Kari Lehtonen News

Lehtonen was the first goalie off of the ice for the Stars.

Lehtonen allowed three goals on 37 shots in the Stars win over the Lightning before their bye week. The Stars are back in action tonight and will go right back to Lehtonen, who is 2-5-0 with a 3.18 GAA and .896 SV% in February. He stopped 35 of 37 shots in a 3-2 win in Arizona in his first start vs. the Coyotes this season.

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Lehtonen leads the Stars onto the ice for warmups.

Lehtonen allowed three goals on 26 shots in the Stars loss in Minnesota on Thursday. Despite the loss, Lehtonen will start again tonight vs. the Lightning. Lehtonen has lost five of his last six starts while posting a 3.24 GAA and .891 SV%. Tonight he will face a Tampa Bay team that has won three of their last four.

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Lehtonen was the first goalie off of the ice.

Lehtonen allowed three goals on 26 shots in the Stars loss in Minnesota on Thursday. Despite the loss, Lehtonen will start again tonight vs. the Lightning. Lehtonen has lost five of his last six starts while posting a 3.24 GAA and .891 SV%. Tonight he will face a Tampa Bay team that has won three of their last four.

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Lehtonen leads the Stars onto the ice for warmups.

Lehtonen allowed four goals on 35 shots in the Stars’ loss in Nashville on Sunday. Antti Niemi started on Tuesday, but Lehtonen gets the call tonight in Minnesota and it will be his 35th start of the season. He has previously gone 0-2-1 with a 2.68 GAA and .895 SV% against the Wild this season and has just five wins to 13 losses on the road in 2016-17.

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Lehtonen was the first goalie off of the ice.

Lehtonen allowed four goals on 35 shots in the Stars’ loss in Nashville on Sunday. Antti Niemi started on Tuesday, but Lehtonen gets the call tonight in Minnesota and it will be his 35th start of the season. He has previously gone 0-2-1 with a 2.68 GAA and .895 SV% against the Wild this season and has just five wins to 13 losses on the road in 2016-17.

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Lehtonen leads the Stars onto the ice for warmups.

Lehtonen allowed two goals on 26 shots in the Stars’ loss in Ottawa on Thursday. Lehtonen has lost three in a row while allowing a combined 10 goals on 90 shots (.889 SV%). Lehtonen’s struggles are nothing new for the Stars, who have had a tough time in net for years. He comes in this afternoon at 6-6-4 with a 2.78 GAA and .910 SV% on home ice.

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Lehtonen leads the Stars onto the ice for warmups.

Lehtonen allowed four goals on 35 shots in the Stars’ loss to the Blackhawks last Saturday. Antti Niemi started on Tuesday, but it looks like they’ll come back to Lehtonen tonight in Ottawa. Lehtonen has lost two in a row while allowing four goals in each start and tonight he faces a Sens team that has lost four of five.

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Lehtonen was the first goalie off of the ice.

Lehtonen allowed four goals on 35 shots in the Stars’ loss to the Blackhawks last Saturday. Antti Niemi started on Tuesday, but it looks like they’ll come back to Lehtonen tonight in Ottawa. Lehtonen has lost two in a row while allowing four goals in each start and tonight he faces a Sens team that has lost four of five.

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Lehtonen will make his third straight start on Saturday.

Lehtonen allowed four goals on 29 shots in the Stars’ loss to the Jets on Thursday. Lehtonen will make his 10th straight appearance tonight and his third start of the season vs. Chicago. The 33-year-old has gone 0-1-1 with a 3.43 GAA and .883 SV% in his first two starts against the Blackhawks this season.

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Lehtonen will start Thursday vs. the Jets.

Lehtonen allowed three goals on 43 shots in the Stars 6-3 win over the Maple Leafs on Tuesday. Lehtonen has won his last two starts while turning aside 61 of 65 shots (.939 SV%). Tonight the 33-year-old will make his 30th start of the season and he comes in at 6-4-4 with a 2.59 GAA and .915 SV% on home ice.

