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Lehtonen was the first goalie off of the ice.

Lehtonen allowed four goals on 33 shots in the Stars loss to the Canadiens on Wednesday. The loss snapped his personal three-game winning streak and it looks like he’ll start for the fifth time in six games tonight in St. Louis. Lehtonen is 5-7-2 with a 2.84 GAA and .894 SV% on the road and the Blues are a really strong home team.

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Lehtonen was the first goalie off of the ice.

Lehtonen stopped all 18 shots that he faced after replacing Antti Niemi in the Stars’ loss to the Panthers on New Year’s Eve. It was strange to see Niemi start anyways, seeing as how Lehtonen was riding a three-game winning streak. The Finnish netminder has now stopped 95 of the last 100 shots (.950 SV%) that he has faced. Tonight he faces a Montreal team that played last night and has gone 2-2-2 in their last six.

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Lehtonen starts in goal for the Stars.

Lehtonen allowed two goals on 37 shots in the Stars’ win in Arizona on Tuesday. Lehtonen has won two in a row while allowing a combined four goals on 68 shots (.941 SV%). Tonight will be his fourth appearance of the season against Colorado—the 33-year-old has gone 2-1-0 with a 1.18 GAA and .958 SV% in the first three meetings.

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Lehtonen was the first goalie off of the ice.

Lehtonen allowed two goals on 37 shots in the Stars’ win in Arizona on Tuesday. Lehtonen has won two in a row while allowing a combined four goals on 68 shots (.941 SV%). Tonight will be his fourth appearance of the season against Colorado—the 33-year-old has gone 2-1-0 with a 1.18 GAA and .958 SV% in the first three meetings.

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Lehtonen was the first goalie off of the ice.

Lehtonen gave up two goals on 31 shots in the Stars’ win over the Kings last Friday. The Stars tend to ride the hot hand, which right now is Lehtonen, so he starts in Arizona tonight. Lehtonen has gone 4-7-2 with a 2.91 GAA and .88 SV% in 12 starts and one relief appearance on the road this season.

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Lehtonen leads the Stars onto the ice for warmups.

Lehtonen allowed three goals on 27 shots in the Stars’ loss in Chicago on December 11th. Antti Niemi started the last four games, but Lehtonen will get the nod tonight vs. the Kings. Lehtonen has gone 2-3-0 with a 2.02 GAA and .921 SV% in December and tonight will be the second time he faces Los Angeles. In the first meeting, he allowed four goals on 39 shots in a 4-3 OT loss.

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Lehtonen was the first goalie off of the ice.

Lehtonen allowed three goals on 27 shots in the Stars’ loss in Chicago on December 11th. Antti Niemi started the last four games, but Lehtonen will get the nod tonight vs. the Kings. Lehtonen has gone 2-3-0 with a 2.02 GAA and .921 SV% in December and tonight will be the second time he faces Los Angeles. In the first meeting, he allowed four goals on 39 shots in a 4-3 OT loss.

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Lehtonen leads the Stars onto the ice for warmups.

Lehtonen allowed two goals on 36 shots in the Stars win over the Predators on Thursday. Lehtonen has won two of his last three starts with a 1.34 GAA, .949 SV% and one shutout, earning himself a fourth consecutive start today in Philadelphia. The Flyers enter play riding a seven-game winning streak.

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Lehtonen leads the Stars onto the ice for warmups.

Lehtonen allowed two goals on 20 shots in the Stars’ loss to the Flames on Tuesday. He has played well as of late, stopping 41 of the last 43 shots (.953 SV%) that he has faced. Tonight he will take on a Nashville team that has dropped three of their last five games entering play on Thursday.

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Lehtonen is expected to start Thursday vs. the Predators.

Lehtonen allowed two goals on 20 shots in the Stars’ loss to the Flames on Tuesday. He has played well as of late, stopping 41 of the last 43 shots (.953 SV%) that he has faced. Tonight he will take on a Nashville team that has dropped three of their last five games entering play on Thursday.

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Lehtonen will start Tuesday vs. the Flames.

Lehtonen stopped all 23 shots that he faced in the Stars’ shutout win in Colorado on Saturday. It was Lehtonen’s first shutout of the season and he now sits at 5-7-3 with a 3.03 GAA and .892 SV% on the season. Tonight he faces the Flames for the second time—he stopped 29 of 31 shots in a 4-2 win in the first meeting.

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Lehtonen was the first goalie off of the ice.

Lehtonen stopped all 23 shots that he faced in the Stars’ shutout win in Colorado on Saturday. It was Lehtonen’s first shutout of the season and he now sits at 5-7-3 with a 3.03 GAA and .892 SV% on the season. Tonight he faces the Flames for the second time—he stopped 29 of 31 shots in a 4-2 win in the first meeting.

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Lehtonen leads the Stars onto the ice for warmups.

Lehtonen gave up two goals on 19 shots in the Stars’ loss in Detroit on Tuesday. Lehtonen has a 3.28 GAA and .885 SV% in 14 games this season and just isn’t a reliable fantasy option. However, he draws a strong matchup tonight against an Avalanche team that has lost four consecutive games.

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Lehtonen was the first goalie off of the ice at the Stars' morning skate.

Lehtonen gave up two goals on 19 shots in the Stars’ loss in Detroit on Tuesday. Lehtonen has a 3.28 GAA and .885 SV% in 14 games this season and just isn’t a reliable fantasy option. However, he draws a strong matchup tonight against an Avalanche team that has lost four consecutive games.

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Lehtonen leads the Stars onto the ice for warmups.

Lehtonen allowed four goals on 20 shots in the Stars’ loss in Nashville last Wednesday. Lehtonen has gone 3-3-2 with a 3.85 GAA and .875 SV% in eight November starts and tonight he’ll make his ninth start on the road—he has gone 3-4-2 with a 3.33 HAA and .879 SV% in the previous eight.

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Lehtonen was the first goalie off of the ice at the Stars' morning skate.

Lehtonen was yanked after allowing four goals on 13 shots in the Stars’ loss to the Oilers on Saturday. Lehtonen has gone 3-2-2 with a 3.81 GAA and .883 SV% in November and will be in tough tonight as he takes on a Predators team that won five of their last seven games.

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Lehtonen leads the Stars onto the ice for warmups.

Lehtonen allowed two goals on 36 shots in the Stars’ win over the Avalanche on Thursday. Lehtonen has won three of his last four games while allowing a combined 11 goals on 137 shots (.934 SV%). Tonight it looks like he will take on an Oilers team that has dropped five consecutive games.

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Lehtonen is expected to start Saturday vs. the Oilers.

Lehtonen allowed two goals on 36 shots in the Stars’ win over the Avalanche on Thursday. Lehtonen has won three of his last four games while allowing a combined 11 goals on 137 shots (.934 SV%). Tonight it looks like he will take on an Oilers team that has dropped five consecutive games.

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Lehtonen leads the Stars onto the ice for warmups.

Lehtonen allowed five goals on 30 shots in the Stars loss in Vancouver on Sunday. Lehtonen has lost three of his five November starts while posting a 3.70 GAA and .884 SV%. Tonight he will take on the Avalanche for the second time this season—he allowed one goal on 13 shots after replacing Antti Niemi in a 6-5 loss in Colorado in mid-November.

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