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Why Patrick Kane’s Game 6 goal might be the most iconic in Blackhawks history

Patrick Kane scored the Stanley Cup-winning goal in overtime in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final. The goal not only won the game, but ended the Blackhawks' 49-year Stanley Cup drought. That moment started the powerhouse dynasty team of the 2010s Blackhawks.

Heading into Game 6 of the 2010 Stanley Cup Final, the last time the Blackhawks had won the Stanley Cup was in 1961. Legends such as Stan Mikita, Bobby Hull and Glenn Hall were on the team then. The team had gone nearly five full decades without a Stanley Cup.

But in 2010, that changed everything.