The mission was to honor families of fallen firefighters and police officers and to present them with tickets to the Islanders’ second-round playoff opener on Friday.
But as co-owner Jon Ledecky and “Sparky” the mascot rode in a team-logoed van Thursday from a firehouse two blocks from Barclays Center to a police precinct two blocks from Madison Square Garden, a buzz was evident.
“A lot of them whispered in my ear, ‘Good luck in the playoffs; I’m a Rangers fan,’ ” Ledecky said of his visit to the Midtown South Precinct. He didn’t mind. The more support the merrier.