Greiss Helps Sharks Clinch Seventh Seed: Thomas Greiss was summoned to the crease at the start of the third frame Saturday, with the Sharks down to the Kings, 2-0. He stopped all six shots he saw in that period and the Sharks came back to purloin a 3-2 win in overtime. (Updated 04/08/2012)
Injury Report
No information available at this time (Updated 5/27/12).
Fantasy Analysis
The win propels San Jose into a first-round playoff matchup against St. Louis. Thomas Greiss will probably see ice time only when Antti Niemi stumbles. (Updated 04/08/2012).
04/08/2012 01:17 Sharks grab 7th seed; Kings eighth
Dan Boyle scored his second goal of the game with 1:02 remaining in overtime to give the San Jose Sharks a 3-2 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday night in the regular-season finale.
Greiss is a talented goalie prospect trying to make a name for himself in the Bay Area. Early in the 2010 offseason, he had been the supposed backup to Antero Niittymaki, but the Sharks ended up signing Antti Niemi, consequently leaving Greiss without an NHL job. Greiss then headed to the Swedish Elite League, where he posted a 2.92 goals-against average and .901 save percentage in 32 games with Brynas IF. The Sharks re-signed the German backstop to a two-year contract, but with the aforementioned goalies still in San Jose, Greiss will remain little more than a depth option between the pipes for Team Teal. (Updated 8/16/11)
