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Kari Lehtonen

#32 · Goalie · Dallas Stars

Born Nov 16, 1983 in Helsinki, FIN · 6'4", 209 lb · Catches left · Drafted 2nd overall in 2002 by ATL (round 1)

Compare with a similar player

The goalies closest to him in games played in 2008-09. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Chris Osgood DET · 46 GP, 0.887 Jean-Sebastien Giguere ANA · 46 GP, 0.900 Jonas Hiller ANA · 46 GP, 0.919 Jonathan Quick LAK · 44 GP, 0.914 Joey MacDonald NYI · 49 GP, 0.901

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.

02040602003-04: 4 games403-042005-06: 38 games3805-062006-07: 67 games6706-072007-08: 48 games4807-082008-09: 46 games4608-092009-10: 12 games1209-102010-11: 69 games6910-112011-12: 59 games5911-122012-13: 36 games3612-132013-14: 65 games6513-142014-15: 65 games6514-152015-16: 43 games4315-162016-17: 59 games5916-172017-18: 37 games3717-18

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

Season Team GP WLOTLSO Shots against Saves Goals against GAA Save % Cap hit
2003-04 ATL 4 4001 106 101 5 1.25 0.953
2005-06 ATL 38 201502 1123 1017 106 2.94 0.906
2006-07 ATL 67 342484 2075 1892 183 2.79 0.912 $1.85M
2007-08 ATL 48 172254 1560 1429 131 2.90 0.916 $1.85M
2008-09 ATL 46 192233 1498 1364 134 3.06 0.911 $3M
2009-10 DAL 12 6400 350 319 31 2.81 0.911 $3M
2010-11 DAL 69 3424113 2043 1868 175 2.55 0.914 $3.55M
2011-12 DAL 59 322244 1739 1603 136 2.33 0.922 $3.55M
2012-13 DAL 36 151431 1050 962 88 2.66 0.916 $3.55M
2013-14 DAL 65 3320105 1888 1735 153 2.41 0.919 $5.9M
2014-15 DAL 65 3417105 1875 1694 181 2.94 0.903 $5.9M
2015-16 DAL 43 251022 1121 1016 105 2.76 0.906 $5.9M
2016-17 DAL 59 222573 1546 1395 151 2.85 0.902 $5.9M
2017-18 DAL 37 151431 946 863 83 2.56 0.912 $5.9M
14 seasons Career 648 3102336638 18920 17258 1662 2.71 0.912

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP WLOTLSO Shots against Saves Goals against GAA Save %
2006-07 ATL 2 0200 73 62 11 5.59 0.849
2013-14 DAL 6 2401 165 146 19 3.30 0.885
2015-16 DAL 11 6301 257 231 26 2.81 0.899
3 seasons Playoffs 19 8902 495 439 56 3.30 0.887

2008-09 season totals

GP Starts WLOTLSO Shots against Saves Goals against GAA Save %
46 45 192233 1498 1364 134 3.06 0.911

Contract

$3MCap hitends in 2009, then RFA

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 2008-09, so this is its last season, after which he is a restricted free agent.

Season Cap hit
2008-09 $3M

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
2013-14 to 2017-18 $5.9M
2010-11 to 2012-13 $3.55M
2009-10 to 2009-10 $3M
2008-09 to 2008-09 $3M
2006-07 to 2007-08 $1.85M

