Michael Leighton

Inactive, former Goalie Team Logo

Carolina Hurricanes

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The 44-year-old had 2 wins in 4 games in his last season. Selected by the Chicago Blackhawks in the 6th round (No. 165) of the 1999 NHL Draft, he had 37 wins in 110 regular-season games and a 90.0% save percentage with 4 shutouts for the Chicago Blackhawks, Nashville Predators, Philadelphia Flyers and Carolina Hurricanes and 8 wins in 16 Stanley Cup Playoff games.

Country:	CAN
Age:	44.4 yrs (19.05.1981)
Height / Weight:	191 cm / 84 kg
Catches:
Drafted:	165th in 1999
Draft Team:	Chicago Blackhawks
Awards:	-

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62

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Season by Season Ratings:

Michael Leighton

Recent Games

Year	Team	GP	Wins	GA	SA	SVP	TOI/G	GAA	SO
27.11.2016	Panthers	1	1	2	33	.939	60:00	2.00	0
03.12.2016	Rangers	1	0	4	23	.826	58:22	4.11	0
13.12.2016	Canucks	1	1	3	16	.813	34:36	5.20	0
21.01.2017	Blue Jackets	1	0	3	20	.850	57:17	3.14	0
Total		4	2	12	92	.870		3.44	0

Regular Season

Year	Team	GP	Wins	GA	SA	SVP	TOI/G	GAA	SO
2002-03	Blackhawks	8	2	21	241	.913	446:31	2.82	1
2003-04	Blackhawks	34	6	99	987	.900	1987:45	2.99	2
2006-07	Predators	1	0	2	10	.800	19:46	6.07	0
2006-07	Flyers	4	2	12	102	.882	194:33	3.70	0
2007-08	Hurricanes	3	1	7	68	.897	158:09	2.66	0
2008-09	Hurricanes	19	6	50	507	.901	1028:50	2.92	0
2009-10	Hurricanes	7	1	25	164	.848	350:13	4.28	0
2009-10	Flyers	27	16	60	735	.918	1449:10	2.48	1
2010-11	Flyers	1	1	4	36	.889	59:46	4.01	0
2012-13	Flyers	1	0	5	26	.808	59:07	5.07	0
2015-16	Blackhawks	1	0	1	17	.941	39:28	1.52	0
2016-17	Hurricanes	4	2	12	92	.870	210:16	3.42	0
Total		110	37	298	2985	.900		2.98	4

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	Wins	GA	SA	SVP	TOI/G	GAA	SO
2009-10	Flyers	14	8	31	371	.916	757:13	2.46	3
2010-11	Flyers	2	0	4	29	.862	69:43	3.44	0
Total		16	8	35	400	.913		2.54	3

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