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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 2014-15. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Carey Price MTL · 66 GP, 0.933 Marc-Andre Fleury PIT · 64 GP, 0.920 Pekka Rinne NSH · 64 GP, 0.923 Ben Bishop TBL · 62 GP, 0.916 Mike Smith ARI · 62 GP, 0.904

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

2014-15 season totals

GP Starts WLOTLSO Shots against Saves Goals against GAA Save %
65 65 3417105 1875 1694 181 2.94 0.903

Contract

$5.9MCap hitends in 2018, then UFA
$1.31MCap dollars per goal above replacement4.5 goals above replacement
$1.5MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$4.4MValueworth minus cap hit; below zero is overpaid

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. Value is coloured by where it ranks among the 48 ranked goalies whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Who signed him to it, and when, are not on record. It runs through 2017-18, with 3 seasons left after this one, and he is then an unrestricted free agent.

Season Cap hit
2014-15 $5.9M
2015-16 $5.9M
2016-17 $5.9M
2017-18 $5.9M

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 2014-15 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.

2014-15 analytics

Rating

+4.5Goals above replacement37th of 50 goalies
+0.8Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-12.7Goals above averagehis goals saved above expected

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 50 ranked goalies: green is in the top fifth and red the bottom fifth, with paler shades in between and amber for the middle. Hover over a tile for its percentile. Goals above average is coloured as it is under Shots faced below, where it is taken per 60 minutes.

The goals he saved for his team, compared with a spare-part goalie facing the same shots. A goalie's season is about one-third the goalie and two-thirds chance, so read one year lightly. Before 2023-24 the NHL timed events less exactly, and differently from rink to rink, so expected goals for this season are rougher than for recent ones.

010203040502010-112011-122012-132013-142014-152015-162016-172017-18Goals above replacementGoals above replacement, by season

Shots faced

Expected goals adds up how likely each shot he faced was to go in, judged by where it came from, what kind of shot it was and whether it was a rebound. A goalie who lets in fewer than that has saved goals above expected. Only shots taken while he was in net count, and the league's goalies as a whole come out at zero. Before 2023-24 the NHL timed events less exactly, and differently from rink to rink, so expected goals for this season are rougher than for recent ones. What these numbers mean

-12.7Goals saved above expectedexpected goals minus goals against
168.3Expected goals againstfrom 2,648 unblocked attempts
181Goals againstwhile he was in net
0.903Save %0.910 expected from his shots

Goals saved above expected, taken per 60 minutes, and save % are coloured by where they rank among the 49 goalies who played enough to be ranked: green is in the top fifth and red the bottom fifth, with paler shades in between and amber for the middle. Hover over a tile for its percentile. The two goals against tiles are left plain, since they follow how much he played.

Goals saved -0.21 above expected per 60 minutes20th
Shot difficulty 6.4% chance per attempt faced76thA higher bar means his team gives up more dangerous shots.

Each bar shows the share of goalies he is ahead of, among the 49 who played at least a quarter as much as the busiest this season.

050100150Game 10Game 20Game 30Game 40Game 50Game 60Allowed 181Expected 168.3

The goals he was expected to let in and the goals he did, as the season went on. When the allowed line runs below the expected line, he is saving more than his shots were worth.

Where he was shot at

Every unblocked attempt he faced this season, with his net on the right. Darker red means more attempts from that spot, and each dot is a goal. "Show every shot" switches to a dot for each attempt, bigger for a better chance. Click a goal for its details.

