But his teammates and coaches knew how much the moment meant for Kane sitting at 399 coming into the night, and the prime chance he had on the 2-on-1 with DeBrincat wasn't going to go to waste.
"We all knew the situation. I think there were some guys yelling 'Shoot it' from the bench when he's on the 2-on-1 there," Colliton said laughingly. "It wasn't like the puck banked in on his leg there either, it was a pretty special goal."
"He had a pretty clear 2-on-1 and just in my head, I was like 'There's no way he's passing this puck,'" Carpenter said of the moment. "And you saw how the guy slides and he just buys all kinds of time and it was just such an elite play to make that. You know when he's got that goal on his mind it's amazing just how he created that much time for himself and he wasn't going to miss."
Milestones, big or small, are nearly a monthly occurrence for the future Hall of Famer, continually working his way up the Blackhawks, American-born and NHL lists. With goal number 400 on Sunday and being just four games away from hitting 1,000 games played, it's a continuing reflection of the amazing career he's already had and a motivating factor for a player who is still playing at the height of his game.
"The biggest thing is once you start reaching these type of milestones, 400 goals and 1,000 games coming up, it leaves you wanting more," he said. "It's exciting to achieve them and nice to have these type of milestones. It probably means I've played awhile, but I just think you want to keep getting better."