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Michael Leighton

#32 · Goalie · Carolina Hurricanes

Born May 19, 1981 in Petrolia, Ontario, CAN · 6'3", 186 lb · Catches left · Drafted 165th overall in 1999 by CHI (round 6)

Compare with a similar player

The goalies closest to him in games played in 2003-04. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Mika Noronen BUF · 35 GP, 0.906 Jussi Markkanen EDM · 33 GP, 0.918 Martin Gerber ANA · 32 GP, 0.918 Manny Fernandez MIN · 37 GP, 0.915 Curtis Joseph DET · 31 GP, 0.909

Career

Regular season games only. Pick a season to see its game log below. Cap hit is what he counted against the salary cap that season, where it is known.

01020302002-03: 8 games802-032003-04: 34 games3403-042006-07: 5 games506-072007-08: 3 games307-082008-09: 19 games1908-092009-10: 34 games3409-102010-11: 1 games110-112012-13: 1 games112-132015-16: 1 games115-162016-17: 4 games416-17

Games played by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.

Season Team GP WLTOTLSO Shots against Saves Goals against GAA Save % Cap hit
2002-03 CHI 8 23201 241 220 21 2.82 0.913
2003-04 CHI 34 618802 987 888 99 2.99 0.900
2006-07 NSH 1 00000 10 8 2 6.07 0.800 $450K
2006-07 PHI 4 22000 102 90 12 3.70 0.882
2007-08 CAR 3 11000 68 61 7 2.66 0.897 $550K
2008-09 CAR 19 67020 507 457 50 2.92 0.901 $600K
2009-10 CAR 7 14000 164 139 25 4.28 0.848 $600K
2009-10 PHI 27 165021 735 675 60 2.48 0.918
2010-11 PHI 1 10000 36 32 4 4.01 0.889 $1.55M
2012-13 PHI 1 01000 26 21 5 5.07 0.808 $900K
2015-16 CHI 1 00000 17 16 1 1.52 0.941 $575K
2016-17 CAR 4 22000 92 80 12 3.42 0.870 $700K
10 seasons Career 110 37431044 2985 2687 298 2.98 0.900

Playoffs

Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.

Season Team GP WLOTLSO Shots against Saves Goals against GAA Save %
2009-10 PHI 14 8303 371 340 31 2.46 0.916
2010-11 PHI 2 0100 29 25 4 3.44 0.862
2 seasons Playoffs 16 8403 400 365 35 2.54 0.913

2003-04 season totals

GP Starts WLTOTLSO Shots against Saves Goals against GAA Save %
34 33 618802 987 888 99 2.99 0.900

Contract

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
2016-17 to 2016-17 $700K
2015-16 to 2015-16 $575K
2012-13 to 2012-13 $900K
2010-11 to 2011-12 $1.55M
2008-09 to 2009-10 $600K
2007-08 to 2007-08 $550K
2006-07 to 2006-07 $450K

Every contract on record for him, newest first, with the team that signed him to it and the day it was signed. The one covering 2003-04 is marked. An extension is signed while the contract before it is still running, often a year ahead. A row with no team or date is a contract known only by its cap hit, most often one signed since October 2024.

Game log

Date Opponent Result Decision Shots against Saves Goals against Save % TOI
Mar 23, 2004 @ COL T 2-2 (OT) T 43 41 2 0.953 65:00
Mar 21, 2004 vs PHX T 2-2 (OT) T 41 39 2 0.951 65:00
Mar 19, 2004 vs VAN W 4-3 (OT) W 35 32 3 0.914 61:43
Mar 17, 2004 vs CAR L 2-3 L 49 46 3 0.939 58:53
Mar 11, 2004 @ NJD L 4-6 L 27 22 5 0.815 59:07
Mar 5, 2004 vs ANA L 2-5 L 36 31 5 0.861 60:00
Feb 29, 2004 vs FLA T 2-2 (OT) T 32 30 2 0.938 64:54
Feb 27, 2004 vs CBJ L 3-4 L 29 25 4 0.862 59:15
Feb 24, 2004 @ PHI L 1-3 L 25 23 2 0.920 59:38
Jan 12, 2004 @ STL L 4-7 16 12 4 0.750 25:59
Jan 11, 2004 vs COL L 4-5 (OT) L 37 32 5 0.865 63:42
Jan 8, 2004 vs CGY W 3-1 W 29 28 1 0.966 59:56
Jan 7, 2004 @ MIN L 4-7 L 18 12 6 0.667 59:38
Dec 31, 2003 vs VAN L 3-4 (OT) L 29 25 4 0.862 64:33
Dec 28, 2003 vs DET W 3-0 W, SO 20 20 0 1.000 59:56
Dec 26, 2003 vs CBJ L 1-4 L 32 29 3 0.906 59:49
Dec 23, 2003 vs STL W 3-0 W, SO 23 23 0 1.000 59:58
Dec 21, 2003 vs NJD T 2-2 (OT) T 29 27 2 0.931 65:00
Dec 18, 2003 @ OTT L 1-6 L 32 26 6 0.813 60:00
Dec 14, 2003 vs DAL T 1-1 (OT) T 32 31 1 0.969 65:00
Dec 11, 2003 vs DET W 4-3 (OT) W 33 30 3 0.909 60:15
Dec 7, 2003 vs PHX T 2-2 (OT) T 16 14 2 0.875 64:45
Dec 3, 2003 vs BUF L 2-3 L 28 25 3 0.893 58:19
Nov 26, 2003 @ SJS L 2-3 L 22 19 3 0.864 58:47
Nov 18, 2003 @ EDM L 2-5 L 29 25 4 0.862 59:16
Nov 16, 2003 vs NYR T 2-2 (OT) T 34 32 2 0.941 65:00
Nov 12, 2003 vs CGY L 2-6 L 21 16 5 0.762 28:59
Nov 10, 2003 @ DET L 0-3 L 31 28 3 0.903 60:00
Nov 9, 2003 vs COL L 3-4 (OT) L 33 29 4 0.879 64:51
Nov 2, 2003 vs ANA W 3-1 W 30 29 1 0.967 59:54
Oct 30, 2003 vs PIT L 0-1 L 19 18 1 0.947 59:08
Oct 26, 2003 @ ANA T 1-1 (OT) T 32 31 1 0.969 65:00
Oct 18, 2003 @ ATL L 2-7 16 14 2 0.875 26:30
Oct 10, 2003 @ COL L 0-5 L 29 24 5 0.828 60:00