Niemi allowed just a single goal on 35 shots in Tuesday's 2-1 win over the Flyers.

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He actually carried a shutout nearly halfway into the third period before Sean Couturier became the first and only Flyer to break through. After Kari Lehtonen started and won three consecutive games following Niemi's six-goal disaster in Colorado on Oct. 10, it's surprising that the Stars came back to Niemi so soon instead of riding his fellow Finn's hot streak. Even though the long-time Shark acquitted himself quite well in this one, it remains uncertain whether it'll be him or Lehtonen between the pipes Thursday in Pittsburgh.