KARI LEHTONEN RUMORS
What went right and wrong in Stars' season
Now that the Dallas Stars' shortened 2013 season is in the books, it's time to dissect what went right, what went wrong and what is promising heading into the start of the Jim Nill era as the club's general manager.
THE GOOD
The Play of Kari Lehtonen in Net
The numbers might not illustrate it, but it was overall another solid year for Kari Lehtonen between the pipes...
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Dallas Stars getting their top goalie back in net
Kari Lehtonen will be back in goal for the Dallas Stars after missing nearly four full games because of a groin injury.
Coach Glen Gulutzan said Wednesday that Lehtonen be the starting goaltender Thursday night against Vancouver.
The Stars will be without rookie Alex Chiasson, who has six goals and an assist in his seven games. He sustained a shoulder injury in a 5-2 loss at Western...
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April 17, 2013
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Stars getting Lehtonen back in net
DALLAS (AP) -- Kari Lehtonen will be back in goal for the Dallas Stars after missing nearly four full games because of a groin injury.
Coach Glen Gulutzan said Wednesday that Lehtonen be the starting goaltender Thursday night against Vancouver.
The Stars will be without rookie Alex Chiasson, who has six goals and an assist in his seven games. He sustained a shoulder injury in a...
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April 17, 2013
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Stars recall G Nilstorp after injury to Lehtonen
The Dallas Stars have recalled goaltender Cristopher Nilstorp from their American Hockey League affiliate a day after starter Kari Lehtonen left a game with a lower body injury.
The move Wednesday means Nilstorp will back up Richard Bachman, who didn't allow a goal after replacing Lehtonen in Tuesday's 5-1 win over Los Angeles.
Lehtonen, who missed five games earlier in...
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April 10, 2013
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Stars activate starting goalie Lehtonen
DALLAS (AP) -- The Dallas Stars have activated Kari Lehtonen from the injured list, and the goalie says he expects to play Thursday against Edmonton.
Lehtonen has missed five games because of a groin injury after leaving in the first period of a 4-3 win over Vancouver on Feb. 15.
The 29-year-old Lehtonen from Finland was among the NHL leaders in wins when he was injured. He is...
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February 27, 2013
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Stars activate G Lehtonen from IR
The Dallas Stars have activated Kari Lehtonen from the injured list, and the goalie says he expects to play Thursday against Edmonton.
Lehtonen has missed five games because of a groin injury after leaving in the first period of a 4-3 win over Vancouver on Feb. 15.
The 29-year-old Lehtonen from Finland was among the NHL leaders in wins when he was injured. He is 7-2-1 with a 2...
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February 27, 2013
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Dallas Stars Goalie Kari Lehtonen With Save of the Year (Video)
The shortened NHL season is only in it's early stages, and the Dallas Stars goalie already has a top candidate for save of the year. Kari Lehtonen made a save that not only shocked me when I watched it, it faked out the announcers too. The puck seemed to ricochet off his shoulder and hang in the air for a couple seconds. Lehtonen didn't give up on it and decided to...
NICE SAVE
Stars G points to score after losing shutout bid
Dallas Stars goalie Kari Lehtonen was a one man wrecking crew against the Detroit Red Wings last night. In the Wings home opener, Lehtonen stopped 39 of 40 shots, and was actually 3.4 seconds away from getting a shutout. This would have been the Wings first shutout loss in their home opener since 1947.Damien Brunner recorded his first NHL goal off this beautiful pass from Pavel...
Stars sign goalie Lehtonen to 5-year extension
The Dallas Stars have signed goaltender Kari Lehtonen to a five-year contract extension worth $29.5 million.
The deal announced Friday secures the eight-year veteran through the 2017-18 season.
The 28-year-old Lehtonen is coming off career bests in save percentage (.922) and goals-against average (2.33). He tied his career high with four shutouts. He was 32-22-4 and became the...
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September 14, 2012
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Kari Lehtonen accidentally hits Stars fan in face with puck during pregame warmups (Video)
During pregame warmups before Friday night's NHL game in Vancouver, Dallas Stars goalie Kari Lehtonen accidentally hit a Stars fan in the face with a flying puck, setting off a hilarious chain of events to follow.
The video of the incident starts off by showing a male and female Stars fan in the front row. Note the female fan is obviously a big Lehtonen fan as she holds...
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