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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{short description|Canadian ice hockey player}}<br />
{{Infobox ice hockey player<br />
| played_for = '''[[American Hockey League|AHL]]'''<br>[[Springfield Indians]]<br>[[New Haven Nighthawks]]<br>'''[[National Hockey League|NHL]]'''<br>[[Los Angeles Kings]]<br />
| position = [[Goaltender]]<br />
| catches = Left<br />
| height_ft = 5<br />
| height_in = 9<br />
| weight_lb = 177<br />
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1954|6|25|mf=y}}<br />
| birth_place = [[East Broughton, Quebec]], Canada<br />
| draft = 154th overall<br />
| draft_year = 1974<br />
| draft_team = [[Los Angeles Kings]]<br />
| wha_draft = 128th overall<br />
| wha_draft_year = 1974<br />
| wha_draft_team = [[Quebec Nordiques]]<br />
| career_start = 1977<br />
| career_end = 1984<br />
}}<br />
'''Mario Lessard''' (born June 25, 1954) is a [[Canadians|Canadian]] former professional [[ice hockey]] [[goaltender]].<br />
<br />
Born in [[East Broughton, Quebec]], Lessard began his [[National Hockey League]] career with the [[Los Angeles Kings]] in [[1978–79 NHL season|1978]], the team he would play his entire NHL career with. Lessard recorded four shutouts in 1978–79, tied for second best in the league. Lessard also was an [[NHL All-Star team|NHL second team All-Star]] in [[1980–81 NHL season|1981]] and appeared in the [[1981 NHL All-Star Game]].<br />
<br />
Lessard may be best known as the Kings goalie in the [[Miracle on Manchester]] playoff game in April [[1982 Stanley Cup playoffs|1982]] in which the Kings rallied from a 5–0 deficit to beat the [[Edmonton Oilers]], 6–5 in [[overtime (ice hockey)|overtime]]. Early in overtime of that game, Lessard mishandled the puck 40 feet in front of his net as he attempted to beat [[Glenn Anderson]] to the puck and stop a breakaway; with the net wide open and [[defenceman]] [[Mark Hardy (ice hockey)|Mark Hardy]] trying to act as goalie, the Oilers [[Mark Messier]] shot the puck over the open net. The Kings scored two minutes later to win. After the game Lessard lamented that his mistake nearly blew the amazing comeback. He retired after the [[1983–84 NHL season|1984]] season.<br />
<br />
==Career statistics==<br />
<br />
===Regular season and playoffs===<br />
{| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:75%"<br />
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"<br />
! align="center" colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" | <br />
! align="center" rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | <br />
! align="center" colspan="9" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" | [[Regular season]]<br />
! align="center" rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | <br />
! align="center" colspan="8" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" | [[Playoffs]]<br />
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"<br />
! [[Season (sports)|Season]]<br />
! Team<br />
! League<br />
! GP<br />
! W<br />
! L<br />
! T<br />
! MIN<br />
! GA<br />
! [[Shutout#Ice hockey|SO]]<br />
! [[Goals against average|GAA]]<br />
! [[save percentage|SV%]]<br />
! GP<br />
! W<br />
