Records are meant to be broken. Hockey great Mike Modano has held the record for most points by an American-born player for more than 18 years. His reign may be coming to an end thanks to Detroit Red Wings' Patrick Kane. The New York native came into the 2025-26 NHL season not far behind Modano in points, and now he's on pace to surpass the Dallas Stars legend in January.
As Kane approaches history, take a look at other top-performing American-born NHL players:
Mike Modano - 1,374
Patrick Kane - 1,366
Phil Housley - 1,232
Jeremy Roenick - 1,216
Joe Pavelski - 1,068
Keith Tkachuk - 1,065
Joe Mullen - 1,063
Doug Weight - 1,033
Brian Leetch - 1,028
Pat LaFontaine - 1,013
Note: Hall of Famer Brett Hull (1,391 points) represented the United States internationally but was born in Canada.
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