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Bishop was the first goalie off of the ice at the Lightning's morning skate.

Bishop allowed one goal on 33 shots in the Lightning’s win in Buffalo on Thursday. Bishop has won his last two starts while allowing four goals on 61 shots (.934 SV%). Even with Andrei Vasilevskiy posting a shutout on Saturday, it looks like Bishop will go tonight in Nashville. The Predators have won four of their last five.

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Bishop will start Thursday in Buffalo.

Bishop allowed three goals on 28 shots in the Lightning’s win in Detroit on Tuesday. The win snapped a brief two-game winning streak for Bishop, who is now 6-5-0 with a 2.94 GAA and .902 SV%. Tonight he draws an excellent matchup against a Sabres team that has lost five consecutive games. Bishop is 3-3-0 with a 2.86 GAA and .911 SV% in six games on the road.

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Bishop will start for the Lightning.

Bishop allowed three goals on 20 shots in the Lightning’s loss to the Sharks on Saturday. With Andrei Vasilevskiy starting last night, look for Bishop to face the Red Wings tonight. Bishop hasn’t had the best first 10 games, posting a 5-5-0 record with a 2.93 GAA and .903 SV%. However, he has a good matchup against a Red Wings team that is struggling to score right now.

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Bishop is expected to start Tuesday in Detroit.

Bishop allowed three goals on 20 shots in the Lightning’s loss to the Sharks on Saturday. With Andrei Vasilevskiy starting last night, look for Bishop to face the Red Wings tonight. Bishop hasn’t had the best first 10 games, posting a 5-5-0 record with a 2.93 GAA and .903 SV%. However, he has a good matchup against a Red Wings team that is struggling to score right now.

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Bishop will start Saturday vs. the Sharks.

Bishop allowed two goals on 31 shot in the Lightning’s loss in Florida on Monday. With Andrei Vasilevskiy starting on Thursday, Bishop will be back in the cage tonight vs. San Jose. The 29-year-old has gone 2-1-0 with a 1.34 GAA and .958 SV% in three November starts and he faces a Sharks team that is 2-3-0 this month.

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Bishop will start Monday in Florida.

Bishop stopped 37 of 38 shots in the Lightning’s win vs. the Devils on Saturday. After a rough outing in New York last Sunday, Bishop has won two in a row while stopping 63 of 65 shots (.969 SV%). Bishop’s overall numbers aren’t great, but he remains a high-end fantasy option and tonight he takes on the Panthers for the second time this season—he stopped 28 of 31 shots in a shootout win in the first meeting.

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Bishop will start Saturday vs. the Devils.

Bishop stopped 26 of 27 shots in the Lightning’s win in Brooklyn on Tuesday. The win snapped a brief two-game losing streak for Bishop, who comes into Saturday at 4-3-0 with a 3.30 GAA and .891 SV%. It hasn’t been an ideal beginning to 2016-17, but Bishop draws a strong matchup tonight vs. the Devils—New Jersey has lost two of their last three and rank 24th in goals (2.33 G/PG).

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Bishop was the first goalie off of the ice at the Lightning's morning skate.

Bishop stopped 26 of 27 shots in the Lightning’s win in Brooklyn on Tuesday. The win snapped a brief two-game losing streak for Bishop, who comes into Saturday at 4-3-0 with a 3.30 GAA and .891 SV%. It hasn’t been an ideal beginning to 2016-17, but Bishop draws a strong matchup tonight vs. the Devils—New Jersey has lost two of their last three and rank 24th in goals (2.33 G/PG).

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Bishop will start Tuesday in Brooklyn.

Bishop gave up six goals on 37 shots in the Lightning’s loss in New York on Sunday. Despite the rough outing, Bishop will start again tonight vs. the Islanders. In six October starts, Bishop was 3-3-0 with a 3.68 GAA and .880 SV%. It hasn’t been a banner start to 2016-17 for Bishop, who will face an Islanders team that are averaging 3.00 goals per game.

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Bishop will start Sunday in New York.

Bishop allowed two goals on 25 shots in the Lightning’s win in Montreal on Thursday. Andrei Vasilevskiy started last night, so Bishop will go tonight in New York. It has been an inauspicious start to the season for Bishop, who carries a 3.22 GAA and .891 SV% into tonight’s meeting with the Rangers. The Rangers are 5-3-0 and lead the NHL in scoring, with 3.63 goals per game.

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Bishop will start Thursday in Montreal.

Bishop allowed three goals on 43 shots in the Lightning’s 7-3 win over the Maple Leafs on Tuesday. Bishop has won three of his first four starts despite posting a below-average 3.51 GAA and .885 SV%. Tonight he takes on a Canadiens team that has not lost in regulation with Carey Price in goal tonight.

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Bishop will start Tuesday in Toronto.

Bishop surrendered four goals on 16 shots in the Lightning’s loss to the Avalanche last Thursday. Andrei Vasilevskiy started on Saturday, so they’ll go back to Bishop tonight in Toronto. The mammoth of a netminder has struggled in the early-going, allowing a combined 11 goals on 79 shots (.861 SV%). Things won’t get any easier tonight against a Maple Leafs team that ranks fourth in the NHL with 3.60 goals per game.

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Bishop will start Thursday vs. the Avalanche.

Bishop allowed three goals on 31 shots in the Lightning’s win over the Panthers on Tuesday. Bishop has won each of his first two starts of the year despite allowing seven goals on 63 shots (.889 SV%). Tonight he draws a solid matchup against an Avalanche team that came flying out of the gate but were shutout by Philipp Grubauer on Tuesday.

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Bishop will start Tuesday against the Panthers.

Bishop surrendered four goals on 32 shots in the Lightning’s win over the Red Wings last Thursday. Andrei Vasilevskiy started the second game of the year, but they’ll go back to Bishop tonight vs. the Panthers. The first start of the year wasn’t a banner night for Bishop who will look to improve tonight. He was 1-1-1 with a 3.27 GAA and .888 SV% in three starts vs. Florida last year.

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Bishop is in the starter's crease at the Lightning's morning skate.

Bishop surrendered four goals on 32 shots in the Lightning’s 6-4 win over the Red Wings on Thursday. Bishop wasn’t at his best on Thursday, but did enough to earn his first win of the season. One of the goals was a bizarre dump-in that took a weird bounce off of the glass on-net and subsequently by Bishop. The Lightning netminder will have better nights and Saturday might be one of those nights with the Devils in town.

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Bishop will start the Lightning's season opener vs. Detroit.

Bishop has been one of the safest fantasy netminders in the NHL over the last three years. Last season he won 35 games and his 112 wins over the last three seasons is tied with Braden Holtby for first in the NHL. Andrei Vasilevskiy will eat into his starts this year, but he will still start around 50 games, including tonight’s game vs. the Red Wings. Bishop has enjoyed a tonne of success vs. Detroit, especially in the playoffs, making him a solid start tonight.

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Bishop is day-to-day with a lower-body injury; doubtful to play in Game 2.

Bishop was stretchered off of the ice in Game 1 and his season appeared to be over, but the Lightning were given good news on Saturday, hearing that Bishop is “day-to-day” but playing in Game 2 is unlikely. Vasilevskiy replaced Bishop in Game 1 and stopped 25 of 26 shots en route to a 3-1 win. Look for Vasilevskiy to get the nod in Game 2 on Monday.

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