What It Means:

Niemi has played sparingly over the last three weeks, appearing in only four games and playing a total of 77 minutes. He owns a 3.90 goals-against average and a .853 save percentage since December 21. Niemi has a tough matchup on Tuesday against a Ducks squad that is 13-5-1 with 2.95 goals scored per game at home this year.

Our models have Niemi as the worst goalie option of the night with projections of 3.2 goals allowed, 24.8 saves and only a 30.0 percent chance of winning.