LA Kings acquire goalie Ben Bishop in trade with Lightning
LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Kings have decided to make their post-season push with two dependable veteran goalies sharing the crease.
Los Angeles acquired Ben Bishop from the Tampa Bay Lightning on Sunday in a trade including goalie Peter Budaj and an exchange of draft picks.
The Kings will pair Bishop with Jonathan Quick in a formidable tandem down the stretch as they attempt to make the playoffs for the seventh time in eight years. Los Angeles (30-27-4) began the day three points behind St. Louis for the second wild-card berth in the Western Conference.
Quick returned only Saturday from a 59-game absence with a serious groin injury, and general manager Dean Lombardi didn’t want to overwork his two-time Stanley Cup champion goalie during a difficult March schedule.