Michael Leighton stats
Bio
- Height
- 6' 3"
Stats
Totals
Career regular season
- GP
- 110
- GS
- 96
- W
- 37
- L
- 43
- OTL
- 4
- SV%
- 0.9
- GAA
- 2.98
- SO
- 4
Ranked among NHL players who qualify (W, SO: 15+ games; SV%, GAA: 20+ games) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | GS: Games the goalie started. | W: Wins credited to the goalie. | L: Regulation losses charged to the goalie. | OTL: Overtime and shootout losses — the team still takes a point. | SV%: Save percentage: saves per shot on goal faced. | GAA: Goals-against average: goals allowed per 60 minutes in net. | SO: Shutouts. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-03 | CHI | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0.9 | 2.82 | 1 |
| 2003-04 | CHI | 34 | 33 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 0.9 | 2.99 | 2 |
| 2006-07 |  PHI/NSH | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.9 | 3.92 | 0 |
| 2007-08 | CAR | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.9 | 2.66 | 0 |
| 2008-09 | CAR | 19 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0.9 | 2.92 | 0 |
| 2009-10 |  CAR/PHI | 34 | 31 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 0.9 | 2.83 | 1 |
| 2010-11 | PHI | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | 4.01 | 0 |
| 2012-13 | PHI | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.8 | 5.07 | 0 |
| 2015-16 | CHI | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | 1.52 | 0 |
| 2016-17 | CAR | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.9 | 3.42 | 0 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 16
- GS
- 14
- W
- 8
- L
- 4
- OTL
- 0
- SV%
- 0.9
- GAA
- 2.54
- SO
- 3
Per game
Career regular season
- GP
- 110
- GS
- 96
- W
- 0.3
- L
- 0.4
- OTL
- 0.0
- SV%
- 0.9
- GAA
- 2.98
- SO
- 0.0
Per game: season totals ÷ games played. Derived here — percentages, plus/minus, goals-against average and time on ice are the stored figures and are left as they are.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | GS: Games the goalie started. | W: Wins credited to the goalie. | L: Regulation losses charged to the goalie. | OTL: Overtime and shootout losses — the team still takes a point. | SV%: Save percentage: saves per shot on goal faced. | GAA: Goals-against average: goals allowed per 60 minutes in net. | SO: Shutouts. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-03 | CHI | 8 | 6 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 2.82 | 0.1 |
| 2003-04 | CHI | 34 | 33 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 2.99 | 0.1 |
| 2006-07 | PHI/NSH | 5 | 4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 3.92 | 0.0 |
| 2007-08 | CAR | 3 | 3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 2.66 | 0.0 |
| 2008-09 | CAR | 19 | 14 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 2.92 | 0.0 |
| 2009-10 | CAR/PHI | 34 | 31 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 2.83 | 0.0 |
| 2010-11 | PHI | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 4.01 | 0.0 |
| 2012-13 | PHI | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 5.07 | 0.0 |
| 2015-16 | CHI | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 1.52 | 0.0 |
| 2016-17 | CAR | 4 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 3.42 | 0.0 |
Bio
- Height
- 6' 3"
- Debut
- 1999
Latest performance
Michael Leighton
Jan 21 · @ CBJ · L 3-2
- L
- 1
- T
- 0
- W
- 0
- GA
- 3
- GS
- 1
- SA
- 20
- SO
- 0
- SV
- 17
Games
All games| Date | Opponent | SA | SV | GA | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, Jan 21 | at CBJL 3-2 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 0.85 |
| Tue, Dec 13 | vs VANW 8-6 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 0.813 |
| Sat, Dec 03 | at NYRL 4-2 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 0.826 |
| Sun, Nov 27 | vs FLAW 3-2 | 33 | 31 | 2 | 0.939 |
| Tue, Mar 22 | vs DALL 6-2 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 0.941 |
| Sun, Jan 27 | at TBL 5-1 | 26 | 21 | 5 | 0.808 |
What were Michael Leighton's career stats?
Michael Leighton played 10 seasons for the Blackhawks, the Hurricanes and the Flyers. He had 37 wins and 4 shutouts in 110 games, stopping .900 of the shots he faced.
League leaderboards and awards
10 seasons, 2 postseasons, 2002-03 to 2016-17
All-time career rank
- 229th in wins (goalie) (37)
- 216th in shutouts (4)
Among the 502 NHL players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
More on Michael Leighton
Playoff series
Michael Leighton played 16 games across 2 NHL postseasons in 4 series — 2 won, 2 lost.
BUF
BOS
MTL
CHITotals, from NHL game logs since the 1995-96 postseason — earlier series are not counted.
Michael Leighton against each club
- vs Montreal Canadiens (8)
- vs Boston Bruins (7)
- vs Buffalo Sabres (7)
- vs Chicago Blackhawks (7)
- vs St. Louis Blues (7)
- vs Toronto Maple Leafs (7)
- vs Detroit Red Wings (6)
- vs Florida Panthers (6)
- vs Anaheim Ducks (5)
- vs Columbus Blue Jackets (5)
- vs New Jersey Devils (5)
- vs Pittsburgh Penguins (5)
- vs Tampa Bay Lightning (5)
- vs Colorado Avalanche (4)
- vs Minnesota Wild (4)
- vs New York Rangers (4)
- vs Ottawa Senators (4)
- vs Philadelphia Flyers (4)
- vs Dallas Stars (3)
- vs Vancouver Canucks (3)
- vs Washington Capitals (3)
- vs Calgary Flames (2)
- vs Carolina Hurricanes (2)
- vs Edmonton Oilers (2)
- vs New York Islanders (2)
- vs San Jose Sharks (2)
- vs Winnipeg Jets (2)
- vs Los Angeles Kings (1)
- vs Nashville Predators (1)
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