{"id":24939,"date":"2018-03-06T01:30:39","date_gmt":"2018-03-06T06:30:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=24939"},"modified":"2018-03-06T01:30:39","modified_gmt":"2018-03-06T06:30:39","slug":"dallas-stars-goaltender-ben-bishop-next-two-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2018\/03\/06\/dallas-stars-goaltender-ben-bishop-next-two-games\/","title":{"rendered":"Dallas Stars Goaltender Ben Bishop Out For Next Two Games"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/b\/bishobe01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ben Bishop<\/a> entered Monday night as the starter for the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/nhl-teams\/stars\/\" target=\"_self\">Dallas Stars<\/a> matchup against the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/nhl-teams\/senators\/\" target=\"_self\">Ottawa Senators<\/a>. He would suffer a lower-body injury during the first period. While finishing the period, Bishop would not return after that as he was replaced by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/l\/lehtoka01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kari Lehtonen<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Bishop seemed to suffer the injury when teammate <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/h\/hamhuda01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dan Hamhuis<\/a> collided with him. Hamhuis was pushed into his goaltender after being stick checked by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/p\/pageaje01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jean-Gabriel Pageau<\/a>. Bishop would briefly meet with the trainers before staying in the game for the remainder of the period.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Hamhuis gets stick checked back into Bishop by Pageau and falls onto him. Bishop stays in the game. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YDMURXPW7r\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/YDMURXPW7r<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dylan Nadwodny (@dnadders) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dnadders\/status\/970840789541584898?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">March 6, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Stars head coach Ken Hitchcock addressed the injury after the team&#8217;s 3-2 overtime loss to the Senators. The timetable Hitchcock gave ruled Bishop\u00a0out for the team&#8217;s next two games.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Ken Hitchcock on Ben Bishop injury:, &quot;With Ben, we\u2019re probably going to need a couple of days to figure out time frame on it so for sure. He\u2019s not going to play tomorrow and Friday and then let\u2019s just see from there.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mike Heika (@MikeHeika) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MikeHeika\/status\/970894673295405056?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">March 6, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h1><strong>Ben Bishop Out For Next Two Games<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>This is not the first time Bishop has been injured this season. During his season debut against the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/nhl-teams\/knights\/\" target=\"_self\">Vegas Golden Knights<\/a>, Bishop was hit in the mask on a shot from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/s\/smithre01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Reilly Smith<\/a>. He suffered a cut on his head and had to go into the concussion protocol program. While returning to the bench, he was not allowed to return to the game.<\/p>\n<p>Bishop missed one game after taking a puck to the face while sitting as the backup against the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/nhl-teams\/coyotes\/\" target=\"_self\">Arizona Coyotes<\/a>. While he did not suffer any fractures or a concussion, he did have some\u00a0swelling on the side of his face.<\/p>\n<p>On the season Bishop holds a 26-17-4 record, along with a 2.51 GAA and a .916 SV%. He also has five shutouts on the season, one off tying his career high set back in the 2015-16 season.<\/p>\n<p>The Stars will be looking towards Lehtonen for their next two games. The team plays at the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/nhl-teams\/predators\/\" target=\"_self\">Nashville Predators<\/a> on Tuesday and is home against the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/nhl-teams\/ducks\/\" target=\"_self\">Anaheim Ducks<\/a> on Friday. In 23 games this season, Lehtonen holds a 17-11-6 record. His current 2.37 GAA is his best since the 2011-12 season.<\/p>\n<p>With the team holding on to the first wild-card spot in the Western Conference, the Stars will be hoping that Bishop is not out beyond the next two games.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<br \/>\n<a id=\"Z-cpfuBYQ8lFR19Xg2Vrrw\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/877285802\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'Z-cpfuBYQ8lFR19Xg2Vrrw',sig:'lYipiDJtU53BIZRaAnNT4SkGSlRBm8yp6mKsY_kfOs8=',w:'594px',h:'390px',items:'877285802',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ben Bishop entered Monday night as the starter for the Dallas Stars matchup against the Ottawa Senators. 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