Antti Niemi (born on August 29, 1983 in Vantaa, Finland) is a professional ice hockey goaltender who is currently playing for the Dallas Stars of the NHL.
During the 2009–10 NHL season as a goaltender for the Chicago Blackhawks, Niemi became the first Finnish goaltender to win the Stanley Cup.
First Career Shutout[]
Niemi recorded his first career shutout on October 3, 2009 in his native country of Finland as the Chicago Blackhawks defeated the Florida Pathers.
Career Statistics[]
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | T/OT | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | GP | W | L | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | ||
| 2005–06 | Pelicans | SM-l | 40 | 12 | 17 | 8 | 2263 | 103 | 3 | 2.73 | .916 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Pelicans | SM-l | 48 | 18 | 21 | 7 | 2780 | 119 | 3 | 2.57 | .918 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 370 | 9 | 1 | 1.46 | .951 | ||
| 2007–08 | Pelicans | SM-l | 49 | 26 | 14 | 6 | 2791 | 109 | 4 | 2.35 | .926 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 328 | 21 | 0 | 3.83 | .883 | ||
| 2008–09 | Rockford IceHogs | AHL | 38 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 2095 | 85 | 2 | 2.43 | .910 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 115 | 7 | 0 | 3.65 | .897 | ||
| 2008–09 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 141 | 8 | 0 | 3.40 | .864 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 39 | 26 | 7 | 4 | 2190 | 82 | 7 | 2.25 | .912 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 1,322 | 58 | 2 | 2.63 | .910 | ||
| 2010–11 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 60 | 35 | 18 | 6 | 3524 | 140 | 6 | 2.38 | .920 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 1044 | 56 | 0 | 3.22 | .896 | ||
| 2011–12 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 68 | 34 | 22 | 9 | 3936 | 159 | 6 | 2.42 | .915 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 318 | 13 | 0 | 2.45 | .914 | ||
| 2012–13 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 43 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 2581 | 93 | 4 | 2.16 | .924 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 673 | 21 | 0 | 1.87 | .930 | ||
| 2013–14 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 64 | 39 | 17 | 7 | 3740 | 149 | 4 | 2.39 | .913 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 305 | 19 | 0 | 3.74 | .884 | ||
| 2014–15 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 61 | 31 | 23 | 7 | 3587 | 155 | 5 | 2.59 | .914 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 48 | 25 | 13 | 7 | 2655 | 118 | 3 | 2.67 | .905 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 238 | 13 | 0 | 3.29 | .865 | ||
| Liiga totals | 137 | 56 | 52 | 21 | 7834 | 331 | 10 | 2.55 | .899 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 698 | 30 | 1 | 2.50 | .917 | ||||
| NHL totals | 386 | 215 | 113 | 47 | 22,355 | 904 | 35 | 2.43 | .915 | 67 | 36 | 29 | 3,899 | 180 | 2 | 2.77 | .905 | ||||