With a goal in a Wednesday loss to Colorado, Patrick Kane extended his personal scoring streak to three games. It’s a modest run for one of the NHL’s most talented offensive players, a player who had 12-game and 14-game scoring runs earlier this season. But it’s highly welcomed news because it’s the first sign that a slump that has devastated the second half of his season may be coming to an end.
Kane hadn’t had a three-game scoring run since the halfway point of the season. That was December 28, the last contest in that set of 14 consecutive games with at least one point.
How bad has it been? There’s simply no comparison between Kane’s two segments of the season:
That is an incredible drop. Kane’s gone from scoring at a 46-goal, 106-point pace down to a 21-goal, 48-point pace, and that’s before we get into what has happened to his plus/minus. It is the difference between a first-team All-Star and mediocre second-line forward, and for a Stanley Cup contender like Chicago, it’s a deeply disturbing transition.
So what is happening? Is this a ...
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Something Is Seriously Wrong with Chicago Blackhawks Star Patrick Kane
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