18-year-old Finn recorded his first hat trick on Oct. 19 with the winner in overtime against Toronto.After hats were cleaned off the ice, Scheifele and Dano each scored on the power play for a 6-1

Full disclosure: I just dont get all the uproar over the signage for the No. 88 team at Indianapolis Motor Speedway last weekend.To those who yelled disrespect and said Indianapolis Motor Speedway was wrong to put a sign above the No. 88 garage stall that said Jeff Gordon, its important to remember the purpose.The purpose? To let people walking through the garage area and those with binoculars in the stands know whos in what garage.Believe it or not, there are people who might not have heard about Gordon replacing Dale Earnhardt Jr., and those signs are designed to inform the general public -- not the avid racing fan -- who is in the car.So it makes sense that the signage reflects who actually sits behind the wheel on that weekend.But that brings us to the psychological element of Earnhardt missing races because of concussion-like symptoms, including balance and nausea. Both the team and Earnhardt are doing their best to make us assume Earnhardt will be back, hopefully sooner rather than later. In a situation where we cant predict his return, both the team and driver cant show any bit of doubt.A NASCAR spokesman said Tuesday that NASCAR has given the team permission to continue having Earnhardts name across the windshield. And part of me wants to say: Whats the purpose of having the name on the windshield if it isnt the driver of the car? Why put the name of Earnhardt on the pit-road banner at Indy? Wont it just confuse the casual fan? But if the name of the actual driver is on the car, the avid fan will know its Earnhardts car.Why not something that says somewhere else, in tiny lettering, Substitute: Jeff Gordon?Earnhardt has to know everyone is behind him, right? Isnt this just overboard symbolism at the risk of fans being confused?I love my team [when it] fights for me, goes to bat for me, anytime they do it, Earnhardt said Monday on his The Dale Jr. Download podcast. That was pretty neat. It was real touching, to be honest. Gordon said Friday it was all about respect: Im honored to be driving Dales car. I really am. ... We made a conscious decision this is Dales car. Im here until he gets back and I hope thats soon. We want everything to be respectful of him.It still seems so inconsequential. To help me understand, I asked Ricky Craven, the NASCAR driver turned ESPN analyst, to explain it to me. He dealt with concussions in his career and raced for Hendrick Motorsports, the team for which Earnhardt drives.Theres an insecurity for drivers whenever they see someone else in their car, Craven said. That race car is sacred. Its almost like your home.You can invite somebody to your home, but you dont expect somebody to take control of it. That [signage] is very, very meaningful. It probably felt really, really good for Dale Jr. Those types of reminders are really valuable to a driver. ... It was a fabulous gesture.Earnhardt said on the Monday podcast that he will visit doctors soon and that hell have another update on his status next Monday. ?Based on Cravens experience with concussion symptoms, he doesnt envision Earnhardt coming back next week at Watkins Glen to try to compete on the road course.But there exists a bigger question mark than Earnhardts availability for The Glen. Until doctors tell him he can return, the nagging question remains: Will he be back anytime soon? Everyone around Earnhardt will avoid or publicly dismiss this question because acknowledging it could plant a seed of doubt in potential sponsors and the current crew.Keep sending [my team] good vibes -- because when we get back together, its going to be on, Earnhardt said on the podcast.Even though Earnhardt, 41, sounded somewhat resigned and frustrated on the podcast about missing Indianapolis, that soundbite portrayed confidence he will return to race again.At this age, he runs the risk of appearing vulnerable, and he needs to eliminate that doubt, Craven said. He needs to eliminate it for a number of reasons, but most of all for himself. He needs to come back with some authority.There likely will be more public displays of support for Earnhardt from his team as the week -- or weeks -- go on without him in the car. 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WINNIPEG, Manitoba -- Patrik Laine added to his hat collection Tuesday night, Mark Scheifele took the NHL points lead and the Winnipeg Jets rode their youngsters to a blowout victory.Laine took the NHL lead in goals with the second hat trick of his rookie season and Scheifele had two goals and two assists, leading the Jets over the Dallas Stars 8-2.Laine has 11 goals and 15 points this season, and Scheifele overtook Edmontons Connor McDavid and Chicagos Artem Anisomov in the scoring race with 18 points.Laine, an 18-year-old Finn, is the fourth player ever in the NHL with multiple hat tricks before his 19th birthday, joining Jack Hamilton, Dale Hawerchuk and Trevor Linden, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. Elias also said hes the first with 11 goals in his first 14 career games since 1992-93, when Teemu Selanne, Dmitri Kvartalnov and Rob Gaudreau all did it.Its always unbelievable to score, Laine said. Im proud of myself and Im proud of our team.I dont want to think about the future, (but) its amazing to lead the league on the scoreboard.Scheifele grinned when he was told McDavid had three assists in Edmontons 4-3 loss to Pittsburgh on Tuesday night.Maybe Ill send him a text and say, `Tough bounce, the fourth-year center said.Marko Dano, Andrew Copp and Adam Lowry also scored for Winnipeg while Nikolaj Ehlers, Nic Petan and Tyler Myers each had two assists.Patrick Eaves and Tyler Seguin scored for Dallas.Pretty much embarrassing from start to finish, Stars forward Jamie Benn said. We came in here and played a terrible game and thats what you get.Stars coach Lindy Ruff was asked if this was rock bottom for his injury-riddled team.Yeah, he said. We made some really dumb mistakes that we paid dearly for. Some missed assignments that every play turned into a big play for them. Its hard.Were too short-handed to be a dumb team and we were a dumb team tonight.Connor Hellebuyck made 28 saves in his third straight start for Winnipeeg.dddddddddddd. Dallas netminder Kari Lehtonen was replaced by Antti Niemi after Laines third goal. He had let in four goals on 11 shots. Niemi finished with 15 saves.Winnipegs second shot on net was Scheifeles eighth goal of the season at 3:06.Laine then deflected Ben Chiarots point shot for his first goal at 8:46 of the opening period. Dallas outshot Winnipeg 14-5 in the first and was on the power play heading into the second period after Scheifele was called for tripping.Eaves used the man advantage to score his third goal of the season when he redirected Devin Shores shot past Hellebuyck at 1:30 to make it 2-1.Winnipeg responded with four straight goals in the second.With 9 seconds left on Seguins penalty for hooking, Laine scored his fifth power-play goal of the season by digging out his own rebound in front of Lehtonen at 6:51.Laine made it 4-1 just over three minutes later with his third goal at 10:07. The 18-year-old Finn recorded his first hat trick on Oct. 19 with the winner in overtime against Toronto.After hats were cleaned off the ice, Scheifele and Dano each scored on the power play for a 6-1 lead heading into the third. It was only the third time this season the Jets have held a lead going into the third.Seguin scored an unassisted goal at 2:32 of the third to give him seven on the season.Copps first of the season was a short-handed goal at 13:49 and Lowry finished off the scoring with 1:44 left in the game.Game notes Newly re-signed Jets D Jacob Trouba skated with the Jets on Tuesday morning but didnt play. He told reporters hes rescinded the trade request he and his agent had made public when he failed to report to training camp.UP NEXTStars: Travel to Calgary for a game Thursday night.Jets: Play back-to-back road games against Arizona on Thursday night and Colorado Friday night. ' ' '