from Jason Lieser of the Chicago Sun-Times,

No matter how close the Blackhawks come to folding, they always have Patrick Kane, who has been quite the ace as this team struggles to stay in the playoff hunt.

Kane saved the Hawks again Wednesday night, this time with an overtime goal to finish the Red Wings 5-4 after his team blew a three-goal lead in the third period. The harrowing win jumped the Hawks ahead of the Wild for the second wild-card spot, which they now share with the Avalanche, who beat the visiting Jets 7-1 in a late game Wednesday. The Hawks are now 26-26-9 and locked at 61 points with the Avalanche, who have a game in hand, but the Hawks can pull ahead when they meet Friday at the United Center.

“We’re winning games, and I think we still feel we can play better in here,” Kane said. “But we’re in a playoff spot right now, so let’s be excited about that, knowing we’ve got to bring a little bit more the last 21 games.”

Regardless of how they’ve done it, the Hawks have won 10 of their last 12 and are finally here

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