Niemi allowed two goals on 19 shots in the Sharks win over the Jets on Monday. He was given Tuesday night off, but it looks like he will be back in tonight in St. Louis. He faced the Blues on Saturday and was shelled for six goals on 27 shots in a 7-2 loss, so tread with caution here.
Niemi was pulled after he gave up six goals on 27 shots in the Sharks 7-2 loss to the Blues on Saturday. Despite the brutal outing, it looks like San Jose will go back with Niemi tonight in Winnipeg. He has lost three of four with a 3.23 GAA and .897 SV%. Niemi has gone 8-5-2 in 15 starts on the road this season.
Niemi was pulled after he gave up six goals on 27 shots in the Sharks 7-2 loss to the Blues on Saturday. Despite the brutal outing, it looks like San Jose will go back with Niemi tonight in Winnipeg. He has lost three of four with a 3.23 GAA and .897 SV%. Niemi has gone 8-5-2 in 15 starts on the road this season.
Niemi stopped all 28 shots that he faced in the Sharks 3-0 shutout win over the Ducks on Wednesday. The win snapped a mini two-game losing streak for Niemi, who will make his 28th appearance tonight vs. the Blues. Niemi has gone 7-3-2 with a 2.39 GAA and .904 SV% at home this year.
Niemi gave up three goals on 29 shots in the Sharks loss to the Kings on Saturday. Alex Stalock got the call last night so it will be Niemi tonight in Anaheim. Niemi is 6-1-1 in December and 2-0-1 with a 2.65 GAA and .920 SV% against the Ducks this year.
Niemi gave up three goals on 29 shots in the Sharks loss to the Kings on Saturday. Alex Stalock got the call last night so it looks like it will be Niemi tonight in Anaheim. Niemi is 6-1-1 in December and 2-0-1 with a 2.65 GAA and .920 SV% against the Ducks this year.
Niemi allowed three goals on 32 shots in the Sharks loss to the Ducks on Monday. The loss snapped a seven-game winning streak for Niemi, who will face the Kings tonight in Los Angeles. He posted a 34-save shutout in his only other start against the Kings this season.
Niemi stopped 18 of 20 shots in the Sharks win over the Blues on Saturday. That makes it seven straight wins for Niemi, who has posted a 2.27 GAA and .920 SV% over that span. He is as hot as any goalie in the NHL right now and has gone 2-0-0 vs. the Ducks in their first two meetings.
Niemi surrendered three goals on 28 shots in a the Sharks 4-3 win over the Oilers on Thursday. It was not Niemi’s best outing, but it was enough to earn his sixth straight victory. Over the span of his six-game streak he has a 2.33 GAA and .922 SV%. He draws a tough matchup against a Blues team who has averaged 4.00 goals per game in eight games in December.
Niemi surrendered three goals on 28 shots in a the Sharks 4-3 win over the Oilers on Thursday. It was not Niemi’s best outing, but it was enough to earn his sixth straight victory. Over the span of his six-game streak he has a 2.33 GAA and .922 SV%. He draws a tough matchup against a Blues team who has averaged 4.00 goals per game in eight games in December.
Niemi stopped all 29 shots that he faced in the Sharks’ 2-0 shutout win over the Predators on Saturday. It was Niemi’s 12th win and second shutout of the season. He has won his last five starts with a 2.20 GAA And .927 SV%. He has been great lately and draws an excellent matchup tonight.
Niemi stopped all 29 shots that he faced in the Sharks’ 2-0 shutout win over the Predators on Saturday. It was Niemi’s 12th win and second shutout of the season. He has won his last five starts with a 2.20 GAA And .927 SV%. He has been great lately and draws an excellent matchup tonight
Niemi has missed the last two games with an undisclosed injury, but will be back between the pipes tonight vs. Nashville. He comes in riding a four-game winning streak while posting a 2.75 GAA and .910 SV% over that span. He has yet to face the Predators this season, but they come in winners of both games on their current road-trip.
Niemi has missed the last two games with an undisclosed injury, but is expected to be back between the pipes tonight vs. Nashville. He comes in riding a four-game winning streak while posting a 2.75 GAA and .910 SV% over that span. He has yet to face the Predators this season, but they come in winners of both games on their current road-trip.
Niemi stopped 33 of 35 shots in the Sharks win over the Flames on Saturday. He was given Sunday night off, but he will be back in tonight as the Sharks try to avenge Sunday’s loss to the Oilers. He has won four in a row with a 2.75 GAA and .910 SV%. He makes for a great start vs. Edmonton.
Niemi allowed four goals on 24 shots in the Sharks 7-4 win over the Bruins on Thursday. He has won his last three starts despite posting a 3.00 GAA and .897 SV%. Tonight he takes on the Flames, who have carried their hot-start into December having won four in a row.
Niemi allowed four goals on 24 shots in the Sharks 7-4 win over the Bruins on Thursday. He has won his last three starts despite posting a 3.00 GAA and .897 SV%. Tonight he takes on the Flames, who have carried their hot-start into December having won four in a row.
Niemi stopped 28 of 29 shots in the Sharks 2-1 win over the Flyers on Tuesday. After losing four in a row, Niemi has now won back-to-back games for the first time since October 26th/28th. He will make his second start of the year vs. Boston tonight—he allowed four on 32 shots in a 5-3 loss the first time around.
Niemi surrendered four goals on 34 shots in the Sharks win over the Ducks on Saturday. The win snapped a four-game losing skid for the Finnish net minder. Niemi went 3-5-2 with a 2.48 GAA and .908 SV% in November, but has a juicy matchup to start December—the Flyers have lost eight of nine.