After an uninspiring first period, the New York Islanders put the Carolina Hurricanes on their heels in the second period and got a goal that held up until the 60th minute. With 57 seconds left and a sixth attacker, the Hurricanes got a seeing-eye pass to tie it up and spoil Ilya Sorokin’s shutout bid.
It looked like another “juuust short” moment in a season full of them.
But on the ensuing shift, Brock Nelson, Kyle Palmieri and Zach Parise were not conceding anything. No playing for overtime, and no crying about their luck.