The NHL shared a light moment involving Patrick Kane and his son, Patrick Timothy Kane III, during a special ceremony for the veteran forward.

The league’s official X account posted a short clip from the pregame event and joked about the youngster’s future. “Looks like Trick Kane wants to be a goalie ,” the NHL wrote alongside the video.

The moment happened before the Detroit Red Wings faced the Vegas Golden Knights at Little Caesars Arena. Kane walked toward his son, Trick, who waited in line to greet him before he stepped on the ice.

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The two shared a fist bump before Kane asked, “What do you want, a hug or goalie?” Trick laughed and quickly answered, “Goalie.”

The youngster then dropped to his knees to play the role. Kane moved the puck back and forth like he was setting up a shot. He finally slid the puck straight toward his son for the expected save. Trick blocked it easily, drawing smiles from those watching nearby.

The fun continued when Trick turned to Moritz Seider, who walked in wearing hockey gear. He asked the defenseman, “Seider, do you wanna play with me?” Seider agreed and joined the fun play. He made a few puck moves before sending a soft shot straight toward Trick’s hand. After the save, Seider laughed and said, “What a save,” before heading to the ice.

The lighthearted moment came during a night honoring Kane’s historic milestone. Detroit held a ceremony after Kane became the all-time points leader among U.S.-born players. He reached 1,375 career points earlier this season to pass Hall of Famer Mike Modano.

Kane’s family joined him during the ceremony as the arena played a tribute video. Former teammate Jonathan Toews, Modano, Kane’s parents, and others also appeared in a congratulatory message.

“Incredible, amazing, what an accomplishment, congratulations,” Chris Chelios said in the tribute video. “Best american born player ever.”

Even in his 19th NHL season, Kane still plays a key role for Detroit. The winger has nine goals and 24 assists for 33 points in 47 games this season as the Red Wings continue their playoff push.

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The Nashville Predators were involved in two trades on Tuesday night. First they traded right winger Michael McCarron of Grosse Pointe, Michigan to the Minnesota Wild for a second round pick in the 2028 NHL Entry Draft, and then they traded left winger Cole Smith of Brainerd, Minnesota to the Vegas Golden Knights for prospect defenseman Christoffer Sedoff of Helsinki, Finland and a third round pick in the 2028 NHL Entry Draft.

Michael McCarron

McCarron is joining his third National Hockey League franchise. He previously played three seasons with the Montreal Canadiens from 2015 to 2018, and then six seasons with the Nashville Predators from 2020 to 2026.

Also in the past, McCarron had shoulder surgery while with the Laval Rocket of the American Hockey League. That is a major reason why he did not play in the NHL for two seasons.

McCarron has also spent time in the NHL’s Player Assistance Program.

Known for his physicality, McCarron has 495 penalty minutes in 361 NHL regular season games. Twice McCarron has reached 100 penalty minutes in a season. He had 100 penalty minutes in 2023-24 and 102 penalty minutes in 2024-25.

In 2025-26 with the Predators, McCarron had five goals and seven assists for 12 points in 59 games. He was a -15 with 73 penalty minutes, one shorthanded point, 86 shots on goal, 428 faceoff wins, 60 blocked shots, 165 hits, 17 takeaways and 32 giveaways.

McCarron’s shorthanded goal came in a 7-3 Predators win over the Colorado Avalanche on January 16. McCarron completed the scoring into an empty net with two minutes and 19 seconds left in regulation.

Even though McCarron is designated as a right winger, he has been used in the faceoff circle often. He has won 1781 faceoffs in his career.

Cole Smith

Smith has played the last six seasons with the Predators. This season he has six goals and four assists for 10 points in 42 games. He is a -7 with 31 penalty minutes, one game-winning goal, one shorthanded point, 51 shots on goal, four faceoff wins, 12 blocked shots, 119 hits, 13 takeaways and 15 giveaways.

The game-winning goal came on October 23 in a 2-1 Predators win over the Vancouver Canucks. Smith scored from McCarron and defenseman Justin Barron of Halifax, Nova Scotia at 5:09 of the third period.

The shorthanded point was a shorthanded assist and came on January 8 in a 2-1 Predators win over the New York Islanders. Smith set up Ryan O’Reilly of Clinton, Ontario with the game-tying goal with 41 seconds left in the second period.

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