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Lehtonen will start Tuesday vs. the Maple Leafs.

Lehtonen allowed a single goal on 22 shots in the Stars’ win over the Sabres last Thursday. It was Lehtonen’s 10th win of the season and his first since December 29th vs. the Avalanche. The veteran netminder has gone 5-4-4 with a 2.56 GAA and .914 SV% in 14 games on home-ice and will be in tough vs. Toronto tonight.

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Lehtonen will start Tuesday vs. the Wild.

Lehtonen allowed four goals on 18 shots in the Stars’ loss to the Capitals on Saturday. Despite the loss, Lehtonen will go again tonight vs. the Wild. Lehtonen is 0-2-0 with a 3.14 GAA and .860 SV% in two appearances against Minnesota this season. The 33-year-old is also 4-4-3 with a 2.69 GAA and .908 SV% on home-ice this year.

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Lehtonen leads the Stars onto the ice for warmups.

Lehtonen allowed two goals on 35 shots in the Stars’ loss in Brooklyn on Thursday. Lehtonen has gone 0-3-1 with a 3.44 GAA and .895 SV% in five starts and two relief appearances in January. The 33-year-old has gone 4-4-2 with a 2.56 GAA and .915 SV% on home-ice and is better left on your bench tonight vs. Washington.

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Lehtonen was the first goalie off of the ice.

Lehtonen allowed two goals on 35 shots in the Stars’ loss in Brooklyn on Thursday. Lehtonen has gone 0-3-1 with a 3.44 GAA and .895 SV% in five starts and two relief appearances in January. The 33-year-old has gone 4-4-2 with a 2.56 GAA and .915 SV% on home-ice and is better left on your bench tonight vs. Washington.

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Lehtonen leads the Stars onto the ice for warmups.

Lehtonen stopped all 12 shots that he faced after he replaced Antti Niemi in the Stars’ win over the Rangers on Tuesday. Lehtonen wasn’t awarded the win on Tuesday and is still 0-2-1 with a 3.73 GAA and .882 SV% in four starts and two relief appearances in January. Tonight he will face an Islanders team that is eighth in the NHL in scoring (2.83 GF/PG).

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Lehtonen was the first goalie off of the ice.

Lehtonen stopped all 12 shots that he faced after he replaced Antti Niemi in the Stars’ win over the Rangers on Tuesday. Lehtonen wasn’t awarded the win on Tuesday and is still 0-2-1 with a 3.73 GAA and .882 SV% in four starts and two relief appearances in January. Tonight he will face an Islanders team that is eighth in the NHL in scoring (2.83 GF/PG).

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Lehtonen leads the Stars onto the ice for warmups.

Lehtonen allowed two goals on 28 shots in the Stars loss to the Wild on Saturday. The 33-year-old has allowed 13 goals on 114 shots (.886 SV%) in his last five outings and this afternoon he’ll face a Sabres team that is under .500. Lehtonen is 5-7-2 with a 3.09 GAA and .886 SV% on the road this season.

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Lehtonen leads the Stars onto the ice for warmups.

Lehtonen was pulled after he allowed three goals on 14 shots in the Stars’ loss in St. Louis on Saturday. Lehtonen has now lost two in a row while allowing a combined seven goals on 47 shots (.851 SV%). Tonight he will make his third start of the season vs. the Kings—he has gone 1-0-1 with a 2.96 GAA and .914 SV% in the first two meetings of the season.

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Lehtonen was the first goalie off of the ice.

Lehtonen was pulled after he allowed three goals on 14 shots in the Stars’ loss in St. Louis on Saturday. Lehtonen has now lost two in a row while allowing a combined seven goals on 47 shots (.851 SV%). Tonight he will make his third start of the season vs. the Kings—he has gone 1-0-1 with a 2.96 GAA and .914 SV% in the first two meetings of the season.

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