Kari Lehtonen News

Lehtonen leads the Stars onto the ice for warmups.

Lehtonen allowed six goals on 44 shots in the Stars loss in Brooklyn on Tuesday. Lehtonen has had his rough outings this season, but still sits at 12-3-0 with a 2.85 GAA and .907 SV% on the year. Lehtonen will start against a Jets team that has struggled on the road this season—Lehtonen has gone 5-2-0 with a 2.71 GAA and .908 SV% at American Airlines Center this season.

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Lehtonen is expected to start on Thursday.

Lehtonen allowed six goals on 44 shots in the Stars loss in Brooklyn on Tuesday. Lehtonen has had his rough outings this season, but still sits at 12-3-0 with a 2.85 GAA and .907 SV% on the year. Lehtonen will start against a Jets team that has struggled on the road this season—Lehtonen has gone 5-2-0 with a 2.71 GAA and .908 SV% at American Airlines Center this season.

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Lehtonen leads the Stars onto the ice for warmups.

Lehtonen allowed three goals on 14 shots in the Stars loss in Columbus on Tuesday. Antti Niemi started the last two games, but Lehtonen will start tonight in Brooklyn. Lehtonen went 3-1-0 with a 3.01 GAA and .892 SV% in December—tonight he starts on the road, where he has gone 7-0-0 with a 2.54 GAA and .914 SV% this season.

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Lehtonen leads the Stars onto the ice for warmups.

Lehtonen stopped all 22 shots that he faced in the Stars’ 3-0 shutout win over the Blues on Sunday. Lehtonen has been pulled twice this month, but sits 3-1-0 with a 2.61 GAA and .903 SV% in December. He is a must-start on Tuesday in Columbus—he stopped 34 shots in a 5-1 win in his first meeting with the Blue Jackets.

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

Lehtonen stopped all 22 shots that he faced in the Stars’ 3-0 shutout win over the Blues on Sunday. Lehtonen has been pulled twice this month, but sits 3-1-0 with a 2.61 GAA and .903 SV% in December. He is a must-start on Tuesday in Columbus—he stopped 34 shots in a 5-1 win in his first meeting with the Blue Jackets.

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Lehtonen leads the Stars onto the ice for warmups.

Lehtonen was pulled after allowing two goal on four shots in the Stars win in Minnesota on Monday. Antti Niemi started last night, so Lehtonen will go tonight vs. the Blues. Lehtonen has gone 4-2-0 with a 3.14 GAA and .898 SV% in seven starts on home ice this season.

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Lehtonen will start on Monday vs. the Wild.

Lehtonen surrendered three goals on 27 shots in the Stars loss to the Flames on Thursday. Lehtonen is 2-1-0 with a 2.86 GAA and .898 SV% in December and tonight he will face the Wild for the second time—he was victorious in the first meeting and he comes in with a 7-0-0 record, 2.00 GAA and .931 SV% on the road this season.

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

Lehtonen surrendered three goals on 27 shots in the Stars loss to the Flames on Thursday. Lehtonen is 2-1-0 with a 2.86 GAA and .898 SV% in December and tonight he will face the Wild for the second time—he was victorious in the first meeting and he comes in with a 7-0-0 record, 2.00 GAA and .931 SV% on the road this season.

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Lehtonen will start in goal on Thursday.

Lehtonen made 34 saves on 35 shots in the Stars 5-1 win over Columbus on Tuesday. It was a fantastic outing for Lehtonen, who will start his second straight game tonight vs. the Flames. Lehtonen should make for a great start again tonight—Calgary has been winning recently, but have struggled on the road, going 4-9-2 this season.

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

Lehtonen made 34 saves on 35 shots in the Stars 5-1 win over Columbus on Tuesday. It was a fantastic outing for Lehtonen, who will start his second straight game tonight vs. the Flames. Lehtonen should make for a great start again tonight—Calgary has been winning recently, but have struggled on the road, going 4-9-2 this season.

