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Bishop stopped all 34 shots that he faced in the Lightning’s shutout win over the Maple Leafs on Monday. Bishop is on a four-game winning streak, having posted a 1.50 GAA, .951 SV% and two shutouts over that span. Tonight he takes on the Canadiens for the third time this year—he is 0-1-1 with a 3.46 GAA and .885 SV% in the first two.

Zucker has been a healthy scratch for the last two games, but he will re-enter the lineup on Tuesday in place of the sick David Jones. Zucker has just one goal in his last nine games and has 13 goals and 10 assists (23 points) in 65 games this season. He will skate on the second line with Mikael Granlund and Thomas Vanek.

Bishop allowed four goals on 31 shots in the Lightning’s win over the Islanders on Friday. Andrei Vasilevskiy started on Saturday, so Bishop will be back in goal tonight vs. the Maple Leafs. Bishop has won three in a row and four of his last five starts while posting a 2.01 GAA, .937 SV% and two shutouts. Tonight he will take on a surging, young Maple Leafs team that has won five of their last seven.

Bishop allowed two goals on 25 shots in the Lightning’s 6-2 win over the Red Wings on Tuesday. He has won three of his last four starts while posting a 1.51 GAA, .953 SV% and two shutouts. Bishop starts at home vs. the Islanders—he allowed three goals on 22 shots in a 3-2 loss in his first start vs. the Isles and has gone 16-10-3 with a 2.10 GAA and .921 SV% at Amalie Arena.

Reimer stopped all 25 shots that he faced in the Sharks shutout win over the Coyotes on Sunday. Reimer lost his first start with the Sharks, but has won three since while posting a 0.67 GAA, .975 SV% and two shutouts. Tonight he faces an Oilers team that has lost four of their last six games while being outscored 18-14.

Bishop stopped all 32 shots that he faced in the Lightning’s shutout win in Arizona on Saturday. Bishop has gone 4-2-1 with a 1.72 GAA and .945 SV% in seven starts in March. Tonight he will make his fourth start against the Red Wings—the 29-year-old netminder has gone 1-2-0 with a 1.69 GAA and .935 SV% in the first three meetings.

Bishop stopped all 37 shots that he faced in the Lightning’s shutout win over the Blue Jackets on Sunday. Andrei Vasilevskiy started and lost on Tuesday, so they’ll go back to Bishop tonight in Dallas. Bishop is 3-1-1 with a 1.60 GAA and .948 SV% in March, but was torched for five goals on 22 shots in his first start vs. the Stars.

Reimer stopped all 31 shots that he faced in the Sharks shutout win in Edmonton last Tuesday. Martin Jones started the last two games, but Reimer will start his third game with the Sharks tonight. He has stopped 53 of 56 shots (.946 SV%) in two starts with San Jose and has gone 1-1-1 with a 2.27 GAA and .935 SV% in three starts with the Bruins when he was with the Maple Leafs.

Bishop made 32 saves on 33 shots in the Lightning’s OT loss to the Bruins on Tuesday. The loss snapped a six-game winning streak for Bishop, but it was still a stellar performance from the 29-year-old. Bishop has gone 15-9-3 with a 2.06 GAA and .923 SV% on home ice this season. He faces a Flyers team that comes in having won five of their last six games.

Reimer allowed three goals on 25 shots in the Sharks loss to the Canucks in his San Jose debut over the weekend. Tonight he faces an Oilers team that has won four of their last five games, but Reimer makes for decent start tonight.

Bishop allowed three goals on 27 shots in the Lightning’s win over the Hurricanes last Friday. Bishop is riding a six-game winning streak, while posting a 1.48 GAA, .951 SV% and one shutout. Tonight he makes his fourth start of the season vs. the Bruins—he is 2-1-0 with a 2.01 GAA and .938 SV% in the first three meetings.

Bishop stopped 33 of 34 shots in the Lightning’s win in Ottawa on Thursday. Bishop has won five straight starts while posting a 1.20 GAA and .962 SV%. He has been red-hot and one of those wins came against the Hurricanes, who he’ll face again tonight—he stopped 29 of 31 shots in a 4-2 win that evening and makes for a strong start again tonight.