The B's have trouble maintaining a lead or closing a game in general. They actually play smarter coming from behind.
I won't go as far to say it was Derek Morris's fault although he should have brought the puck back and regrouped. 6 on 4 is better then 5 on 4 any day, regardless of congestion. It's one more guy available, one more guy to set up a screen, one more guy to draw a player back to open up a lane, one more guy for the goalie to keep track of.
Pulling the goalie is a all or nothing strategy and I've seen it work very well for the B's.
The B's are still playing great hockey right now.
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