Kari Lehtonen

BIOGRAPHY

BORN: Helsinki, Finland, November 16, 1983.
HOME:
HEIGHT: 6'3".
WEIGHT: 189 lbs.
UNIFORM #: 32 (Jokerit Helsinki, Chicago AHL, Atlanta, Finland), 34 (Chicago AHL 2004-05, 2007-08).
CATCHES: Left
STYLE: Hybrid
STRENGTHS: Good size and quickess. Decent puckhandler. Plays better in "big" games.
WEAKNESSES: Needs to get used to North American hockey.

QUOTABLE:

"I admire the style of Patrick Roy. He is a perfect goalie and I try to learn from him. I watch the Avalanche games to see him in action."

WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING:

"A tall goaltender with impressive quickness and excellent reflexes...is strong on his skates and moves extremely well...primarily a stand-up goaltender, but plays a very strong butterfly when needed...a calm individual with a cool demeanor...anticipates and reads the play very well with an excellent sense of timing...a very confident goaltender...a good competitor with a winning attitude...considered to be the best draft-eligible European prospect, including skaters." (Central Scouting Bureau, 2002)

"A gifted goaltender with great size, the Finn has already won MVP honors in the best league back home - Jokerit of the SM-Liiga. Lehtonen uses his size very efficiently and stands up to most shooters. He's already extremely mature. He can't miss. He has so much elite-level experience already, it should surprise no one to see him in the NHL soon." (The Sports Forecaster 2002-03, p. 115)

"Once he gets to the NHL, the young goalie's challenge will be living up to all the hype. He has good size (6-foot-3), moves well laterally and is known more for his positioning than acrobatic saves. Atlanta will sign him after this year, but expect an adjustment period in the minors. European goalies tend to struggle at first with handling the puck and the shot angles in smaller North American rinks." (Jeff Schultz, The Hockey News Future Watch 2003)

"He's lanky and highly touted and is seen as the team's goalie of the future. He'll get AHL seasoning." (The Sporting News Hockey Yearbook 2003-04, p. 23)

"The Kari Lehtonen Era is upon us. The big Finn enjoyed a successfull two-year run in the AHL and is now ready to take over as Atlanta's starting netminder. The big-game stopper combines size with great positioning and superlative reflexes. If Lehtonen falters, veteran Mike Dunham is around for support. However, this is Lehtonen's time." (The Sports Forecaster 2005-06, p. 102)

TRANSACTIONS:

Selected by Atlanta Thrashers in first round (second overall) of National Hockey League entry draft, June 22, 2002.
Agreed to terms (undisclosed) with Atlanta, June 4, 2003.
Agreed to two-year, $3.7 million contract as restricted free agent with Atlanta, September 7, 2006.

ACCOLADES:

Named SM-Liiga (Finland) Player of the Year, 2001-02.
Named SM-Liiga (Finland) Goaltender of the Year, 2001-02.
Named SM-Liiga (Finland) Playoff Most Valuable Player, 2001-02.
Named to American Hockey League All-Star Second Team, 2004-05.
Played for Eastern Conference in NHL YoungStars Game, January 23, 2007. Kari was the winning goaltender in a 9-8 victory, stopping 16 of 24 shots.

INJURIES:

Suffered groin injury in first period of game, October 5, 2005 (returned December 30, 2005).
Sprained ankle, missed remainder of regular season, April 7, 2006.
Left game with groin injury, October 18, 2007.

FIRSTS:

Kari made his National Hockey League debut, and earned his first National Hockey League victory, on March 19, 2004, in Atlanta's Philips Arena when his Thrashers defeated the visiting Florida Panthers by a 3-2 score. The Thrashers were trailing with just two minutes left, but scored twice on Roberto Luongo to take away the win. Lehtonen made nineteen shots. "I thought it would be great it they got like 20 shots," he said. "That's how it went. The whole team played well in front of me."
Stopping thirty shots, Lehtonen earned his first National Hockey League shutout on March 27, 2004, at Office Depot Center in Miami, as the Thrashers defeated the Florida Panthers, 3-0. "That was a big thing for me," said Lehtonen. "It's something that you want right away, and now I get it in my third game. That's a pretty good thing - I'm just happy." Lehtonen's best save came when he stopped Darcy Hordichuk on a breakaway late in the second period. Said Thrashers coach Bob Hartley: "You can tell that the kid's confidence is growing, like his demeanor out there around the net and his puck handling. He is just coming into the league, and his first couple of starts it seems that he has 10 years experience behind his belt."

PENALTY SHOTS:

Stopped penalty shot (Vincent Lecavalier), April 3, 2004.
Stopped penalty shot (Jason Ward), March 8, 2006.
Stopped penalty shot (Martin St. Louis), November 11, 2006.
Stopped penalty shot (Gregory Campbell), December 2, 2006.

