It was only natural for Andrew Ladd to feel the game was moving quickly at first, just as there was some natural frustration during his long spell out of the Islanders’ lineup.
Ladd logged 11:50 with five hits and 3:53 of power-play time in Wednesday night’s 2-1 loss to the Lightning in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals at Rogers Place in Edmonton.
It was Ladd’s first playoff game for the Islanders after signing a seven-year, $38.5 million deal in 2016, his first game action since March 10 and just the fifth game he’s played with the Islanders this season after spending most of it with their AHL affiliate in Bridgeport following surgeries on both knees last season.