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 2008-09 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
Apr 11, 2009 vs TBL W 6-2 W 35 33 2 0.943 59:15
Mar 26, 2009 vs NYR W 5-4 (SO) 10 9 1 0.900 20:00
Mar 24, 2009 @ MTL L 3-6 L 22 16 6 0.727 60:00
Mar 20, 2009 vs DET L 3-6 L 38 32 6 0.842 60:00
Mar 16, 2009 vs WSH W 5-1 W 50 49 1 0.980 59:58
Mar 14, 2009 @ BUF W 4-3 (SO) W 37 34 3 0.919 63:56
Mar 10, 2009 @ COL W 3-0 W, SO 35 35 0 1.000 59:55
Mar 8, 2009 vs CGY W 5-2 W 29 27 2 0.931 60:00
Mar 6, 2009 vs MTL W 2-0 W, SO 25 25 0 1.000 60:00
Mar 3, 2009 vs FLA L 3-4 L 34 30 4 0.882 59:27
Feb 28, 2009 vs CAR W 5-3 W 35 32 3 0.914 59:56
Feb 26, 2009 @ WSH L 3-4 L 40 36 4 0.900 58:33
Feb 24, 2009 vs COL W 4-3 W 33 30 3 0.909 60:00
Feb 21, 2009 @ SJS L 1-3 L 31 28 3 0.903 58:45
Feb 19, 2009 @ PHX L 3-4 (SO) OTL 40 37 3 0.925 64:28
Feb 15, 2009 @ ANA W 8-4 W 35 31 4 0.886 59:59
Feb 11, 2009 vs CHI L 1-3 L 27 25 2 0.926 58:47
Feb 10, 2009 @ TBL W 3-1 W 41 40 1 0.976 59:59
Feb 6, 2009 vs NJD L 1-5 L 24 19 5 0.792 28:03
Feb 3, 2009 @ NYR W 2-1 (SO) W 40 39 1 0.975 65:00
Jan 31, 2009 @ CAR L 0-2 L 40 38 2 0.950 60:00
Jan 29, 2009 vs NYI L 4-5 15 11 4 0.733 13:17
Jan 27, 2009 @ DAL L 0-2 L 33 31 2 0.939 59:04
Jan 21, 2009 @ PHI L 3-5 L 32 28 4 0.875 58:39
Jan 20, 2009 vs MTL W 4-2 W 36 34 2 0.944 60:00
Jan 17, 2009 @ NSH W 7-2 W 33 31 2 0.939 60:00
Jan 16, 2009 vs TOR W 4-3 (OT) W 9 9 0 1.000 43:51
Jan 14, 2009 vs OTT L 2-3 L 30 27 3 0.900 58:55
Jan 10, 2009 @ FLA L 4-8 L 27 20 7 0.741 52:01
Jan 8, 2009 @ NJD W 4-0 W, SO 29 29 0 1.000 60:00
Jan 6, 2009 @ PIT L 1-3 L 29 26 3 0.897 59:17
Jan 4, 2009 vs TBL L 1-4 L 35 31 4 0.886 59:39
Jan 2, 2009 vs VAN W 4-3 (SO) W 38 35 3 0.921 65:00
Dec 31, 2008 @ CAR L 1-3 L 28 25 3 0.893 59:21
Dec 28, 2008 vs BOS L 1-2 L 28 26 2 0.929 59:08
Dec 22, 2008 vs TOR L 2-6 L 37 32 5 0.865 59:26
Dec 20, 2008 vs TBL W 4-3 W 39 36 3 0.923 60:00
Oct 30, 2008 @ NYR L 2-3 L 33 30 3 0.909 58:29
Oct 28, 2008 vs PHI L 0-7 L 31 24 7 0.774 59:54
Oct 24, 2008 @ DET L 3-5 L 45 41 4 0.911 59:30
Oct 21, 2008 @ TBL L 2-3 (OT) OTL 38 35 3 0.921 61:11
Oct 18, 2008 vs BUF W 3-2 (SO) W 30 28 2 0.933 64:56
Oct 16, 2008 vs NJD L 0-1 L 35 34 1 0.971 58:32
Oct 14, 2008 vs MIN L 2-4 L 26 22 4 0.846 57:55
Oct 11, 2008 @ FLA L 2-3 (OT) OTL 38 35 3 0.921 60:09
Oct 10, 2008 vs WSH W 7-4 W 43 39 4 0.907 60:00