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Video: Bishop’s gaffe leads to Chicago goal, Kucherov crashes hard

Stanley Cup Lightning Blackhawks Hockey

Tampa Bay Lightning goalie Ben Bishop watches during a morning skate at the United Center, Wednesday, June 10, 2015, in Chicago. Game 4 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Final is later in the day. (Dirk Shadd/The Tampa Bay Times via AP) TAMPA OUT; CITRUS COUNTY OUT; PORT CHARLOTTE OUT; BROOKSVILLE HERNANDO TODAY OUT

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Yikes, just yikes.

The first period of Game 5 has not gone well for the Tampa Bay Lightning. To start things off, the Chicago Blackhawks really carried the play early.

Things got rocky when both goalies suffered through puckhandling mishaps, yet the Lightning came out limping in both instances.

First, Nikita Kucherov nearly pounced on a Corey Crawford blunder, only to bash his shoulder into the post.

What came next was even worse, though. Ben Bishop and Victor Hedman clearly had a communication breakdown, as Hedman’s touch threw Bishop off, they both collided and Patrick Sharp scored the easiest goal you can imagine in this scenario:

It was a bad decision by Bishop, especially considering his shaky health. The best news for Tampa Bay is that as rough as this situation is, it’s still just 1-0.

Other than that? Yeah, that was pretty bad.