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  On Thursday, the Chicago Blackhawks agreed to terms with former star forward Patrick Kane on a two-year, $16 million contract that includes a no-move clause. Patrick Kane played the first of his 19 NHL seasons with Chicago, winning the Stanley Cup three times in Chicago in 2010, 2013, and 2015. He has made it to the Stanley Cup Playoffs 11 times in his career, earning 138 points (53 goals, 85 assists) in 143 postseason games. Kane ranks third in franchise history in assists (80), points (132), and games played (136), and ranks fourth in goals (52). Last season with the Detroit Red Wings, the 37-year-old forward had 57 points (16 goals, 41 assists) in 67 games. He finished fourth on the Red Wings with 16 goals and 41 assists, ranking fifth with 57 points. Kane is one of two active NHL players (Alex Ovechkin) to secure 40-or-more points in each of the last 19 seasons and is one of just 19 players to do so in NHL history. In each of the last 19 seasons, Kane is also one of the three...
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Edmonton hits 16 straight wins, defeating the Nashville Predators 4-1 1/27/24

 




*Sorry for the lack of photos! Hoping to get permission eventually.*


   The Predators played against the Oilers in Edmonton at Rogers Place on Saturday, January 27th. The Edmonton Oilers earned their 16th straight victory, the longest win streak in this NHL season.


Predators lineup against the Oilers:

Forsberg -  O'Reilly - Nyquist

Novak - Glass - Evangelista

Trenin - Sissons - Gurianov

Smith - McCarron - Sherwood


Josi - Fabbro

McDonagh - Schenn

Lauzon - Carrier


Saros

Lankinen


Oilers lineup against the Predators:

Draisaitl - McDavid - Hyman

Kane - Nugent-Hopkins - Foegele

Holloway - McLeod - Perry

Janmark - Ryan - Brown


Nurse - Ceci

Ekholm - Bouchard

Kulak - Desharnias


Skinner

Pickard


   Getting Edmonton the 1-0 lead, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored his 12th goal of the season. Leon Draisaitl waited for some space to open up before passing it off to Nugent-Hopkins to score on the power play. Escaping the first frame with a 1-0 score, Stuart Skinner made sure to keep out any shots from the Predators.


   Leon Draisaitl earned his 800th career point with a shot from the right circle on the power play, giving the Oilers a 2-0 lead. With a couple passes, Nugent-Hopkins passed the puck to Draisaitl, who passed it to Connor McDavid, and instead of McDavid taking the shot - he sent it right back to Leon Draisaitl to earn his 800th. The final score of the middle frame was 2-0.


   Connor McDavid nets one from behind the net, giving Edmonton the 3-0 lead. McDavid scored his 20th goal of the season. Getting the first and only goal for Nashville, Colton Sissons gets one in to keep the Predators from being shutout. Zach Hyman strikes his 30th goal of the season into the empty net with 3:19 remaining in the final period.



Notes:

- Stuart Skinner made 28 saves for Edmonton

- With a goal and an assist, Leon Draisaitl got to 800 career points

- In the 2023-24 season for the Oilers, Connor McDavid hit the longest home point streak (18) in franchise history.

- Leon Draisaitl made it to the list of the fewest games to 800 NHL points with 683 games.


 

  

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