This is not the best time to empty your net late in a game (Video)
When pulling your goalie late in a game (or early in the 2nd period if you’re Patrick Roy), it's best to have possession of the puck past center ice or in your opponent's defensive zone.
It’s not the best strategy for your goaltender to leave his crease and head for the bench while one of your players is in your own zone feet from a forechecker. Vita Hästen of Sweden's HockeyAllsvenskan learned this the hard way on Wednesday.
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Up the boards! Up the boards!
They would end up losing 3-1 to IF Björklöven, costing them the opportunity to be tied for the league lead in points.
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