Bishop posts yet another shutout in a series-clinching game
Bish, please.
Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Ben Bishop authored another stellar postseason performance, stopping all 28 shots in a 4-0, series-clinching win over the New York Islanders in Game 5 on Sunday.
The 6-foot-7 netminder has a habit of coming up huge in critical games.
Ben Bishop records his 5th career playoff shutout. 4 have come with a chance for #TBLightning to clinch a series.
- Bryan Burns (@BBurnsNHL) May 8, 2016
Sunday's clean sheet put him in some impressive company.
Most series-clinching shutouts, NHL history:
- NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) May 8, 2016
5 - C. Osgood
4 - J. Plante
4 - M. Brodeur
4 - @Benbishop30 (@TBLightning)
(via @EliasSports)
It was Bishop's 21st career playoff win, tying Nikolai Khabibulin for the most postseason wins in franchise history.
He's allowed only 18 goals in 10 playoff games this spring, stopping 270 of 288 shots for a .937 save percentage.
Bishop shut out the Detroit Red Wings to eliminate them in Game 5 of their first-round series last month.
With the win, the Lightning advanced to the Eastern Conference Final, and will face the winner of the other conference semifinal between the Washington Capitals and Pittsburgh Penguins.
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