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Bishop is expected to start Saturday vs. the Bruins.

Bishop allowed two goals on 26 shots in the Lightning’s 2-1 loss to the Avalanche on Thursday. Bishop has lost three of his last four, while posting a 2.47 GAA and .915 SV%. He will have a tough time getting back on track tonight with the Bruins in town—Boston is 5-3-1 and lead the NHL with 4.00 goals per game.

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Bishop will start in goal Thursday vs. the Avalanche.

Bishop stopped 22 of 23 shots in the Lightning’s 2-0 loss to the Blues on Tuesday. Bishop has alternated wins and losses in his last five games while posting a 2.79 GAA and .904 SV%. He will make his 10th start of the season tonight vs. the Avalanche. He is a must-start tonight vs. a Colorado team who has lost four straight.

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Bishop will be in goal vs. the Blues.

Bishop allowed three goals on 36 shots in the Lightning’s win in Winnipeg last Friday. Bishop was given Saturday night off, but will be back in goal tonight in St. Louis. Bishop has won five of his eight starts while posting a 2.61 GAA and .907 SV%. Tonight will be his sixth start on the road—he has gone 3-1-1 with a 2.57 GAA and .912 SV%.

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Bishop will be in goal on Friday vs. Winnipeg.

Bishop allowed four goals on 33 shots in the Lightning’s loss in Nashville on Tuesday. Bishop has lost three of his last four starts while posting an .891 SV%. On Friday he takes on a Jets team who ranks sixth in the NHL in scoring—averaging 3.33 goals per game.

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Bishop gets the nod in goal for the Lightning.

Bishop made 31 saves on 32 shots in the Lightning’s win over the Sabres on Saturday. The win snapped a two game losing straight for Bishop, who is 4-2-0 with a 2.35 GAA and .911 SV% to start the season. Those are strong numbers, but his numbers vs. the Predators are not—he is 0-2-0 with a 4.19 GAA and .850 SV% in two starts vs. Nashville.

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Bishop will be in goal on Saturday vs. the Sabres.

Bishop allowed five goals on 22 shots in the Lightning’s loss to the Stars on Thursday. Despite the rough outing, he will draw his sixth consecutive start tonight vs. the Sabres. Bishop is 3-2-0 with a 2.62 GAA and .896 SV% so far this season, but is a must-start vs. a Buffalo team he has gone 7-0-1 against in his career.

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Bishop will be in goal on Thursday vs. Dallas.

Bishop allowed two goals on 23 shots in the Lightning’s 3-1 loss in Detroit on Tuesday. The loss snapped Bishop’s three-game winning streak to start 2015-16. Bishop has played well through four games, posting a 2.00 GAA and .922 SV%. He will make his fifth consecutive start tonight vs. a Stars team who has averaged 3.33 goals per game so far.

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Bishop will get the nod on Tuesday vs. Detroit.

Bishop allowed three goals on 30 shots in the Lightning’s 6-3 win over the Bruins yesterday. Despite starting on Monday, Bishop is set to start both games of the back-to-back as he gets the nod tonight in Detroit. Bishop has started the season 3-0-0 with a 1.98 GAA and .925 SV%—he was 3-1-0 in the regular season against the Red Wings last year.

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Bishop will start Monday afternoon in Boston.

Bishop stopped 24 of 25 shots that he faced in the Lightning’s 4-1 win over the Sabres on Saturday. The win moved Bishop to 2-0 with a 1.48 GAA and .940 SV% to start the season. He has been excellent and should be able to get to 3-0 this afternoon as he takes on a Bruins team who is off to a rough start.

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Bishop starts on Saturday afternoon vs. Buffalo.

Bishop allowed two goals on 25 shots in the Lightning’s overtime win over the Flyers on Thursday. Bishop stopped two penalty shots, including one in the overtime frame to preserve the victory. It was a great start to the season for the Lightning netminder, who makes for a great start and DFS play this afternoon when he takes on the Sabres.

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Bishop will start the Lightning’s season opener vs. Philadelphia.

Bishop comes into 2015-16 after a career-year where he won 40 games with a 2.32 GAA and .916 SV%. Bishop also enjoyed a strong preseason where he won all three starts with a 1.60 GAA and .948 SV%. Despite those strong numbers, Bishop didn’t have an easy time against the Flyers, allowing six goals on just 39 shots.

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Bishop will get the start in Game 2.

Bishop made 43 saves on 44 shots in the Lightning’s 2-1 win in double overtime in Game 1. He has now won three straight games while posting a 0.89 GAA and 970 SV%. He sits 3-1-0 with a 1.59 GAA and .938 SV% in his first four starts on the road in the playoffs. With a win tonight, the Lightning will head back to Tampa Bay with a 2-0 series lead.

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Bishop will be in goal for Game 7.

Bishop allowed two goals on 24 shots in the Lightning’s 5-2 win over the Red Wings in Game 6. He looked shaky in the 3rd period, but Detroit was unable to get one past the 6-foot-7 net minder. He has posted gone 3-3 with a 2.18 GAA and .904 SV% in the series and if he doesn’t win tonight he will be hitting the golf course.

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Bishop will start Game 6 in Detroit.

Bishop allowed three goals on 29 shots in the Lightning’s 4-0 loss to the Red Wings in Game 5. The Red Wings stifled Tampa Bay in Game 5 and have the Lightning up against the wall tonight. Bishop has had his fair share of struggles in the series—he ranks 11th in GAA (2.21) and 17th in SV% (.901) though five games.

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Bishop will start in goal for Game 4.

Bishop surrendered two goals on 20 shots in the Lightning’s 3-0 loss in Detroit in Game 3. The Lightning are trailing 2-1 in the series after Bishop has posted a 2.03 GAA and .897 SV% in the first three contests. He will need to better tonight for the Lightning to avoid going down 3-1 in the series.

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Bishop will start again in Game 3.

Bishop stopped 23 of 24 shots in the Lightning’s 5-1 win over the Red Wings in game 2. It was much better outing than Game 1, but now the series shifts to Detroit and Bishop had a tough time on the road this season—he was 13-7-4 with a 2.53 GAA and .904 SV% in games not played in Tampa Bay.

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Bishop will be in goal for Game 2.

Bishop had an NHL playoff debut to forget. Despite the Lightning man-handling the Red Wings in game 1, Bishop surrendered three goals on 14 shots, including a leaky, shorthanded, game-winning goal to Luke Glendening. Bishop will look to be better this afternoon as the Lightning try to avoid going down 2-0 heading back to Detroit.

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Bishop will start game 1 vs. the Red Wings.

Bishop had one of the best seasons of his career. It was the first time he has ever won 40 games and he did so while posting a 2.32 GAA, .916 SV% and four shutouts. He has never started an NHL playoff game, but did have success against the Red Wings this season. He went 3-1-0 with a 1.97 GAA and .921 SV% in four games vs. Detroit.

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Bishop leads the Lightning onto the ice for warmups.

Bishop allowed four goals on 24 shots in the Lightning’s win over the Devils on Thursday. Bishop comes in as a winner of three of his last four while positing a 1.95 GAA and .933 SV%. Tonight he will look to knock the Bruins out of the playoffs—he is 1-1-1 with a 2.94 GAA and .902 SV% against Boston this season.

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