Kari Lehtonen
Player profile and career history
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Kari Lehtonen was a goaltender. Born November 16, 1983 in Helsinki, Finland, he stood 6'4", weighed 209 lbs and caught left. He was drafted in 2002 (round 1, 2nd overall) by the ATL. In 649 NHL regular-season games he had 310 wins and 38 shutouts.
NHL regular-season career
- Games
- 649
- Wins
- 310
- GAA
- 2.71
- Save %
- 0.912
All supplied career statistics
- Assists
- 28
- Games Played
- 649
- Games Started
- 619
- Goals
- 0
- Goals Against
- 1662
- Goals Against Avg
- 2.707
- Losses
- 233
- Ot Losses
- 67
- Pim
- 42
- Save Pctg
- 0.9122
- Shots Against
- 18920
- Shutouts
- 38
- Ties
- 0
- Time On Ice
- 36837:58
- Wins
- 310
NHL playoff career
- Games
- 19
- Wins
- 8
- GAA
- 3.30
- Save %
- 0.887
All supplied career statistics
- Assists
- 1
- Games Played
- 19
- Games Started
- 18
- Goals
- 0
- Goals Against
- 56
- Goals Against Avg
- 3.2992
- Losses
- 9
- Save Pctg
- 0.8869
- Shots Against
- 495
- Shutouts
- 2
- Time On Ice
- 1018:25
- Wins
- 8
NHL season record highs
Highest supplied regular-season team records. Split-team seasons are kept separate; these are not combined season totals. Ties show one recorded season.
- Wins
- 34 2014–15 · Dallas Stars
- Shutouts
- 5 2014–15 · Dallas Stars
- Games
- 69 2010–11 · Dallas Stars
Teams & leagues through the years
Every team and league recorded in this player's supplied season history, including junior, minor-league and international appearances. Multiple teams in a season are listed together; transfer dates and their order are not supplied.
2017–18
2016–17
2015–16
2014–15
2013–14
Dallas StarsNHL
- FinlandOlympics
2012–13
2011–12
Dallas StarsNHL
- FinlandWC-A
2010–11
2009–10
- ChicagoAHL
Dallas StarsNHL
2008–09
2007–08
- ChicagoAHL
Atlanta ThrashersNHL
2006–07
Atlanta ThrashersNHL
- FinlandWC-A
2005–06
2004–05
- ChicagoAHL
2003–04
- ChicagoAHL
Atlanta ThrashersNHL
2002–03
- JokeritFinland
- FinlandWJC-A
2001–02
- Jokerit Jr.Fin-Jr.
- JokeritFinland
- FinlandWJC-A
2000–01
- Jokerit Jr.Fin-Jr.
- Jokerit U18Fin-U18
- JokeritFinland
- FinlandWJ18-A
- FinlandWJC-A
1999–00
- Jokerit Jr.Fin-Jr.
- FinlandWJ18-A
1998–99
- Jokerit U18Fin-U18
Coverage follows NHL's published player record. Earlier youth teams, loans, transfers and seasons absent from that source may be missing. A missing season does not imply the player was inactive.
Season-by-season history
All seasons and leagues supplied by the NHL player feed. NHL, junior and minor-league rows stay separate; this is not a guarantee of every game in a player's career.
Scroll across the table for all columns. Open “All stats” on any season for its complete supplied record.
| Season | League | Team | Type | GP | W | L | GAA | SV% | SO | Starts | OTL | SA | GA | |
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| 2017–18 | NHL | Regular | 37 | 15 | 14 | 2.56 | 0.912 | 1 | 30 | 3 | 946 | 83 | All stats
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| 2016–17 | NHL | Regular | 59 | 22 | 25 | 2.85 | 0.902 | 3 | 52 | 7 | 1,546 | 151 | All stats
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| 2015–16 | NHL | Regular | 43 | 25 | 10 | 2.76 | 0.906 | 2 | 39 | 2 | 1,121 | 105 | All stats
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| 2015–16 | NHL | Playoffs | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2.81 | 0.899 | 1 | 10 | — | 257 | 26 | All stats
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| 2014–15 | NHL | Regular | 65 | 34 | 17 | 2.94 | 0.903 | 5 | 65 | 10 | 1,875 | 181 | All stats
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| 2013–14 | NHL | Regular | 65 | 33 | 20 | 2.41 | 0.919 | 5 | 64 | 10 | 1,888 | 153 | All stats
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| 2013–14 | Olympics | Finland | Regular | 2 | — | — | 1.51 | 0.935 | 0 | — | — | 46 | 3 | All stats
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| 2013–14 | NHL | Playoffs | 6 | 2 | 4 | 3.30 | 0.885 | 1 | 6 | — | 165 | 19 | All stats
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| 2012–13 | NHL | Regular | 36 | 15 | 14 | 2.66 | 0.916 | 1 | 35 | 3 | 1,050 | 88 | All stats
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| 2011–12 | NHL | Regular | 59 | 32 | 22 | 2.33 | 0.922 | 4 | 59 | 4 | 1,739 | 136 | All stats
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| 2011–12 | WC-A | Finland | Regular | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2.85 | 0.894 | 1 | — | — | 104 | 11 | All stats
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| 2010–11 | NHL | Regular | 69 | 34 | 24 | 2.55 | 0.914 | 3 | 68 | 11 | 2,043 | 175 | All stats
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| 2009–10 | AHL | Chicago | Regular | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2.67 | 0.899 | 0 | — | — | 109 | 11 | All stats
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| 2009–10 | NHL | Regular | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2.81 | 0.911 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 350 | 31 | All stats
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| 2008–09 | NHL | Regular | 46 | 19 | 22 | 3.06 | 0.911 | 3 | 45 | 3 | 1,498 | 134 | All stats
