The reigning MVP also tops NHL Network's list of the league's best players entering 2016-17.
Patrick Kane already has three Stanley Cups, a Hart Trophy and a Conn Smythe. Now he can add the title of "best player in the league" according to NHL Network experts to his resume after the final section of the Top 50 was unveiled over the holiday weekend.
Coming off an MVP-winning season for the Blackhawks, Kane's place atop NHL Network's rankings isn't terribly surprising. Last season, he led the NHL with 106 points -- the most by any player since 2011-12 -- and set records with a 26-game point streak that showed the 27-year-old at the height of his powers.