! L<br />
! MIN<br />
! GA<br />
! SO<br />
! GAA<br />
! SV%<br />
|-<br />
| [[1969–70 QMJHL season|1969–70]]<br />
| [[Sherbrooke Castors]]<br />
| [[Quebec Major Junior Hockey League|QMJHL]]<br />
| 15<br />
| 3<br />
| 5<br />
| 0<br />
| 560<br />
| 63<br />
| 0<br />
| 6.76<br />
| .831<br />
| —<br />
| —<br />
| —<br />
| —<br />
| —<br />
| — <br />
| —<br />
| —<br />
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"<br />
| [[1970–71 QMJHL season|1970–71]]<br />
| Sherbrooke Castors<br />
| QMJHL<br />
| —<br />
| —<br />
| —<br />
| —<br />
| —<br />
| —<br />
| —<br />
| —<br />
| —<br />
| —<br />
| —<br />
| —<br />
| —<br />
| —<br />
| — <br />
| —<br />
| —<br />
|-<br />
| [[1971–72 QMJHL season|1971–72]]<br />
| Sherbrooke Castors <br />
| QMJHL<br />
| 17<br />
| —<br />
| —<br />
| —<br />
| 1020<br />
| 72<br />
| 2<br />
| 4.24<br />
| .895<br />
| 3<br />
| 0<br />
| 3<br />
| 133<br />
| 24<br />
| 0<br />
| 10.83<br />
| .784<br />
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"<br />
| [[1972–73 QMJHL season|1972–73]]<br />
| Sherbrooke Castors<br />
| QMJHL<br />
| 37<br />
| —<br />
| —<br />
| —<br />
| 2180<br />
| 161<br />
| 0<br />
| 4.43<br />
| .880<br />
| 6<br />
| —<br />
| —<br />
| 360<br />
| 24<br />
| 0<br />
| 4.00<br />
| .881<br />
|-<br />
| [[1973–74 QMJHL season|1973–74]]<br />
| Sherbrooke Castors <br />
| QMJHL<br />
| 36<br />
| —<br />
| —<br />
| —<br />
| 2140<br />
| 180<br />
| 0<br />
| 5.05<br />
| .860<br />
| 4<br />
| —<br />
| —<br />
| 240<br />
| 24<br />
| 0<br />
| 6.00<br />
| .892<br />
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"<br />
| [[1974–75 IHL season|1974–75]]<br />
| [[Saginaw Gears (IHL)|Saginaw Gears]]<br />
| [[International Hockey League (1945–2001)|IHL]]<br />
| 59<br />
| —<br />
| —<br />
| —<br />
| 3186<br />
| 171<br />
| 4<br />
| 3.22<br />
| —<br />
| 17<br />
| 10<br />
| 7<br />
| 1016<br />
| 64<br />
| 2<br />
| 3.78<br />
| —<br />
|-<br />
| [[1975–76 IHL season|1975–76]]<br />
| Saginaw Gears<br />
| IHL<br />
| 62<br />
| —<br />
| —<br />
| —<br />
| 3323<br />
| 187<br />
| 3<br />
| 3.38<br />
| —<br />
| 12<br />
| 7<br />
| 5<br />
| 722<br />
| 31<br />
| 1<br />
| 2.58<br />
| —<br />
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"<br />
| [[1976–77 CHL season|1976–77]]<br />
| [[Fort Worth Texans]]<br />
| [[Central Professional Hockey League|CHL]]<br />
| 4<br />
| 1<br />
| 3<br />
| 0<br />
| 192<br />
| 11<br />
| 0<br />
| 3.44<br />
| .896<br />
| —<br />
| —<br />
| —<br />
| —<br />
| —<br />
| — <br />
| —<br />
| —<br />
|-<br />
| [[1976–77 IHL season|1976–77]]<br />
| Saginaw Gears<br />
| IHL<br />
| 44<br />
| —<br />
| —<br />
| —<br />
| 2489<br />
| 144<br />
| 0<br />
| 3.47<br />
| —<br />
| 18<br />
| 12<br />
| 6<br />
| 1059<br />
| 52<br />
| 1<br />
| 2.95<br />
| —<br />
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"<br />
| [[1977–78 AHL season|1977–78]]<br />
| [[Springfield Indians]]<br />
| [[American Hockey League|AHL]]<br />
| 57<br />
| 30<br />
| 19<br />
| 6<br />
| 3295<br />
| 204<br />
| 1<br />
| 3.71<br />
| —<br />
| 4<br />
| 1<br />
| 3<br />
| 239<br />
| 10<br />
| 1<br />
| 2.51<br />
| —<br />
