
The Sharks captain one-timed his 37th goal past Pavelec at 11:16 on San Jose's fourth shot.
NOTES: C Chris Tierney returned to the San Jose lineup after missing one game due to an undisclosed injury. Tierney was on the fourth line, and C Dainius Zubrus was the team's lone healthy scratch. ... Providence College product LW Brandon Tanev made his second consecutive appearance for Winnipeg, joining C Bryan Little and RW Chris Thorburn on the third line. ... San Jose D Marc-Edouard Vlasic (knee) and LW Matt Nieto (broken knuckle) each missed his 11th consecutive game Thursday. Both are doubtful for Saturday's regular-season finale against Arizona. Vlasic, however, is expected back in time for the start of the playoffs next week. ... Jets coach Paul Maurice announced G Michael Hutchinson will start his team's final regular-season game on Saturday in Los Angeles. ... RW Matt Halischuk and D Brenden Kichton were Winnipeg's healthy scratches.