Kane, meanwhile, has nine points (5+4) in his last nine games and enters tonight's game with points in each of his last three, having totaled six points (2+4) in those three games.
Kane has scored each of his 14 goals this season in his last 25 games, including a team-high 13 even-strength goals. In the period since scoring his first goal of the season on Dec. 3 vs. Boston, he is tied for fourth among all NHL skaters in goals (14) and leads the league in even-strength goals (13).
Speaking of No. 9's big run, this is from Jourdon LaBarber's Ice Level Practice Report:
Kane scored 14 goals in 25 games heading into the break, including two in Dallas. That's an average of .56 goals per game which, stretched out over the course of an 82-game season, would put him on pace to score 45 goals.
Kane's career-high for goals in a season is 30, which he reached with Winnipeg in 2011-12. He pointed out the fact that he only played in 74 games in that season and also experienced an 11-game stretch without a goal, the point being that this level of production from him isn't unprecedented. It's simply a matter of staying healthy and staying consistent.
"I think I can score goals a lot of different ways," he said. "Going to the net, using my shot, finishing plays in tight. I think I'm playing right now the way I know I'm capable of playing, I've done it before … If I can stay healthy and continue to feel good with my body I feel that I can do this at a consistent rate."
