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 2009-10. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.
Pascal Leclaire
OTT ·
34 GP, 0.887
Jean-Sebastien Giguere
TOR ·
35 GP, 0.907
Mathieu Garon
CBJ ·
35 GP, 0.903
Brian Boucher
PHI ·
33 GP, 0.899
Vesa Toskala
CGY ·
32 GP, 0.880
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.
Games played by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.
| Season | Team | GP | W | L | T | OTL | SO | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | GAA | Save % | Cap hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-03 | CHI | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 241 | 220 | 21 | 2.82 | 0.913 | |
| 2003-04 | CHI | 34 | 6 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 987 | 888 | 99 | 2.99 | 0.900 | |
| 2006-07 | NSH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 6.07 | 0.800 | $450K |
| 2006-07 | PHI | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 90 | 12 | 3.70 | 0.882 | |
| 2007-08 | CAR | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 61 | 7 | 2.66 | 0.897 | $550K |
| 2008-09 | CAR | 19 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 507 | 457 | 50 | 2.92 | 0.901 | $600K |
| 2009-10 | CAR | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164 | 139 | 25 | 4.28 | 0.848 | $600K |
| 2009-10 | PHI | 27 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 735 | 675 | 60 | 2.48 | 0.918 | |
| 2010-11 | PHI | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 32 | 4 | 4.01 | 0.889 | $1.55M |
| 2012-13 | PHI | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 21 | 5 | 5.07 | 0.808 | $900K |
| 2015-16 | CHI | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 1.52 | 0.941 | $575K |
| 2016-17 | CAR | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 80 | 12 | 3.42 | 0.870 | $700K |
| 10 seasons | Career | 110 | 37 | 43 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2985 | 2687 | 298 | 2.98 | 0.900 |
Playoffs
Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.
| Season | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | SO | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | GAA | Save % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-10 | PHI | 14 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 371 | 340 | 31 | 2.46 | 0.916 |
| 2010-11 | PHI | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 25 | 4 | 3.44 | 0.862 |
| 2 seasons | Playoffs | 16 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 400 | 365 | 35 | 2.54 | 0.913 |
2009-10 season totals
| GP | Starts | W | L | OTL | SO | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | GAA | Save % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | 31 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 899 | 814 | 85 | 2.83 | 0.905 |
Contract
His cap hit for the whole season, set against what he did in the regular season. Lower is better value. In a season still being played the cost per point starts high and falls as the games add up.
The contract
Who signed him to it, and when, are not on record. It runs through 2009-10, so this is its last season, after which he is an unrestricted free agent.
| Season | Cap hit |
|---|---|
| 2009-10 | $600K |
Each season left on the contract. Only its cap hit and its end are known: how the pay is split by season, and any signing bonus, are not.
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 2009-10 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 16, 2010 | @ NSH | L 3-4 (SO) | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0.600 | 09:45 | |
| Mar 14, 2010 | @ NYR | L 1-3 | L | 21 | 18 | 3 | 0.857 | 58:16 |
| Mar 13, 2010 | vs CHI | W 3-2 | W | 41 | 39 | 2 | 0.951 | 60:00 |
| Mar 11, 2010 | vs BOS | L 1-5 | L | 25 | 21 | 4 | 0.840 | 31:16 |
| Mar 9, 2010 | vs NYI | W 3-2 | W | 25 | 23 | 2 | 0.920 | 59:57 |
| Mar 7, 2010 | vs TOR | W 3-1 | W | 28 | 27 | 1 | 0.964 | 59:59 |
| Mar 5, 2010 | @ BUF | L 2-3 (OT) | OTL | 35 | 32 | 3 | 0.914 | 62:31 |
| Mar 3, 2010 | @ FLA | L 4-7 | 26 | 22 | 4 | 0.846 | 32:40 | |
| Mar 2, 2010 | @ TBL | W 7-2 | W | 38 | 36 | 2 | 0.947 | 59:58 |
| Feb 13, 2010 | @ MTL | W 6-2 | W | 28 | 26 | 2 | 0.929 | 60:00 |
| Feb 12, 2010 | vs MTL | W 3-2 | W | 25 | 23 | 2 | 0.920 | 60:00 |
| Feb 10, 2010 | @ NJD | W 3-2 (OT) | W | 23 | 21 | 2 | 0.913 | 63:27 |
| Feb 8, 2010 | vs NJD | W 3-2 | W | 30 | 28 | 2 | 0.933 | 59:39 |
| Feb 6, 2010 | @ MIN | L 1-2 | L | 30 | 28 | 2 | 0.933 | 58:12 |
| Feb 3, 2010 | @ EDM | L 0-1 | L | 27 | 26 | 1 | 0.963 | 59:43 |
| Jan 14, 2010 | @ TOR | L 0-4 | L | 35 | 31 | 4 | 0.886 | 60:00 |
| Jan 12, 2010 | vs DAL | W 6-3 | W | 30 | 27 | 3 | 0.900 | 60:00 |
| Jan 9, 2010 | vs TBL | W 4-1 | W | 18 | 17 | 1 | 0.944 | 60:00 |
| Jan 7, 2010 | @ PIT | W 7-4 | W | 39 | 35 | 4 | 0.897 | 59:46 |
| Jan 6, 2010 | vs TOR | W 6-2 | W | 32 | 30 | 2 | 0.938 | 60:00 |
| Jan 3, 2010 | @ OTT | L 4-7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0.714 | 09:07 | |
| Jan 1, 2010 | @ BOS | L 1-2 (OT) | OTL | 26 | 24 | 2 | 0.923 | 61:57 |
| Dec 30, 2009 | @ NYR | W 6-0 | W, SO | 22 | 22 | 0 | 1.000 | 60:00 |
| Dec 27, 2009 | @ NYI | W 2-1 | W | 29 | 28 | 1 | 0.966 | 59:59 |
| Dec 26, 2009 | @ CAR | W 4-3 (SO) | W | 40 | 37 | 3 | 0.925 | 65:00 |
| Dec 23, 2009 | @ TBL | W 5-2 | W | 33 | 31 | 2 | 0.939 | 60:00 |
| Dec 21, 2009 | vs FLA | L 1-4 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 0.882 | 37:59 | |
| Nov 30, 2009 | vs WSH | L 2-3 | L | 33 | 30 | 3 | 0.909 | 57:41 |
| Nov 28, 2009 | @ BUF | L 1-5 | L | 24 | 19 | 5 | 0.792 | 59:58 |
| Nov 17, 2009 | @ MTL | L 2-3 (SO) | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0.909 | 27:12 | |
| Nov 15, 2009 | vs MIN | W 5-4 (SO) | W | 32 | 28 | 4 | 0.875 | 64:50 |
| Nov 7, 2009 | @ CBJ | L 2-3 | L | 22 | 19 | 3 | 0.864 | 51:10 |
| Oct 31, 2009 | @ PHI | L 1-6 | L | 28 | 22 | 6 | 0.786 | 60:00 |
| Oct 3, 2009 | @ BOS | L 2-7 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0.786 | 29:23 |