Detroit– patrick kane Smiled. The wait is over.
Kane became the all-time leading United States-born player in scoring in NHL history, surpassing Mike Modano with his 1,375th point on Thursday night. detroit red wings against washington capitals.
“In some ways it’s nice to get it over with and worry about the rest of the season,” Kane said after Washington’s 4–3 shootout win.
Kane passes the puck off the board alex debrincat Into the left circle, and DeBrincat set up ben chiarot For a tying goal midway through the second period.
Ken smiled and hugged Chiarot.
He was surrounded by teammates, including those who had vacated the bench to engage in a brief celebration. As Kane walked away, the spotlight was put on him, and he raised his stick to acknowledge the crowd while looking like he was on the verge of crying.
His likeness was shown on the videoboard at Little Caesars Arena with an American flag and the number 1,375 in the background.
Modano maintained this imprint for more than 18 years. Kane reached the milestone a few months after turning 37, while Modano was 40 when he scored the goal to register point number 1,374, passing Phil Housley.
“I knew early in your career that you would be the one to chase this number and here we are,” Modano said in a pre-recorded message played on the videoboard. “Continue and make this number harder for the next person.”
Kane has been one of the faces of American hockey since being selected as the first pick in the 2007 draft chicago. He helped the Blackhawks win the Stanley Cup three times from 2010 to 2015, co-leading one of the most successful runs since the beginning of the league’s salary cap era in 2005.
“When you think of USA Hockey, he’s one of the first, if not the first, players that comes to mind,” fellow American jack eichel Said. “Such a great representation of USA Hockey and us Americans – something for a lot of people who came after him to strive to do, including myself.”
American born defenseman Charlie McEvoy I remember watching Ken on those long races “doing things that people didn’t do at that time.”
“His type of player is at the forefront now, when at the time there was no one who was really doing it,” McAvoy said. “He changed the game of hockey. He’s a great legend. And it’s great that he’s an American.”
Earlier this month, Kane became the 50th player and fifth American to score 500 goals, following Keith Tkachuk, Jeremy Roenick and Joe Mullen. Dual citizen Brett Hull, who was born in Canada and played internationally for the United States, had 741 goals and 1,391 points.
“He’s on his way to becoming the best USA player of all-time,” The National jack hughes Said.
Kane won the Calder Trophy as Rookie of the Year in 2007–08, the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP in 2013, and the Hart Trophy as regular season MVP in 2015–16, when he also led the league in scoring.
“Such an iconic player, just played with so much passion,” said taze thompsonWho is the US Olympian for the first time this year. “Very enthusiastic, loved to score goals, loved to make plays.”
Kane’s slick hands made up for his height at 5-foot-10 and weight of just under 180 pounds.
Hughes said, “He’s probably got the best highlight reel ever.” “As a kid, you watch all his videos and everything, and you feel like that’s the guy you want to be because of how skilled he is.”
