The Chicago Blackhawks' most dangerous player was his toughest critic following a 4-2 loss to the Detroit Red Wings on Friday night.
Patrick Kane looked inward after the Blackhawks came up short in their final visit to Joe Louis Arena.
“Last game at the Joe, you think you’d have a lot of jump and energy,” he told reporters, according to the Chicago Sun-Times' Mark Lazerus.
“So it was frustrating. … It probably falls on myself tonight. A lot of bad turnovers and plays, and missed coverage in our end. And being on (the ice) for four goals against isn’t good enough. I’ve got to be better than that.”
Kane was on the ice for - and helped facilitate - Artemi Panarin's goal that opened the scoring on the Blackhawks' first shot less than five minutes into the game, but he finished with only two shots on goal and was Chicago's third-worst forward in terms of even-strength Corsi For at 40 percent, according to Corsica Hockey.
After reeling off seven straight victories, the Blackhawks have now lost two straight games. Chicago was shut out by the Anaheim Ducks on Thursday night.
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