Ultimately, Kane made the decision to join the New York Rangers, teaming up with Vladimir Tarasenko to make a run at the Stanley Cup. Unfortunately, the team's postseason aspirations fell short as they were eliminated in the first round by the New Jersey Devils in a game seven loss.
It was later revealed by Dan Rosen of The Athletic that Kane had been playing with an injury during his time with the Rangers. Now that the season is over and Kane is a pending unrestricted free agent, there are questions about whether he may consider returning to Chicago. When asked about this possibility, Kane offered no comment.
Kane would shutdown those rumors by saying:
Kane has had a hall a fame career winning 3 Stanley Cups in Chicago and is arguably the greatest American born player of all-time.

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MAI 6 | 274 ANSWERS Patrick Kane Makes A Major Statement Regarding A Possible Return To Chicago Where will Kane Play Next Season? | ||
| New York Rangers | 73 | 26.6 % |
| Other | 201 | 73.4 % |
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| G | A | PTS | ||
| Quinn Hughes | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Marcus Foligno | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Nico Sturm | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Oskar Back | - | - | - | |
| Jamie Benn | - | - | - | |
| Lian Bichsel | - | - | - | |
| Colin Blackwell | - | - | - | |
| Zach Bogosian | - | - | - | |
| Matthew Boldy | - | - | - | |
| Mavrik Bourque | - | - | - | |
| Michael Bunting | - | - | - | |
| Matt Duchene | - | - | - | |
| Joel Eriksson Ek | - | - | - | |
| Brock Faber | - | - | - | |
| Radek Faksa | - | - | - | |
| Nick Foligno | - | - | - | |
| Thomas Harley | - | - | - | |
| Ryan Hartman | - | - | - | |
| Miro Heiskanen | - | - | - | |
| Justin Hryckowian | - | - | - | |
| COMPLETE STATS | ||||
| 2025-2026 NHL STANDINGS | ||||||
| GP | W | L | OL | PTS | ||
| Sabres | 82 | 50 | 23 | 9 | 109 | |
| Lightning | 82 | 50 | 26 | 6 | 106 | |
| Canadiens | 82 | 48 | 24 | 10 | 106 | |
| Bruins | 82 | 45 | 27 | 10 | 100 | |
| Senators | 82 | 44 | 27 | 11 | 99 | |
| Red Wings | 82 | 41 | 31 | 10 | 92 | |
| Panthers | 82 | 40 | 38 | 4 | 84 | |
| Maple Leafs | 82 | 32 | 36 | 14 | 78 | |
| GP | W | L | OL | PTS | ||
| Hurricanes | 82 | 53 | 22 | 7 | 113 | |
| Penguins | 82 | 41 | 25 | 16 | 98 | |
| Flyers | 82 | 43 | 27 | 12 | 98 | |
| Capitals | 82 | 43 | 30 | 9 | 95 | |
| Blue Jackets | 82 | 40 | 30 | 12 | 92 | |
| Islanders | 82 | 43 | 34 | 5 | 91 | |
| Devils | 82 | 42 | 37 | 3 | 87 | |
| Rangers | 82 | 34 | 39 | 9 | 77 | |
| GP | W | L | OL | PTS | ||
| Avalanche | 82 | 55 | 16 | 11 | 121 | |
| Stars | 82 | 50 | 20 | 12 | 112 | |
| Wild | 82 | 46 | 24 | 12 | 104 | |
| Mammoth | 82 | 43 | 33 | 6 | 92 | |
| Blues | 82 | 37 | 33 | 12 | 86 | |
| Predators | 82 | 38 | 34 | 10 | 86 | |
| Jets | 82 | 35 | 35 | 12 | 82 | |
| Blackhawks | 82 | 29 | 39 | 14 | 72 | |
| GP | W | L | OL | PTS | ||
| Golden Knights | 82 | 39 | 26 | 17 | 95 | |
| Oilers | 82 | 41 | 30 | 11 | 93 | |
| Ducks | 82 | 43 | 33 | 6 | 92 | |
| Kings | 82 | 35 | 27 | 20 | 90 | |
| Sharks | 82 | 39 | 35 | 8 | 86 | |
| Kraken | 82 | 34 | 37 | 11 | 79 | |
| Flames | 82 | 34 | 39 | 9 | 77 | |
| Canucks | 82 | 25 | 49 | 8 | 58 | |
COMPLETE STANDINGS | ||||||