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Lightning's Ben Bishop: Injury to sideline him 3-4 weeks

Bishop (lower body) will miss 3-to-4 weeks.

Analysis:

Bishop, who almost assuredly will be placed on IR, was injured in the first period of Tuesday night's game against the Red Wings while attempting to make a save. Fantasy owners should immediately turn their attention to backup Andrei Vasilevskiy, who becomes the interim No. 1 backstop in Tampa Bay and was already a favorite to emerge as the clear-cut starter next season, as Bishop is set to become an unrestricted free agent this summer. Meanwhile, Kristers Gudlevskis received a call-up from the minors for extra depth between the pipes for the 16-14-3 Bolts.

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