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Kari Lehtonen

Position: G
Catches: Left
Height: 6-4    Weight: 215 lbs.
Born: November 16, 1983 in Helsinki, Finland

Drafted by the Atlanta Thrashers in the 1st round (2nd overall) of the 2002 NHL Entry Draft.

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Goalie Stats Scoring Stats
Season Age Tm Lg GP W L T/O GA SA SV SV% GAA SO PIM MIN GPS G A PTS
2003-04 20 ATL NHL 4 4 0 0 5 106 101 .953 1.25 1 0 240 1.2 0 0 0
2005-06 22 ATL NHL 38 20 15 0 106 1123 1017 .906 2.94 2 4 2166 7.3 0 1 1
2006-07 23 ATL NHL 68 34 24 9 183 2075 1892 .912 2.79 4 6 3934 14.2 0 1 1
2007-08 24 ATL NHL 48 17 22 5 131 1560 1429 .916 2.90 4 4 2707 10.9 0 2 2
2008-09 25 ATL NHL 46 19 22 3 134 1498 1364 .911 3.06 3 6 2624 9.3 0 1 1
2009-10 26 DAL NHL 12 6 4 0 31 350 319 .911 2.81 0 0 663 2.1 0 1 1
2010-11 27 DAL NHL 69 34 24 11 175 2043 1868 .914 2.55 3 6 4119 12.5 0 6 6
2011-12 28 DAL NHL 35 20 12 2 82 1027 945 .920 2.40 1 0 2050 7.0 0 0 0
Career NHL 320 154 123 30 847 9782 8935 .913 2.75 18 26 18503 64.5 0 12 12

NHL Playoffs

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Goalie Stats Scoring Stats
Season Age Tm Lg GP W L T/O GA SA SV SV% GAA SO PIM MIN G A PTS
2006-07 23 ATL NHL 2 0 2 11 73 62 .849 5.59 0 0 118 0 0 0
Career NHL 2 0 2 11 73 62 .849 5.59 0 0 118 0 0 0

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Goalie Stats Scoring Stats
Season Age Team Lg GP W L T/O GA SA SV SV% GAA SO PIM MIN G A PTS
1998-99 15 Jokerit Helsinki U18 Fin-U18 2
1999-00 16 Jokerit Helsinki Jr. Fin-Jr. 33 21 9 3 86 2.61 2 1974
1999-00 16 Finland WJ18-A 6 5 0 1 9 1.76 1 307
2000-01 17 Jokerit Helsinki Jr. Fin-Jr. 31 20 9 1 71 2.37 3 1799
2000-01 17 Jokerit Helsinki Finland 4 3 1 0 6 1.90 0 189
2000-01 17 Finland WJC-A 1 1 0 0 2 2.00 0 60
2000-01 17 Finland WJ18-A 4 3 1 0 7 1.76 2 239
2001-02 18 Jokerit Helsinki Jr. Fin-Jr. 6 5 1 0 11 1.83 1 360
2001-02 18 Jokerit Helsinki Finland 23 13 5 2 37 1.79 4 2 1242 0 0 0
2001-02 18 Finland WJC-A 6 4 2 0 7 1.17 1 360
2002-03 19 Jokerit Helsinki Finland 45 23 14 6 87 1.98 5 16 2634 0 1 1
2002-03 19 Finland WJC-A 6 3 2 1 13 2.18 2 0 357 0 0 0
2003-04 20 Chicago Wolves AHL 39 20 14 2 88 1189 1101 .926 2.41 3 6 2192 0 3 3
2004-05 21 Chicago Wolves AHL 57 38 17 2 128 1795 1667 .929 2.27 5 16 3378 0 0 0
2006-07 23 Finland WC-A 6 4 2 0 12 138 126 .913 1.93 1 0 374 0 0 0
2007-08 24 Chicago Wolves AHL 2 2 0 0 4 61 57 .934 1.94 0 0 124 0 1 1
2009-10 26 Chicago Wolves AHL 4 1 1 2 11 109 98 .899 2.67 0 0 247 0 0 0
Career 4 Seasons AHL 102 61 32 6 231 3154 2923 .927 2.33 8 22 5941 0 4 4
Career 3 Seasons Fin-Jr. 70 46 19 4 168 2.44 6 4133
Career 1 Season Fin-U18 2
Career 3 Seasons Finland 72 39 20 8 130 1.92 9 18 4065 0 1 1
Career 1 Season WC-A 6 4 2 0 12 138 126 .913 1.93 1 0 374 0 0 0
Career 2 Seasons WJ18-A 10 8 1 1 16 1.76 3 546
Career 3 Seasons WJC-A 13 8 4 1 22 1.70 3 0 777 0 0 0

