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Bishop skipped this morning's optional skate, which suggests that he starts in Edmonton.

Andrei Vasilevskiy was on the ice for a lengthy period of time this morning, which points towards Bishop starting tonight vs. the Oilers. Head coach Jon Cooper was not available to confirm his starting goalie following the skate, so it looks like we will have to wait for his pregame availability around 7 p.m ET.

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Bishop starts in net in Calgary.

Bishop allowed three goals on 24 shots in the Lightning’s loss to the Rangers last Tuesday. Andrei Vasilevskiy started on Saturday, but it looks like Bishop will go tonight in Calgary. Bishop has lost three of his last four starts while posting a 2.48 GAA and .908 SV%. Bishop stopped 30 of 31 shots in a 3-1 win in his first start of the season vs. Calgary.

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Bishop is in the starter's net this morning.

Bishop allowed three goals on 24 shots in the Lightning’s loss to the Rangers last Tuesday. Andrei Vasilevskiy started on Saturday, but it looks like Bishop will go tonight in Calgary. Bishop has lost three of his last four starts while posting a 2.48 GAA and .908 SV%. Bishop stopped 30 of 31 shots in a 3-1 win in his first start of the season vs. Calgary.

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Bishop will start Wednesday vs. the Rangers.

Bishop allowed three goals on 34 shots in the Lightning’s loss to the Canadiens on Monday. Bishop is 6-3-1 with a 2.01 GAA and .927 SV% this month and tonight he will take on a Rangers team that has lost four of their last five. Bishop made 20 saves in a 2-1 win over New York in their first meeting (Nov 19.)

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Bishop will start on Monday vs. the Canadiens.

Bishop allowed two goals on 32 shots in the Lightning’s 5-2 win over the Blue Jackets on Saturday. Bishop picked up where he left off before the Christmas break and is now 6-3-0 with a 1.92 GAA and .929 SV% in December. Tonight he will face a sliding Canadiens team on home ice—Bishop is 9-6-1 in 16 starts on home ice so far this season.

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Bishop will be in goal on Tuesday vs. the Canucks.

Bishop surrendered two goals on 25 shots in the Lightning’s win over the Senators on Sunday. The win pushed him to 5-2-0 with a 1.89 GAA and .930 SV% in December. Tonight he will see a Canucks team that has lost four of their last five, so make sure Bishop is active in all formats.

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Bishop leads the Lightning onto the ice for warmups.

Bishop allowed four goals on 22 shots in the Lightning’s loss in Washington on Friday. Bishop is 4-2-0 with a 1.87 GAA and .932 SV% in December and tonight will be his second start of the season vs. Ottawa—he made 30 saves in a 4-1 win over the Senators on December 10th.

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Bishop is expected to start on Sunday vs. the Senators.

Bishop allowed four goals on 22 shots in the Lightning’s loss in Washington on Friday. Bishop is 4-2-0 with a 1.87 GAA and .932 SV% in December and tonight will be his second start of the season vs. Ottawa—he made 30 saves in a 4-1 win over the Senators on December 10th.

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Bishop will start Friday in Washington.

Bishop made 25 saves on 26 shots in the Lightning’s win in Columbus on Monday. Andrei Vasilevskiy started on Tuesday, but they will go back to Bishop tonight in Washington. Bishop has gone 4-1-0 with a 1.48 GAA and .948 SV% in December and tonight he will make his second start vs. the Capitals—he gave up two goals on 20 shots in a 2-1 loss last Saturday.

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Bishop will start Monday in Columbus.

Bishop allowed two goals on 20 shots in the Lightning’s loss to the Capitals on Saturday. Bishop has gone 3-1-0 with a 1.59 GAA and .945 SV% in the month of December. Bishop has been excellent this season, posting a 12-9-2 record, 1.96 GAA and .930 SV%. He has been the Lightning’s most consistent player behind a team riddled by injuries.

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Bishop will start Saturday vs. the Capitals.

Bishop allowed a single goal on 31 shots in the Lightning’s win over the Senators on Thursday. Bishop has won three of his last four games while posting a 1.81 GAA and .938 SV%. Bishop will start vs. the Capitals at home—he is 7-4-1 with a 1.90 GAA and .931 SV% at home, but this is a tough matchup for the 29-year-old.

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Bishop will be in goal on Thursday vs. the Senators.

Bishop made 17 saves on 18 shots after coming in for Andrei Vasilevskiy in Sunday’s loss in Los Angeles. Bishop has played extremely well as of late and no longer appears to be in jeopardy of losing a bunch of starts to Vasilevskiy. Bishop has gone 5-1-0 with a 1.39 GAA and .952 SV% in his last seven appearances and should make for a good start tonight—he is 6-0-3 in his career vs. Ottawa.

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Bishop leads the Lightning onto the ice for warmups.

Bishop allowed three goals on 22 shots in the Lightning’s loss to the Islanders on Saturday. The loss snapped a three-game winning streak for the Tampa Bay netminder. Bishop was 4-3-1 with a 1.60 GAA and .941 SV% in eight starts in the month of November. Bishop’s numbers on the season are very strong, but the Lightning are still struggling offensively—they’ve averaged just 2.20 goals per game over their last 10.

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