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Michael Leighton
Michael Leighton
Goaltender
(LAY-tohn)
Number: 49
Height: 6' 3"
Weight: 186
Catches: Left
Born: May 19, 1981  (Age 32)
Birthplace: Petrolia, ON, Canada
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Acquired: Acquired from Montreal in exchange for a seventh-round draft pick in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft, June 23, 2007
Drafted: CHI / 1999 NHL Entry Draft
Round: 6th (165th overall)

Career: Recorded 3 shutouts and allowed only 7 goals total in 2010 Eastern Conference Finals in 4-1 series win for PHI vs. MTL… Has appeared in 354 career AHL games (171-144-29 overall record) with Adirondack, Albany, Philadelphia, Portland, Rochester & Norfolk… Named an AHL 1st Team All-Star and won the Baz Bastien Memorial Trophy as league’s Top Goaltender in 2007-08 after going 28-25-4 (2.10 GAA, .931 SV%) with Albany… Named to AHL’s All-Rookie Team in 2001-02 after going 27-16-0 (2.14 GAA, .920 SV%) with Norfolk…  Became 1st goalie in CHI history to record a shutout in his NHL debut on 1/8/03 vs. PHX (31 saves, 0-0 tie)... Earned 1st NHL win (w/CHI) on 4/3/03 at STL (41 saves, 6-4 W)... Spent 3 seasons (1998-2001) in OHL with Windsor, winning 53 of his 100 decisions (3.30 SV%, .893 SV%).

2012-13: Appeared in 2 games with Adirondack (AHL), going 1-1-0 with a 2.02 GAA and a.933 SV%.

2011-12: Went 28-26-1 (2.58 GAA, .918 SV%) with 2 shutouts in 56 appearances with Adirondack (AHL).



2009 PLAYOFF TOTALS: 0 gp, 0.00 gaa (0 min., 0 ga), 0-0, 0 so
HURRICANES/NHL PLAYOFF TOTALS: 0 gp, 0.00 gaa (0 min., 0 ga), 0-0, 0 so

2008-09 PLAYOFFS:
* Served as backup and did not play for 18 games (4/15-5/26) during the 2009 Stanley Cup playoffs

2008-09 REGULAR SEASON TOTALS: 19 gp, 2.92 gaa (1029 min., 50 ga), 6-7-2, 0 so

2008-09 REGULAR SEASON:
* Matched his career high for wins in a season (6)
* Served as backup to Cam Ward and did not play in 63 games

SCHEDULE

HOME
AWAY
PROMOTIONAL

STANDINGS

EASTERN CONFERENCE
  TEAM GP W L OT GF GA PTS
1 z - PIT 48 36 12 0 165 119 72
2 y - MTL 48 29 14 5 149 126 63
3 y - WSH 48 27 18 3 149 130 57
4 x - BOS 48 28 14 6 131 109 62
5 x - TOR 48 26 17 5 145 133 57
6 x - NYR 48 26 18 4 130 112 56
7 x - OTT 48 25 17 6 116 104 56
8 x - NYI 48 24 17 7 139 139 55
9 WPG 48 24 21 3 128 144 51
10 PHI 48 23 22 3 133 141 49
11 NJD 48 19 19 10 112 129 48
12 BUF 48 21 21 6 125 143 48
13 CAR 48 19 25 4 128 160 42
14 TBL 48 18 26 4 148 150 40
15 FLA 48 15 27 6 112 171 36

STATS

2012-2013 REGULAR SEASON
SKATERS: GP G A +/- Pts
E. Staal 48 18 35 5 53
A. Semin 44 13 31 14 44
J. Tlusty 48 23 15 15 38
J. Staal 48 10 21 -18 31
J. Skinner 42 13 11 -21 24
J. Corvo 40 6 11 -3 17
P. Dwyer 46 8 8 -7 16
J. Faulk 38 5 10 1 15
J. Harrison 47 3 7 -10 10
R. Nash 32 4 5 -4 9
 
GOALIES: W L OT Sv% GAA
C. Ward 9 6 1 .908 2.84
D. Ellis 6 8 2 .906 3.13
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