Coach Randy Carlyle had placed the left winger on the Ducks' top line, alongside 2007 All-Stars Andy McDonald and Teemu Selänne, to fill in for the injured Chris Kunitz.
While also frequently working for television, he is best known for having directed films Hymypoika, Ganes, Härmä and Selänne, which is a documentary film about the life of Teemu Selänne.
He was tied with Canada's Harry Watson and Russia's Valeri Kharlamov for the all-time Olympic scoring lead, until he was surpassed by Finland's Teemu Selänne in the 2010 Winter Olympics
Teemu Selänne | Teemu Pulkkinen | Teemu Mäntysaari | Teemu Hartikainen |
Like in previous international tournaments, Lehtinen was placed in a line with Saku Koivu and Teemu Selänne.