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| 2007–08 | AHL | Chicago | Regular | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1.93 | 0.934 | 0 | — | — | 61 | 4 | All stats
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| 2007–08 | NHL | Regular | 48 | 17 | 22 | 2.90 | 0.916 | 4 | 45 | 5 | 1,560 | 131 | All stats
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| 2006–07 | NHL | Regular | 68 | 34 | 24 | 2.79 | 0.912 | 4 | 66 | 9 | 2,075 | 183 | All stats
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| 2006–07 | WC-A | Finland | Regular | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1.93 | 0.913 | 1 | — | — | 138 | 12 | All stats
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| 2006–07 | NHL | Playoffs | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5.59 | 0.849 | 0 | 2 | — | 73 | 11 | All stats
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| 2005–06 | NHL | Regular | 38 | 20 | 15 | 2.94 | 0.906 | 2 | 37 | 0 | 1,123 | 106 | All stats
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| 2004–05 | AHL | Chicago | Regular | 57 | 38 | 17 | 2.27 | 0.929 | 5 | — | — | 1,795 | 128 | All stats
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| 2004–05 | AHL | Chicago | Playoffs | 16 | 10 | 6 | 1.71 | 0.939 | 2 | — | — | 457 | 28 | All stats
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| 2003–04 | AHL | Chicago | Regular | 39 | 20 | 14 | 2.41 | 0.926 | 3 | — | — | 1,189 | 88 | All stats
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| 2003–04 | NHL | Regular | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1.25 | 0.953 | 1 | 4 | — | 106 | 5 | All stats
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| 2003–04 | AHL | Chicago | Playoffs | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2.08 | 0.942 | 1 | — | — | 397 | 23 | All stats
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| 2002–03 | Finland | Jokerit | Regular | 45 | 23 | 14 | 1.98 | — | 5 | — | — | — | 87 | All stats
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| 2002–03 | WJC-A | Finland | Regular | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2.19 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 13 | All stats
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| 2002–03 | Finland | Jokerit | Playoffs | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1.63 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 17 | All stats
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| 2001–02 | Fin-Jr. | Jokerit Jr. | Regular | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1.83 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 11 | All stats
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| 2001–02 | Finland | Jokerit | Regular | 23 | 13 | 5 | 1.79 | — | 4 | — | — | — | 37 | All stats
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| 2001–02 | WJC-A | Finland | Regular | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1.17 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | All stats
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| 2001–02 | Finland | Jokerit | Playoffs | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1.73 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 18 | All stats
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| 2000–01 | Fin-Jr. | Jokerit Jr. | Regular | 31 | 20 | 9 | 2.37 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 71 | All stats
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| 2000–01 | Finland | Jokerit | Regular | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1.90 | — | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | All stats
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| 2000–01 | WJ18-A | Finland | Regular | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1.76 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 7 | All stats
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| 2000–01 | WJC-A | Finland | Regular | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 | — | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | All stats
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| 2000–01 | Fin-Jr. | Jokerit Jr. | Playoffs | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4.44 | — | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | All stats
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| 2000–01 | Fin-U18 | Jokerit U18 | Playoffs | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1999–00 | Fin-Jr. | Jokerit Jr. | Regular | 33 | 21 | 9 | 2.61 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 86 | All stats
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| 1999–00 | WJ18-A | Finland | Regular | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1.76 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 9 | All stats
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| 1999–00 | Fin-Jr. | Jokerit Jr. | Playoffs | 12 | 9 | 3 | 1.11 | — | 4 | — | — | — | 14 | All stats
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| 1998–99 | Fin-U18 | Jokerit U18 | Regular | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1998–99 | Fin-U18 | Jokerit U18 | Playoffs | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1.75 | — | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | All stats
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NHL game-by-game archive
37 imported games.
