Jonathan Toews wowed Patrick Kane with his shootout prowess before the franchise cornerstones were even teammates.
"We've seen it since World Juniors when he went 3-for-3 against us in that semifinal game," Kane said.
Kane was referring to the IIHF World Junior Championship bout on Oct. 10, 2007 when Toews scored three shootout goals for Team Canada — who faced elimination in the shootout as many times — against USA for the victory. Canada advanced to the gold medal game, beating Russia and Toews would land with the Hawks a few months later.
The Blackhawks captain and Kane, now an alternate captain, have long been a clutch one-two punch for the Blackhawks when a regular season game goes beyond overtime.