San Jose goaltender Antti Niemi needed to make only 12 saves but still was the loser in a 3-1 game against the Wild in Minnesota Sunday. Niemi was pulled for an extra skater with 2:15 to play and Zach Parise scored. The goalie's record is now 16-5-5. His goals-against average is now 2.30 and his save percentage is .914.