Niemi will defend the net Tuesday against the Blue Jackets, Mike Heika of the Dallas Morning News reports.

EDGE Analysis

Niemi has evenly split starts with Kari Lehtonen through the first eight games of the season and the inconsistency of the two netminders explains why neither has taken a lead role. Niemi owns a 2-1-0 record through his four outings, but the numbers aren't very impressive when matched with a 3.86 GAA and .893 save percentage. HIs two bad outings of the year have come on the road, but he will look to break that trend Tuesday in Columbus.