Islanders miss chance to steal Game 1 in NHL playoffs with loss to Hurricanes

RALEIGH, N.C. — This was the sort of ugly Game 1 that the Islanders felt right at home in, with the sort of tie game entering the final period that has become second nature for this team during a season where seemingly every game came down to the wire. So even if the Islanders never quite had their A-game on Saturday night, the 3-1 series-opening loss to Carolina represents a missed opportunity that they could come to rue later on. A year ago, the difference in the six-game series between...