In relief of starting goalie Ben Bishop, Andrei Vasilevskiy recorded 25 saves, and the Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-1 to take Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Final on Friday night at Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh.
The Lightning tweeted after the impressive series-opening victory:
Vasilevskiy came in for the veteran Bishop with eight minutes, 35 seconds remaining in the first period after Bishop's left leg buckled while he was scrambling to get into position in his crease.
The eight-year veteran was stretchered off the ice, and Scott Burnside of ESPN.com detailed the scene:
Robert Morris media relations member Ashley Chase captured a shot of the Lightning players trying to console their goaltender:
Paul Ryan of WFLA in Tampa provided a video of Bishop getting stretchered off the ice:
The 21-year-old Vasilevskiy, Tampa Bay's first-round pick in 2012, replaced Bishop at the net. With Vasilevskiy going against Pittsburgh goalie Matt Murray, it turned into a battle of young netminders, per ESPN ...
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