Photo via Toronto Star

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

Read the original at Toronto Star ↗
Cite

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

Dated from the outlet's own feed. Check the original for its byline.

Toronto Star · collected 2026-10-16 · by The Associated Press

Quick Summary

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.
Written by AI on 2026-10-16, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

AI analysis

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.

Written for “Blackhawks Patrick Kane Sets Record” on 2026-11-04, grounded in this article and the 2 other(s) covering the same event.

Story

📰 Blackhawks Patrick Kane Sets Record
Sports · 3 article(s) covering the same event. See how they differ ↓

Compared with similar articles

This article reads unscored and hedges 0% of its claims. Each row says how that neighbour differs.
Toronto Star
Hedges 0 of 6 claims Outlet record 64/100
Toronto Star
Hedges 0 of 6 claims Outlet record 64/100
“The articles describe different events occurring on different dates and involving distinct achievements.”
How this article was measured signals, leaning charts, publisher record, byline, topics and claims

Signals How these are calculated →

Claims extracted
16
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
0%
0 of 16 hedged ("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
64/100
Toronto Star's corrections and hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
3
Sports
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
Analyzed 2026-10-16 · how these are computed

How this is being covered How these are calculated →

Article leaning vs. publisher reliability
Source leaning vs. consistency

Publisher

Toronto Star · 11561 article(s) · 28 correction(s) detected
Running correction rate · 28 correction(s)
2026-10-26
Correction
2026-10-24
Correction
2026-10-07
Correction
2026-09-24
Correction

Who wrote this

The Associated Press
1821 article(s) here · 0 carrying a prediction
🔮 South Africans vote in local elections that could continue decline of ANC South Africans have begun voting in local elections that are seen as an evaluation of the party that led the country out of white minority rule JOHANNESBURG --
🔮 A 17-year-old girl from Utah who went missing in May 2025 was found at the home of an Oregon man who’s been charged with transporting her across state lines with the intent to engage in criminal sexual activity.
🔮 The letters reportedly warned their recipients that they could face arrest for treason “or worse”.
🔮 Voters nationwide will decide control of the U.S. House and Senate.
🔮 LONDON (AP) — William Saliba has returned to full training at Arsenal, 3 1/2 months after his last game — in the World Cup semifinals for France.
🔮 The difference between that crew count and India's rescue figure could not immediately be explained.
🔮 We need to help Ukraine defend its skies; otherwise, Russia will never stop its missile strikes."
🔮 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Larry Hughes Jr. had 24 points in Sacramento State’s 90-74 win against William Jessup on Monday, the season opener for both teams.
🔮 “Exceptional circumstances have been created for the organization and delivery of the competition as originally scheduled, making the postponement necessary in the interest of all participating teams, officials, spectators and other stakeholders.” The new dates — Dec. 23, 2027 to Jan. 21, 2028, will be submitted to FIFA for approval.
🔮 Will Heimbrodt and Mason Williams both scored 20 for the Redhawks.
Wire or desk byline, not an individual reporter.
Also by The Associated Press
Nothing else under this byline is closely related to this article, so these are simply their most recent.
All 1821 articles by The Associated Press →

Topics

Blackhawks CHICAGO Jets NHL U.S.-born

Subjects

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×

Narrative

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.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-16

Claims (16 extracted, 0 hedged)

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
💬Give feedback · no sign-in needed

No sign-in needed for now. Your note is sent without a name, so it cannot be answered.

🕘History 🎫Support