The Tampa Bay Lightning's Ben Bishop suffered an injury that mask-bearing goaltenders usually avoid.Although widely considered to be one of the most dangerous positions in all of sports, goalies have historically been able to keep one precious thing safe that most other hockey players haven't—their teeth. But that wasn't the case for Bishop on Tuesday night.Bishop had his bell rung after a bullet off the stick of Maple Leafs forward Peter Holland connected square off the jaw piece of the 6'8" goaltender's mask. Missing teeth would soon follow.
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The shot sent echoes ringing throughout the arena and surely through Bishop's ears as he dug through his equipment and scoured the ice, trying to find his missing pearly whites. After being tended to, he remained in the game and helped the Lightning to a 7-3 win over the Leafs with a season-high 40-save performance—none of which were bigger than the one that will force him to book an appointment with the dentist.When asked if he had any thought of leaving the game after losing his two front teeth, Bishop responded in typical hockey fashion."No. No reason to," he said. "It felt OK, so there was no reason to come out."[Sportsnet]