Tampa Bay Lightning goalie Ben Bishop suffered a lower-body injury during Tuesday night's matchup against the Detroit Red Wings and was forced to leave the game.
On Wednesday, it was revealed that he will miss three to four weeks because of it, per Erik Erlendsson of LightningInsider.com.
Bishop suffered the injury during the first period after going down into the butterfly position to stop a shot from Red Wings defenseman Nick Jensen:
The injury bug continues to find Bishop, who suffered a left knee injury after falling awkwardly during Game 1 of the 2016 Eastern Conference Final against the Pittsburgh Penguins. The ailment was severe enough at the time that he had to be stretchered off the ice.
But before he was forced to bow out of the postseason, the Vezina Trophy finalist was positively superb throughout the 2015-16 campaign. In 61 appearances, the 30-year-old went 35-21 with a .926 save percentage and a league-leading 2.06 goals-against average.
But 22 games into the 2016-17 season, Bishop has regressed with a 9-10-2 record, a .907 save ...
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Ben Bishop Injury: Lightning Goalie to Miss 3-4 Weeks with Lower-Body Injury
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