Kari Lehtonen is expected to start for Dallas in Game 7
Dallas Stars netminder Kari Lehtonen is expected to be between the pipes for Game 7 on Wednesday night versus the St. Louis Blues.
He owns a 6-2 record in the playoffs with a 2.58 goals against average and .908 save percentage. Lehtonen was able to hold the fort in Game 6 with 35 saves on 37 shots.
Lehtonen had a poor regular season. In 43 games, he posted a .906 save percentage and 2.76 goals against average with a 51.3 quality start rate -- all worse than his career averages.