CHICAGO — With family, including his son, and friends in the stands in his old haunt, Patrick Kane put on a show as he edged closer to history Saturday, Dec. 13.
Before the Detroit Red Wings‘ outing against the Chicago Blackhawks had ticked five minutes off the clock, Kane had a goal and an assist. The Wings won, 4-0.
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The stop at United Center marked the last on a six-game trek for the Wings, who went 4-1-1 to improve their overall record to 18-12-3 (39 points), tying the Tampa Bay Lightning for the Atlantic Division lead.
Alex DeBrincat also had a multipoint night, and John Gibson continued an upward trend of performances, making 26 saves for his fifth straight victory and second shutout on the trip.
Detroit Red Wings right wing Patrick Kane celebrates after scoring against the Chicago Blackhawks during the first period at United Center, Dec. 13, 2025 in Chicago.
The Blackhawks pulled their goalie with five minutes, and DeBrincat took advantage to score an empty net goal. Kane was on the ice, too, but couldn’t get ahead of a defender to have a chance for a second goal.
Kane, 37, is on the verge of becoming the 50th player in NHL history to score 500 goals. With two points against the Hawks, Kane is also now just eight points from tying Mike Modano for most points (1,374) by a United States-born player.
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The Blackhawks, who like the Wings are staging centennial celebrations, had former players come out of the ice for a pre-game presentation; that included Chris Chelios, who played for both teams in his storied career. But once the game began, it was Kane and fellow former Blackhawk DeBrincat who put on a show.
DeBrincat scored 55 seconds in, when Kane ground the puck along the boards and found Andrew Copp in the corner. Copp fired the puck towards the crease, just in time for DeBrincat to redirect the puck between the legs of Arvid Söderblom.
Kane made it 2-0 at 4:35 when DeBrincat stripped the puck off Connor Murphy and forwarded the puck to Kane, who went to his backhand for career goal No. 498.
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The lead grew to three at 14:23 of the second period. Axel Sandin-Pellikka fired the puck in from the blue line. Lucas Raymond settled it on his stick near the crease, and when his shot was turned away, the puck slid out to Emmitt Finnie, who made quick work of it to pick up his seventh goal of the season.
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