Antti Niemi likely going to be in net as Stars square off with Buffalo
Dallas Stars goalie Antti Niemi was the first goalie off the ice ahead of Thursday night's contest with the Buffalo Sabres.
What It Means:
Niemi will take over for Kari Lehtonen, who has started the past three games for Dallas. He's 10-7-4 this season while posting a .902 save percentage and 3.16 goals-against average -- both his worst marks since Niemi's rookie season back in 2008-09.
numberFire's models project Jones for 25.4 saves, 2.4 goals against and a 56.0 percent chance of scoring a win versus the Sabres. For fantasy purposes, he is tied for 12th among the 26 starters in action on Thursday night.
Source:
Daily Faceoff
