Buffalo Sabres News

Bishop starts Thursday in Chicago.

Bishop stopped all 34 shots that he faced in the Stars shutout win in Vegas on Tuesday. It was Bishop’s 11th win and second shutout for Bishop, who will make his 20th start of the season tonight in Chicago. Bishop comes in having won four of his last five while posting a 2.48 GAA and .922 SV%.

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Reimer will start Tuesday vs. the Rangers.

Reimer allowed three gaols on 19 shots in the Panthers loss in Los Angeles on November 18th. Roberto Luongo has started six of the last seven games, including four straight but Reimer will get a turn tonight in New York. It has not been Reimer’s finest year to date and he heads to MSG with at 1-4-0 with a 3.05 GAA and .901 SV% on the road.

James Reimer
Bishop will start Tuesday in Vegas.

Bishop allowed four goals on 38 shots in the Stars win over the Flames last Friday. In his last four appearances (one relief) Bishop has posted a 2.19 GAA and .932 SV% and continues to be much better on home-ice than on the road. Tonight he will play in one of the toughest buildings in the NHL against a Golden Knights team that is 9-1-0 while averaging 4.40 goals for per game on home ice.

Ben Bishop
Bishop will start on back-to-back nights.

Bishop allowed one goal on 30 shots in the Stars win over the Canadiens last night. With Kari Lehtonen (personal) out, Bishop will start for the second straight evening. Bishop has won two straight and has stopped 47 of 48 shots (.979 SV%). He makes for a solid option tonight even on zero rest.

Ben Bishop
Bishop will start Tuesday vs. the Canadiens.

Bishop stopped all 18 shots that he faced after replacing Kari Lehtonen in the Stars 6-3 win over the Stars on Saturday. With Lehtonen leaving the team due to personal reasons, Bishop may start both games of the Stars Tuesday-Wednesday back-to-back. Bishop has had a rough November, but comes into Tuesday at 6-1-0 with a 1.36 GAA and .948 SV% on home-ice this season.

Ben Bishop
Bishop gets the nod Thursday in his return to Tampa Bay.

Bishop allowed five goals on 28 shots in the Stars’ loss in Carolina on Monday. Kari Lehtonen gave him the night off on Tuesday, so they’ll come back to Bishop against his former team tonight. Bishop has lost three of his last four starts while posting a 3.05 GAA and .871 SV%, making him a risky start against the NHL’s highest scoring squad.

Ben Bishop
Bishop will start Monday in Carolina.

Bishop stopped 14 of 14 shots in the Stars shutout win over the Islanders on Friday. It was about as easy as a shutout gets in the NHL and was Bishop’s seventh win of the season and just his second in his last six games. Tonight he faces the Hurricanes for the second time this season—he stopped 36 of 39 shots in a 4-3 win in the first meeting.

Ben Bishop
Bishop will start Friday vs. the Islanders.

Bishop allowed three goals on 25 shots in the Stars loss to the Jets on Monday. After a hot-start with the Stars, Bishop has now lost four of his last five starts while posting a 3.64 GAA and .887 SV%. Tonight he faces an Islanders team that has gone 3-1-1 in their last five—Bishop has gone 4-1-0 with a 1.76 GAA and.937 SV% on home-ice this season.

Ben Bishop
Bishop will start Monday vs. the Jets.

Bishop allowed four goals on 26 shots in the Stars’ loss in Winnipeg last Thursday. Kari Lehtonen started on Saturday, so Bishop gets the nod tonight vs. the Jets. The 30-year-old netminder has gone 4-0-0 with a 1.48 GAA and .948 SV% on home-ice this season, but the Jets come in with points in seven straight (4-0-3) while averaging 3.43 goals for per game.

Ben Bishop
Reimer leads the Panthers onto the ice for warmups.

Reimer was pulled after allowing five goals on 19 shots in the Panthers 8-5 loss to the Lightning on Monday. Reimer is not the first goalie to be victimized by the Lightning this season, but he has now lost three of his last four starts while allowing a combined 15 goals on 128 shots (.883 SV%). Things do not get any easier for him tonight with the Blue Jackets in town.

James Reimer
Reimer is expected to start Thursday vs. the Blue Jackets.

Reimer was pulled after allowing five goals on 19 shots in the Panthers 8-5 loss to the Lightning on Monday. Reimer is not the first goalie to be victimized by the Lightning this season, but he has now lost three of his last four starts while allowing a combined 15 goals on 128 shots (.883 SV%). Things do not get any easier for him tonight with the Blue Jackets in town.

James Reimer
Bishop will start Thursday in Winnipeg.

Bishop stopped 38 of 39 shots in the Stars’ win in Vancouver on Monday. After a couple of rough starts, Bishop bounced-back in a big way and finished October with six wins, a 2.51 GAA and .920 SV%. Tonight he faces a Jets team averaging 3.00 goals for per game and Bishop enters play at 2-2-0 with a 3.61 GAA and .895 SV% on the road.

Ben Bishop
Reimer leads the Panthers onto the ice for warmups.

Reimer turned away 36 of 38 shots in the Panthers’ shootout loss to the Red Wings on Saturday. Reimer has gone 3-3-1 with a 3.19 GAA and .912 SV% in six starts and one relief appearance so far this season. One of his wins came against Tampa Bay—he stopped 26 of 30 shots in a 5-4 win on October 7th.

James Reimer
Reimer is the Panthers projected starter for Monday.

Reimer turned away 36 of 38 shots in the Panthers’ shootout loss to the Red Wings on Saturday. Reimer has gone 3-3-1 with a 3.19 GAA and .912 SV% in six starts and one relief appearance so far this season. One of his wins came against Tampa Bay—he stopped 26 of 30 shots in a 5-4 win on October 7th.

James Reimer
Bishop will start Monday vs. the Canucks.

Bishop gave up five goals on 35 shots in the Stars’ loss in Edmonton last Thursday. After a solid start to the season, Bishop has now gone 2-2-0 while allowing a combined 15 goals on 122 shots (.877 SV%) in his last four starts. Despite Kari Lehtonen getting the win on Friday, the Stars will go back to Bishop tonight in Vancouver.

Ben Bishop
Reimer will start Thursday vs. the Ducks.

Reimer surrendered five goals on 37 shots in the Panthers’ 5-1 loss in Montreal on Tuesday. It was a completely different outcome than his start in Washington three days prior, but with Roberto Luongo out, they’ll go right back to Reimer tonight vs. the Ducks. Anaheim enters play averaging 3.00 goals for per game so far.

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