The collision that forced Kari Lehtonen from his relief appearance in last night’s loss to Ottawa could keep him off ice for a couple of days, Stars head coach Lindy Ruff confirmed.
Lehtonen, who entered the contest after Antti Niemi allowed three goals on nine shots, was injured just over a minute into the third period when d-man John Klingberg crashed into the Dallas net.
Ruff suggested a goalie would be recalled from AHL Texas in time for the Stars’ next game, which is on Friday against the Canucks.
While losing Lehtonen would hurt the Stars -- he’s 9-1-0 this year with a .921 save percentage and 2.41 GAA -- the club can fall back on Niemi who, despite the rough outing against the Sens, has been OK this year.
Niemi has a 8-4-1 record, though his GAA (.264) and save percentage (.907) leave something to be desired.
