Goaltender Antti Niemi does not get a lot of praise for some reason but his San Jose coach, Todd McLellan, went out of his way Sunday night to heap some on him. Niemi was first-rate in a 2-1 win for San Jose over the Los Angeles Kings Sunday night as the Sharks tied their Western playoff series 3-3. He turned away 24 of 25 Los Angeles shots. But McLellan added: "I thought Nemo was very solid. He's a calming influence for us. Any time we made mistakes, he was there. He settled things down and got us whistles that we needed. Very seldom is that talked about. He was very good at managing the game from the crease."