History was made in Detroit on Thursday, courtesy of Red Wings winger Patrick Kane. The New York native recorded his 1,375th point, which moved him out of a tie with Mike Modano to become the highest-scoring U.S.-born player in NHL history.
Kane notched the point on an assist in Detroit’s game versus the Washington Capitals, meaning he was sharing the ice with the NHL’s all-time leading goal scorer, of any nationality, in Alexander Ovechkin. Kane recorded the historic point in the second period on an assist to Ben Chiarot, which tied the game 1-1. The former skated the puck to the left corner of the rink at Little Caesars Arena before passing to Alex DeBrincat in the circle. DeBrincat then spun and sent it to Chiarot, who had a one-timer into the back of the net.
