The Islanders acquired longtime Devils captain Andy Greene on Feb. 16 as a replacement for Adam Pelech, feared lost for the season with an Achilles’ tendon injury.
Then, the season was paused for four and a half months because of the COVID-19 pandemic and Pelech healed, pushing Greene from the lineup.
But Johnny Boychuk was unavailable for the Islanders’ 4-2 win over the Panthers in Tuesday’s Game 2 of their best-of-five series at Toronto with a suspected head injury suffered in Saturday’s Game 1 and Greene logged a solid 16:07 with an assist and blocked shot in his spot paired with fellow lefty Nick Leddy.