Kari Lehtonen

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Birth place: Helsinki, Finland
Goalie, catches left
6 ' 4" (193 cm) | 209 lb (95 kg)
Birth place: Helsinki, Finland
Goalie, catches left
6 ' 4" (193 cm) | 209 lb (95 kg)
Championships & Medals
| Age | Year | Team | Event | Tournament Location / Series Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 2000 | Team Finland | U18 World Championship | Kloten and Weinfelden, Switzerland | |
| 17 | 2001 | Team Finland | U20 World Championship | Moscow and Podolsk, Russia | |
| 17 | 2001 | Team Finland | U18 World Championship | Helsinki, Lahti and Heinola, Finland | |
| 18 | 2002 | Team Finland | U20 World Championship | Pardubice and Hradec Králové, Czech Republic | |
| 18 | 2002 | Jokerit Helsinki | SM-Liiga | Jokerit Helsinki defeated Tappara Tampere 3‑1 in a best of five gold medal series. | |
| 19 | 2003 | Team Finland | U20 World Championship | Halifax and Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada | |
| 23 | 2007 | Team Finland | IIHF World Championship | Moscow, Russia | |
| 30 | 2014 | Team Finland | Olympics - Sochi | Sochi, Russia | |
| IIHF U18 World Championship Medals | |||||
| IIHF U20 World Championship Medals | |||||
| IIHF World Championship Medals | |||||
| Olympic Medals | |||||
| Finnish Championship Medals | |||||
| Date | Game | Score | TOI | GAA | SV% | W | L | GA | SV | SOG | SO | G | A | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 27, 2018 | PHI @ DAL | (2-3) | 60:40 | 1.98 | 0.939 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mar 29, 2018 | DAL @ MIN | (2-5) | 57:46 | 4.15 | 0.810 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 31, 2018 | MIN @ DAL | (1-4) | 59:21 | 1.01 | 0.971 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 3, 2018 | DAL @ SJS | (4-2) | 15:54 | 7.55 | 0.857 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 7, 2018 | DAL @ LAK | (4-2) | 60:00 | 2.00 | 0.944 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GAME LOG |
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| Season | Team | LGE | Age | GP | GAA | SV% | W | L | GA | SV | SO | TIME |
| 1998‑99 | Team Finland U16 | | 15 | 2 | 1.50 | 0.950 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 57 | 0 | 120 |
| 1999‑00 | Team Finland U18 | | 16 | 6 | 1.76 | 0.963 | 9 | 234 | 1 | 307 | ||
| 2000‑01 | Jokerit Helsinki | SM-Liiga | 17 | 4 | 1.90 | 0.937 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 89 | 0 | 190 |
| 2000‑01 | Team Finland U18 | | 17 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 159 | 2 | 357 | ||
| 2000‑01 | Team Finland U20 | | 17 | 5 | 2.75 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 62 | 0 | 305 | |
| 2001‑02 | Jokerit Helsinki | SM-Liiga | 18 | 23 | 1.79 | 0.941 | 13 | 5 | 37 | 585 | 4 | 1243 |
| 2001‑02 | Team Finland | | 18 | 1 | 3.00 | 0.875 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 60 |
| 2001‑02 | Team Finland U20 | | 18 | 6 | 1.17 | 0.943 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 116 | 1 | 360 |
| 2002‑03 | Jokerit Helsinki | SM-Liiga | 19 | 45 | 1.98 | 0.928 | 23 | 14 | 87 | 1121 | 5 | 2635 |
| 2002‑03 | Team Finland | | 19 | 3 | 1.13 | 0.943 | 3 | 50 | 1 | 160 | ||
| 2002‑03 | Team Finland U20 | | 19 | 6 | 2.19 | 0.923 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 155 | 2 | 357 |
| 2003‑04 | Atlanta Thrashers | NHL | 20 | 4 | 1.25 | 0.953 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 101 | 1 | 240 |
| 2003‑04 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 20 | 39 | 2.41 | 0.926 | 20 | 14 | 88 | 1101 | 3 | 2192 |
