New experiences can be an exciting part of life. Traveling to new cities and tasting exotic foods can be exhilarating, as can meeting people from different walks of life.
That usually doesn’t apply to sports, especially not to young or untested athletes receiving a baptism by fire in their first postseason. That's the case for Lightning goaltender Ben Bishop, who isn’t a kid at 28 years old, although it would be understandable if he felt like a six-year-old separated from his mom at the mall after Friday night.
Bishop allowed five goals on 24 shots as the New York Rangers evened the Eastern Conference Final with a 5-1 win in Game 4. It was his second straight faulty showing, as he allowed five goals in Game 3, but the Lightning bailed him out with six goals in an overtime win.
In two games in Tampa, Bishop allowed 10 goals on 52 shots, an .808 save percentage.
It’s been two consecutive shaky performances and maybe even a third, when Bishop looked more relieved than confident as 35 of 37 Rangers shots hit his pads in a 6-2 win in Game 2.
In Game 4, there was a fluky goa ...
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