NHL SHOOTOUTS:

January 11, 2006 - defeated Nashville, 1-0 (Steve Sullivan save, Paul Kariya save, Marek Zidlicky save).
February 11, 2006 - defeated Montreal, 1-0 (Alexei Kovalev save, Alexander Perezhogin save, Michael Ryder save).
March 6, 2006 - defeated Florida, 1-0 (Olli Jokinen save, Nathan Horton save, Joe Nieuwendyk save).
March 8, 2006 - defeated NY Rangers, 3-2 (Michael Nylander goal, Petr Sykora goal, Martin Rucinsky save, Martin Straka save).
March 21, 2006 - defeated Boston, 2-1 (Patrice Bergeron save, Brad Boyes save, Glen Murray goal, Marco Sturm save, Mariusz Czerkawski save, Marty Reasoner save, Brad Stuart save).
2005-06 season to date: 5 wins, 0 losses, 17 saves on 20 chances.
October 5, 2006 - lost to Tampa Bay, 0-1 (Vincent Lecavalier goal, Brad Richards save).
October 19, 2006 - defeated Washington, 2-0 (Alexander Semin save, Alexander Ovechkin save).
October 26, 2006 - lost to Philadelphia, 1-2 (Simon Gagne goal, Peter Forsberg goal, Mike Richards save).
October 28, 2006 - defeated Buffalo, 1-0 (Daniel Briere save, Maxim Afinogenov save, Thomas Vanek save).
December 19, 2006 - defeated New Jersey, 2-0 (Zach Parise save, Brian Gionta save).
December 21, 2006 - defeated Pittsburgh, 2-0 (Erik Christensen save, Sidney Crosby save).
January 13, 2007 - defeated Carolina, 2-0 (Ray Whitney save, Justin Williams save).
January 30, 2007 - defeated New Jersey, 2-1 (Brian Gionta goal, Zach Parise save, John Madden save).
February 6, 2007 - lost to Buffalo, 0-2 (Daniel Briere goal, Ales Kotalik goal).
March 28, 2007 - lost to Florida, 0-2 (Ville Peltonen save, Nathan Horton goal, Jozef Stumpel goal).
April 7, 2007 - defeated Tampa Bay, 3-2 (Vincent Lecavalier miss, Brad Richards goal, Martin St. Louis save, Vaclav Prospal goal, Jason Ward save, Eric Perrin save).
2006-07 season to date: 7 wins, 5 losses, 20 saves on 30 chances.
December 5, 2007 - defeated NY Islanders, 2-0 (Bill Guerin save, Miroslav Satan save).
December 22, 2007 - defeated Montreal, 2-0 (Saku Koivu miss, Sergei Kastsitsyn save).
January 10, 2008 - lost to Florida, 1-2 (Nathan Horton goal, Stephen Weiss save, Olli Jokinen goal).
January 12, 2008 - defeated Pittsburgh, 1-0 (Petr Sykora save, Kris Letang save, Sidney Crosby save, Evgeni Malkin save).
January 17, 2008 - lost to Montreal, 0-2 (Andrei Kastsitsyn goal, Saku Koivu goal).
February 13, 2008 - defeated Washington, 2-0 (Alexander Semin save, Boyd Gordon save).
March 2, 2008 - lost to Pittsburgh, 0-1 (Petr Sykora Miss, Kristopher Letang goal, Jarkko Ruutu miss).
2007-08 season to date: 4 wins, 3 losses, 13 saves on 18 chances.

DID YOU KNOW?

When the Atlanta Thrashers selected Kari second overall in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft, he became the highest-drafted European netminder in league history.

SEASON RECORDS:

REGULAR SEASON
Year  Team                        GP    Min   W   L   T   OL    GA    GAA   Shots    Sv%   ShO   G   A   PiM     S/60    PERS
00-01 Jokerit Helsinki FINLAND     4    190   3   1   0          6   1.90      95   .937         0   0     0
01-02 Jokerit Helsinki FINLAND    23   1243  13   5   2         37   1.79     622   .941     4   0   0     0
02-03 Jokerit Helsinki FINLAND    49                                                             0   1    16
03-04 Chicago Wolves AHL          39   2192  20  14   2         88   2.41    1189   .926     3   0   3     6
      Atlanta Thrashers NHL        4    240   4   0   0          5   1.25     106   .953     1   0   0     0
04-05 Chicago Wolves AHL          57   3378  38  17   2        128   2.27    1795   .929     5   0   0    16
05-06 Atlanta Thrashers AHL       38   2166  20  15        0   106   2.94    1123   .906     2   0   1     4
06-07 Atlanta Thrashers AHL       68   3934  34  24        9   183   2.79    2075   .912     4   0   1     6
THREE (3) NHL SEASONS            110   6340  58  39   0    9   294   2.78    3304  0.911     7   0   2    10

POST-SEASON
Year  Team                        GP    Min   W   L   GA    GAA   Shots    Sv%   ShO   G   A   PiM     S/60    PERS
01-02 Jokerit Helsinki FINLAND    12                                                   0   0     0
03-04 Chicago Wolves AHL          10    663   6   5   23   2.08     397   .942     1   0   0     4
04-05 Chicago Wolves AHL          16    983  10   6   28   1.71     457   .939     2   0   1     0
06-07 Atlanta Thrashers NHL        2    118   0   2   11   5.59      73   .849     0   0   0     0
ONE (1) NHL POSTSEASON             2    118   0   2   11   5.59      73  0.849     0   0   0     0

NHL GAME DIRECTORY:

