Kari Lehtonen News

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

Lehtonen made 28 saves on 30 shots in the Stars win over the Rangers on Monday. His 2.81 GAA and .904 SV% in December is nothing to write home about, but it has translated into a 6-3-0 record. Tonight he will make his third start vs. the Coyotes, he has gone 2-0-0 with a 2.00 GAA and .938 SV% in the first two meetings.

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Lehtonen leads the Stars onto the ice for warmups.

Lehtonen stopped 30 of 33 shots in the Stars win over the Blues on Saturday. Lehtonen has had his fair-share of struggles this season, but the Stars offence is clicking and he has won five of his last eight with a 2.92 GAA and .900 SV%. He will be in tough tonight against a New York team who has won eight straight.

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

Lehtonen stopped 30 of 33 shots in the Stars win over the Blues on Saturday. Lehtonen has had his fair-share of struggles this season, but the Stars offence is clicking and he has won five of his last eight with a 2.92 GAA and .900 SV%. He will be in tough tonight against a New York team who has won eight straight.

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Lehtonen leads the Stars onto the ice for warmups.

Lehtonen gave up three goals on 25 shots in the Stars 4-0 loss to the Maple Leafs on Tuesday. It was his second straight loss and made him 13-8-5 with a 3.00 GAA and .904 SV% on the season. He made 23 saves in a 4-3 OT loss in his first start vs. St. Louis.

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Lehtonen was the first goalie off for the Stars.

Lehtonen gave up three goals on 25 shots in the Stars 4-0 loss to the Maple Leafs on Tuesday. It was his second straight loss and made him 13-8-5 with a 3.00 GAA and .904 SV% on the season. He made 23 saves in a 4-3 OT loss in his first start vs. St. Louis.

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Lehtonen leads the Stars onto the ice for warmups.

Lehtonen was pulled after allowing four goals on 19 shots in the Stars win over the Oilers on Sunday. It was an ugly way for Lehtonen to snap a three-game winning streak and despite Anders Lindback leading them in a comeback, it looks like it will be Lehtonen tonight vs. the Maple Leafs. In his first start vs. Toronto he allowed five goals on 40 shots in a 5-3 loss.

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

Lehtonen was pulled after allowing four goals on 19 shots in the Stars win over the Oilers on Sunday. It was an ugly way for Lehtonen to snap a three-game winning streak and despite Anders Lindback leading them in a comeback, it looks like it will be Lehtonen tonight vs. the Maple Leafs. In his first start vs. Toronto he allowed five goals on 40 shots in a 5-3 loss.

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Lehtonen leads the Stars onto the ice for warmups.

Lehtonen stopped 21 of 22 shots in the Stars’ 2-1 victory over the Flames on Friday. This had to be coming sooner or later—Lehtonen has finally gotten hot for the Stars, winning four of his last five with a 1.80 GAA and .930 SV%. He started the year 9-6-5 and now sits at a nice 13-7-5 as we near the Christmas break. Look for things to continue tonight in Edmonton vs. a disastrous Oilers team.

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Lehtonen is expected to get a sixth straight start.

Lehtonen stopped 21 of 22 shots in the Stars’ 2-1 victory over the Flames on Friday. This had to be coming sooner or later—Lehtonen has finally gotten hot for the Stars, winning four of his last five with a 1.80 GAA and .930 SV%. He started the year 9-6-5 and now sits at a nice 13-7-5 as we near the Christmas break. Look for things to continue tonight in Edmonton vs. a disastrous Oilers team.

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Lehtonen will start Friday vs. the Flames.

Lehtonen stopped all 27 shots in the Stars 2-0 shutout win over the Canucks on Wednesday. It was Lehtonen’s second shutout of the season and a much needed one for his confidence. Lehtonen has now won three of his last four starts with a 2.03 GAA and .924 SV%. Tonight he faces Calgary, who have lost six in a row while averaging just 1.67 goals per game.

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Lehtonen will go head-to-head with Lack on Wednesday.

Lehtonen allowed three goals on 31 shots in the Stars win over the Devils on Saturday. The Stars had three days off between games, so they will go with Lehtonen again tonight in Vancouver. He will take on the Canucks for the second time this season—in the first meeting, he made 43 saves in a 6-3 win back in October.

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

Lehtonen allowed three goals on 31 shots in the Stars win over the Devils on Saturday. The Stars had three days off between games, so they will go with Lehtonen again tonight in Vancouver. It looks like he will take on the Canucks for the second time this season—in the first meeting, he made 43 saves in a 6-3 win back in October.

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Lehtonen leads the Stars onto the ice for warmups.

Lehtonen was yanked after allowing three goals on 17 shots in the Stars loss to the Jets on Tuesday. The struggles continue for Lehtonen, who has posted a 4.06 GAA and .870 SV% in his last four starts. He draws a strong matchup tonight vs. the Devils who rank 25th in the league in scoring.

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

Lehtonen was yanked after allowing three goals on 17 shots in the Stars loss to the Jets on Tuesday. The struggles continue for Lehtonen, who has posted a 4.06 GAA and .870 SV% in his last four starts. He draws a strong matchup tonight vs. the Devils who rank 25th in the league in scoring.

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Lehtonen leads the Stars onto the ice for warmups.

Lehtonen allowed a single goal on 17 shots in the Stars 4-1 win over the Canadiens on Saturday. It was an easy win for Lehtonen, who has not had a lot of nights like that this season. On Tuesday he will face the Jets at home—Lehtonen is 5-3-5 with a 3.05 GAA and .899 SV% at American Airlines Center.

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

Lehtonen allowed a single goal on 17 shots in the Stars 4-1 win over the Canadiens on Saturday. It was an easy win for Lehtonen, who has not had a lot of nights like that this season. On Tuesday he will face the Jets at home—Lehtonen is 5-3-5 with a 3.05 GAA and .899 SV% at American Airlines Center.

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Lehtonen leads the Stars onto the ice for warmups.

Lehtonen allowed five goals on 40 shots in the Stars loss to the Maple Leafs on Tuesday. He has now lost two in a row while giving up five goals in each start. The Stars are a mess defensively, ranking dead last with a team GAA of 3.58. Tonight, he faces a skidding Habs team who have lost five of their last six.

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

Lehtonen allowed five goals on 40 shots in the Stars loss to the Maple Leafs on Tuesday. He has now lost two in a row while giving up five goals in each start. The Stars are a mess defensively, ranking dead last with a team GAA of 3.58. Tonight, he faces a skidding Habs team who have lost five of their last six.

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Lehtonen starts for the Stars.

Lehtonen gave up five goals on 34 shots in the Stars 5-4 OT loss to Minnesota on Friday. The loss snapped a three-game losing streak for Lehtonen, who finished November at 5-5-1 with a 3.20 GAA and .903 SV%. It has been a troubling first 20 starts of the year for the 31-year-old. Tonight he takes on the Leafs in Toronto, he has gone 5-2-0 on the road.

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

Lehtonen gave up five goals on 34 shots in the Stars 5-4 OT loss to Minnesota on Friday. The loss snapped a three-game losing streak for Lehtonen, who finished November at 5-5-1 with a 3.20 GAA and .903 SV%. It has been a troubling first 20 starts of the year for the 31-year-old. Tonight he takes on the Leafs in Toronto, he has gone 5-2-0 on the road.

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