Antti Niemi's 21 saves backstopped the Sharks to a 3-2 win over Ottawa on Saturday night. Niemi has won in all five of his starts, not giving up more than two goals in any of them. He's going to be a Vezina frontrunner this season. Currently, the Finn has a 1.40 goals-against average and .939 save percentage.

Antti Niemi turned aside 25 of 26 shots as the Sharks won the Canucks 4-1 Thursday night at Rogers Arena. Niemi have now started all four games for the Sharks and they have won all of those games. Niemi has a 1.25 GAA and .945 save percentage. San Jose plays again on Saturday and Niemi should get a starting job then too.

Antti Niemi stopped 18 of 20 shots in Sharks' 9-2 victory Tuesday night against the Rangers. Niemi has now started all of three games for the Sharks and they have won all three games also. His save percentage is .938 and goal against average just 1.33. Niemi will play over 60 games for the Sharks this season if he stays healthy. If Niemi keeps playing like this he will be a Vezina Trophy candidate again this season.

Antti Niemi gave up just one goal in the Sharks' 4-1 victory Saturday night against the Coyotes. Niemi wasn't too busy, making just 22 saves. Niemi could very well challenge for the Vezina trophy this season on a team that many are picking to be the best in the West. Start him with the utmost confidence.

Antti Niemi stopped 21 of 22 shots in Sharks 4-1 win over the Canucks Thursday night. Niemi had very solid game and proved why he could be a Vezina Trophy candidate this season also. He is also expected to be a goaltender on Team Finland for the Winter Olympics and this kind of performance will raise his chances to get the number one spot.

Antti Niemi is confident going into the 2013-14 regular season. He was excellent last year en route to a nomination for the Vezina Trophy and he's gotten off to a strong start during the preseason. "Getting 50-plus shots in two games, giving up a couple goals -- not really bad goals -- of course you get the feeling you're more ready because you saw a couple games," Niemi said Wednesday. "I felt good before but even a little better now." He's also expected to be a goaltender on Team Finland for the Winter Olympics. Niemi has raised his fantasy profile and because of his consistency in San Jose, he has arguably become a top-5 option in the crease. Don't be afraid to select him high on draft day.

Antti Niemi gave the Sharks hope, but unfortunately his efforts went to waste, as San Jose was eliminated from postseason contention after dropping Game 7 to Los Angeles 2-1. Niemi kept his team in the game with some remarkable saves in the second and third period. Unfortunately, the Sharks' offense just couldn't solve Jonathan Quick and offer Niemi support. However, not all is lost for the 29-year-old goalie; he finally lived up to his potential, and put together a Veizna caliber season. His postseason play lived up to his regular season effort, despite the disappointing second round exit. The Sharks can feel good about their goaltending situation heading into next season.

Goaltender Antti Niemi does not get a lot of praise for some reason but his San Jose coach, Todd McLellan, went out of his way Sunday night to heap some on him. Niemi was first-rate in a 2-1 win for San Jose over the Los Angeles Kings Sunday night as the Sharks tied their Western playoff series 3-3. He turned away 24 of 25 Los Angeles shots. But McLellan added: "I thought Nemo was very solid. He's a calming influence for us. Any time we made mistakes, he was there. He settled things down and got us whistles that we needed. Very seldom is that talked about. He was very good at managing the game from the crease."

Anttii Niemi turned away 24 of 25 shots Sunday as the Sharks defeated Los Angeles by a score of 2-1. Niemi's solid play was an integral part of the Sharks victory on home ice, but the team will have to win its first road game of the series in order to steal Game Seven from the reigning Stanley Cup champions.

San Jose goaltender Antti Niemi played well Thursday night but his teammates couldn't get a puck past Los Angeles goaltender Jonathan Quick and the Kings ended up with a 3-0 shutout over the Sharks. It was the Kings' 13th consecutive home victory and it also gave them a 3-2 lead over San Jose in their best-of-seven playoff series. Niemi stopped 26 of the Kings' 28 shots Thursday and held them goalless until 18:08 of the second period. An early third-period goal and an empty-netter sealed the deal for the defending-champion Kings and leaves the Sharks needing two wins -- the next one in San Jose and then a Game 7 in Los Angeles -- to advance.