Lehtonen entered Tuesday’s game in relief of Antti Niemi but only lasted 8:32 before being forced from the game after colliding with John Klingberg. Niemi struggled big time last night and Lehtonen has been great this season, so this would be a tough loss for the NHL leading Stars to handle. Expect an update on Wednesday.
Lehtonen allowed two goals on 24 shots in the Stars win over the Wild last Saturday. Lehtonen has won five straight games while posting a great 1.98 GAA and .935 SV%. Overall, Lehtonen has been excellent this season, going 8-1-0 with a 2.38 GAA and .921 SV%. No matter how good Lehtonen has been, tonight’s matchup is not a favourable one.
Lehtonen allowed two goals on 24 shots in the Stars win over the Wild last Saturday. Lehtonen has won five straight games while posting a great 1.98 GAA and .935 SV%. Overall, Lehtonen has been excellent this season, going 8-1-0 with a 2.38 GAA and .921 SV%. No matter how good Lehtonen has been, tonight’s matchup is not a favourable one.
Lehtonen gave up three goals on 38 shots in the Stars win over the Jets on Thursday. Lehtonen has won four consecutive starts while posting a 2.00 GAA and .938 SV%. He will look to keep things rolling tonight vs. the Wild, who have won three in a row. Lehtonen has gone 2-1-0 with a 3.42 GAA and .896 SV% at home this season.
Lehtonen gave up three goals on 38 shots in the Stars win over the Jets on Thursday. Lehtonen has won four consecutive starts while posting a 2.00 GAA and .938 SV%. He will look to keep things rolling tonight vs. the Wild, who have won three in a row. Lehtonen has gone 2-1-0 with a 3.42 GAA and .896 SV% at home this season.
Lehtonen made 21 saves on 22 shots in the Stars win in Detroit on Sunday. Despite winning three in a row, the Stars elected to start Antti Niemi on Tuesday (he lost), but they will turn to Lehtonen tonight with the Jets in town. During his three-game winning streak Lehtonen has registered a 1.67 GAA and .946 SV%. Winnipeg comes in having lost three straight.
Lehtonen made 21 saves on 22 shots in the Stars win in Detroit on Sunday. Despite winning three in a row, the Stars elected to start Antti Niemi on Tuesday (he lost), but they will turn to Lehtonen tonight with the Jets in town. During his three-game winning streak Lehtonen has registered a 1.67 GAA and .946 SV%. Winnipeg comes in having lost three straight.
Lehtonen gave up one goal on 31 shots in the Stars win in Carolina on Friday. Lehtonen has won two in a row while allowing a combined a four goals on 70 shots (.943 SV%). Lehtonen will make his third straight start this afternoon.
Lehtonen made 36 saves on 39 shots in the Stars win over the Bruins on Tuesday. Lehtonen has won four of his first five games this season while posting a 3.00 GAA and .905 SV%. Coming off of his best performance of the season, Lehtonen makes for a strong start tonight in Carolina.
Lehtonen made 36 saves on 39 shots in the Stars win over the Bruins on Tuesday. Lehtonen has won four of his first five games this season while posting a 3.00 GAA and .905 SV%. Coming off of his best performance of the season, Lehtonen makes for a strong start tonight in Carolina.
Lehtonen was yanked after he allowed three goals on 11 shots in the Stars loss to the Panthers on October 24th. Lehtonen has gone 3-1-0 with a 3.00 GAA and .898 SV% this season. With Antti Niemi starting last night, Lehtonen will go tonight vs. the Bruins—Boston comes in ranked 1st in the NHL in scoring, with 3.90 goals per game.
Lehtonen allowed two goals on 26 shots in the Stars win in Florida last Saturday. Antti Niemi started the last two games, but it looks like the Stars will go back to Lehtonen tonight vs. the Panthers. Niemi has won each of his three starts while posting a 2.34 GAA and .920 SV%.
Lehtonen allowed two goals on 26 shots in the Stars win in Florida last Saturday. Antti Niemi started the last two games, but it looks like the Stars will go back to Lehtonen tonight vs. the Panthers. Niemi has won each of his three starts while posting a 2.34 GAA and .920 SV%.
Lehtonen allowed three goals on 33 shots in the Stars 5-3 win over the Lightning on Thursday. Despite allowing five goals in the last two games, Lehtonen has registered the win in each start. Back-to-back wins is likely why it looks like Lindy Ruff will go back to Lehtonen tonight in Florida. The Panthers are currently tied for fourth in the NHL in goals for.
Lehtonen allowed two goals on 28 shots in the Stars win over the Oilers in his season debut. Lehtonen stabilized the net after Antti Niemi blew-up for six goals against in his last outing. Lehtonen and Niemi will likely split starts like this all season, but it is difficult to expect big things out of Lehtonen tonight when he goes to Tampa Bay to take on the Lightning.
Lehtonen allowed two goals on 28 shots in the Stars win over the Oilers in his season debut. Lehtonen stabilized the net after Antti Niemi blew-up for six goals against in his last outing. Lehtonen and Niemi will likely split starts like this all season, but it is difficult to expect big things out of Lehtonen tonight when he goes to Tampa Bay to take on the Lightning.
Antti Niemi started the Stars’ first two games of the season, but it looks like they will give Lehtonen the nod tonight vs. the Oilers. Lehtonen was 34-17-10 with a 2.94 GAA and .903 SV% last year but he will need to improve on those splits if he doesn’t want to become a backup. He draws a strong matchup vs. an Oilers team who has just one goal so far.
Antti Niemi started the Stars’ first two games of the season, but it looks like they will give Lehtonen the nod tonight vs. the Oilers. Lehtonen was 34-17-10 with a 2.94 GAA and .903 SV% last year but he will need to improve on those splits if he doesn’t want to become a backup. He draws a strong matchup vs. an Oilers team who has just one goal so far.
Lehtonen was pulled after allowing four goals on 19 shots in the Stars 5-3 loss to the Flames on Monday. Lehtonen will make his fifth start of the season against the Blues—he has gone 2-1-1 with a 2.49 GAA and .907 SV% in the first two meetings. Lehtonen comes in with a 15-10-8 record at home this year.
