NHL Three Stars: Ben Bishop, Bolts win Game 5

No. 1 Star: Ben Bishop, Tampa Bay Lightning 

The Lightning goalie made 26 saves for the shutout, as Tampa defeated the Rangers 2-0 in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Final, taking a 3-2 series lead.

No. 2 Star: Steven Stamkos, Tampa Bay Lightning

Stamkos scored a goal for the fourth straight game and added an assist on Valtteri Filppula’s goal. He now has seven points in his last four games.

No. 3 Star: Henrik Lundqvist, New York Rangers

The Rangers goalie made 20 saves in the loss, doing what he could as his offense dried up.

Honorable Mention: Ondrej Palat and Nikita Kucherov had the assists on Stamkos’s goal. Anton Stralman had the big pass to set up the Filppula goal.    

Did You Know? Bishopimproved to 11-2-0 with 3 shutouts in 13 career decisions vs. the Rangers.

Dishonorable Mention: The Rangers were 0-for-4 on the power play despite having scored two goals on the man advantage in each of the previous three games. … Marc Staal took two minor penalties and was a minus-1.

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