Niemi was given a therapy day Monday and is expected to serve as the backup Tuesday night against the Devils, Pat Hickey of the Montreal Gazette reports.

EDGE Analysis

Montreal recalled goalie Zach Fucale from AHL Laval on Monday, which had us thinking Niemi's therapy was related to that transaction, but apparently not. Niemi faced 50 shots in Boston on Saturday, so giving him some downtime makes sense.