Antti Niemi allowed five goals on 26 shots in San Jose's 6-3 loss to Los Angeles in Game 4 of their first round playoff series. Niemi played his worst game of this year's playoffs and he was replaced by Alex Stalock in the third period. Stalock stopped all four shots he faced in the game. Although the Sharks lead their playoff series 3-1 against the Kings, Niemi's numbers are quite awful. He now has a 3.45 goals-against average with .889 save percentage in the postseason.