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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.

Ben Bishop
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.

Ben Bishop
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.

Ben Bishop
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.

Ben Bishop
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.

Ben Bishop
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.

Ben Bishop
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.

Ben Bishop
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.

Ben Bishop
Bishop was the first goalie off of the ice this morning.

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.

Ben Bishop
Bishop will start in goal on Thursday.

Bishop stopped all 34 shots that he faced in the Lightning’s shutout win over the Panthers on Saturday. With four games off in between games, Bishop will go again tonight vs. the Devils. Bishop comes in at 25-6-1 with a 2.13 GAA and .925 SV% at home this season.

Ben Bishop
Reimer will start on Wednesday against Columbus.

Reimer stopped 49 of 50 shots in the Maple Leafs 2-1 shootout loss to the Bruins on Saturday. Wednesday will be Reimer’s final start of the season, so he will look to close it out on a high-note and record his 10th win of the season. He has gone 9-15-1 with a 3.06 GAA and .909 SV% this season.

James Reimer
Reimer will start in Boston.

Reimer made 40 saves on 41 shots in the Maple Leafs win over the Lightning on Tuesday. Well, who saw that coming? Not me. He has won two in a row for the first time since December 10/14. Can he make in three in a row? We’ll see, but he is 3-13-0 with a 3.40 GAA and .897 SV% on the road this season, so the odds are stacked against the 27-year-old.

James Reimer
Bishop gets the nod on Saturday.

Bishop made 32 saves on 34 shots in the Lightning’s OT loss to the Senators on Thurday. He has now dropped three of his last four starts while posting a 3.13 GAA and .884 SV% in the process. He will make his third start of the year vs the Panthers—he has gone 1-1-0 with a 3.01 GAA and .872 SV% in the first two.

Ben Bishop
Sheahan (upper-body) will be back in the Red Wings lineup on Thursday.

Sheahan was scheduled to be back in the lineup on Tuesday, but he was scratched because of a setback. It was obviously only a minor setback because Sheahan has been cleared to return tonight vs. the Bruins. Sheahan will centre the Red Wings centre line with Darren Helm and Tomas Tatar on his wings.

Riley Sheahan
Bishop gets back in goal tonight in Ottawa.

Bishop allowed three goals on 28 shots in the Lightning’s 5-3 win over the Canadiens on Monday. He was given Tuesday night off, but will be back in goal tonight vs. the Senators. Bishop has gone 2-0-1 with a 1.62 GAA and .940 SV% in his first three starts against Ottawa this season.

Ben Bishop
Ennis (upper-body) is expected to return to the Sabres lineup on Wednesday.

Ennis has missed the last two games, but will be back in the lineup tonight vs. the Maple Leafs. Ennis comes into play with two goals and three assists in his last six games prior to getting injured. With Ennis back in, Tim Schaller will be come out of the lineup.

Tyler Ennis