In NHL.com’s Q&A feature called “Sitting Down with …” we talk to key figures in the game, gaining insight into their lives on and off the ice. In this edition, we feature Mike Modano, the Hockey Hall of Fame center.

Mike Modano knows it’s inevitable.

Patrick Kane is 20 points from breaking his NHL record for points by a player born in the United States, with 1,355 points (495 goals, 860 assists) in 1,316 games for the Chicago Blackhawks, New York Rangers and Detroit Red Wings.

The 37-year-old forward is on pace to do it in early January. He has 12 points (three goals, nine assists) in 14 games for Detroit this season, averaging 0.86 points per game.

“The end is coming here soon,” Modano said with a laugh. “I knew years ago that he might be one -- that if he stayed healthy, that he wo

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