Red Wings’ Patrick Kane sets NHL’s all-time American-born scoring record
Another notch on a legendary career.
On Thursday night, Detroit Red Wings forward Patrick Kane scored the 1,375th point of his legendary career, surpassing Hockey Hall of Famer Mike Modano for the most points by an American-born player in NHL history.
The momentous point came in the second period of the Red Wings’ matchup against Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals. Kane picked up a secondary point on defenseman Ben Chiarot’s fifth goal of the season.
SHOWTIME 🎬 What a moment as Patrick Kane's assist on Chiarot's blast gives him sole possession of the American-born NHL points record, passing fellow Red Wings great Mike Modano. #LGRW
Kane reached the milestone in the 1,342nd game of his NHL career, a little quicker than Mike Modano, who registered the final point of his career in the 1,495th game of his career, which just happened to come with the Red Wings. Kane tied the former Dallas Star on Tuesday night against the Los Angeles Kings.
The next milestone Kane will look to reach will be Brett Hull’s record for points by a U.S. nationalist. Hull, who was born in Belleville, Ont., but played for Team USA in international competition, scored 1,391 points in his Hall of Fame career.
The Buffalo native will go down as the best American-born player in the game’s history, along with his status as one of the best to lace up his skates. Along with averaging over a point per game throughout his career, his game has taken him to heights few players from his country have reached.
Kane came onto the scene during the 2007-08 season after he was taken first overall by the Chicago Blackhawks. After winning the Calder Trophy during his rookie campaign, he led the Hawks to three Stanley Cups, winning the Conn Smythe Trophy in 2013. The 2015-16 campaign was Kane’s best individual campaign. He set career highs in goals (46) and points (106), winning the Art Ross Trophy, Ted Lindsay Award and Hart Trophy.
The 37-year-old also became just the fourth American-born player to score 500 goals in an NHL career earlier this month.