Heading into his 50th game as a New York Islander with 48 goals, tension was piling on Mike Bossy with every passing second.
For more than 55 minutes, Bossy was left pointless. The then-Colorado Rockies and forward Alain Cote were doing a picture-perfect job of making sure the Hall of Fame forward was kept from any point or milestone on their watch.
“You’re thinking of what a challenge it is, and what a challenge it’s going to be to get there. But you’re thinking of everything that comes along with getting there, being mentioned in the same breath as Maurice Richard.