|-<br />
| [[1978–79 NHL season|1978–79]]<br />
| [[Los Angeles Kings]]<br />
| [[NHL]]<br />
| 49<br />
| 23<br />
| 15<br />
| 10<br />
| 2860<br />
| 148<br />
| 4<br />
| 3.10<br />
| .892<br />
| 2<br />
| 0<br />
| 2<br />
| 126<br />
| 8<br />
| 0<br />
| 3.81<br />
| .890<br />
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"<br />
| [[1979–80 NHL season|1979–80]]<br />
| Los Angeles Kings<br />
| NHL<br />
| 50<br />
| 18<br />
| 22<br />
| 7<br />
| 2836<br />
| 185<br />
| 0<br />
| 3.91<br />
| .869<br />
| 4<br />
| 1<br />
| 2<br />
| 207<br />
| 14<br />
| 0<br />
| 4.06<br />
| .880<br />
|-<br />
| [[1980–81 NHL season|1980–81]]<br />
| Los Angeles Kings<br />
| NHL<br />
| 64<br />
| 35<br />
| 18<br />
| 11<br />
| 3746<br />
| 203<br />
| 2<br />
| 3.25<br />
| .893<br />
| 4<br />
| 1<br />
| 3<br />
| 220<br />
| 20<br />
| 0<br />
| 5.45<br />
| .837<br />
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"<br />
| [[1981–82 NHL season|1981–82]]<br />
| Los Angeles Kings<br />
| NHL<br />
| 52<br />
| 13<br />
| 28<br />
| 8<br />
| 2933<br />
| 213<br />
| 2<br />
| 4.36<br />
| .856<br />
| 10<br />
| 4<br />
| 5<br />
| 583<br />
| 41<br />
| 0<br />
| 4.22<br />
| .868<br />
|-<br />
| [[1982–83 NHL season|1982–83]]<br />
| Los Angeles Kings<br />
| NHL<br />
| 19<br />
| 3<br />
| 10<br />
| 2<br />
| 888<br />
| 68<br />
| 1<br />
| 4.59<br />
| .843<br />
| —<br />
| —<br />
| —<br />
| —<br />
| —<br />
| — <br />
| —<br />
| —<br />
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"<br />
| [[1982–83 CHL season|1982–83]]<br />
| [[Birmingham South Stars]]<br />
| CHL<br />
| 8<br />
| 4<br />
| 2<br />
| 0<br />
| 405<br />
| 28<br />
| 0<br />
| 4.15<br />
| .876<br />
| 11<br />
| 6<br />
| 3<br />
| 637<br />
| 35<br />
| 0<br />
| 3.30<br />
| —<br />
|-<br />
| [[1983–84 NHL season|1983–84]]<br />
| Los Angeles Kings<br />
| NHL<br />
| 6<br />
| 0<br />
| 4<br />
| 1<br />
| 266<br />
| 26<br />
| 0<br />
| 5.86<br />
| .838<br />
| —<br />
| —<br />
| —<br />
| —<br />
| —<br />
| — <br />
| —<br />
| —<br />
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"<br />
| [[1983–84 AHL season|1983–84]]<br />
| [[New Haven Nighthawks]]<br />
| AHL<br />
| 5<br />
| 1<br />
| 3<br />
| 1<br />
| 281<br />
| 27<br />
| 0<br />
| 5.77<br />
| .830<br />
| —<br />
| —<br />
| —<br />
| —<br />
| —<br />
| — <br />
| —<br />
| —<br />
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"<br />
! colspan="3" | NHL totals <br />
! 240<br />
! 92<br />
! 97<br />
! 39<br />
! 13,529<br />
! 843<br />
! 9<br />
! 3.74<br />
! .875<br />
! 20<br />
! 6<br />
! 12<br />
! 1,136<br />
! 83<br />
! 0<br />
! 4.38<br />
! .867<br />
|}<br />
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{{cite web |url=http://hockeygoalies.org/bio/lessard.html|title = Lessard's stats |publisher=The Goaltender Home Page|accessdate=2017-08-09}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{icehockeystats}}<br />
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20111008093806/http://www.colintimberlake.com/mario-lessard-nhl-goalie-los-angeles-kings/ Mario Lessard: Training Inspiration]<br />
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