Patrick Kane’s Goals: A Tale of Two Seasons

Photo by Bill Smith/NHLI via Getty ImagesThis past season was the worst for the Chicago Blackhawks since 2005-06, finishing with a 28-42-12 record and just .415 point percentage. When a team plays that poorly, fans are going to focus somewhat on the star players’ performances, which is fair.

In Chicago, that focus is going to start with Patrick Kane and his offensive game, specifically his lower goal totals from some of his career bests. And let’s be honest, the critique that Kane scored less has merit. He scored just 26 goals in 78 games, and his goal-scoring rate of 0.92 goals per 60 minutes was the fourth lowest of his career, thanks to the third-worst shooting percentage (9.1) of his…