As expected, Niemi will tend twine as Thursday's home starter versus the Sabres, NHL.com reports.

EDGE Analysis

Nemo desperately needs to find his game, as he was pulled from each of his last two starts before ceding the net to Kari Lehtonen for the three contests that followed. The Finn will bring a lowly .902 save percentage into this next match, which is the lowest rate of his career in which he's made more than 20 starts. We'd be a little skittish about starting him against the Sabres, as they have shown tremendous resolve by ratting off three consecutive wins in overtime and netting 11 goals in that span.