SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Dustin Byfuglien scored with 10 seconds remaining to give the Winnipeg Jets a 5-4 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Thursday night for their first three-game winning streak of the season.
Mark Scheifele had two goals for the Jets, who had won two straight 10 times before finally breaking through. Andrew Copp and Blake Wheeler also scored for the Jets. Wheeler set a career-high with points in his 10th straight, currently the longest active streak in the NHL.
Patrick Marleau, Joe Pavelski, Joe Thornton and Paul Martin also scored for the Sharks, who lost for the second time in their last six.
Martin Jones stopped 21 of 26 shots for the Sharks, while Ondrej Pavelec saved 21 of 25 shots for the Jets.
Pavelski gave the Sharks a 1-0 lead midway through the first period, finding an opening after Thornton picked up a deflection and pushed it to Pavelski on the right side of the crease.
Scheifele tied it with a power-play goal midway through the second period. He threw the puck across the front of the net and it bounced off Roman Polek's skate and past Jones.
Thornton scored on a power play three minutes later and Martin gave the Sharks a 3-1 edge with just under five minutes to go in the second.
Copp scored with an assist from Byfuglien to make 3-2, and Wheeler tied it a minute later.
Marleau put the Sharks back in front 7:03 into the third, but Scheifele's second goal of the game at 12:02 made it 4-4.
Game notes
Brent Burns was named the Sharks Foundation's "Sharks Player of the Month" for March. ... Thornton took over sole possession of 28th place on the all-time points lists (1,340) with his first-period assist. He has recorded a goal and an assist in the same game 12 times. ... Scheifele has at least one point in 19 of his past 23 games. ... Marleau has 26 points in 23 games against the Jets. ... Copp has three goals in his last seven games after scoring three in his first 56.
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