It’s nice that the Blues are giving away beer steins tonight, because their third period play is enough to cause someone to take up the bottle. Maintaining a lead is tough for the team toward the end of the game, a problem that lingers from last season.
Part of the problem is that the team isn’t maintaining offensive pressure consistently through all 60 minutes. It’s difficult to do so when your bottom nine forwards have an anemic offence.
Vladimir Sobotka, who has been all over the lines, has a solid six assists this season so far.