Anders Lindback allowed three goals on 25 shots for the Lightning in a 3-1 loss to Boston Thursday night. Lindback is engaged in a tight battle for playing time with teammate Ben Bishop and given tonight's result, it's likely that Bishop gets the nod in Tampa Bay's next contest.

Anders Lindback was the first goalie off the ice Thursday, which indicates that he'll get the start for the Lightning against Boston. Lindback and Ben Bishop are expected to split starts for Tampa Bay this season. In his first season with the Bolts, Lindback posted a 10-10-1 record with a .902 save percentage and a 2.90 goals-against average.

Lightning coach Jon Cooper didn't blame Anders Lindback for Tampa Bay's 5-3 loss on Saturday. Anders Lindback kicked out just 17 of 21 shots in the preseason contest. "The goaltender is always the one in the end you look at and say, 'Why didn't he stop it?' But how did it get to that point because at some point the puck got there," Cooper said. "So we just have to tighten that up a little bit." The Lightning's defense might be an ongoing problem this season and that might negatively impact Lindback and Ben Bishop's fantasy value. Both goaltenders have upside, but drafting either of them is a significant gamble.

Look for Anders Lindback and Ben Bishop to share the net in Saturday night's pre-season game against the Panthers. The two are battling for the Bolts' starting goalie job and it should go down to the wire as to who wins. We give the slight edge to Lindback, but we are by no means married to that prediction.

Anders Lindback is over his ankle injury from last season and he's ready to battle to be Tampa Bay's No. 1 goalie. He is welcoming the challenge of competing with Ben Bishop for starts in 2013-14. "I know I'm fighting for a starting job and all I can really do is try to focus on my game and try to be as best as I can so that I get a chance to play as much as I can," Lindback said. "We are kind of in the same spot fighting for the job so it's going to be good for us both." Bishop is believed to have a slight leg up on the situation, but Lindback could just as easily get the top spot back if he string together some good starts and get hot.

Anders Lindback lost his third straight game Saturday night, as the Lightning fell 5-3 to the Panthers. Lindback has given up nine goals over that span, making 27 saves on 31 shots Saturday. There are some good pieces in Tampa Bay -- it really needs to shore up its defense, though.

Look for Anders Lindback to get the start in Tampa's last game of the season Saturday night against state-rival Florida. FYI

Anders Lindback allowed two goals on 24 shots for the Lightning in a 2-0 shutout loss to Boston Thursday. Lindback hasn't been the savior Tampa Bay expected when they acquired him from the Predators prior to the season and will have to battle Ben Bishop for playing time next year.

Anders Lindback will get the call for Tampa Thursday night. Ben Bishop played Wednesday and picked up a win against Toronto and Lindback will look to do the same versus Boston. It will mark his second appearance since he came back from a hip injury.

Anders Lindback got some praise from Lightning coach Jon Cooper following Sunday's 3-2 loss. It was Lindback's first start since he suffered an ankle sprain roughly a month ago. "He made some big saves . to avoid this game from getting out of hand and gave us a chance to come back," Cooper said. "And then when we really get rolling in the third, we give up one big-time chance on (Jeff Skinner). And I know we didn't come back to tie it, but if that goes in, we definitely don't have a chance to come back. So there were a lot of good things to look at what he did." Lindback allowed three goals on 15 shots in the first period, but was perfect through the final 40 minutes.