Before I start this, let me just say- the last time I did an intro about Kari Lehtonen, he gave up like 3 goals in 4 minutes that night and we almost changed it before it went up (I think it was the preseason, but still). Let’s hope that was just a coincidence and I don’t have some kind of weird curse on the guy.
Considering the condition he was in when he joined the Stars (not great), the fact that Lehtonen could be considered the Iron Man of Finnish goaltenders and is closing in on the top 30 of all-time wins for an NHL goalie is a pretty big surprise:
Lehtonen is tied with Miikka Kiprusoff for most appearances by a Finnish-born netminder at 623 and also is one win shy of 300 for his career, which would place him 31st all-time among NHL goalies.