"Patrick Kane received a lot of phone calls and text messages after his other-worldly, 360-degree spin, no-look, back-handed pass to set up Blackhawks teammate Marian Hossa for a goal during Tuesday night's 3-2 shootout victory over the Ducks.

One message in particular stood out as it came from the man who perfected the spin-o-rama, former Hawks great and Hockey Hall-of-Famer Denis Savard.

"I've been hearing from a lot of people like my buddies and people back home and some different players too," Kane said Wednesday. "It was definitely pretty special hearing from a guy like (Savard).""