Near-miss costs Isles successful western trip
Prepare to Visit Arch Rival Rangers Thursday Night at MSG
“The inches we need are all around us,” Oscar-winning actor Al Pacino said during his impassioned locker room speech in the 1999 Oliver Stone football film “Any Given Sunday.”
The New York Islanders learned a thing or two about how important a role a single inch can play during their early-season swing through California, especially in Sunday night’s 3-2 loss to the Los Angeles Kings.
Down a goal with 20 seconds to play, team captain John Tavares had the puck on his stick and a partially unprotected net in front of him, but just misfired on his potential game-tying shot through the crease, leaving New York (2-3-1) to lament a 1-2 trip instead of the winning one it was hoping for.