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Bolts badly outshot, but Bishop steals win over ‘Hawks

Ben Bishop, Jonathan Toews

Tampa Bay Lightning goalie Ben Bishop, left, blocks a shot by Chicago Blackhawks’ Jonathan Toews during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Chicago, Saturday, Oct. 5, 2013. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

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If you only took a look at the boxscore from last night Tampa Bay-Chicago game, you’d think the Lightning got rolled. They were outshot 39-16 and were held without a shot in the opening period.

Ben Bishop helped make it all stand up, however as the Lightning came back from down 2-0 to win 3-2 in a shootout.

The six-foot-seven goaltender stopped 37 shots in a steady barrage from the defending Stanley Cup champions and held things down after being down 2-0 early as the Lightning tied the game in the third thanks to goals from captain Martin St. Louis and winger Teddy Purcell.

Bishop held strong in overtime and didn’t allow Jonathan Toews, Patrick Kane, or Marian Hossa to score in the shootout. Meanwhile, Valtteri Filppula scored on his attempt to cap off Tampa Bay’s comeback victory.

As Brian Hedger from NHL.com shares, Bishop knew he stole one.

“Snuck out with a win,” he said, smiling sheepishly. “I was looking for the police when we left the locker room, because I thought we’d get arrested for stealing. I think we stole two points.”

After getting beat by Boston on opening night with Anders Lindback in net, Bishop helped make his case to be the No. 1 goalie.

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