Bishop allowed four goals on 27 shots in a 5-4 win over the Panthers on Thursday. The win snapped a four game losing streak for Bishop, but he has now allowed 17 goals in his last five games. He will look to figure it out tonight vs. the Devils. He stopped 20 shots in a 2-1 loss to the Devils in October.
Bishop gave up three goals on 20 shots in a 4-3 shootout loss to the Coyotes on Monday. The Lightning are struggling right now and Bishop has lost four starts in a row. If there is a matchup that is going to jump-start this team, it comes tonight in the form of the Florida Panthers. Bishop is a must-start.
Saturday, Bishop allowed three goals on 32 shots and just one of seven in the shootout, but found himself on the wrong-end of a 4-3 final. It was his third straight loss as well as the third consecutive game he has allowed three or more goals. Bishop will look to get back on track tonight vs. Phoenix.
Bishop surrendered three goals on 28 shots in a loss to the Blues on Tuesday. Bishop will have to bring his A-game tonight as he matches up against Tuukka Rask, who has been sensational against the Lightning this season. Bishop on the other hand, was pulled after allowing four goals on 17 shots in a 5-0 loss the first time he met the Bruins this season.
Bishop surrendered four goals on 33 shots in a loss to the Colorado Avalanche on Sunday. He will get his second start of the season against the Blues. He stopped 28 of 30 shots in a 4-2 win in the first meeting, but tonight will be different with Ryan Miller standing at the opposite end. We should be in for a great goaltending matchup.
Bishop allowed two goals on 41 shots in a 4-2 win over the Stars yesterday. He will be back in goal tonight when the Lightning travel to Colorado. Bishop is second in the NHL in wins (29) and SV% (.933) and then third in GAA (2.00). He is a must-start in all formats, he will look to move to 2-0-0 against the Avs tonight.
Bishop stopped 26 of 29 shots in a 3-2 loss to the Predators on Thursday. The Lightning looked rusty in their first game back after the Olympics. Expect a better performance out of the entire team this afternoon in Dallas. Bishop has been the NHL's best netminder this season, so continue to play him night-in and night-out.
Bishop surrendered two goals on 33 shots in a 4-2 win against the Red Wings before the break. Bishop is a front runner for the Vezina Trophy as he sits 28-8-4 with a 1.98 GAA and .933 SV%. He will look to take down Carter Hutton and the Preds tonight, he enters play 13-5-2 on the road this season.
Bishop is dealing with an upper-body injury that forced him from Thursday's game. Usually leading the team onto the ice would confirm the starter, however with Bishop battling an injury, it is not 100 per cent. You can take the risk with Bishop, because we likely won't know for certain until minutes before he would lock.
Bishop who is listed as day-to-day was injured in Thursday's loss to the Maple Leafs. With the Lightning heading into the Olympic break after tonight's contest it is not surprising to see Bishop sitting out with two weeks of rest ahead of him. Expect him to be back to 100 per cent when everyone returns from Sochi. Look for Cedrick Desjardins to gets the nod tonight.
Bishop left Thursday's contest after the second period with an upper-body injury. This is the second time in a week that Bishop has been unable to finish a game due to injury. The last time he had a head injury, but played two days later. With the Olympic break on the horizon, don't be shocked to see Cedrick Desjardins start Saturday vs. the Red Wings.
Bishop allowed two goals on 26 shots in a 2-1 loss in Minnesota on Tuesday. Bishop has won five of his last 10 starts while posting a 2.39 GAA and .925 SV%. Tonight he looks for his 28th win as he takes on an inconsistent Maple Leafs team coming off of a bad loss to the Panthers on Tuesday.
Bishop stopped 28 of 29 shots and had a small dust-up with Habs forward Brandon Prust in Saturday's 2-1 OT win. Obviously he was feeling no ill effects from the collision on Thursday as he looked extremely sharp and was able to take a couple shots while dishing out some blockers. He is a must-start regardless of matchup, so get him in there in Minnesota tonight.
Despite suffering a head injury on Thursday, Bishop will get the start in Montreal this afternoon. Bishop is 26-7-4 with a 2.01 GAA and .932 SV% as he continues to be dominant in the Lightning cage. He is 1-0-1 with 0.92 GAA and .960 SV% against the Habs this season.
With the goalie being decided after warmups, it is obviously a tough fantasy situation. There will not be a confirm until right before game-time, so you're either going to have to gamble on Bishop playing, or starting your other options on this busy Saturday and not take a chance on Bishop sitting.
Bishop was hit in the back of the head by a teammates skate early in Thursday's game. The fact that he skated this morning is a good sign, but back-up Anders Lindback is out, so if Bishop can't go on Saturday the Lightning will be forced to recall two goalies.
In the first two minutes of the first period, Bishop came out of his net with a diving poke check at Mika Zibanejad, which forced teammate Nikita Kucherov to try to jump over him. But Kucherov appeared to make contact with his left skate boot to the back of Bishop’s head, leaving Bishop down on the ice for several minutes before getting up and skating to the locker room under his own power. Bishop said he was feeling better after the game, but will be reevaluated Friday.
Bishop yielded three goals on 26 shots as he was out-duelled by Jonathan Bernier in Tuesday's 3-2 loss. It snapped a three game winning-streak and was the fourth time in his last five start that he has allowed at least three goals. Tonight he will face his former team in Ottawa, he is 2-0-0 with 1.92 GAA and .943 SV% against the Senators this season.
