Kari Lehtonen will be between the pipes Friday against the Flames, Mike Heika of the Dallas Morning News reports.

Lehtonen will be between the pipes Friday against the Flames, Mike Heika of the Dallas Morning News reports.

Analysis:

There were some rumblings that backup Anders Lindback might be called upon for a spot start Friday, but Lehtonen seemed to quiet that talk by submitting a shutout performance his last time out against the Canucks on Wednesday. Though the 27-save effort just barely brought his GAA under 3.00 for the season, Lehtonen might not be an awful lineup choice against a Flames squad that has dropped its last six games.