The Pittsburgh Penguins will be looking to bounce back from a 3-1 home loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Final last Friday and hope to have some more luck come their way in Game 2 on Monday.
Tampa Bay goaltender Ben Bishop is considered questionable after leaving Game 1 on a stretcher due to a leg injury, which is one of the reasons Pittsburgh is a -200 favorite (bet $200 to win $100) for Monday at sportsbooks monitored by Odds Shark as the team tries to even the series.
Bishop was injured in the first period of Game 1, stopping all nine shots he faced, before backup Andrei Vasilevskiy relieved him and made 25 saves. Vasilevskiy has been called upon in big spots before, as he stepped in for Bishop in last year’s Stanley Cup Final against the Chicago Blackhawks when he got hurt in Game 2 and then starting Game 4.
The Penguins would like to take advantage of the situation after blowing an opportunity in the series opener and try to avoid losing the first two games at home, which is something that could be devastating to their chances of hoisting the Cup.
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