Other Playoffs

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Goalie Stats Scoring Stats
Season Age Team Lg GP W L T/O GA SA SV SV% GAA SO PIM MIN G A PTS
1998-99 15 Jokerit Helsinki U18 Fin-U18 4 2 2 7 1.75 0 240
1999-00 16 Jokerit Helsinki Jr. Fin-Jr. 12 9 3 14 1.11 4 758
2000-01 17 Jokerit Helsinki U18 Fin-U18 6
2000-01 17 Jokerit Helsinki Jr. Fin-Jr. 1 0 1 4 4.44 0 54
2001-02 18 Jokerit Helsinki Finland 0 0 0 0
2001-02 18 Jokerit Helsinki Finland 11 8 2 18 1.73 3 623
2002-03 19 Jokerit Helsinki Finland 10 6 4 17 1.63 2 12 626 0 0 0
2003-04 20 Chicago Wolves AHL 10 6 4 23 397 374 .942 2.08 1 4 663 0 0 0
2004-05 21 Chicago Wolves AHL 0 0 1 1
2004-05 21 Chicago Wolves AHL 16 10 6 28 457 429 .939 1.71 2 983
Career 2 Seasons AHL 26 16 10 51 854 803 .940 1.86 3 4 1646 0 1 1
Career 2 Seasons Fin-Jr. 13 9 4 18 1.33 4 812
Career 2 Seasons Fin-U18 10 2 2 7 1.75 0 240
Career 2 Seasons Finland 21 14 6 35 1.68 5 12 1249 0 0 0

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
Thru 7 Years Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Kari Lehtonen 14.2 12.5 10.9 9.3 7.3 2.1 1.2
Guy Hebert 93.9 14.7 12.3 9.7 7.4 6.6 3.2 2.8
Chuck Rayner 92.5 12.3 10.2 8.6 5.2 4.5 1.1 0.9
Ron Hextall 90.1 13.8 11.7 10.6 8.4 6.4 5.9 0.9
Tommy Salo 89.9 13.3 11.5 9.5 8.8 8.5 1.1 0.5
Jim Henry 89.6 12.3 11.1 8.6 6.8 5.0 1.1 0.1
Niklas Backstrom 89.2 15.6 12.1 9.8 9.0 8.3
Evgeni Nabokov 89.2 13.3 11.8 11.7 9.1 8.6 5.1 1.1
Cam Ward 88.9 16.8 12.9 10.4 9.2 8.5 3.1
Mike Dunham 86.8 11.4 11.2 10.2 9.0 8.2 2.5 2.2
Nikolai Khabibulin 86.3 14.5 12.5 12.0 10.4 9.6 3.6 0.5
Career Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Kari Lehtonen 14.2 12.5 10.9 9.3 7.3 2.1 1.2
Niklas Backstrom 87.5 15.6 12.1 9.8 9.0 8.3
Cam Ward 87.2 16.8 12.9 10.4 9.2 8.5 3.1
Al Rollins 83.7 14.5 10.8 10.5 7.4 6.5 4.5 3.0 1.5 0.3
Normie Smith 83.4 9.8 8.3 6.6 5.4 2.0 1.2 0.4 0.2
Marc-Andre Fleury 83.0 12.1 11.9 11.4 9.4 8.4 6.9 3.0
Mike Palmateer 82.6 13.0 11.6 8.2 7.4 7.0 4.9 3.5 1.0
Wilf Cude 81.5 8.4 8.3 7.5 5.2 5.2 1.8 0.3 -0.1 -0.6 -2.0
Ilya Bryzgalov 81.2 14.7 13.9 13.5 11.4 5.1 4.2 0.2 0.1
Rick DiPietro 80.1 14.6 10.6 9.6 7.8 2.2 1.7 1.2 1.0 0.6
Paul Bibeault 78.7 7.5 7.0 5.4 5.4 3.2 2.5 -0.1

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

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Games Played

2006-07 NHL 68 (6)
2010-11 NHL 69 (4)

Wins

Career NHL 154 (96)

Losses

2006-07 NHL 24 (7)
2010-11 NHL 24 (9)

Ties plus OT/SO Losses

2006-07 NHL 9 (2)
2010-11 NHL 11 (1)

Goals Against

2006-07 NHL 183 (4)
2010-11 NHL 175 (3)

Shots Against

2006-07 NHL 2075 (4)
2010-11 NHL 2043 (4)
Career NHL 9782 (58)

Saves

2006-07 NHL 1892 (4)
2010-11 NHL 1868 (4)
Career NHL 8935 (57)

Save Percentage

Active .913 (9)
Career NHL .913 (10)

Goals Against Average

Career NHL 2.75 (59)

Shutouts

2007-08 NHL 4 (9)

Minutes

2006-07 NHL 3934 (6)
2010-11 NHL 4119 (4)

Adjusted Goals Against Average

Career NHL 3.06 (98)

Goalie Point Shares

2006-07 NHL 14.2 (6)
2010-11 NHL 12.5 (8)
Career NHL 64.5 (89)

Point Shares

2006-07 NHL 14.2 (6)
    

Transactions

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February 9, 2010: Traded to Dallas by Atlanta for Ivan Vishnevskiy and Dallas' 4th round choice (Ivan Telegin) in 2010 Entry Draft, February 9, 2010.

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