| 2004‑05 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 21 | 57 | 2.27 | 0.929 | 38 | 17 | 128 | 1667 | 5 | 3378 |
| 2005‑06 | Atlanta Thrashers | NHL | 22 | 38 | 2.94 | 0.906 | 20 | 15 | 106 | 1017 | 2 | 2166 |
| 2006‑07 | Atlanta Thrashers | NHL | 23 | 68 | 2.79 | 0.912 | 34 | 24 | 183 | 1892 | 4 | 3934 |
| 2006‑07 | Team Finland | | 23 | 6 | 1.93 | 0.913 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 126 | 1 | 374 |
| 2007‑08 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 24 | 2 | 1.93 | 0.934 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 57 | 0 | 124 |
| 2007‑08 | Atlanta Thrashers | NHL | 24 | 48 | 2.90 | 0.916 | 17 | 22 | 131 | 1429 | 4 | 2707 |
| 2008‑09 | Atlanta Thrashers | NHL | 25 | 46 | 3.06 | 0.911 | 19 | 22 | 134 | 1364 | 3 | 2624 |
| 2009‑10 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 26 | 4 | 2.67 | 0.899 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 98 | 0 | 247 |
| 2009‑10 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 26 | 12 | 2.81 | 0.911 | 6 | 4 | 31 | 319 | 0 | 663 |
| 2010‑11 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 27 | 69 | 2.55 | 0.914 | 34 | 24 | 175 | 1868 | 3 | 4119 |
| 2011‑12 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 28 | 59 | 2.33 | 0.922 | 32 | 22 | 136 | 1603 | 4 | 3497 |
| 2011‑12 | Team Finland | | 28 | 6 | 2.05 | 0.926 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 150 | 2 | 352 |
| 2012‑13 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 29 | 36 | 2.66 | 0.916 | 15 | 14 | 88 | 962 | 1 | 1986 |
| 2013‑14 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 30 | 65 | 2.41 | 0.919 | 33 | 20 | 153 | 1735 | 5 | 3804 |
| 2013‑14 | Team Finland | | 30 | 2 | 1.51 | 0.935 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 43 | 0 | 119 |
| 2014‑15 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 31 | 65 | 2.94 | 0.903 | 34 | 17 | 181 | 1694 | 5 | 3698 |
| 2015‑16 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 32 | 43 | 2.76 | 0.906 | 25 | 10 | 105 | 1016 | 2 | 2279 |
| 2016‑17 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 33 | 59 | 2.85 | 0.902 | 22 | 25 | 151 | 1395 | 3 | 3177 |
| 2017‑18 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 34 | 37 | 2.56 | 0.912 | 15 | 14 | 83 | 863 | 1 | 1944 |
| NHL Totals | 649 | 2.71 | 0.912 | 310 | 233 | 1662 | 17258 | 38 | 36 838 | |||
| AHL Totals | 102 | 2.33 | 0.927 | 61 | 32 | 231 | 2923 | 8 | 5941 | |||
| Liiga Totals | 72 | 1.92 | 0.933 | 39 | 19 | 130 | 1795 | 9 | 4068 | |||
Playoff Stats
| Season | Team | LGE | Age | GP | GAA | SV% | W | L | GA | SV | SO | TIME |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001‑02 | Jokerit Helsinki | SM-Liiga | 18 | 11 | 1.73 | 0.940 | 8 | 2 | 18 | 284 | 3 | 623 |
| 2002‑03 | Jokerit Helsinki | SM-Liiga | 19 | 10 | 1.63 | 0.941 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 269 | 2 | 626 |
| 2003‑04 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 20 | 10 | 2.08 | 0.942 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 374 | 1 | 663 |
| 2004‑05 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 21 | 16 | 1.71 | 0.939 | 10 | 6 | 28 | 429 | 2 | 983 |
| 2006‑07 | Atlanta Thrashers | NHL | 23 | 2 | 5.59 | 0.849 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 62 | 0 | 118 |
| 2013‑14 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 30 | 6 | 3.30 | 0.885 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 146 | 1 | 346 |
| 2015‑16 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 32 | 11 | 2.81 | 0.899 | 6 | 3 | 26 | 231 | 1 | 555 |
