Kane, 26, has recorded 40 points (20 goals, 20 assists), 57 penalty minutes and 227 shots on goal in 61 games with Buffalo this season. He ranked third on the Sabres in points, second in goals, fifth in assists, and led the team in penalty minutes and shorthanded goals (3). His 120 hits led all Buffalo forwards and ranked second overall on the team, while he ranked third amongst team forwards in average ice time per game (19:23). Kane ranks tied for fifth in the NHL in shots on goal and is one of just six skaters in the League to have scored 20 or more goals and posted 50 or more penalty minutes.
In 557 career NHL games with Atlanta/Winnipeg and Buffalo, Kane has posted 340 points (177 goals, 163 assists) and 646 penalty minutes. He has reached the 20-goal plateau four times in his career, including each of the past three seasons, and posted career highs in goals (30), assists (27) and points (57) in 2011-12 with Winnipeg, becoming the NHL's youngest 30-goal scorer that season (20 years old).
Internationally, Kane has represented Canada at several tournaments, including the World Championship (2010-12), World Jr. Championship (2009 - Gold Medal), Hlinka Memorial Tournament (2008 - Gold Medal), and the World Hockey U-17 Challenge (2008). He was a Memorial Cup Champion with the Vancouver Giants of the Western Hockey League in 2007.
The six-foot-two, 212-pound native of Vancouver, British Columbia, was originally drafted by Atlanta in the first round (4th overall) of the 2009 NHL Draft.
