Niemi is the likely starter against Arizona on Thursday, reports Mike Heika of the Dallas Morning News.

EDGE Analysis

Niemi grabbed a start Monday after he conceded the net to Kari Lehtonen for a couple games. He came back strong, stopping 24 of 26 shots and grabbing an overtime win. It could be a deceptive start with Arizona still playing above expectations, but Niemi saw for the first time in a while that he's not guaranteed to get the bulk of the starts and will have to continue to play well if he wants the net.