Selected by Atlanta Thrashers in 2002 National Hockey League entry draft.
03/19/04: W (60m, 19/21) 3-2 victory vs. Florida (Luongo).
03/24/04: W (59m59s, 23/25) 3-2 victory vs. Washington (Yeats).
03/27/04: W (60m, 30/30) 3-0 victory at Florida (Shields).
04/03/04: W (60m, 29/30) 2-1 victory at Tampa Bay (Khabibulin).
10/05/05: - (20m, 6/6) 0-2 defeat at Florida (Luongo) [Replaced by Dunham].
12/30/05: L (59m59s, 25/29) 1-4 defeat at Buffalo (Miller).
01/01/06: W (60m, 19/21) 5-2 victory at Washington (Kolzig).
01/02/06: - (33m41s, 12/13) 8-3 victory vs. Ottawa (Emery) [Replaced Garnett].
01/04/06: L (58m50s, 18/22) 3-4 defeat at Carolina (Gerber).
01/06/06: W (60m, 27/31) 6-4 victory vs. Pittsburgh (Thibault, Fleury).
01/07/06: W (60m, 28/31) 4-3 victory at Pittsburgh (Fleury).
01/11/06: W (64m53s, 23/26) 4-3 SO victory (3/3) vs. Nashville (Vokoun).
01/13/06: W (59m45s, 37/37) 2-0 victory vs. St. Louis (Sanford).
01/18/06: W (60m, 25/27) 5-2 victory at Dallas (Hedberg).
01/21/06: L (58m19s, 22/24) 0-2 defeat vs. Tampa Bay (Grahame).
01/24/06: L (58m18s, 29/32) 2-3 defeat vs. Boston (Thomas).
01/26/06: L (59m50s, 28/33) 1-5 defeat vs. Carolina (Ward).
01/28/06: L (59m06s, 23/26) 1-4 defeat at Carolina (Gerber).
01/31/06: L (59m51s, 30/35) 2-5 defeat vs. Buffalo (Miller).
02/03/06: L (58m59s, 32/35) 2-5 defeat at Florida (Luongo).
02/04/06: W (60m, 28/32) 6-4 victory vs. Florida (Luongo).
02/07/06: L (60m, 24/28) 1-4 defeat at Toronto (Belfour).
02/09/06: W (60m, 34/35) 2-1 victory at Ottawa (Hasek).
02/11/06: W (64m55s, 26/27) 2-1 SO victory (3/3) at Montreal (Huet).
03/01/06: W (60m, 34/36) 4-2 victory at Buffalo (Miller).
03/02/06: L (59m01s, 28/31) 2-3 defeat at Boston (Raycroft).
03/04/06: W (61m30s, 30/32) 3-2 OT victory vs. Washington (Kolzig).
03/06/06: W (64m56s, 37/40) 4-3 SO victory (3/3) vs. Florida (Luongo).
03/08/06: W (65m, 32/34) 3-2 SO victory (2/4) vs. NY Rangers (Lundqvist).
03/10/06: L (59m56s, 32/35) 1-3 defeat vs. Ottawa (Emery).
03/12/06: W (62m45s, 33/35) 3-2 OT victory at NY Rangers (Lundqvist).
03/16/06: W (60m, 28/30) 4-2 victory vs. NY Islanders (DiPietro).
03/18/06: L (58m25s, 23/27) 2-4 defeat vs. Philadelphia (Niittymaki).
03/20/06: W (60m, 20/20) 5-0 victory vs. Buffalo (Biron).
03/21/06: W (64m55s, 27/31) 5-4 SO victory (6/7) at Boston (Thomas).
03/23/06: W (61m03s, 36/41) 6-5 OT victory vs. New Jersey (Brodeur).
03/25/06: L (47m20s, 24/29) 1-5 defeat at NY Islanders (DiPietro) [Replaced by Dunham].
03/30/06: L (58m53s, 29/33) 3-4 defeat at Tampa Bay (Grahame).
04/01/06: W (60m, 33/35) 5-2 victory vs. Carolina (Ward, Gerber).
04/03/06: L (48m49s, 22/28) 4-6 defeat at Ottawa (Emery) [Replaced by Dunham].
04/05/06: W (60m, 38/40) 5-2 victory at Florida (Luongo).
04/06/06: - (16m32s, 15/16) 2-3 SO defeat at Tampa Bay (Burke) [Replaced by Dunham].
10/05/06: SOL (64m54s, 24/26) 2-3 SO defeat (1/2) vs. Tampa Bay (Denis).
10/07/06: W (59m49s, 22/22) 6-0 victory vs. Florida (Belfour, Auld).
10/09/06: W (60m, 34/34) 1-0 victory at Tampa Bay (Denis).
10/11/06: W (60m, 22/23) 4-1 victory vs. Boston (Toivonen).
10/13/06: L (59m58s, 29/33) 3-4 defeat vs. Carolina (Ward) [Replaced by Hedberg, replaced Hedberg].
10/14/06: W (63m02s, 35/38) 4-3 OT victory at Washington (Kolzig).
10/19/06: W (64m21s, 27/30) 4-3 SO victory (2/2) vs. Washington (Johnson).
10/21/06: W (59m44s, 18/20) 4-2 victory vs. Florida (Auld).
10/23/06: W (60m, 25/28) 6-3 victory at Florida (Auld, Belfour).
10/25/06: OTL (60m58s, 33/38) 4-5 OT defeat at Carolina (Ward).
10/26/06: SOL (0m, 0/0) 2-3 SO defeat (1/3) at Philadelphia (Niittymaki) [Replaced Hedberg].
10/28/06: W (64m58s, 32/36) 5-4 SO victory (3/3) at Buffalo (Miller).
