Emergency backup Kristers Gudlevskis turning heads on Lightning bench

After Ben Bishop was stretchered off the ice with an apparent injury during the first period, Andrei Vasilevskiy took over in goal, but the Tampa Bay Lightning brought in an emergency backup in the second.

Related: Ben Bishop leaves Game 1 on stretcher​

Enter Kristers Gudlevskis, who is best known for his 55-save performance for Latvia in a 2-1 loss to Canada during the 2014 Winter Olympics, but was gaining more attention on Twitter during Game 1 for his hair.

The 23-year-old made one start for the Lightning during the regular season, making 31 saves in a 1-0 overtime loss to the Chicago Blackhawks.

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