What It Means:

It's the first start of the season for Lehtonen, who allowed one goal on 13 shots in relief of Antti Niemi during a loss to the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday. He finished with a 2.76 goals against average and .912 save percentage last year, going 12-4-2 for the campaign.

Lehtonen is projected to allow 2.73 goals on 28.27 shots with a 58.0 percent chance of winning, according to numberFire's metrics.