10/30/06: L (60m, 18/22) 2-4 defeat at Toronto (Raycroft).
11/01/06: L (35m09s, 9/13) 2-5 defeat vs. Carolina (Ward) [Replaced by Hedberg].
11/08/06: W (30m21s, 19/19) 5-4 victory vs. Ottawa (Gerber) [Replaced Hedberg].
11/10/06: L (60m, 20/25) 2-5 defeat vs. NY Rangers (Lundqvist).
11/11/06: L (58m18s, 31/36) 3-5 defeat at Tampa Bay (Holmqvist).
11/17/06: - (16m46s, 4/7) 3-5 defeat vs. Dallas (Turco) [Replaced by Hedberg].
11/24/06: OTL (62m25s, 30/33) 2-3 OT defeat at Tampa Bay (Holmqvist).
11/25/06: W (60m, 37/37) 1-0 victory vs. Florida (Auld).
11/28/06: W (62m51s, 30/34) 5-4 OT victory at NY Rangers (Lundqvist).
11/30/06: W (60m, 36/36) 5-0 victory vs. Toronto (Raycroft).
12/02/06: W (60m, 27/28) 3-1 victory at Florida (Belfour).
12/07/06: L (39m49s, 25/30) 0-8 defeat at Tampa Bay (Denis) [Replaced by Hedberg].
12/09/06: OTL (63m51s, 39/43) 3-4 OT defeat vs. Pittsburgh (Fleury).
12/13/06: L (58m43s, 30/32) 1-2 defeat vs. Anaheim (Giguere).
12/15/06: OTL (60m06s, 30/33) 2-3 OT defeat vs. Washington (Johnson).
12/19/06: W (65m, 31/34) 4-3 SO victory (2/2) at New Jersey (Brodeur).
12/21/06: W (65m, 36/39) 4-3 SO victory (2/2) vs. Pittsburgh (Thibault).
12/23/06: W (59m37s, 36/38) 5-2 victory vs. New Jersey (Brodeur).
12/26/06: W (60m, 24/25) 2-1 victory vs. Tampa Bay (Holmqvist).
12/27/06: W (60m, 35/37) 4-2 victory at Pittsburgh (Fleury).
12/30/06: L (59m55s, 28/31) 1-4 defeat at Buffalo (Miller).
01/01/07: W (61m48s, 33/35) 3-2 OT victory at Ottawa (Emery).
01/02/07: L (59m57s, 30/35) 1-5 defeat at Minnesota (Fernandez).
01/06/07: OTL (64m42s, 34/37) 2-3 OT defeat at Washington (Kolzig).
01/09/07: L (58m17s, 30/34) 2-4 defeat at Montreal (Huet).
01/12/07: L (58m38s, 32/34) 1-2 defeat at New Jersey (Brodeur).
01/13/07: W (64m47s, 24/27) 4-3 SO victory (2/2) at Carolina (Ward).
01/16/07: W (60m, 28/30) 6-2 victory vs. Los Angeles (Fukufuji, Brust).
01/18/07: L (60m, 29/33) 1-4 defeat vs. Montreal (Huet).
01/20/07: W (59m59s, 29/30) 3-1 victory at NY Rangers (Lundqvist).
01/26/07: W (62m46s, 29/33) 5-4 OT victory vs. NY Islanders (DiPietro, Dunham).
01/28/07: L (59m11s, 21/23) 1-2 defeat vs. Philadelphia (Niittymaki).
01/30/07: W (64m57s, 36/40) 5-4 SO victory (2/3) vs. New Jersey (Brodeur).
02/01/07: L (59m46s, 26/30) 2-5 defeat vs. NY Islanders (Dunham).
02/03/07: L (59m14s, 19/23) 2-5 defeat vs. Philadelphia (Esche, Niittymaki).
02/06/07: SOL (65m, 25/28) 3-4 SO defeat (0/2) vs. Buffalo (Miller).
02/08/07: W (59m56s, 45/48) 6-3 victory at Colorado (Theodore, Budaj).
02/10/07: L (58m35s, 30/33) 2-3 defeat at Vancouver (Luongo).
02/13/07: L (60m, 23/27) 1-4 defeat at Calgary (Kiprusoff).
02/17/07: L (59m33s, 25/29) 3-5 defeat at Ottawa (Gerber).
02/24/07: L (58m03s, 24/27) 1-4 defeat vs. Carolina (Grahame).
02/26/07: W (59m57s, 22/24) 3-2 victory at Boston (Thomas).
03/02/07: W (60m, 21/23) 4-2 victory vs. Ottawa (Emery).
03/04/07: W (59m48s, 35/36) 3-1 victory vs. Carolina (Grahame).
03/06/07: W (59m56s, 38/40) 4-2 victory vs. Florida (Belfour, Anderson, Belfour).
03/08/07: W (59m57s, 33/35) 6-2 victory vs. Montreal (Halak, Aebischer).
03/10/07: L (58m39s, 36/39) 2-3 defeat at Florida (Belfour).
03/12/07: W (60m, 31/33) 4-2 victory vs. Washington (Johnson, Cassivi).
03/15/07: L (58m39s, 33/36) 2-3 defeat at Philadelphia (Biron).
03/18/07: W (64m22s, 35/38) 4-3 OT victory vs. Buffalo (Miller).
03/22/07: L (34m29s, 19/23) 1-5 defeat vs. San Jose (Toskala) [Replaced by Hedberg].
03/24/07: L (59m12s, 26/28) 1-2 defeat at Pittsburgh (Thibault).
03/28/07: SOL (64m29s, 33/35) 2-3 SO defeat (1/3) at Florida (Anderson).
03/31/07: W (59m48s, 25/27) 3-2 victory at Boston (MacDonald).
