Kari Lehtonen News

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

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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Lehtonen will start in goal for the second straight night.

Lehtonen allowed two goals on 31 shots in the Stars’ win in Calgary last night. It was Lehtonen’s first win since October 18th and earned him the start on back-to-back nights. Lehtonen has a 3.10 GAA and .887 SV% in seven starts and one relief appearance on the season and makes for a risky option tonight in Edmonton on no rest.

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Lehtonen leads the Stars onto the ice for warmups.

Lehtonen was yanked after allowing four goals on 11 shots on Tuesday. Lehtonen has been awful recently, allowing a combined 12 goals on 59 shots (.797 SV%) in his last three starts. Despite the recent struggles, Lehtonen will start in Calgary tonight. The Flames aren’t playing the best hockey either and are currently tied for 21st in scoring (2.50 G/PG).

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Lehtonen left the ice first at the Stars morning skate.

Lehtonen was yanked after allowing four goals on 11 shots on Tuesday. Lehtonen has been awful recently, allowing a combined 12 goals on 59 shots (.797 SV%) in his last three starts. Despite the recent struggles, Lehtonen will start in Calgary tonight. The Flames aren’t playing the best hockey either and are currently tied for 21st in scoring (2.50 G/PG).

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Lehtonen leads the Stars onto the ice for warmups.

Lehtonen gave up four goals on 33 shots in the Stars’ loss in Chicago on Sunday. Lehtonen has now given up four goals in three of his last four starts and he’s posted an 0-2-2 record, 3.44 GAA and .875 SV% over that stretch. Lehtonen’s numbers aren’t good, the team in front of him isn’t good and his matchup isn’t good. Look elsewhere tonight.

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

Lehtonen gave up four goals on 33 shots in the Stars’ loss in Chicago on Sunday. Lehtonen has now given up four goals in three of his last four starts and he’s posted an 0-2-2 record, 3.44 GAA and .875 SV% over that stretch. Lehtonen’s numbers aren’t good, the team in front of him isn’t good and his matchup isn’t good. Look elsewhere tonight.

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Lehtonen will start Saturday in Minnesota.

Lehtonen allowed two goals on 25 shots in the Stars’ loss to the Blue Jackets last Saturday. Antti Niemi started the last two games, but they’ll go back to Lehtonen tonight in Minnesota. The matchup is a difficult one. The Wild are 3-3-1 but rank fourth in the NHL in scoring (3.50 G/PG).

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Lehtonen leads the Stars onto the ice for warmups.

Lehtonen allowed four goals on 39 shots in the Stars’ loss to the Kings on Thursday, but it was a good enough outing for them to go back to him for a third straight game. Lehtonen is 1-2-0 with a 2.36 GAA and .925 SV% so far this season and draws a favourable home matchup against a Blue Jackets team that played last night.

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Lehtonen was the first goalie off of the ice at the Stars morning skate; expected to start.

Lehtonen allowed four goals on 39 shots in the Stars’ loss to the Kings on Thursday, but it was a good enough outing for them to go back to him for a third straight game. Lehtonen is 1-2-0 with a 2.36 GAA and .925 SV% so far this season and draws a favourable home matchup against a Blue Jackets team that played last night.

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Lehtonen starts Thursday vs. the Kings.

Lehtonen allowed one goal on 28 shots in the Stars win in Nashville on Tuesday. Lehtonen has stopped 39 of 41 shots (.951 SV%) in two appearances this season. He isn’t a great option on most nights, but he could be a serviceable play tonight against a Kings team that is 0-3-0 while scoring just 2.00 goals per game in the first week of the season.

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Lehtonen will make his first start of the season on Tuesday.

Lehtonen allowed one goal on 13 shots after replacing Antti Niemi in the Stars’ loss in Colorado on Saturday. Lehtonen almost led the Stars to a come from behind win, but the effort fell just short. Tonight he makes his first start of the season and it comes on the road, where he was 12-4-2 with a 2.76 GAA and .912 SV% a season ago.

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

Lehtonen allowed one goal on 13 shots after replacing Antti Niemi in the Stars’ loss in Colorado on Saturday. Lehtonen almost led the Stars to a come from behind win, but the effort fell just short. Tonight he makes his first start of the season and it comes on the road, where he was 12-4-2 with a 2.76 GAA and .912 SV% a season ago.

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Lehtonen will start Game 3 in Minnesota.

Lehtonen’s strong start to the playoffs continued in Game 2, when he stopped 25 of 26 shots in the Stars 2-1 win. Lehtonen has stopped 47 of 48 shots (.979 SV%) in the first two games of the series and as it shifts to Minnesota, he will try to put Dallas ahead 3-0. Lehtonen was 12-4-2 with a 2.76 GAA and .912 SV% in 20 starts on the road this season.

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