Game log

Date Opponent Result Decision Shots against Saves Goals against Save % TOI
Apr 3, 2015 vs STL L 5-7 L 19 13 6 0.684 52:12
Mar 30, 2015 vs CGY L 3-5 L 19 15 4 0.789 36:14
Mar 28, 2015 @ VAN W 4-3 (OT) W 36 33 3 0.917 64:13
Mar 27, 2015 @ EDM L 0-4 L 28 24 4 0.857 60:00
Mar 25, 2015 @ CGY W 4-3 (SO) W 34 31 3 0.912 64:58
Mar 23, 2015 vs BUF W 4-3 W 28 25 3 0.893 60:00
Mar 21, 2015 vs CHI W 4-0 W, SO 33 33 0 1.000 60:00
Mar 19, 2015 vs PIT W 2-1 W 32 31 1 0.969 60:00
Mar 15, 2015 vs STL L 0-3 L 20 18 2 0.900 59:34
Mar 13, 2015 @ WSH W 4-2 W 20 18 2 0.900 60:00
Mar 12, 2015 @ CAR W 5-3 W 18 15 3 0.833 60:00
Mar 10, 2015 @ PHI W 2-1 W 26 25 1 0.962 59:49
Mar 5, 2015 @ FLA W 4-3 (SO) 14 11 3 0.786 32:28
Mar 3, 2015 vs NYI W 3-2 (OT) W 37 35 2 0.946 62:18
Feb 27, 2015 vs COL L 4-5 (SO) OTL 23 19 4 0.826 64:47
Feb 21, 2015 vs DET L 6-7 (OT) OTL 36 29 7 0.806 60:36
Feb 19, 2015 vs SJS L 2-5 L 17 14 3 0.824 26:14
Feb 17, 2015 @ STL W 4-1 W 28 27 1 0.964 59:56
Feb 13, 2015 vs FLA W 2-0 W, SO 37 37 0 1.000 60:00
Feb 10, 2015 @ BOS W 5-3 W 44 41 3 0.932 60:00
Feb 8, 2015 @ NYR W 3-2 (OT) W 36 34 2 0.944 61:02
Feb 5, 2015 vs TBL L 3-5 L 28 24 4 0.857 58:07
Feb 3, 2015 vs COL L 2-3 (SO) OTL 24 22 2 0.917 65:00
Jan 31, 2015 @ WPG W 5-2 W 40 38 2 0.950 60:00
Jan 29, 2015 @ OTT W 6-3 W 28 25 3 0.893 60:00
Jan 27, 2015 @ MTL L 2-3 L 26 23 3 0.885 58:24
Jan 20, 2015 vs BOS L 1-3 L 27 24 3 0.889 58:29
Jan 18, 2015 @ CHI W 6-3 W 41 38 3 0.927 60:00
Jan 17, 2015 vs WSH W 5-4 W 32 28 4 0.875 60:00
Jan 13, 2015 vs OTT W 5-4 5 3 2 0.600 10:30
Jan 10, 2015 @ COL L 3-4 L 30 26 4 0.867 58:42
Jan 8, 2015 @ NSH L 2-3 (OT) OTL 24 21 3 0.875 60:17
Jan 4, 2015 @ CHI L 4-5 (OT) OTL 38 33 5 0.868 61:17
Jan 3, 2015 vs MIN W 7-1 W 22 21 1 0.955 60:00
Dec 31, 2014 vs ARI W 6-0 W, SO 32 32 0 1.000 60:00
Dec 29, 2014 vs NYR W 3-2 W 30 28 2 0.933 60:00
Dec 27, 2014 @ STL W 4-3 W 33 30 3 0.909 60:00
Dec 23, 2014 vs TOR L 0-4 L 25 22 3 0.880 59:06
Dec 21, 2014 @ EDM W 6-5 (SO) 19 15 4 0.789 29:19
Dec 19, 2014 @ CGY W 2-1 W 22 21 1 0.955 60:00
Dec 17, 2014 @ VAN W 2-0 W, SO 27 27 0 1.000 59:49
Dec 13, 2014 vs NJD W 4-3 W 31 28 3 0.903 59:52
Dec 9, 2014 vs WPG L 2-5 L 17 14 3 0.824 27:34
Dec 6, 2014 vs MTL W 4-1 W 17 16 1 0.941 59:59
Dec 2, 2014 @ TOR L 3-5 L 40 35 5 0.875 57:19
Nov 28, 2014 vs MIN L 4-5 (OT) OTL 34 29 5 0.853 62:00
Nov 25, 2014 vs EDM W 3-2 W 37 35 2 0.946 60:00
Nov 22, 2014 vs LAK W 5-4 W 41 37 4 0.902 60:00
Nov 20, 2014 vs ARI W 3-1 W 27 26 1 0.963 60:00
Nov 18, 2014 vs CAR L 4-6 16 12 4 0.750 35:54
Nov 16, 2014 @ CHI L 2-6 L 47 41 6 0.872 60:00
Nov 15, 2014 vs MIN L 1-2 L 22 20 2 0.909 58:30
Nov 13, 2014 @ LAK W 2-0 W, SO 27 27 0 1.000 60:00
Nov 11, 2014 @ ARI W 4-3 W 37 34 3 0.919 60:00
Nov 6, 2014 vs NSH L 2-3 L 33 30 3 0.909 58:43
Nov 4, 2014 vs LAK L 1-3 L 30 27 3 0.900 58:10
Nov 1, 2014 @ MIN L 1-4 L 30 26 4 0.867 59:34
Oct 31, 2014 vs ANA L 1-2 (OT) OTL 24 22 2 0.917 62:30
Oct 28, 2014 vs STL L 3-4 (OT) OTL 27 23 4 0.852 61:28
Oct 24, 2014 @ NJD W 3-2 (SO) W 27 25 2 0.926 64:58
Oct 21, 2014 vs VAN W 6-3 W 46 43 3 0.935 60:00
Oct 18, 2014 vs PHI L 5-6 (OT) OTL 37 31 6 0.838 62:49
Oct 16, 2014 @ PIT W 3-2 W 29 27 2 0.931 60:00
Oct 14, 2014 @ CBJ W 4-2 W 35 33 2 0.943 60:00
Oct 9, 2014 vs CHI L 2-3 (SO) OTL 26 24 2 0.923 65:00