There was once a time when it seemed like Blackhawks forward Patrick Kane wouldn’t return from a broken clavicle until late May.
He came back at the start of the playoffs instead, and has made an incredible impact for Chicago, which beat Minnesota 1-0 Tuesday to take a commanding 3-0 series lead over the Wild.
Kane scored his sixth goal of the playoffs to give him 11 points in nine games played for Chicago. Kane suffered the injury on Feb. 24, underwent surgery shortly after. The Blackhawks said he would be out 12 weeks, but it has been way shorter, and Chicago is probably happy with this fact.