| Date | Team | Opponent | Decision | SA | GA | SV% | TOI | Details |
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| 2018-04-07 | DAL | at LAK | W | 36 | 2 | 0.944 | 60:00 | All stats
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| 2018-04-03 | DAL | at SJS | – | 14 | 2 | 0.857 | 15:54 | All stats
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| 2018-03-31 | DAL | vs MIN | W | 34 | 1 | 0.971 | 59:21 | All stats
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| 2018-03-29 | DAL | at MIN | L | 21 | 4 | 0.810 | 57:47 | All stats
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| 2018-03-27 | DAL | vs PHI | W | 33 | 2 | 0.939 | 60:40 | All stats
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| 2018-03-25 | DAL | vs VAN | L | 26 | 3 | 0.885 | 57:54 | All stats
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| 2018-03-23 | DAL | vs BOS | L | 36 | 3 | 0.917 | 59:38 | All stats
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| 2018-03-20 | DAL | at WSH | L | 32 | 4 | 0.875 | 59:39 | All stats
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| 2018-03-18 | DAL | at WPG | L | 20 | 3 | 0.850 | 47:50 | All stats
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| 2018-03-14 | DAL | at TOR | O | 33 | 5 | 0.848 | 65:00 | All stats
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| 2018-03-13 | DAL | at MTL | L | 26 | 4 | 0.846 | 57:58 | All stats
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| 2018-03-11 | DAL | at PIT | L | 29 | 2 | 0.931 | 58:23 | All stats
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| 2018-03-09 | DAL | vs ANA | W | 27 | 1 | 0.963 | 59:39 | All stats
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| 2018-03-06 | DAL | at NSH | L | 33 | 1 | 0.970 | 59:05 | All stats
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| 2018-03-05 | DAL | vs OTT | O | 18 | 3 | 0.833 | 41:17 | All stats
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| 2018-02-24 | DAL | vs WPG | L | 21 | 4 | 0.810 | 31:59 | All stats
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| 2018-02-22 | DAL | at LAK | W | 18 | 0 | 1.000 | 60:00 | All stats
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| 2018-02-18 | DAL | at SJS | – | 23 | 1 | 0.957 | 41:55 | All stats
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| 2018-02-11 | DAL | vs VAN | – | 21 | 2 | 0.905 | 35:19 | All stats
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| 2018-02-09 | DAL | vs PIT | W | 37 | 3 | 0.919 | 65:00 | All stats
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| 2018-02-03 | DAL | vs MIN | W | 31 | 1 | 0.968 | 60:00 | All stats
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| 2018-02-01 | DAL | at ARI | W | 18 | 1 | 0.944 | 60:00 | All stats
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| 2018-01-20 | DAL | at BUF | W | 27 | 1 | 0.963 | 60:00 | All stats
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| 2018-01-15 | DAL | at BOS | W | 32 | 2 | 0.938 | 62:01 | All stats
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| 2017-12-15 | DAL | at NJD | L | 25 | 4 | 0.840 | 58:10 | All stats
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| 2017-12-13 | DAL | at NYI | W | 34 | 2 | 0.941 | 59:43 | All stats
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| 2017-12-11 | DAL | at NYR | W | 25 | 1 | 0.960 | 65:00 | All stats
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| 2017-12-07 | DAL | at STL | L | 26 | 2 | 0.923 | 58:32 | All stats
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| 2017-12-05 | DAL | vs NSH | – | 17 | 2 | 0.882 | 35:34 | All stats
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| 2017-12-03 | DAL | at COL | W | 27 | 2 | 0.926 | 59:59 | All stats
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| 2017-11-18 | DAL | vs EDM | – | 12 | 3 | 0.750 | 20:42 | All stats
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| 2017-11-14 | DAL | at FLA | O | 29 | 3 | 0.897 | 64:54 | All stats
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| 2017-11-04 | DAL | vs BUF | W | 28 | 1 | 0.964 | 60:00 | All stats
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| 2017-10-27 | DAL | at CGY | W | 30 | 1 | 0.967 | 60:00 | All stats
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| 2017-10-24 | DAL | at COL | L | 15 | 1 | 0.933 | 33:23 | All stats
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| 2017-10-07 | DAL | at STL | L | 21 | 4 | 0.810 | 57:02 | All stats
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| 2017-10-06 | DAL | vs VGK | L | 11 | 2 | 0.818 | 15:00 | All stats
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NHL source coverage only; missing records are not zero-stat appearances. Historical team abbreviations are retained.
Recent NHL games
| Date | Opponent | Goals against | Shots against | Save % | Time on ice |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-04-07 | LAK | 2 | 36 | 0.944 | 60:00 |
| 2018-04-03 | SJS | 2 | 14 | 0.857 | 15:54 |
| 2018-03-31 | MIN | 1 | 34 | 0.971 | 59:21 |
| 2018-03-29 | MIN | 4 | 21 | 0.810 | 57:47 |
| 2018-03-27 | PHI | 2 | 33 | 0.939 | 60:40 |
Career refresh is delayed. The last imported record is retained.
Profile updated Oct 12, 2:25 pm EDT. Missing stats are shown as –.