| AHL Totals | 26 | 1.86 | 0.940 | 16 | 10 | 51 | 803 | 3 | 1646 | |||
| Liiga Totals | 21 | 1.68 | 0.941 | 14 | 6 | 35 | 553 | 5 | 1249 | |||
| NHL Totals | 19 | 3.30 | 0.887 | 8 | 9 | 56 | 439 | 2 | 1019 |
National Team Stats - Major Tournaments
| Team | Age | GP | GAA | SV% | W | L | GA | SV | SO | TIME |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Finland - U18 World Championship 2000 | 16 | 6 | 1.76 | 0.963 | 9 | 234 | 1 | 307 | ||
| Team Finland - U20 World Championship 2001 | 17 | 1 | 2.00 | 0.920 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 60 |
| Team Finland - U18 World Championship 2001 | 17 | 4 | 1.76 | 0.935 | 7 | 100 | 2 | 239 | ||
| Team Finland - U20 World Championship 2002 | 18 | 6 | 1.17 | 0.943 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 116 | 1 | 360 |
| Team Finland - U20 World Championship 2003 | 19 | 6 | 2.19 | 0.923 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 155 | 2 | 357 |
| Team Finland - World Championship 2007 | 23 | 6 | 1.93 | 0.913 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 126 | 1 | 374 |
| Team Finland - World Championship 2012 | 28 | 4 | 2.85 | 0.894 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 93 | 1 | 232 |
| Team Finland - Olympics ‑ Sochi 2014 | 30 | 2 | 1.51 | 0.935 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 43 | 0 | 119 |
| U20 World Championship Totals | 13 | 1.70 | 0.930 | 7 | 4 | 22 | 294 | 3 | 777 | |
| U18 World Championship Totals | 10 | 1.76 | 0.954 | 16 | 334 | 3 | 546 | |||
| World Championship Totals | 10 | 2.28 | 0.905 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 219 | 2 | 606 | |
| Olympics Totals | 2 | 1.51 | 0.935 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 43 | 0 | 119 |
National and Regional Team Stats - Miscellaneous Tournaments
| Team | Age | GP | GAA | SV% | W | L | GA | SV | SO | TIME |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Finland - U16 4‑Nations 1999 | 15 | 2 | 1.50 | 0.950 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 57 | 0 | 120 |
| Team Finland - U20 3‑Nations 2000 | 16 | 2 | 3.00 | 0.867 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 39 | 0 | 120 |
| Team Finland - U20 5‑Nations 2000 | 16 | 2 | 2.88 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 125 | ||
| Team Finland - U18 4‑Nations 2001 | 17 | 2 | 4.59 | 0.868 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 59 | 0 | 118 |
| Team Finland - U18 Worlds Exhibition Games 2001 | 17 | |||||||||
| Team Finland - EHT ‑ Karjala Tournament 2002 | 18 | 1 | 3.00 | 0.875 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 60 |
| Team Finland - EHT ‑ Karjala Tournament 2002 | 18 | 3 | 1.13 | 0.943 | 3 | 50 | 1 | 160 | ||
| Team Finland - EHT ‑ Kajotbet Hockey Games 2012 | 28 | 2 | 0.50 | 0.983 | 1 | 57 | 1 | 120 | ||
| Men Totals | 6 | 1.24 | 0.948 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 128 | 2 | 340 | |
| U20 Men Totals | 4 | 2.94 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 39 | 0 | 245 | ||
| U16 Men Totals | 2 | 1.50 | 0.950 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 57 | 0 | 120 | |
| U18 Men Totals | 2 | 4.59 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 59 | 0 | 118 |
All-Star Game Appearences
| Year | Team | LGE | Age | GP | GAA | SV% | W | L | GA | SV | SO | TIME |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | PlanetUSA All-Stars | AHL | 21 | 1 | 12.00 | 0.714 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| AHL All-Star Game Totals | 1 | 12.00 | 0.714 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 20 |