Bayern Munich turned up the pressure on Bayer Leverkusen in second place in the Bundesliga with a thoroughly impressive 4-0 dismantling of Heidenheim on Saturday.
Kane opened the scoring in the 13th minute before Konrad Laimer doubled their advantage six minutes later.
Kingsley Coman would ensure the match was all but over early on when he made it 3-0 in just the 36th minute and Joshua Kimmich completed the rout with his 56th-minute strike.
Leverkusen play St Pauli on Sunday and now need to win or will find themselves nine points off the pace with only six Bundesliga matches remaining on their calendar.
Elsewhere in the Bundesliga on Saturday, Union Berlin and Stuttgart traded blows in a thrilling encounter that ended in a 4-4 stalemate. Incredibly, all eight goals were scored in the first half of the game.
Mitchell Weiser's 80th-minute goal was enough for Werder Bremen to scrape past 10-man Bochum with Ibrahima Sissoko getting sent off in the 86th minute, while Shuto Machino and Benjamin Sesko traded blows as RB Leipzig were held to a 1-1 draw by Holstein Kiel.
Mainz and Wolfsburg played out to a thrilling 2-2 draw with Denis Vavro scoring a late equaliser to rescue a point for Wolfsburg, while Lucas Holer's 58th-minute strike was enough to secure a dramatic 3-2 win for Freiburg over Hoffenheim.
Bayern Munich's honorary president has firmly dismissed the possibility of Nicolas Jackson making a permanent move from Chelsea, stating there's no way the striker will fulfill the required conditions for the transfer.
Bayern Munich's honorary president Uli Hoenes has been hyper cricital of Newcastle United's spending in the recently concluded transfer window, especially in regards to their purchase of Nick Woltemade from Stuttgart.
Cody Gakpo has opened up about the intense transfer speculation linking him to Bayern Munich, admitting the situation was "hectic and stressful" before ultimately deciding to extend his stay at Liverpool.
Luis Diaz has made a flying start to life at Bayern Munich after his high-profile move from Liverpool, with the Colombian winger quickly proving why the German champions fought hard to sign him.
