Antti Niemi blocked 19 of 22 shots in San Jose's 5-3 win over Pittsburgh Thursday night. Niemi got the nod against Pittsburgh after Alex Stalock started two straight games. Niemi allowed two goals in the first period but after that he played well. He now has a 30-13-6 record with a 2.42 GAA and .911 save percentage.

Antti Niemi will get back into San Jose's cage Thursday night. He will get the nod against Pittsburgh after Alex Stalock started two straight games to open the month of March. Niemi's first game after the Winter Olympics was an unimpressive 3-1 loss to Buffalo.

Antti Niemi made 16 saves on 19 shots in a tough 4-2 loss to Buffalo on Friday night. Niemi's record drops to 29-13-6 on the season. The talented netminder has lost three of his last five NHL games, but has been playing some great hockey this season and should get back to his winning ways soon. Niemi won a bronze medal in Sochi.

Antti Niemi will get another day to get used to the timezone change, as Alex Stalock will start versus the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday. Niemi will probably get the nod against Buffalo on Friday. He didn't get any playing with Team Finland during the 2014 Sochi Olympics.

San Jose coach Todd McLellan isn't worried about Antti Niemi's frame of mind after the Sharks' starter didn't get a second of playing time for Finland at the Winter Olympics. "That's not how Nemo's wired," McLellan said when asked if Niemi could return to the team feeling discouraged. "I think he's honored to represent his country." Phoenix's Mike Smith (Canada) and Detroit's Jimmy Howard (United States) didn't get any playing time either in Sochi, so Niemi wasn't the only high-profile netminder to sit. Getting a bronze medal could help him feel better too.

It doesn't look like Antti Niemi will see any game action for Finland at the 2014 Olympic Games. He served as the backup goaltender for a second straight game on Sunday during Finland's 2-1 overtime loss to Canada. Tuukka Rask started that match and he'll probably get the nod again for the Finns once the quarterfinal round begins. Kari Lehtonen played in the only game that Rask got off.

Antti Niemi won't be uniform on Thursday for Finland's Olympic opener. Tuukka Rask has named the Finns' starter against Austria and Kari Lehtonen will back him up. Finland returns to action on Friday versus Norway and it wouldn't be a stretch to assume that Niemi could start in that contest.

Antti Niemi blocked 19 of 21 shots in San Jose's 3-2 win over Columbus Friday night. Niemi had a pretty easy game and he now heads to Sochi with Team Finland. He has a 29-12-6 record with a 2.39 goals-against average and .912 save percentage.

Antti Niemi will start for San Jose on Friday. Niemi was given the night off on Wednesday. He has a 2.40 GAA and .912 save percentage in 47 games this season.

Antti Niemi allowed four goals on only 23 shots in San Jose's 5-2 loss to Philadelphia Monday night. Niemi allowed three goals in the third period and was replaced by backup Alex Stalock at 3:56 of the third period. Stalock stopped four of five shots he faced. Niemi saw his record fall down to 28-12-6 and he also has a 2.40 GAA and .912 save percentage.