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Patrick Kane Will Play In Game 1

04/14/2015 at 1:54pm EDT

from Mark Lazerus of the Chicago Sun-Times,

Patrick Kane will indeed play in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup playoffs Wednesday in Nashville, a mere seven weeks after undergoing surgery to repair a broken clavicle suffered Feb. 24, when he was cross-checked into the boards by Florida’s Alex Petrovic. Kane took some contact over the weekend, practiced with the team on Monday, had an X-ray later in the day and was cleared by team doctors.

Now, with his hair long in the back and the trademark three steps shaved into his temples, Kane is ready to go.

“It’s exciting,” he said after Tuesday’s practice at Johnny’s IceHouse West. “It’s been a long 50 days here, so it’s a credit to a lot of hard work from the doctors and the trainers, and just listening to them and trying to heal as fast as possible.”

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The excitement of Kane returning will have Blackhawks fans even more pumped than they already are. Chicago flights can be booked through Hipmunk.com to get to the game, and create a memorable destination NHL playoff trip by reserving hotels in Chicago to catch multiple games.

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