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Lehtonen will be in goal for the Stars.

Lehtonen was pulled after he allowed five goals on 30 shots in the Stars loss to Carolina last Tuesday. Antti Niemi started the last two games, but it looks like it will be Lehtonen tonight vs. the Blue Jackets, who are on the tail-end of a back-to-back. It was the first time this season that Lehtonen allowed four-plus goals—he did that 18 times (28% of his starts) in 2014-15.

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Lehtonen is expected to play on Tuesday vs. Columbus.

Lehtonen was pulled after he allowed five goals on 30 shots in the Stars loss to Carolina last Tuesday. Antti Niemi started the last two games, but it looks like it will be Lehtonen tonight vs. the Blue Jackets, who are on the tail-end of a back-to-back. It was the first time this season that Lehtonen allowed four-plus goals—he did that 18 times (28% of his starts) in 2014-15.

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Lehtonen is expected to start Saturday in St. Louis.

Lehtonen allowed five goals on 30 shots in the Stars loss to the Hurricanes on Tuesday. With Antti Niemi starting last night, look for Lehtonen tonight in St. Louis. Lehtonen is 7-0-0 with a 2.00 GAA and .931 SV% in seven road starts this season. Dallas sits at 22-5-2 on the year, so Lehtonen is a safe start whenever he gets the call.

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Lehtonen will start Tuesday vs. the Hurricanes.

Lehtonen stopped 14 of 16 shots for an easy win in Vancouver last Thursday. Antti Niemi started on Friday, but it looks like it will be Lehtonen tonight vs. the Hurricanes. Lehtonen is an impressive 10-1-0 with a 2.37 GAA and .918 SV% on the year and will make his second start of the season vs. Carolina—he stopped 30 of 31 shots in a 4-1 win in November.

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

Lehtonen stopped 14 of 16 shots for an easy win in Vancouver last Thursday. Antti Niemi started on Friday, but it looks like it will be Lehtonen tonight vs. the Hurricanes. Lehtonen is an impressive 10-1-0 with a 2.37 GAA and .918 SV% on the year and will make his second start of the season vs. Carolina—he stopped 30 of 31 shots in a 4-1 win in November.

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Lehtonen starts Thursday in Vancouver.

Lehtonen missed the last three games with an upper-body injury, but will be back in goal tonight. In his last start he turned aside 33 of 35 shots in the Stars win in Washington. He comes in having lost only once this season while posting a 2.41 GAA and .921 SV%. Tonight he is a must-start vs. a Canucks team that is having a really tough time right now.

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Lehtonen is expected to start Thursday in Vancouver.

Lehtonen missed the last three games with an upper-body injury, but will be back in goal tonight. In his last start he turned aside 33 of 35 shots in the Stars win in Washington. He comes in having lost only once this season while posting a 2.41 GAA and .921 SV%. Tonight he is a must-start vs. a Canucks team that is having a really tough time right now.

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The Stars have activated Kari Lehtonen (upper-body) from injured reserve.

Lehtonen missed the last three games with an upper-body injury, but has activated from IR and could start Thursday vs. the Canucks. Lehtonen has gone 9-1-0 with a 2.41 GAA and .921 SV% in 10 starts and one relief appearance this season.

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Lehtonen (upper-body) should be able to play on Thursday or Friday.

Lehtonen has missed the last two games with an upper-body injury, but was on the ice for Monday’s practice and is expected to be cleared for game action on Tuesday. Lehtonen is eligible to come off of IR for Thursday’s game and figures to start one of their back-to-back games later in the week.

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The Stars have placed Kari Lehtonen (upper-body) on IR; expected to miss 5-7 days.

Lehtonen was injured on Tuesday in a collision with John Klingberg and will miss 5-7 days with an upper-body injury. With Lehtonen out, the Stars have recalled Jack Campbell and will roll with Antti Niemi on Friday.

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