The six-game road swing for the Detroit Red Wings continues with a matchup on Saturday evening against the Seattle Kraken.
Their most recent tilt was a 6-5 shootout loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday evening, a wild back-and-forth affair that saw multiple Detroit comebacks that ultimately fell just short.
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Part of the comeback effort was the 496th career goal from forward Patrick Kane, who knotted the score at 4-4 in the third period with a patented wrist shot from the top of the slot that beat goaltender Elvis Merzlikins.
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Kane, who is hot on the trail of Mike Modano to become the highest-scoring U.S.-born player in NHL history, did pass Modano in one specific category with his performance on Thursday. He registered his 359th career multi-point game, passing Modano for the most by a U.S.-born player:
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Kane’s goal was his fourth of the season and first since mid-November, but he’s also added 14 assists, giving him 18 points in 19 games.
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He missed multiple games earlier this season when he was felled by an upper-body injury that he suffered late in Detroit’s 2-1 overtime victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning in mid-October.
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