Antti Niemi’s base statistics after coming over to the Montreal Canadiens were very good. A 7-5-4 record with a 2.46 GAA and .929 save percentage in 19 games (17 starts).
The .929 save percentage with Montreal, in particular, was tied for fourth in the NHL among goalies with more than three starts. He was behind only Curtis McElhinney, Carter Hutton, Antti Raanta and tied with Corey Crawford and Roberto Luongo.
There aren’t many advanced statistics for goaltenders, but when you look even deeper, he stays near that spot - especially among backups.