NHL: Kari Lehtonen stars with shutout in Dallas victory

Los Angeles: Kari Lehtonen posted his first shutout of the season with 27 saves and the Dallas Stars got goals from Ryan Garbutt and Jason Spezza in a 2-0 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday night.

The highlight of Lehtonen’s 28th career shutout was an acrobatic glove save the 11-year veteran made while diving across the crease to rob Jarret Stoll at the edge of the crease at 13:16 of the second period.

Kings goalie Martin Jones, making his third start of the season, had 25 saves against the team that dealt him his first loss in the NHL last year after he had won his first eight decisions while filling in for an injured Jonathan Quick.

The defending Stanley Cup champions, coming off a frustrating 6-5, shootout loss at Anaheim in which they twice blew two-goal leads, tightened things up considerably in their own end.