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Passing makes Kane a double threat Sunday, 05.05.2013 / 2:38 PM/ FeaturesBy Brian Hedger-NHL.com Correspondent Print E-mail XShare with your Friends Bill Smith / Chicago Blackhawks Patrick Kane did it again Friday night at United Center.The Chicago Blackhawks star forward brought the crowd to its feetlate in the third period of a 5-2 victory against the Minnesota Wild in their Western Conference Quarterfinals series, reprising a role made famous by basketball's Magic Johnson, the play-making star of the Los Angeles Lakers during the height of their "Showtime" era.He drew almost the entire Wild defense to the slot, looking for a shot, but switched plans after a stick lift denied it. Kane then calmly dangled the puck on his stick, twirled around in the slot and dished it off to Patrick Sharp, wide open in the left circle for an easy tap-in goal."Showtime!" Kane screamed into the wireless mic he was wearing. "Showtime! That's hockey,patrick kane youth jersey, baby!"It's safe to say that Kane has embraced his ability to create goals for others, as well as score them on his own."He loves making that pass," Sharp said, after picking up his second goal of the game. "The puck was on his forehand, so I thought he was maybe coming back on his backhand. Once he didn't shoot it right away, I knew he was looking to make a pass … and he's found me on that back side a few times over the past few years, so credit to him for making a great pass."That little bit of magic put the Blackhawks up 4-1 and essentially sealed the game, giving Chicago a 2-0 series lead heading into Game 3 on Sunday afternoon at Xcel Energy Center (3 p.m. ET, NBC, CBC, RDS)The highlight-reel pass -- as much as the Sports Center-worth shot -- have become an expected part of Kane's game, especially this season. He's a point guard playing hockey, a drive-and-dish magician with a repertoire of moves to make just about any player not named "Crosby" jealous – and maybe even that guy.Kane has picked up primary assists the conventional way, by feeding fairly straightforward passes in the zone. He's taken the "spin-o-rama" move that Blackhawks legend Denis Savard made famous as a goal-scoring maneuver and perfected it as an option weapon -- shoot or pass. On the rush,Patrick Kane Authentic Jersey, at top speed,Shane Doan Jersey, Kane's even threaded the more than occasional head-shaking pass between the legs of a defenseman right onto the tape of a teammate coming down the wing.Even his teammates have to chuckle sometimes at all the stuff Kane can do with a puck."I've never se