DNA evidence in the Patrick Kane sexual assault probe does not confirm his accuser's allegations of abuse, as many as four sources claim.

The Buffalo News reports DNA tests taken from a rape kit administered to Kane's 20-something-year-old accuser show no traces of the Chicago Blackhawks' star forward's DNA in the area of her genitals or on the underwear she was wearing.

The newspaper adds a law enforcement source indicates Kane's DNA was discovered beneath the woman's fingernails and on her shoulders.

The 26-year-old NHL star and three-time Stanley Cup champion has not been criminally charged, and the investigation is said to be ongoing. Reports are authorities are now combing through other evidence, desperately trying to establish what happened on the night of the alleged assault.

The woman claims she and a friend met Kane at a downtown sports bar in his hometown and later accompanied him back to his lakefront home to continue partying. While there, the woman told authorities Kane "overpowered" and attacked her while they were alone in another room.

During the opening of training camp last week, Kane told reporters he had "done nothing wrong," but was unable to go into further details about the ongoing case.

Word is representatives from both sides are now trying to hammer out an out-of-court settlement that may well end all proceedings.

"Both parties, Kane and this young woman, feel that they are in the right," said a source.

On the night in question, all the parties were driven back to Kane's residence by an off-duty police officer serving as Kane's chauffeur. The officer later told authorities he never entered the home after driving Kane and two others to the estate.

The Blackhawks recently signed Kane to an eight-year, $84 million extension, and the team has won three of the last six Stanley Cup titles.