Antti Niemi made 27 saves in the San Jose Sharks' 3-2 win versus the Vancouver Canucks on Monday night. Niemi was nine minutes away from notching his 16th win in regulation, but Vancouver capitalized on one of its six power-play chances to tie the game, so he had to get it done in the skills competition. The netminder now has a 2.34 goals-against average and .917 percentage and because he plays on such a talented team, should remain a very valuable No. 1-caliber guy all season.

San Jose Sharks netminder Antti Niemi played very well Wednesday night but took a 3-2 overtime loss to the Vancouver Canucks. Niemi stopped 27 shots and made several formidable saves before the Canucks' Andrew Ebbett deflected a Kevin Bieksa wrister past him for the game winner. Niemi is now 15-7-4 on the season.

The Anaheim Ducks ended Antti Niemi's four-game winning streak by beating the San Jose Sharks 3-2. Niemi has a 15-7-3 record with a 2.34 GAA and a .917 save percentage this season. He's producing at about the level that many expected and there's a good chance that the Sharks will improve during the remainder of the 2011-12 campaign.

Antti Niemi will play between the pipes in Monday's game against San Jose. It will be Niemi's 14th start in 15 contests. His starting job couldn't be much more secure and even the recent return of Antero Niittymaki doesn't change that.

Antti Niemi made 28 saves in the Sharks 2-1 shootout win over the LA Kings. Niemi got off to another slow start to the season, but he turned it around much quickly this season, dropping his GAA to 2.37 this season. His goaltending combined with the high octane offence on his team will account for a lot of wins. Keep rolling him out there, as he is one of the best goaltending options in the NHL.

Antti Niemi stopped 22 of 24 shots in a 7-2 victory Wednesday. Niemi was perfect in the second period, despite the fact that he faced 15 of the 24 shots in that frame. He has won three straight games to bump his record up to 14-6-3 this season.

Antti Niemi blocked 23 of 25 shots Saturday night in the San Jose Sharks' 3-2 win over the Edmonton Oilers. A relatively easy day for the veteran netminder as he never faced more than nine shots in a period and only had to deal with one of the league's best power plays two times. The win improved Niemi's record to 13-6-3 to go along with a 2.39 goals-against average and .917 save percentage. San Jose is now on a mini two-game winning streak after dropping five of six.

Antti Niemi went home with the win Thursday night even after allowing four goals in the San Jose Sharks' 5-4 win over the Colorado Avalanche. Niemi wasn't good -- it was quite possibly his worst outing of the season and first time allowing four goals since Nov. 5 -- but for once, his offense was able to bail him out. The veteran keeper allowed two goals on 11 shots in the first period, then gave up two more on nine in the second. It was his first win since Dec. 8, and his record improved to 12-6-3 while his goals-against average ticked up to 2.41 and save percentage dropped to .916.

Antti Niemi has been playing pretty well, but he's now on a three-game losing streak. Niemi's been holding up his end of the bargain lately, but the San Jose Sharks just aren't giving him the goal support that he needs. His record is now 11-6-3 with a solid .919 save percentage and 2.33 GAA.

Antti Niemi is the San Jose Sharks' probable starting goalie for a game against the Avlanche in Colorado tonight. Niemi allowed three goals on 34 shots in a 3-2 overtime loss to the Blackhawks on Sunday night.