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Patrick Kane scores twice to reach 500 goals in Red Wings’ 5-1 win over Canucks

DETROIT (AP) — Patrick Kane became the 50th player in NHL history to reach 500 goals, scoring his second goal of the game into an empty net with 3:53 left to help the Detroit Red Wings beat the Vancouver Canucks 5-1 on Thursday night.

The 37-year-old Kane is the fifth U.S.-born player to reach the milestone, following Mike Modano (561), Keith Tkachuk (538), Jeremy Roenick (513) and Joe Mullen (502). Brett Hull, a dual citizen who was born in Canada and played internationally for the United States, had 741 goals.

Kane opened the scoring on a two-man advantage with 29 seconds left in the first period. He snapped a shot to the short side over goalie Kevin Lankinen’s leg pad.

Kane has 1,369 points, five behind Modano for the U.S.-born mark. Left off the U.S. Olympic team, Kane has eight goals in 30 games this season. He has missed 15 games because of injuries.

Axel Sandin-Pellikka, J.T. Compher and Lucas Raymond also scored for Detroit, and John Gibson made 24 saves.

Jake DeBrusk scored for Vancouver, and Lankinen stopped 20 shots in the second game of six-game trip. The Canucks have lost five straight and seven of eight.

Sandin-Pellikka made it 2-0 at 5:09 of the second, and DeBrusk countered for Vancouver on a power play at 7:03 of the period.

Compher scored from close-range with 9:50 to go in the second off a nifty feed from James van Riemsdyk.

Raymond scored after Kane’s empty-netter.

Up next

Canucks: At Toronto on Saturday night.

Red Wings: At Montreal on Saturday night.

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Detroit Red Wings right wing Patrick Kane celebrates after scoring his 500th career goal during the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Vancouver Canucks Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)
Patrick Kane scores twice to reach 500 goals in Red Wings' 5-1 win over Canucks | iNFOnews.ca
Detroit Red Wings left wing J.T. Compher, left, celebrates with left wing James van Riemsdyk, right, after scoring during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Vancouver Canucks, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)
Patrick Kane scores twice to reach 500 goals in Red Wings' 5-1 win over Canucks | iNFOnews.ca
Vancouver Canucks defenseman Zeev Buium, left, moves the puck ahead of Detroit Red Wings right wing Patrick Kane during the first period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)
Patrick Kane scores twice to reach 500 goals in Red Wings' 5-1 win over Canucks | iNFOnews.ca
Detroit Red Wings defenseman Axel Sandin-Pellikka celebrates after scoring a goal during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Vancouver Canucks Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)

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