Dallas Stars give goalie Kari Lehtonen $29.5 million extension

The Globe and Mail’s James Mirtle reports via Twitter that the Dallas Stars have extended goalie Kari Lehtonen:

Stars sign Lehtonen to five-year extension. Just under old CBA wire.—
James Mirtle (@mirtle) September 14, 2012

Kari Lehtonen's extension is a whopping $5.9-million a season.—
James Mirtle (@mirtle) September 14, 2012

The Stars confirmed the deal worth $29.5 million.

In his fourth season with the Stars, Lehtonen finished with a record of  32-22-4, .922 save percentage, 2.33 goals against average, posted four shutouts, and allowed two-or-fewer goals in 37 of his 59 games.