WATCH: Patrick Kane extends point streak to 26 games

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That didn’t take long. With a first-period assist Sunday night against Vancouver, Patrick Kane extended his point streak to 26 games.

Watch as Kane picks up a secondary assist on Duncan Keith’s power-play goal:

Twenty-six and counting…https://t.co/bdlPV6lu5C — NHL (@NHL) December 14, 2015

Already the longest such streak in Blackhawks history, Kane’s streak is now the longest ever by any active player. Pittsburgh’s Sidney Crosby had a 25-game streak back in 2011.

Kane now needs just two more games to crack the top 10 of NHL’s all-time longest point streaks, and four more to crack the top five.

No player has recorded a point in 30 consecutive games since Quebec’s Mats Sundin did it during the 1992-93 season.

Wayne Gretzky holds the NHL’s all-time longest streak of 51 games, and Gretzky said last week he’s rooting for Kane’s streak to continue.

Wayne Gretzky says he’s rooting for Patrick Kane to keep his point streak alive8 tweets that show how dominant Patrick Kane has been during his point streak

Stats via Hockey-Reference

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