04/04/07: L (58m50s, 23/26) 2-3 defeat vs. Washington (Johnson).
04/07/07: W (65m, 34/36) 3-2 SO victory (4/6) vs. Tampa Bay (Holmqvist).
04/12/07: L (58m25s, 34/38) 3-4 defeat vs. NY Rangers (Lundqvist).
04/17/07: L (59m39s, 28/35) 0-7 defeat at NY Rangers (Lundqvist).
10/04/07: L (58m31s, 37/40) 1-3 defeat vs. Washington (Johnson).
10/10/07: L (57m59s, 33/36) 1-3 defeat vs. Ottawa (Elliott).
10/11/07: L (39m43s, 15/20) 0-6 defeat at Buffalo (Miller) [Replaced by Hedberg].
10/13/07: L (59m44s, 29/35) 5-6 defeat vs. New Jersey (Brodeur).
10/18/07: - (11m30s, 9/9) 5-3 victory vs. NY Rangers (Lundqvist) [Replaced by Hedberg].
12/01/07: W (60m, 33/33) 4-0 victory at NY Islanders (Dubielewicz).
12/05/07: SOW (64m55s, 30/33) 4-3 SO victory (2/2) vs. NY Islanders (DiPietro).
12/08/07: L (60m, 21/27) 3-6 defeat at Washington (Kolzig).
12/14/07: L (60m, 31/35) 0-4 defeat vs. Toronto (Toskala).
12/15/07: - (31m39s, 18/20) 3-7 defeat at Ottawa (Gerber) [Replaced Hedberg].
12/18/07: W (60m, 32/34) 6-2 victory vs. Tampa Bay (Holmqvist, Denis).
12/20/07: W (60m, 28/30) 3-2 victory vs. Ottawa (Gerber).
12/22/07: SOW (64m53s, 37/39) 3-2 SO victory (2/2) vs. Montreal (Huet).
12/23/07: OTW (60m19s, 18/20) 3-2 OT victory at St. Louis (Legace).
12/26/07: L (58m32s, 26/28) 0-2 defeat at Columbus (Leclaire).
12/27/07: L (58m56s, 24/28) 3-5 defeat vs. Florida (Vokoun).
12/29/07: W (59m58s, 26/26) 5-0 victory vs. Boston (Auld, Thomas).
12/31/07: L (60m, 32/37) 2-5 defeat at Boston (Thomas).
01/04/08: L (59m03s, 29/33) 3-4 defeat vs. Carolina (Leighton).
01/08/08: L (59m53s, 25/29) 1-4 defeat vs. Philadelphia (Niittymaki).
01/10/08: SOL (65m, 38/40) 2-3 SO defeat (1/3) vs. Florida (Vokoun).
01/12/08: SOW (64m55s, 29/31) 3-2 SO victory (4/4) vs. Pittsburgh (Conklin).
01/15/08: W (60m, 46/47) 5-1 victory at Detroit (Osgood, Hasek).
01/17/08: SOL (64m51s, 27/29) 2-3 SO defeat (0/2) vs. Montreal (Huet).
01/18/08: - (27m19s, 18/21) 1-10 defeat at Buffalo (Miller) [Replaced Hedberg, replaced by Hedberg].
01/20/08: L (59m06s, 20/24) 2-4 defeat vs. Edmonton (Roloson).
01/22/08: L (60m, 35/39) 0-4 defeat at NY Rangers (Lundqvist).
01/30/08: W (59m51s, 29/30) 4-1 victory vs. Pittsburgh (Conklin, Sabourin).
02/02/08: W (60m, 36/36) 2-0 victory at Washington (Kolzig).
02/05/08: L (58m51s, 33/36) 2-3 defeat vs. Philadelphia (Niittymaki).
02/07/08: L (58m30s, 26/28) 1-2 defeat vs. Vancouver (Luongo).
02/09/08: OTW (61m26s, 27/28) 2-1 OT victory vs. Tampa Bay (Holmqvist).
02/13/08: SOW (64m37s, 39/41) 3-2 SO victory (2/2) vs. Washington (Kolzig).
02/16/08: L (60m, 45/49) 1-4 defeat at NY Islanders (DiPietro).
02/21/08: L (58m51s, 41/46) 3-5 defeat at Carolina (Ward).
02/23/08: L (58m35s, 22/25) 1-3 defeat at Toronto (Toskala).
02/26/08: L (59m49s, 28/33) 1-5 defeat at Montreal (Price).
02/28/08: OTL (60m54s, 32/37) 4-5 OT defeat vs. NY Islanders (DiPietro).
03/02/08: SOL (65m, 32/34) 2-3 SO defeat (2/3) at Pittsburgh (Fleury).
03/05/08: L (33m19s, 18/22) 3-6 defeat vs. Carolina (Ward) [Replaced by Hedberg].
03/08/08: OTL (64m37s, 40/43) 2-3 OT defeat at Florida (Vokoun).
03/11/08: - (20m, 6/6) 2-5 defeat vs. Colorado (Theodore) [Replaced Hedberg].
03/13/08: W (60m, 28/32) 6-4 victory vs. Calgary (Joseph).
03/14/08: L (60m, 33/37) 1-4 defeat at Washington (Kolzig).
03/18/08: L (56m20s, 44/47) 2-3 defeat at Philadelphia (Niittymaki) [Replaced by Hedberg, replaced Hedberg].
03/21/08: L (59m02s, 40/44) 3-5 defeat vs. Washington (Huet).
03/27/08: W (59m51s, 43/45) 3-2 victory at Florida (Vokoun).
03/31/08: W (60m, 36/36) 2-0 victory at Tampa Bay (Smith).
04/05/08: W (60m, 30/31) 4-1 victory vs. Tampa Bay (Smith).

