TAMPA, Fla. -- Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Ben Bishop, who suffered a left-knee/leg injury early in Game 1, will not be in the starting lineup for Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Wednesday night.
Coach John Cooper, however, remains optimistic that his star goaltender will return during the best-of-seven series, which is tied 1-1 after Pittsburgh's 3-2 overtime victory over Tampa Bay on Monday night in Pittsburgh. Games 3 and 4 will be played in Tampa on Wednesday and Friday.