Levshunov scores in OT as the Blackhawks beat the Jets 4-3; Kane sets assists mark

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The Associated Press. (2026, October 16). Levshunov scores in OT as the Blackhawks beat the Jets 4-3; Kane sets assists mark. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/hockey/levshunov-scores-in-ot-as-the-blackhawks-beat-the-jets-4-3-kane-sets-assists-mark/article_73a645ae-2a2e-5299-b744-91755186805c.html

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Artyom Levshunov scored in overtime to help the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Winnipeg Jets 4-3 on Thursday. Patrick Kane set an NHL record for most assists by a U.S.-born player with his 895th assist, surpassing Phil Housley’s mark. Connor Bedard also contributed with his first goal of the season and an assist, after missing six games due to injury. The Jets’ Neal Pionk had a goal and two assists but couldn’t secure the win despite the team's recent success against Chicago.
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Story summary

On October 13, 2026, Patrick Kane of the Chicago Blackhawks set the NHL record for most assists by a U.S.-born player during a game against the Winnipeg Jets. With his 895th career assist, Kane surpassed Phil Housley's previous record of 894 assists. The milestone occurred in the first period when Kane assisted on Connor Bedard's goal. Despite trailing for much of the game, the Blackhawks won 4-3 in overtime with a goal by Artyom Levshunov, who scored off a pass from Kane and Bedard. Kane's achievement comes during his 20th NHL season, having signed a two-year contract to return to Chicago where he previously won three Stanley Cups.

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📰 Blackhawks Patrick Kane Sets Record
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Toronto Star · 0.98 cosine similarity
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“Both articles describe the exact same NHL game between Chicago Blackhawks and Winnipeg Jets on October 16, 2026, where Artyom Levshunov scored in overtime to win the game for the Blackhawks, and Patrick Kane set a record for assists by a U.S.-born player.”
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“Both articles describe Patrick Kane setting the NHL assist record for U.S.-born players during the same game against the Winnipeg Jets on October 16, 2026.”
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Blackhawks CHICAGO Jets NHL U.S.-born

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CHICAGO GPE · 4× Jets ORG · 4× Blackhawks ORG · 3× Bedard PERSON · 2× Kane PERSON · 2× Levshunov PERSON · 2× Pionk PERSON · 2× Artyom Levshunov PERSON · 1× NHL ORG · 1× Patrick Kane PERSON · 1×

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CHICAGO (AP) — Artyom Levshunov scored 1:37 into overtime and Patrick Kane set the NHL record for most assists by a U.S.-born player in the Chicago Blackhawks’ 4-3 win over the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday night.
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CHICAGO (AP) — Artyom Levshunov scored 1:37 into overtime and Patrick Kane set the NHL record for most assists by a U.S.-born player in the Chicago Blackhawks’ 4-3 win over the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday night. asserted
Kane → score → night
Connor Bedard scored on the power play for his first goal of the season after missing the first six games with a shoulder injury. asserted
Bedard → score → injury
Frank Nazar and Ryan Donato also scored for Chicago and Bedard added an assist. asserted
Bedard → score → assist
After breaking Phil Housley’s record with his 895th assist in the first period, Kane had a hand in Levshunov’s game-winner. asserted
Kane → break → winner
Kane gained the Jets’ zone and dropped the puck to Bedard, who fed Levshunov. asserted
who → gain → Levshunov
The defenseman took a few steps up the middle and snapped a shot to beat Stuart Skinner on the glove side. asserted
defenseman → take → side
The goal came some 40 seconds after Blackhawks goalie Spencer Knight kicked out his left pad to foil Neal Pionk’s attempt to convert Mark Scheifele’s cross-ice pass on a two-on-one break. asserted
Knight → come → break
Knight had 31 saves. asserted
Knight → have → saves
Pionk had a goal and two assists. asserted
Pionk → have → goal
Kyle Connor, on the power play, and Alex Iafallo also had goals for the Jets. asserted
Connor → have → Jets
Connor now has a four-game point streak with five goals and an assist. asserted
Connor → have → goals
Skinner had 24 saves. asserted
Skinner → have → saves
Pionk’s point shot went in off Iafallo’s shin at the right of the net to tie it at 3 5:39 into the third period. asserted
shot → go → period
The Jets had dominated the Blackhawks recently coming into the game 8-1-1 in their past 10 outings against Chicago, with their only loss a 2-0 decision at Chicago on Jan. 19. asserted
loss → dominate → Jan.
Blackhawks: Host the Dallas Stars on Saturday night. asserted
Blackhawks → host → night
___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar. ___ asserted
Press → create → Sportradar
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