Antti Niemi News

With the Sharks in a back-to-back situation against division rivals, expect the workhorse Niemi to start both. However, McLellan has been known to mix it up so stay tuned for any late changes.

With all remaining games being important for the Sharks, they look at Niemi to build off of his April 11 victory over the Red Wings.

Niemi allowed four goals in each of his last two starts, both resulting in losses. He will face a hungry Red Wings team who sit eighth in the Western Conference and are looking to extend their streak to 22 straight seasons with a playoff appearance. Niemi has been great vs. Detroit this season (1-0-1, 0.48 GAA and .984 SV%)

As expected, Niemi to help push the Sharks' lead over the Wild in the playoff race.

Before dropping Sunday's game to Dallas, Niemi was riding a 7 game win streak. Look for Sunday's game to be more of an aberration as the Blue Jackets do not feature a lot of scoring pop.

He is not fantasy relevant.

Niemi has won seven consecutive starts and hasn't allowed more than two goals in six starts (March 25th - 3 goals vs. ANA). He has a solid matchup vs. a weak Stars lineup.

Niemi has been as steady as they come as of late. He stopped 31 of 33 shots that he faced in a 4-2 win over the WIld last night. The win pushed his winning streak to six games. He has a fantastic matchup tonight against a weak Flames team.

He is not fantasy relevant.

Niemi had a fantastic fantasy week this past week. He went 4-0-0 with a 1.22 GAA and .952 SV%. He has a tough matchup tonight vs. the Canucks, but he is a must-start right now.

Niemi is coming off of shutouts on back-to-back nights on Wednesday and Thursday. He made 22 saves against the Ducks in a 4-0 Sharks win, and followed that up with 27 against Detroit. His 2.14 goals-against average is seventh in the league, while his .924 save percentage ranks fifth.

Niemi is coming off of shutouts on back-to-back nights on Wednesday and Thursday. He made 22 saves against the Ducks in a 4-0 Sharks win, and followed that up with 27 against Detroit. His 2.14 goals-against average is seventh in the league, while his .924 save percentage ranks fifth.

Niemi recorded a 22-save shutout vs. the Ducks last night. He has now won two starts in a row and three of his last four. He has a tough matchup tonight with Detroit in town. The Red Wings have won five straight on the road.

With Greiss leaving and Stalock yet to make a start this season, it sounds like Niemi will start tonight vs. the Red Wings. He recorded a shutout vs. the Ducks last night. Niemi has now won two starts in a row and three of his last four. He has a tough matchup tonight with Detroit in town. The Red Wings have won five straight on the road.

Niemi will get the start tonight against the Ducks. He is 2-1-0 with a 2.93 GAA and .893 SV% in three starts vs. Anaheim this season.

Niemi went 1-2-0 with a 2.96 GAA and .885 SV% last week. He will get the start tonight vs. a Ducks team who is going to be playing hard after being swept in a weekend series by the Red Wings. Not the best matchup for Niemi.

Niemi makes his eighth straight start tonight, however he has only won two out of his last seven. In those seven starts he has posted a 3.55 GAA and .884 SV%. He has a tough matchup vs. a Wild team who have won four straight and six out of their last seven.

Niemi had allowed more than 3 goals only twice in first 22 starts. He has allowed four in each of his last two starts. He will go up against an Oilers team that has won three of their last four.

Niemi has allowed at least three goals in each of his last five starts. In those five starts he has only recorded one win. He has a tough matchup tonight vs. a strong Anaheim Ducks team.

Niemi and the Sharks held off the Kings 4-3 earlier in the week.