Bishop Vs Vasilevskiy: The Battle For Tampa Bay
2016-09-18
When the Tampa Bay Lightning face off against the Detroit Red Wings on October 13th, coach Jon Cooper will face the dilemma of which goalie to start between the pipes. Ben Bishop has the experience, but Andrei Vasilevskiy is the future face of goaltending in Tampa Bay, and is by no means just Bishop’s back-up. So which goalie does Cooper go with on opening night? Bishop’s career stats are better overall, although the 29 year old American is seven years older than his Russian colleague and six more NHL seasons’ worth of experience. Here are the pairs’ basic NHL statistics as of the end ofRead More →