AHL GAME DIRECTORY:

Started 2003-04 season with Chicago Wolves.
10/18/03: W (64m38s, 41/43) 3-2 OT victory at Utah (Bacashihua).
10/25/03: W (60m, 40/41) 3-1 victory vs. Toronto (Madden).
11/02/03: L (58m56s, 24/28) 3-4 defeat vs. Syracuse (Leclaire).
11/07/03: W (60m, 33/34) 2-1 victory at Manitoba (Moss).
11/09/03: L (62m44s, 24/29) 4-5 OT defeat at Hamilton (Fichaud).
11/14/03: L (37m13s, 19/24) 3-7 defeat at St. John's (Hodson) [Replaced by Cassivi].
11/15/03: W (60m, 37/38) 4-1 victory at St. John's (Hodson).
11/19/03: W (60m, 31/32) 2-1 victory at Cincinnati (Bryzgalov).
11/22/03: W (60m, 29/32) 4-3 victory at Houston (Holmqvist).
11/26/03: L (60m, 24/27) 0-3 defeat vs. Grand Rapids (Lamothe).
11/29/03: W (60m, 32/33) 4-1 victory vs. St. John's (Centomo).
12/03/03: L (59m21s, 26/29) 1-4 defeat at Milwaukee (Flaherty).
12/05/03: W (60m, 30/33) 4-3 victory at San Antonio (Scott).
12/07/03: L (60m, 38/41) 1-3 defeat at Houston (Holmqvist).
12/10/03: L (57m21s, 31/33) 0-2 defeat vs. Milwaukee (Flaherty).
12/13/03: W (60m, 36/37) 3-1 victory at Syracuse (Goehring).
12/19/03: L (21m14s, 8/12) 2-7 defeat at Milwaukee (Flaherty) [Replaced by Cassivi].
12/20/03: L (59m51s, 23/25) 1-3 defeat vs. Milwaukee (Flaherty).
12/26/03: W (60m, 30/31) 4-1 victory vs. Milwaukee (Finley).
12/27/03: W (60m, 24/24) 4-0 victory vs. Utah (Smith).
12/30/03: T (65m, 32/34) 2-2 OT tie at Houston (Holmqvist).
01/02/04: W (60m, 38/39) 4-1 victory vs. Grand Rapids (Lamothe, MacDonald).
01/04/04: - (36m46s, 18/22) 4-5 defeat at Toronto (Valiquette) [Replaced by Cassivi].
01/07/04: W (60m, 25/25) 5-0 victory vs. Utah (Tugnutt).
01/10/04: L (59m11s, 22/26) 3-5 defeat vs. Cincinnati (Bryzgalov).
01/11/04: W (60m, 23/25) 3-2 victory vs. Cincinnati (Ferhi).
01/14/04: - (40m, 33/34) 3-3 OT tie vs. St. John's (Tellqvist) [Replaced by Cassivi].
02/18/04: W (60m, 33/34) 3-1 victory at Milwaukee (Flaherty).
02/20/04: L (58m38s, 32/36) 1-4 defeat at Utah (Bacashihua).
02/25/04: W (60m, 29/30) 4-1 victory vs. Utah (Bacashihua).
02/27/04: L (58m00s, 23/27) 2-4 defeat at Grand Rapids (MacDonald).
02/29/04: T (64m58s, 33/36) 3-3 OT tie vs. San Antonio (Krahn).
03/05/04: W (60m, 30/31) 4-1 victory at Cincinnati (Bryzgalov).
03/06/04: - (9m50s, 5/6) 3-5 defeat vs. Hamilton (Damphousse) [Replaced Garnett].
03/07/04: W (60m, 28/28) 4-0 victory vs. Hamilton (Damphousse, Michaud).
03/11/04: L (60m, 30/35) 3-5 defeat at Hamilton (Damphousse).
04/07/04: W (60m, 28/31) 4-3 victory vs. San Antonio (Scott).
04/09/04: W (60m, 32/35) 6-3 victory at Milwaukee (Flaherty).
04/10/04: L (58m44s, 27/29) 1-3 defeat vs. Milwaukee (Flaherty).
04/16/04: W (59m51s, 21/24) 4-3 OT victory at Grand Rapids (Lamothe).
04/18/04: W (60m, 37/37) 1-0 victory at Grand Rapids (Lamothe).
04/21/04: W (60m, 29/30) 4-1 victory vs. Grand Rapids (Lamothe).
04/23/04: W (60m, 30/32) 8-2 victory vs. Grand Rapids (MacDonald, Lamothe).
05/05/04: L (89m20s, 56/58) 1-2 2OT defeat at Milwaukee (Flaherty).
05/07/04: L (58m07s, 23/27) 3-5 defeat at Milwaukee (Flaherty).
