Tampa Bay Lightning goalie Ben Bishop left Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals against the Pittsburgh Penguins on a stretcher with an apparent lower-body injury.
Bishop was writhing in pain on the ice after falling in his crease with more than seven minutes remaining in the first period. He appeared to be grabbing his left knee.
Andrei Vasilevskiy, 21, entered the game to replace Bishop. The only playoff start of his career came in Game 4 of last year's Stanley Cup Final, a 2-1 loss to the Chicago Blackhawks.
In the first two rounds of the playoffs, Bishop compiled an 8-2 record with a .938 save percentage and 1.89 goals-against average. He recorded shutouts in both of the Lightning's series-clinching games.
