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Rinzel and Frondell score, Blackhawks beat Blues 4-2 in Kane's return to Chicago

Chicago Sun-Times and WGN-TV (Nexstar, Chicago) describe the same event in different terms.

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What happened Rinzel and Frondell score, Blackhawks beat Blues 4-2 in Kane's return to Chicago.
The headline split The left frames it as "Blackhawks beat Blues for first win after Patrick Kane's dramatic entrance". The center frames it as "Rinzel and Frondell score, Blackhawks beat Blues 4-2 in Kane's return to Chicago".
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Left / center-leftBlackhawks beat Blues for first win after Patrick Kane's dramatic entrance

Chicago Sun-Times · Center-left · News report

CenterRinzel and Frondell score, Blackhawks beat Blues 4-2 in Kane's return to Chicago

WGN-TV (Nexstar, Chicago) · Center · News report

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WGN-TV (Nexstar, Chicago)News report · Oct 7, 3:23 AM

Rinzel and Frondell score, Blackhawks beat Blues 4-2 in Kane's return to Chicago

CHICAGO (AP) — Sam Rinzel and rookie Anton Frondell scored 2 minutes apart in the second period and the Chicago Blackhawks held on in their home opener for their first win of the season, 4-...

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Chicago Sun-TimesNews report · Oct 7, 4:11 AM

Blackhawks beat Blues for first win after Patrick Kane's dramatic entrance

The Blackhawks debuted a new team intro video Tuesday. Five minutes later, they debuted another new intro video — just for Patrick Kane. It was an over-the-top welcome back to Chicago for K...

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59/99 Wording GapLow confidence2 sources · 2 bias bucketsDeveloping · 2 sources · 2 bucketsFormats: News report

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Oct 7, 3:23 AM: WGN-TV (Nexstar, Chicago) joined the source map.

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Now: Wording Gap is 59/99 and story health is developing · 2 sources · 2 buckets.