Niemi led his team to the ice for warmups and will be the starting goalie for Tuesday night's showdown in Winnipeg, Mike Heika of the Dallas Morning News reports.

EDGE Analysis

Niemi gets the nod after three straight starts from Kari Lehtonen, but neither goalie has been good recently. Niemi's last win came on Jan. 17 but he managed to allow six goals and get pulled from that game. It might not get better for the 33-year-old keeper Tuesday, as the Jets currently rank 10th in the NHL with 2.83 goals per game.