Niemi stopped 28 of 30 shots to earn his sixth straight win on Tuesday. During his six-game winning streak he has recorded a 1.95 GAA and .934 SV%. It was his 16th win which ranks him second in the NHL, one behind Corey Crawford. He catches a break tonight with Evegeni Malkin not dressing for the Penguins.

Niemi turned aside 28 of 31 shots in a 4-3 shootout win over the Ducks on Saturday. It has been a year of winning and losing streaks for Niemi who is now on a five game winning streak. Tonight he takes on a Maple Leafs who have lost four in a row and five of their last six.

Niemi allowed three goals on 24 shots in a win over the Blues last night. He will go again as he searches for his fifth consecutive win. After a rough stretch to begin November, Niemi has looked great as of late, moving himself back into the elite conversation. He has a tough matchup vs. the Ducks tonight, but he should still be a solid goalie-2 tonight.

ALL GOALIES CONFIRMED UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED AT TIME OF PRINT An early bird special this day after Thanksgiving as the Philadelphia Flyers are hosting the Winnipeg Jets. Steve Mason gets the nod against Ondrej Pavelec. Mason is having the better year out of the two statistically speaking and being on home ice should be enough advantage as the Flyers try to get back on the winning track....Then we have a matinee special as well with the New York Rangers and Henrik Lundqvist visit the Boston Bruins. Both goalies have something to prove in this one with the "King" trying to add to last game's win against Florida and Tuukka Rask trying to shake his lackluster effort against the Detroit Red Wings.  This one just may last long into a shootout..."Hockey all day" continues as the Tampa Bay Lightning and Ben Bishop (LIKELY) will face the surging Pittsburgh Penguins at 4:00 pm (ET). Marc-Andre Fleury (LIKELY) will be in net for the Pens as he has been getting plenty of support lately with the return of James Neal to the lineup. Bishop has a nicked-up hand, so the Penguins may try to take advantage of that.  It was a wild one last time these two teams met, ending in a 5-4 Pens' victory. This will be a good test for the Bolt....The second of four 4:00 pm games pits the New York Islanders and Kevin Poulin against the visiting Detroit Red Wings who are coming off a thrashing of the Boston Bruins. I sense a letdown for the Wings in this one as Jimmy Howard has lost 7 in a row. Howard is struggling a bit this year and while Poulin hasn't stepped it up ever since Nabokov went down with an injury, the Isles are in desperate need of a win after losing 4 straight and 9 of their last 11....Reto Berra and the Calgary Flames travel to Anaheim to take on Jonas Hiller (LIKELY) and the Ducks. Hiller tries to get back on the winning track against a Flames team the Ducks should easily handle....In a game pitting two Western Conference powerhouses against one another, Jaroslav Halak (LIKELY)and the St. Louis Blues take their gear to San Jose to take on the Sharks and Antti Niemi. The Sharks have won 3 in a row while and 6 of last 7 while the Blues have won 5 in a row as Halak has been improving his game in that streak, allowing only 4 regulation goals in 4 games during that streak.  This should be a great game to watch and I'm not crazy enough to select who may win this one....On to 5:00 pm (ET) where we will see a battle of the backups.  The Montreal Canadiens go with Peter Budaj,...

Niemi has a sparkling 13-3-5 record with a 2.15 GAA and .920 SV% this season and should be able to keep the game vs. the Blues close.

Niemi allowed one goal on 19 shots in a win over the Devils on Saturday. It was not a very busy night for Niemi but he was ready when called upon, earning his 12th win of the season. Tonight he will face the Kings for the second time this season, the first time he allowed four goals on 23 shots in an overtime loss.

Niemi allowed one goal on 19 shots in a win over the Devils on Saturday. It was not a very busy night for Niemi but he was ready when called upon, earning his 12th win of the season. Tonight he will face the Kings for the second time this season, the first time he allowed four goals on 23 shots in an overtime loss.

Niemi shut the door on 36 of 37 shots in the Sharks 5-1 victory over the Lightning on Thursday. The win moved him to 2-2-3 with a 3.13 GAA and .906 SV% in November. Tonight he will take on the Devils for the first time. Niemi is 6-1-2 at home, he should be a strong start against a low-scoring New Jersey squad.

Niemi shut the door on 36 of 37 shots in the Sharks 5-1 victory over the Lightning on Thursday. The win moved him to 2-2-3 with a 3.13 GAA and .906 SV% in November. Tonight he will likely take on the Devils for the first time. Niemi is 6-1-2 at home, he should be a strong start against a low-scoring New Jersey squad.

Niemi gave up five goals on 27 shots in a loss to the Blackhawks on Sunday. A matchup with Chicago is never an easy one, but the loss marked his sixth in his last seven starts. Tonight he faces the Lightning who are 0-2-0 on their current road-trip and have been outscored 11-5 in those two losses.