NHL 100 in 100: Why not to stop a shot with your mouth

Ben Bishop is checked out by a trainer after taking a Peter Holland slap shot off the front of his mask.

Over the next 100 days, host Steve Dangle will break down the top 100 moments of the NHL’s centennial season. Check out the entire series on Sportsnet’s YouTube page and subscribe for more exclusive content.

NO. 93

Ben Bishop and the Tampa Bay Lightning didn’t get many breaks during the 2016-17 season and an example of that came on this night at the Air Canada Centre.

Trying to protect a comfortable lead over the Toronto Maple Leafs, Bishop squared up to stop a Peter Holland snap shot and … well, stopped it with his two front teeth. Here’s No. 93 in Sportsnet’s NHL 100 in 100.

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