Friday, May 13, 2016

Lightning lose goaltender Bishop to apparent leg injury (Yahoo Sports)

Tampa Bay Lightning goalie Ben Bishop gloves the puck during the first period against the Pittsburgh Penguins in Game 1 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Eastern Conference finals Friday, May 13, 2016, in Pittsburgh. Bishop was later injured and taken off the ice on a stretcher. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

The opening minutes of Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Tampa Bay Lightning featured scary moments for both teams. Pittsburgh defenseman Kris Letang left briefly early in the first period after getting hit illegally from behind by Tampa Bay's Ryan Callahan. Later, Tampa Bay goaltender Ben Bishop exited with an apparent left leg injury and was replaced by backup Andrei Vasilevskiy.


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