Patrick Kane hits 500-goal milestone in Red Wings' 5-1 win over Canucks

Ted Kulfan, The Detroit News on Jan 8, 2026

Published in Hockey

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DETROIT — Patrick Kane reached a milestone Thursday and the Red Wings won another hockey game.

So it was a fun night all the way around for fans at Little Caesars Arena.

Kane triggered the Red Wings' 5-1 victory Thursday over Vancouver at Little Caesars Arena with goal No. 499 of his illustrious career, a first-period power-play goal, that got a somewhat sleepy lineup going.

Kane then jumped on the ice late in the third period, after the Canucks had pulled goaltender Kevin Lankinen, and deposited his 500th career goal and eighth goal of the season, into the empty net, at 16 minutes 7 seconds.

The entire Wings' bench skated onto the ice and mobbed Kane, who has had to battle through two injuries this season, missing 15 games.

Axel Sandin-Pellikka, J.T. Compher and Lucas Raymond (also two assists) added goals — James van Riemsdyk assisted on two goals — and goaltender John Gibson stopped 25 shots as the Wings (26-15-4, 56 points) won their second consecutive game after a disappointing two-game series against Pittsburgh (one of four possible points earned).

With the Wings enjoying a two-man advantage on the power play, Kane skated through the top of the slot down to the dot and snapped a shot past Lankinen with 28.5 seconds left in the period, giving the Wings a 1-0 lead.

The Wings pushed the lead to 2-0 on Sandin-Pellikka's fifth goal. Van Riemsdyk found Sandin-Pellikka trailing on a rush and fed him between the hashmarks, Sandin-Pellikka roofing a shot at 5:09 of the second period.

Jake DeBrusk's power-play goal cut the Wings' lead to 2-1 at 7:03. But Compher, scoring his first goal in 19 games, restored the two-goal second-period lead at 10:10, making it 3-1.

It was van Riemsdyk again, centering a pass to Compher all alone in front of Lankinen for Compher's fifth goal.