05/08/04: W (60m, 54/55) 3-1 victory vs. Milwaukee (Finley).
05/10/04: L (60m, 40/45) 2-5 defeat vs. Milwaukee (Flaherty).
05/12/04: W (60m, 43/44) 2-1 victory at Milwaukee (Flaherty).
05/14/04: L (95m54s, 41/45) 3-4 2OT defeat vs. Milwaukee (Flaherty).
10/15/04: L (58m22s, 24/28) 2-4 defeat at Milwaukee (Finley).
10/16/04: L (39m57s, 18/22) 1-5 defeat vs. Grand Rapids (MacDonald) [Replaced by Garnett].
10/20/04: W (63m27s, 30/34) 5-4 OT victory vs. Houston (Harding).
10/23/04: W (61m05s, 28/30) 3-2 OT victory vs. Milwaukee (Finley).
10/24/04: L (63m07s, 43/47) 3-4 OT defeat at Houston (Smith).
10/27/04: W (59m57s, 31/32) 7-1 victory vs. San Antonio (Desrochers, Scott).
10/29/04: W (60m, 26/27) 2-1 victory at Grand Rapids (MacDonald).
10/30/04: L (60m, 27/31) 1-4 defeat vs. Cincinnati (Cassivi).
11/05/04: L (58m02s, 38/42) 3-5 defeat at Milwaukee (Finley).
11/12/04: L (59m55s, 27/30) 1-3 defeat at St. John's (Racine).
11/13/04: SOL (65m, 27/28) 1-2 SO defeat (3/5) at St. John's (Racine).
11/18/04: W (60m, 30/32) 6-2 victory at Grand Rapids (MacDonald, MacIntyre).
11/20/04: W (60m, 27/27) 3-0 victory vs. Cincinnati (Bryzgalov, Cassivi).
11/24/04: W (60m, 39/39) 3-0 victory vs. Houston (Harding).
11/26/04: W (60m, 29/30) 3-1 victory at Grand Rapids (MacDonald, MacIntyre).
11/27/04: L (61m30s, 36/39) 2-3 defeat vs. Grand Rapids (MacDonald).
11/30/04: W (60m, 37/39) 4-2 victory at Utah (LeNeveu).
12/03/04: W (62m23s, 31/32) 2-1 OT victory at Hamilton (Danis).
12/04/04: L (59m15s, 30/33) 2-3 defeat vs. Milwaukee (Finley).
12/07/04: W (60m, 31/31) 5-0 victory at San Antonio (Scott).
12/11/04: W (59m57s, 38/40) 3-2 victory at Grand Rapids (MacDonald).
12/12/04: W (60m, 27/30) 5-3 victory vs. Utah (Pelletier, LeNeveu).
12/18/04: W (60m, 18/18) 2-0 victory vs. San Antonio (DesRochers, Scott).
12/23/04: W (60m, 29/30) 3-1 victory vs. Grand Rapids (MacDonald).
12/26/04: W (60m, 45/47) 6-2 victory vs. Milwaukee (Finley).
12/29/04: W (60m, 36/38) 3-2 victory vs. San Antonio (Scott).
12/31/04: W (60m, 24/27) 4-3 victory at Manitoba (Flaherty).
01/07/05: L (57m32s, 30/33) 2-3 defeat at Milwaukee (Finley) [Replaced by Garnett].
01/09/05: L (64m19s, 29/31) 1-2 OT defeat vs. San Antonio (Scott).
01/11/05: W (59m44s, 28/30) 4-2 victory vs. Hamilton (Ellis).
01/14/05: L (59m55s, 24/29) 2-5 defeat vs. Milwaukee (Finley).
01/15/05: W (59m56s, 26/27) 4-1 victory vs. St. John�s (Tellqvist).
01/19/05: L (58m44s, 31/35) 3-6 defeat vs. Hamilton (Danis, Ellis).
01/21/05: L (60m, 23/29) 3-6 defeat at Grand Rapids (MacDonald).
01/23/05: W (63m05s, 27/29) 3-2 OT victory vs. Cincinnati (Cassivi).
01/28/05: W (60m, 20/21) 3-1 victory at San Antonio (Scott).
01/29/05: L (59m39s, 41/44) 2-3 defeat at Houston (Harding).
02/02/05: W (64m15s, 23/25) 3-2 OT victory vs. Houston (Harding).
02/04/05: L (59m14s, 35/38) 2-3 defeat vs. Cleveland (Schaefer).
02/12/05: SOL (15m06s, 9/9) 4-5 SO defeat (8/10) vs. Houston (Harding) [Replaced Garnett].
