Patrick Kane debuts for Red Wings, just misses on goal in OT loss

DETROIT — Patrick Kane was on their own in entrance of the online with a point-blank shot to attain in his debut with the Detroit Red Wings.

Ping.

Kane hit the left submit early in the third interval and the San Jose Sharks went on to beat the Red Wings 6-5 in additional time Thursday evening.

“It would’ve been nice to bury that,” he stated.

Kane took his first of twenty-two shifts firstly of the sport and completed with three pictures in 16 minutes, 33 seconds of ice time in an intriguing NHL comeback.

The 35-year-old Kane had his proper hip surgically repaired six months in the past and is taking pictures to turn into the third participant in the league to return from the invasive process.

“Overall, I felt fine,” he stated. “I’ll definitely have to build up the timing, the confidence and getting back to trying to take over when you have the puck on your stick and take over games.”

Detroit signed the playmaking wing final week to a prorated $2.75 million contract for the remainder of the season to bolster its possibilities of incomes a spot in the playoffs for the primary time since 2016.

“It was exciting for the whole group that he decided to join us,” Red Wings ahead David Perron stated. “It was a big decision, and I’m glad he chose us.”

The three-time Stanley Cup champion and 2016 NHL MVP says he feels considerably higher than the earlier time he performed on May 1 for the New York Rangers in opposition to New Jersey in Game 7 of their first-round playoff sequence.

Kane is taking pictures to hitch Ed Jovanovski and Nicklas Backstrom as NHL gamers to return again hip resurfacing surgical procedure. The operation entails dislocating the higher finish of the thighbone, trimming it, capping it and eradicating cartilage earlier than placing it again in place.

“You can look at some players who’ve done it in the past and maybe they’re at the end of their career and it didn’t really work for them,” Kane stated. “But I have a lot of optimism about it and I think you’re going to see more and more players do it.”

Tennis star Andy Murray additionally had the surgical procedure, offering one other supply of hope for Kane.

“He had a couple scopes as well and decided to go to the resurfacing and it seems like he’s had a lot of success,” Kane stated. “He’s still playing. I think it’s been maybe three, four years since he’s done the resurfacing, so it seems like it’s been pretty successful for him.”

Kane took a step towards his quest to turn into a big NHL participant once more, lining up at proper wing in Detroit’s beginning lineup together with heart Joe Veleno and former Chicago Blackhawks teammate Alex DeBrincat.

“I was a little bit tentative at times, but overall I pretty good and felt like I was making some plays,” Kane stated. “It just felt good to be out there and be playing in the best league in the world again.”

He performed 4-plus minutes in the primary and had a shot to attain late in the interval, however his wrist shot – his first of three in the sport – was stopped by San Jose goaltender Mackenzie Blackwood. In the second interval, Kane had a cross-ice cross deflected and despatched over the glass and had one other shot stopped.

“He looked very comfortable,” Detroit coach Derek Lalonde stated. “Obviously, a little rusty.”