Bishop, Stamkos lead Lightning back into playoff spot with shutout win
DENVER - Ben Bishop stopped 21 shots for his second shutout of the season and Steven Stamkos scored twice, helping the Tampa Bay Lighting beat the Colorado Avalanche 4-0 on Tuesday night for their first win in Denver since 2004.
The Lightning are a few minutes away from moving into the 1st wildcard position and 1 point behind the Canadiens for 3rd in the Atlantic.
— Dan Rosen (@drosennhl) January 13, 2016
Ondrej Palat added a goal and two assists, and Tyler Johnson scored late as the Lightning wrapped up a 3-1 road trip. It was Johnson's first goal since Nov. 25.
Stamkos gave Bishop a comfortable cushion with two goals in 3:37 during the second period.
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Bishop has allowed two goals or fewer in 20 of his last 25 starts. He did break one quirky trend, though: It was his first win on a Tuesday. Bishop is now 1-5-1 on that particular day of the week this season.
-with files from theScore
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