02/14/05: - (20m, 10/14) 5-4 SO victory [in Manchester] vs. Canadian All-Stars (LaBarbera, MacDonald, Garon) [Replaced by Niittymaki, Miller].
02/19/05: W (60m, 25/26) 2-1 victory at Houston (Harding).
02/23/05: W (60m, 35/39) 6-4 victory vs. Syracuse (Penner).
02/26/05: W (59m56s, 28/29) 5-1 victory vs. Utah (LeNeveu, Storr).
02/27/05: W (59m55s, 18/20) 5-2 victory vs. St. John�s (Aubin).
03/02/05: W (63m38s, 27/30) 4-3 SO victory (5/5) vs. Utah (LeNeveu).
03/04/05: W (60m, 42/43) 2-1 victory at Cincinnati (Cassivi).
03/09/05: W (60m, 24/25) 3-1 victory vs. Houston (Harding).
03/11/05: W (59m57s, 42/45) 4-3 victory at Hamilton (Danis).
03/13/05: W (60m, 23/25) 5-2 victory vs. Manitoba (Auld).
03/16/05: W (62m52s, 27/29) 3-2 SO victory (5/5) vs. Edmonton (Morrison).
03/18/05: W (60m, 41/43) 3-2 victory at Cincinnati (Bryzgalov).
03/23/05: W (60m, 40/46) 7-6 victory at Syracuse (Goehring, Penner).
03/26/05: W (59m44s, 21/23) 3-2 victory at Utah (LeNeveu).
03/30/05: L (60m, 31/35) 1-4 defeat at Edmonton (Deslauriers).
04/09/05: W (60m, 31/31) 2-0 victory at Milwaukee (Finley).
04/14/05: L (58m49s, 20/22) 0-2 defeat at San Antonio (Scott).
04/16/05: W (59m43s, 20/21) 5-1 victory vs. Utah (Storr).
04/19/05: W (59m59s, 22/23) 4-1 victory vs. Houston (Harding).
04/21/05: L (63m20s, 31/33) 1-2 OT defeat vs. Houston (Smith).
04/23/05: W (60m, 25/25) 1-0 victory at Houston (Smith).
04/24/05: W (60m, 34/35) 2-1 victory at Houston (Smith).
04/26/05: W (60m, 26/29) 5-3 victory at Houston (Harding).
05/04/05: W (60m, 27/29) 5-2 victory vs. Cincinnati (Bryzgalov, Cassivi).
05/11/05: L (58m38s, 33/36) 2-3 defeat at Cincinnati (Cassivi).
05/13/05: W (60m, 21/22) 4-1 victory vs. Cincinnati (Cassivi).
05/19/05: W (60m, 16/19) 4-3 victory vs. Manitoba (Flaherty, Auld).
05/21/05: W (60m, 26/26) 3-0 victory vs. Manitoba (Flaherty).
05/23/05: W (60m, 38/40) 4-2 victory at Manitoba (Auld).
05/25/05: W (60m, 26/27) 4-1 victory at Manitoba (Auld).
06/02/05: L (59m27s, 31/32) 0-1 defeat vs. Philadelphia (Niittymaki).
06/04/05: L (83m47s, 26/28) 1-2 2OT defeat vs. Philadelphia (Niittymaki).
06/08/05: L (58m07s, 22/24) 1-2 defeat at Philadelphia (Niittymaki).
06/10/05: L (59m15s, 25/29) 2-5 defeat at Philadelphia (Niittymaki).
Assigned to Chicago Wolves on conditioning assignment, November 2007.
11/27/07: W (60m, 27/28) 4-1 victory vs. Quad City (Keetley).
11/29/07: OTW (64m07s, 30/33) 4-3 OT victory vs. Peoria (Beckford-Tseu).

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Played for Finland in 2007 IIHF World Championships (Moscow, Russia).
04/29/07: W (60m, 17/19) 6-2 victory vs. Denmark (Madsen).
05/03/07: W (60m, 18/18) 2-0 victory vs. Switzerland (Hiller).
05/06/07: L (59m07s, 20/21) 0-1 defeat vs. Sweden (Backlund).
05/10/07: W (70m, 28/32) 5-4 SO victory vs. United States (Grahame).
05/12/07: W (65m40s, 29/30) 2-1 OT victory vs. Russia (Eremenko) [Semifinals].
05/13/07: L (59m12s, 14/18) 2-4 defeat vs. Canada (Ward) [Gold Medal Game].

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