Antti Niemi made 24 saves in the San Jose Sharks' 4-3 shootout victory against the Phoenix Coyotes on Saturday night. This was a huge win for San Jose, now in a three-way tie for the last playoff spot in the Western Conference. Niemi obviously will be a key to their chances with seven games left, but he hasn't been too sharp over his last four starts, giving up three or more in three of them.