Lehtonen stopped 26 of 27 shots in the Stars win in Buffalo on January 20th. Lehtonen has won four of his last five starts (4-1-0) while allowing just 10 goals on 143 shots (.930 SV%). Lehtonen has not played a lot this season but has played well when called upon—he is 6-4-1 with a 2.16 GAA and .921 SV% on the road this season.
Lehtonen stopped 30 of 32 shots in the Stars win in Boston on Monday. Ben Bishop started the last two games but Lehtonen will face the Sabres on Saturday afternoon. Lehtonen stopped 27 of 28 shots in a 5-1 win in his first start vs. the Sabres.
Lehtonen allowed four goals on 25 shots in the Stars loss in New Jersey on December 15th. Ben Bishop has played very well as of late so Lehtonen has not seen any playoff time, but this afternoon he will make his 11th start of the season. Lehtonen has gone 4-4-1 with a 2.32 GAA and .914 SV% on the road this season.
Lehtonen stopped 32 of 34 shots in the Stars win in Brooklyn on Wednesday. With Lehtonen winning his last two starts he earned a third straight start tonight in New Jersey. In his last five appearances, Lehtonen has posted an impressive 1.94 GAA and .930 SV%. The Devils are expected to be without Taylor Hall again, making Lehtonen an interesting start again tonight.
Lehtonen allowed one goal on 25 shots in the Stars shootout win in New York on Monday. It was a strong performance from Lehtonen who has now allowed just seven goals on the last 95 shots (.926 SV%) that he has faced. Tonight he takes on an Islanders team that has surprisingly dropped four of their last six (2-3-1).
Lehtonen allowed two goals on 26 shots in the Stars loss in St. Louis last Thursday. Bishop had a rough night against Vegas so Lehtonen will start tonight in New York. The veteran has played well recently, stopping 64 of the last 70 shots (.914 SV%) that he has faced. Lehtonen has gone 2-3-1 with a 2.34 GAA and .912 SV% on the road this season.
Lehtonen allowed two goals on 17 shots after replacing Ben Bishop (back) in the Stars 5-2 loss to the Predators on Tuesday. Bishop did not travel with the team to St. Louis, so Lehtonen will be the Stars No.1 option in the short-term. In his first start against the Blues, Lehtonen allowed four goals on 21 shots in a 4-2 loss.
There’s no word why Lehtonen is away from the team or how long he will be gone but Mike McKenna has been recalled to serve as Ben Bishop’s backup for the time being.
Lehtonen allowed three goals on 29 shots in the Stars loss in Florida on Tuesday. With Ben Bishop hitting a rough patch, Lehtonen will get a shot this afternoon vs. the Oilers. The 34-year-old has gone 2-3-1 with a 2.48 GAA and .910 SV% in four starts and two relief appearances this seasons. The Oilers have gone 3-3-2 while averaging just 1.75 goals for per game on the road this season.
Lehtonen allowed one goal on 28 shots in the Stars win over the Sabres on November 4th. Ben Bishop started five of the last six games, but Lehtonen will go tonight in Florida after Bishop started last night’s loss in Carolina. Lehtonen has gone 1-2-0 with a 2.39 GAA and.909 SV% on the road this season.
Lehtonen allowed one goal on 28 shots in the Stars win over the Sabres on November 4th. Ben Bishop started five of the last six games, but Lehtonen will go tonight in Florida after Bishop started last night’s loss in Carolina. Lehtonen has gone 1-2-0 with a 2.39 GAA and.909 SV% on the road this season.
Lehtonen stopped 29 of the 30 shots that he faced in the Stars’ win in Calgary last Friday. Ben Bishop has started 11 of the Stars first 13 games, but Lehtonen will get a chance tonight vs. the Sabres. Lehtonen has stopped 43 of the last 45 shots (.956 SV%) that he has faced in his last two appearances—he makes for a reasonable spot-start tonight.
Lehtonen allowed one goal on 15 shots after replacing Ben Bishop in the Stars’ loss in Colorado on Tuesday. Lehtonen has allowed seven goals on 47 shots (.851 SV%) so far this season and tonight he takes on the 5-5-0 Calgary Flames who are scoring just 2.40 goals for per game.
Lehtonen surrendered two goals on 11 shots after replacing Ben Bishop and was handed the loss last night vs. the Golden Knights. Despite the rough outing, the Stars will stick with their plan of going with Lehtonen on the tail-end of the back-to-back. Things get more difficult tonight as they travel to St. Louis to see a Blues team that looked good on opening night.