Niemi put a stop to 37 of 39 shots Thursday in a 5-2 win over the Stars.This game was close than the final score made it look, and Niemi was called upon for much more in the way of heroics than opposing netminders Kari Lehtonen and Jhonas Enroth. He held strong despite the onslaught, winning for just the second time in his last six starts. Niemi's turned in more than his fair share of clunkers lately, and we'll need to see more than this one good outing to declare that he's officially turned things around.