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Stars' Lehtonen suffers injury, forces Niemi back into game

Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports / Reuters

Dallas Stars goalie Antti Niemi was pulled from Tuesday's game against the Ottawa Senators after giving up three goals on nine shots, but he wasn't gone for long.

Kari Lehtonen suffered an undisclosed injury early in the third period following a collision with teammate John Klingberg.

Lehtonen left the game and did not return.

The 32-year-old is 9-1-0 on the season with a 2.34 GAA and .923 save percentage.

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