Antti Niemi will get the nod for the San Jose Sharks on Monday. Niemi will try to snap his five-game losing streak. The Sharks have slipped to 11th in the Western Conference and they need to break out of their slump quickly if they want to stay in the fight for a playoff spot.

Antti Niemi suffered his fifth straight loss as the San Jose Sharks fell to the Phoenix Coyotes on Saturday night 3-0. The Sharks are freefalling -- with a 2-8-3 record over their last 13 games -- but their netminder is not all to blame. In this five-game losing spurt, he's given up 12 goals, with this one being the worst performance, as he allowed three goals on 29 shots. Overall, he has a 25-18-8 record with a 2.44 goals-against average and .913 save percentage.

Antti Niemi will start in Saturday's game. Niemi will be looking to snap a four-game losing streak. That being said, it's hard to win when your team only scores six goals over the course of four contests.

Antti Niemi hasn't won in four straight games, the latest loss coming to the Dallas Stars on Thursday night 4-3 in the shootout. Niemi gave up three goals on 35 shots in this one. After allowing one goal on 17 shots for the first 40 minutes, the netminder allowed two on 15 attemps in the third period. With 75 points, the Sharks are clinging to the seventh spot in the Western Conference.

Antti Niemi has had his sloppier moments during the San Jose Sharks' recent run of struggles. Niemi's record is now 25-17-7 with a .914 save percentage and 2.43 GAA with five shutouts in 2011-12. Niemi is just 1-3-1 in his last five games, showing that he lacks the consistency to be a full-fledged elite goalie right now.

Antti Niemi lost for the third time in his last four starts Saturday night as the San Jose Sharks fell 3-1 to the St. Louis Blues. Niemi blocked 29 shots in the loss, and he's given up seven goals in those three losses. That's not all that bad, but the fact San Jose has been a bit cold on offense lately is. Niemi's record dropped to 25-17-6. The Sharks sit in seventh place in the Western Conference with 73 points.

Antti Niemi allowed only one goal, but suffered the loss as the Buffalo Sabres edged the San Jose Sharks 1-0 on Thursday night. The Sharks controlled the play for much of the night, but Drew Staffod's goal off a turnover with about a minute remaining in the first period proved to be the difference. Niemi faced 10 of the 19 shots in the first 20 minutes. He's got a 25-16-6 record with a 2.43 goals-against average and .914 save percentage this season.

Antti Niemi and the Sharks were happy to be back in San Jose as they beat the Philadelphia Flyers 1-0. Niemi made 26 saves to earn his fifth shutout of 2011-12. The netminder had some bumpy times in the recently ended nine-game road trip, but expect him to be a reliable performer with San Jose's schedule getting friendlier.

Anttii Niemi was pulled in the first period after allowing three goals on seven shots in the Nashville Predators' 6-2 rout of the San Jose Sharks on Saturday night. Niemi has struggled mightily this month, giving up 26 goals on 213 shots against for a 3.60 goals-against average and .878 save percentage. Thomas Greiss was only slightly better, making 11 saves on 13 shots. In such a tightly-packed race in the Western Conference, the Sharks need their No. 1 to find his game. They're just three points above the cutoff and fading fast thanks to only four wins the entire month of February.

Antti Niemi will start in Saturday's game against Nashville. Niemi has struggled this month, but he might have turned a corner in the Sharks' contest against Toronto on Thursday. Niemi turned aside 30 of 31 shots in a 2-1 victory over the Maple Leafs.