Patrick Kane’s 500th sets up weekend showdown in Montreal
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The Red Wings (26-15-4) and Canadiens (25-13-6) have 56 points, though Montreal has a game in hand. Detroit is 13-4-3 in its past 20. Montreal is 10-2-3 in its past 15.
Kasper was the best story of Detroit’s second half last year, scoring 16 goals (and 28 points) over his final 41 games. More impressive: 27 of those points came at even strength, the most of any Red Wing in that span.
Brett Hull recently recalled a brief exchange he had with a teammate early in his tenure with the Detroit Red Wings.