NEW YORK -- The Tampa Bay Lightning got a key piece back in their lineup and he
proved to be the No.
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win over the New York Rangers. No, top forward Steven Stamkos isnt ready to play
yet, but Ben Bishop was on top of his game after a brief absence. Bishop made 33
saves in his return from injury and the Lightning cooled off the Rangers 2-1 on
Tuesday night. "We played solidly, and I felt no rust," Bishop said. "This was
big for us coming into this building and playing well. Its a fun place to play.
You have to be excited playing at Madison Square Garden." Bishop was back in the
net for the first time since he sprained his right wrist in the first period at
Edmonton on Jan. 5. He missed three games before dressing as the backup to
Anders Lindback on Monday at Columbus. He didnt play in the Lightnings 3-2 loss.
"He was probably our best player," Lightning coach Jon Cooper said. "When youre
going on the road and trying to win a hockey game, it all starts with your
goaltending. He gave us a chance to win." Victor Hedman and Nikita Kucherov
supplied all the offence, scoring goals 9 seconds apart early in the second
period for Tampa Bay, 5-1-1 in the second half of back-to-back games. Hedman got
the Lightning even with a power-play goal, and Kucherov gave them the lead for
good on a breakaway. Tampa Bay went 5-3 in a stretch in which it played seven of
eight on the road. "Its been tough, and I thought weve done a pretty good job,"
Bishop said. Brad Richards scored for the Rangers, who had a three-game winning
streak snapped. Henrik Lundqvist made 23 saves, but took the loss for New York,
which was 8-2-1 in its previous 11. "I thought we played a really strong game,"
Lundqvist said. "We created a lot of chances. It was a good hockey game, but we
just came up a little short." The Rangers got their first power play 6:37 into
the third period, but Bishop was solid -- stopping Mats Zuccarello in close.
Bishop is 5-0 with a goals-against average under 1 against the Rangers. "I like
playing against the best," Bishop said. "Henrik is obviously one of the best
goalies ever. Its fun to play against those guys. I dont think the record means
much, but for now its pretty nice." New York had another advantage in the final
5 minutes but didnt score. The Rangers had netted a power-play goal in five
straight contests. The game quickly turned early in the second when Rangers
captain Ryan Callahan was sent off for high-sticking Bishop in the head -- the
first penalty for either team -- at 29 seconds. Hedman then fired a slap shot
from just inside the blue line that beat Lundqvist at 1:10. Hedman showed no
ill-effects after injuring his shoulder in the first period when he was went
awkwardly into the boards on a hit by Brian Boyle. "A lot of players wouldve run
Hedman into the ground, and Boyle pulled up and held up," Cooper said. "Ive got
to give Boyle a lot of credit for being a hockey player in the game and not
trying to hurt somebody." Before Hedmans 10th goal was announced to the crowd,
the Lightning had grabbed the lead. After the ensuing faceoff, Lightning
defenceman Radko Gudas sent a long pass to Kucherov, who came in alone on
Lundqvist and scored his seventh of the season at 1:19. "We were very excited to
play here," Hedman said. "This was a big game for our young guys." New York
threatened to get even several times in the second, and had a few odd-man
rushes, but Bishop was sharp and kept them at bay. He made a lunging glove grab
of a drive by Callahan with 9:05 left in the period. "Its tough," Callahan said.
"You dont always get the calls to go your way. They get one there, and we have a
little bit of a lapse and they score another one. We had a lot of chances to get
the equalizer ... we just didnt find it." The Rangers got on the board first.
Carl Hagelin sent a shot in on Bishop from the left circle, and the rebound went
behind the net. Callahan gathered the puck and sent a pass to Richards, who was
standing where Hagelin had been, and snapped a shot that beat Bishop at 11:55
for his 12th goal -- tying him for the team lead. NOTES: Rangers coach Alain
Vigneault hinted strongly that backup G Cam Talbot will start one of the games
this weekend when New York plays Ottawa and Washington on consecutive days. ...
Lightning C Nate Thompson sat out because of the flu. RW B.J. Crombeen was a
healthy scratch. ... Lightning D Matt Carle had a career-high, seven-game point
streak snapped. ... Tampa Bay is 16-10-4 without Stamkos (broken leg).
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