Kari Lehtonen

Stars' goalie Kari Lehtonen gets the nod versus Kings

Dallas Stars goalie Kari Lehtonen will start Thursday night versus the Los Angeles Kings.

What It Means:

Lehtonen gave up one goal on 28 shots in a winning effort over the Nashville Predators on Tuesday. He's recorded a sparkling .951 save percentage on 41 shots so far this season. The Kings are averaging just 2.00 goals per game in the first week of the season.

numberFire's models give Lehtonen a convincing 71.0 percent chance of picking up the victory on Thursday night, highest of any goalie on a deep 11-game slate. We project him to make 24.15 saves on 26.55 attempts.