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.
Connor Bedard scored on the power play for his first goal of the season after missing the first six games with a shoulder injury. Frank Nazar and Ryan Donato also scored for Chicago and Bedard added an assist.
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Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Alex Vlasic, left, upends Winnipeg Jets center Mark Scheifele, right, during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Harry Figiel)
Chicago Blackhawks center Connor Bedard (98) skates during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Winnipeg Jets, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Harry Figiel)
Chicago Blackhawks right wing Patrick Kane (88) looks at the puck after being checked by Winnipeg Jets defenseman Mario Ferraro (38) during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Harry Figiel)
Chicago Blackhawks right wing Patrick Kane, left, celebrates after the winning goal by defenseman Artyom Levshunov (55) during overtime of an NHL hockey game against the Winnipeg Jets, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Harry Figiel)
After breaking Phil Housley’s record with his 895th assist in the first period, Kane had a hand in Levshunov’s game-winner.
Kane gained the Jets’ zone and dropped the puck to Bedard, who fed Levshunov. The defenseman took a few steps up the middle and snapped a shot to beat Stuart Skinner on the glove 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.
Knight had 31 saves.
Pionk had a goal and two assists. Kyle Connor, on the power play, and Alex Iafallo also had goals for the Jets. Connor now has a four-game point streak with five goals and an assist. Skinner had 24 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. It was the defensman's eighth career three-point game.
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.
Jets: Host the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday.
Blackhawks: Host the Dallas Stars on Saturday night.
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Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Alex Vlasic, left, upends Winnipeg Jets center Mark Scheifele, right, during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Harry Figiel)
Chicago Blackhawks center Connor Bedard (98) skates during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Winnipeg Jets, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Harry Figiel)
Chicago Blackhawks right wing Patrick Kane (88) looks at the puck after being checked by Winnipeg Jets defenseman Mario Ferraro (38) during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Harry Figiel)
Chicago Blackhawks right wing Patrick Kane, left, celebrates after the winning goal by defenseman Artyom Levshunov (55) during overtime of an NHL hockey game against the Winnipeg Jets, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Harry Figiel)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Several brush fires were burning in Southern California on Thursday evening, stoked by hot, windy weather that caused utility companies to shut off electricity for tens of thousands of people around the state.
A rapidly spreading blaze in Malibu, a coastal town west of Los Angeles, prompted evacuation orders and warnings for a large swathe of the Santa Monica Mountains. A large cloud of black smoke over the hilltops could be seen on nearby cameras and miles away.
The blaze grew to over 100 acres (40 hectares) and was threatening a Los Angeles County juvenile detention and rehabilitative facility. The National Weather Service forecasted increased wind gusts overnight that could bolster fire activity.
Firefighters worked to contain two other fires that had sparked in the afternoon and triggered evacuation orders in the city of Azusa, north of LA, and Camp Pendleton, near San Diego.
In Northern California, nearly 62,000 customers in 26 counties in the Sierra Nevada foothills, wine country and the central coast had no electricity, according to Pacific Gas and Electric Company, which began proactively turning off power Wednesday night. An additional 65,000 customers in Los Angeles, Kern and Ventura counties lost power Thursday, Southern California Edison said.
Some of California’s worst wildfires have been sparked by power equipment, and utilities in recent years have begun proactively shutting off power during dry, windy weather in an effort to prevent blazes.
Weather conditions that increase the fire risk were expected to last through Saturday.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, who faced criticism for her city's response to deadly fires in 2025, directed the fire department to deploy personnel and equipment ahead of the winds. The fire department also requested assistance from the state’s office of emergency services.
“It’s a pretty widespread event of elevated fire weather, so the whole SoCal region should really be on alert,” said Rose Schoenfeld, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service.
Dry, warm and gusty northeast winds known as Santa Anas, which blow from the interior of Southern California toward the coast and offshore, were forecast, with the strongest winds expected Thursday afternoon through Friday afternoon.
The winds could reach 20 to 40 mph (32 to 64 kph), with gusts from 50 to 70 mph (80 to 113 kph), in the San Gabriel mountains in Los Angeles County and the Santa Susana mountains, which are mostly in Ventura County, Schoenfeld said. Elevated, though brief, critical fire weather conditions were also forecast for portions of the Santa Lucia mountains in San Luis Obispo County.
A fire that sparked Thursday in Azusa prompted evacuation orders for a neighborhood in the foothills of the San Gabriel mountains that were later downgraded to warnings. Some 200 firefighters were battling the wind-driven brush fire, which had burned over 40 acres (16 hectares), Jonathan Torres, a spokesperson with the Los Angeles County Fire Department, told KTLA-TV. Forward progress on the blaze had been stopped by mid-afternoon.
Farther south, a fire at Camp Pendleton threatened buildings. Evacuation orders were issued in the Las Flores area of the military base and lifted by evening, military officials said in a statement.
Crews with the Camp Pendleton Fire Department and the California Department of Forestry and Fire Prevention were fighting the blaze, which had grown to more than 1.5 square miles (3.8 square kilometers), sending billowing smoke into the air. Officials temporarily closed a portion of nearby Interstate 5, a key north-south route in Southern California.
The blaze threatened infrastructure and led to a power outage in the Las Pulgas area, where the fire started, military officials said.
In Northern California, some communities in the Sierra Nevada and its foothills began experiencing strong winds, high temperatures and low humidity Wednesday night, the National Weather Service said.
The service issued a Red Flag Warning for parts of central and Northern California starting Thursday and lasting through Friday morning, saying any fires would spread rapidly. Such warnings are issued when weather conditions create an increased risk of wildfires.
Pacific Gas and Electric Company said Thursday it has notified 90,000 customers in 29 counties that they may lose power.
The potential interruption in service to customers from the Central Coast to the upper corners of the Sierra Nevada could last through Saturday afternoon, the company said.
In Southern California, the Red Flag Warning for the mountainous areas in Ventura and Los Angeles counties was in effect through Friday night.
In January 2025, the Palisades Fire — fanned by Santa Ana winds — ripped through a hillside Los Angeles neighborhood, killing 12 people and destroying mansions with spectacular ocean views. Authorities determined the Palisades Fire was a carryover from another fire that authorities alleged was started intentionally by a 29-year-old man.
Another fire that burned at the same time in the city of Altadena, in Los Angeles County, killed 19 people and destroyed more than 9,400 homes and businesses. That fire was caused by sparks from an idle transmission tower owned by Southern California Edison, officials said.
Schoenfeld said the Santa Ana winds are not going to be as strong as during those fires, when they were gusting 60 to 100 mph (96 to 160 kph).
Southern California Edison is considering public safety shutoffs that could affect 207,000 customers, with most of them — 105,000 — in Ventura County, just north of Los Angeles.
Ding reported from Los Angeles.
Water is dropped on the Peak Fire by helicopter on Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026, in Azusa, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
A tanker drops retardant on the Peak Fire Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026, in Azusa, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
FILE - Residences leveled by a wildfire in Paradise, Calif., are seen on Nov. 15, 2018. (AP Photo/Noah Berger, File)
FILE - Water is dropped by helicopter on the advancing Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, Jan. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Etienne Laurent, File)
FILE - The Palisades Fire ravages a neighborhood amid high winds in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, Jan. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope, File)
FILE - Flags fly under heavy winds before sunset as a plume of smoke from the Franklin Fire rises over the ocean Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024, in Malibu, Calif. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes,File)
