A day after getting goaltender Jonathan Quick back from a groin injury that had sidelined him all season, the Kings picked up another top goalie Sunday when they acquired veteran Ben Bishop from the Tampa Bay Lightning.
But the price was high, with the Kings sending goalie Peter Budaj, minor-league defenseman Erik Cernak and a seventh-round pick in this summer’s draft to Tampa Bay in exchange from Bishop and a fifth-round draft pick.
Bishop, 30, a one-time finalist for the Vezina Award as the NHL’s top goaltender, has played in 32 games this season, posting a 16-12-3 record with a 2.