Can Patrick Kane rescue Chicago Blackhawks again?

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Patrick Kane is no stranger to the hero role.

So perhaps it's time that the superstar Blackhawks winger put on his cape and find a way to at least give his team one more game against the Nashville Predators.

Kane has rescued the Hawks plenty of times before, with one of his biggest postseason goals coming against Nashville in 2010 when he scored short-handed to send Game 5 to overtime. Then he went on to score the Stanley Cup-winning goal against the Flyers in Game 6 of the Final.

Kane also had sensational series vs. Minnesota and Anaheim in 2015, and almost single-handedly lifted the Hawks past the Kings in 2014 with 4 assists in a Game 5 double-overtime thriller, 2 goals in a 4-3 win in Game 6, and 2 assists in a heartbreaking Game 7 loss.

Can he do the same against the Predators on Thursday in Game 4 with the Hawks on the verge of elimination?

"Well, I don't know if you really want to think about that," Kane said after practice Wednesday. "Sometimes you kind of get away from the team game a little bit when you think about that stuff, but when the opportunity is there … especially in last game, I started to demand the puck a little bit more. That's something as the series goes on that you want to do even more.

"Try to get the puck as much as possible, try to make good plays and hopefully off those levels things can (be created)."

Of course, Kane can't do it all by himself.

Jonathan Toews, who is mired in a 12-game goal-scoring drought, was asked if he's extra motivated to score in such a critical contest.

"Absolutely," Toews said. "(The drought is) something I'm obviously well aware of and no better moment than a game like tomorrow. I've waited long enough.

"You've got to go out there feeling lucky like you're going to work for that bounce. I'm just trying to stay patient and smart and do the right things. Obviously no more waiting."