The Hockey News’s Connor Eargood posted a list of 6 Red Wings players who may hit scoring and games-played milestones over the next season, as well as a milestone that coach Derek Lalonde may hit:
Patrick Kane: 1,300 Points Detroit’s biggest individual milestone could be that of winger Patrick Kane, who is 16 points away from his 1,300th point. Most of those came earlier in his career with Chicago, including the 106 he scored in 2015-16 that made him the first American-born player to win the Hart and Art Ross trophies.
In a similar theme of American history, Kane is in reach of Brett Hull’s 1,391 points that hold the record for most by an American. Kane is currently third, behind Mike Modano’s 1,374. All three played for Detroit at some time in their career.
Alex DeBrincat: 500 Points If Alex DeBrincat keeps playing next to Kane of all linemates, getting 60 points next season to reach the 500 mark should be possible. In 413 games played together with Chicago and Detroit, DeBrincat has recorded 345 points. Kane has notched 472.
No matter his linemates, DeBrincat is really close to the accomplishment. A lot of players have gotten there — 549 and counting, with more than a dozen players besides DeBrincat in striking distance. Considering he’s only 26, it feels as though this is only a temporary stop on the way to greater milestones in the future.
Dylan Larkin: 300 Assists Dylan Larkin is just six assists away from his 300th, a testament to his playmaking over the years. His 294 rank 15th in Red Wings history, though a similar campaign to last season’s could see him jump to 12th, passing Igor Larionov (308), Red Kelly (310) and Brendan Shanahan (324).
In terms of franchise scoring leaders, Larkin’s 506 career points rank 14th. He could pass Tomas Holmstrom (530), John Ogrodnick (546) and Reed Larson (570) depending on how successful his season is.
Continued; I always cross my fingers and pray for good injury juju when I read these articles…
