Milestone Moment For Kane

Yes it feels weird to us too. Seeing Patrick Kane wearing anything other than a Blackhawks sweater. He spent a little time on Broadway last year, but now seems to have found himself comfortable in his new home in Detroit. Last night, in Detroit's overtime win over the Seattle Kraken, Kane recorded his 800th NHL assist. By doing so, Kane has added his name to some pretty rare company.

He becomes the 4th right wing in league history to record 800 or more assists. He joins Mark Recchi (956), Gordie Howe (1,049) and Jaromir Jagr (1,155). He also becomes just the 3rd American Born player to hit such a milestone, joining Phil Housley (894) and Mike Modano (813).

It's worth noting that when you look at the list of all time American scorers Brett Hull's name is at the top of the list. Hull played for the US on the international stage but is Canadian by birth.

So with Kane hitting 800 assists, its pretty obvious to all watching he's further cementing his place in the hall of fame. Both the US Hockey and the Hockey Hall of fame in Toronto. Kane has had a career that most players could only dream of. As of this article, he's 7th all time in goals at 460,3rd in assists with now 800, and 2nd in points (behind only Mike Modano) at 1,260.

If there was any doubt as to the greatness of the former Blackhawk, they have been put to bed in Detroit. He still has something left in the tank. It wasn't anywhere near as good as it was while in Chicago, but there are still some flashes of the talent here in Detroit. By the time all is said and done in Kane's career, he will come close to taking over Mike Modano as the greatest American  scorer to play in the NHL.

Congrats to Patrick Kane on hitting 800 career assists