Kari Lehtonen out with lower body injury
May, 14, 2012
5/14/12
7:22
AM CT
By
Mark Stepneski | ESPNDallas.com
Dallas Stars goaltender Kari Lehtonen is out with a lower body injury for Finland at the World Championship.
Lehtonen was injured in the third period of Sunday's 5-0 loss to the United States when Team USA's Bobby Ryan was tripped and then slid into him. Lehtonen left the game after stopping 25 of 30 shots in the loss.
According to the International Ice Hockey Federation, Finland said that Lehtonen is out "until further notice."
Here's the video of the play where Lehtonen was injured.
Lehtonen was injured in the third period of Sunday's 5-0 loss to the United States when Team USA's Bobby Ryan was tripped and then slid into him. Lehtonen left the game after stopping 25 of 30 shots in the loss.
According to the International Ice Hockey Federation, Finland said that Lehtonen is out "until further notice."
Here's the video of the play where Lehtonen was injured.
Mark Stepneski
ESPNDallas.comMark Stepneski joined ESPNDallas.com in July 2010. A former news/special projects producer for KXAS-TV, he has run the Andrew's Dallas Stars Page website since 1997.
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