Mark Scheifele wasted no time making history.

The first draft pick of the 2.0 Winnipeg Jets became the all-time franchise leader in points Saturday night, firing a perfect one-timer past Nashville Predators goaltender Juuse Saros just 159 seconds into the game.

His milestone marker — officially point No. 813 — would set the tone for a fun one at Canada Life Centre for the 14,309 fans in attendance, who watched the home team skate away with a 4-1 victory over their Central Division rivals.

“An unbelievable pass by KC (Kyle Connor). He’s good, isn’t he? He’s amazing,” said Scheifele, who is always quick to dish out verbal assists to his linemates.

“I’m tremendously honoured. I wouldn’t be here without the guys, especially the guy I went ahead of. He helped me throughout my career and he

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