Patrick Kane didn't follow Joel Quenneville's instructions, but it all worked out in the end.
The Chicago Blackhawks head coach wanted his star to come off the ice just before Kane scored the overtime winner to defeat the Buffalo Sabres 4-3 on Thursday night.
"As I was backchecking some of the boys were telling me 'Q' was yelling at me to change," Kane said postgame, according to The Chicago Tribune's Chris Hine. "I don't know if I kind of blew him off but I figured we had a chance there and decided to take it."
Quenneville wasn't upset about it afterward.
"The time I wanted him to come off was the right time, then it was too late and he had to stay," the coach said. "Give him credit. He knows the game and opportunities. It was a great play."
The Blackhawks won for only the second time in their last seven games, and for the first time in their last four contests at United Center in Chicago.
"That could be (a) huge win for us here, especially when you look at halfway point of the season," Kane said. "You lose that one, maybe you start losing a little confidence."
The Hart Trophy winner certainly isn't lacking in that category, and thankfully for Kane, Quenneville gets it.
