Antti Niemi stopped 29 of 30 shots in San Jose's 4-2 win over Minnesota Thursday night. Niemi played an excellent game and almost got a shutout, but Jonas Brodin scored in the last period. Niemi improved his record to 17-5-6 and he also has 2.23 goals-against average and .916 save percentage. He could be one of the Vezina Trophy candidates again this season.