ANTTI NIEMI RUMORS & GOSSIP
Refs Under The Microscope
from Mark Spector of Sportsnet,
The men who officiate National Hockey League games make hundreds of accurate decisions every night. But come playoff time, it’s never about the ones they get right.
When that puck slides over Antti Niemi’s pad and into the San Jose Sharks net back in Game 4 of the Los Angeles-San Jose series — a blown call in a game that would end in...
Dustin Brown scores bank shot goal on Antti Niemi
The Los Angeles Kings were down 2-0 to the San Jose Sharks in game six and were in desperate need of a goal. Kings captain Dustin Brown decided to just throw the puck at the net and hope for the best. The shot ended up banking off Sharks goalie Antti Niemi and trickling into the net. Unfortunately for the Kings, it was the only goal that they would get and they lost game six...
San Jose Sharks Force Game 7, Beat the Kings 2-1
Behind a brilliant goal tending performance from Antti Niemi, the San Jose Sharks staved off elimination with a 2-1 victory over the Los Angeles Kings to force a winner-take-all Game 7.
Niemi made 24 of 25 saves on the night.
Joe Thornton got a power play goal at 6:09 of the first period, one of four power plays the Sharks would find themselves on Sunday evening. The Sharks power...
TiqIQ Ticket Preview: Sharks vs. Kings
By Matthew Feuerman of TiqIQ,
It was close late in Game 3, but in the end, Antti Niemi got it done for the San Jose Sharks. The veteran goalkeeper stopped 22 of 23 stops en route to a clutch victory for the Sharks, their second in a row.
It was also the second straight game where Niemi was near unbeatable. In games three and four he allowed only two goals combined, and give his...
Antti Niemi among Vezina Trophy finalists
Antti Niemi has been the backbone to the Sharks all season long with exceptional play between the pipes, and now the goalie is being recognized for his efforts.
Niemi was named one of this season’s three finalists for the Vezina Trophy, which goes to the league’s top netminder each year. Along with Niemi, the others who got dap from the NHL’s general managers are Sergei Bobrovsky...
Sharks 3, Kings 2, SO
Antti Niemi stopped Jeff Carter on a 2-on-1 in overtime and then was perfect in the shootout to help the San Jose Sharks move into a tie for fourth place in the Western Conference with a 3-2 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday night.
Raffi Torres scored the only goal of the shootout and Brent Burns scored one goal and assisted on another by TJ Galiardi on a productive...
Via Fox Sports
April 17, 2013
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Sharks 4, Coyotes 0
Antti Niemi stopped 35 shots for his fourth shutout of the season, Logan Couture scored two goals, and the San Jose Sharks earned a key road victory by racing past the Phoenix Coyotes 4-0 on Monday night.
Needing a win after a rough week, the Sharks overwhelmed Phoenix in the second period to move within a point of Los Angeles for fourth place in the Western Conference.
San Jose...
Via AP on Fox
April 16, 2013
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How to Beat the Goalie: Niemi
(Jason O. Watson-US Presswire)
Since winning the Stanley Cup in 2010 with the Chicago Blackhawks, Antti Niemi's stock (and play) has risen high. Niemi, now the starting goalie with the San Jose Sharks, hasn't had the same success in the playoffs with San Jose, but isn't entirely his fault, but rather the players in front of him. The Finnish goaltender will...
Cam Gore: Is this Niemiâs time year?
This will be the third season that Sharks goalie Antti Niemi has locked down the starting position after parting ways with the Chicago Blackhawks only months after they won the Stanley Cup; is it time for fans to expect more.
Niemiâs first year with the club he got off to a slow start but finished the season strong by playing a ton of hockey. He led the team to another Pacific...
Niemi leads Sharks past Blackhawks, 1-0
Antti Niemi made 34 saves against his former team for his first shutout of the season and Jason Demers broke a scoreless tie late in the second period with his first goal to lead the San Jose Sharks to a 1-0 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Wednesday night.
Niemi was tested often as San Jose was sluggish at the start and also helped kill off a power play late in the third...
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November 24, 2011
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