Niemi made 21 saves in Thursday's 4-3 overtime win against Colorado.

EDGE Analysis

The win gives Niemi three straight and with 30 games started is starting to edge Kari Lehtonen for the starting job. Niemi wasn't particularly sharp, finishing with a .875 save percentage, but as long as he keeps winning games he should get the nod over Lehtonen. Niemi is one of the lower-end starters despite playing on a team that provides a lot of goal support and could still lose the starting job to Lehtonen if he falters down the stretch. Fantasy owners who have Niemi may want to also have Lehtonen as a handcuff.