The St. Louis Blues were the worst team in the league in 6v5 situations throughout the 2024-2025 season, and it caught up with them when it mattered most. How bad were they, and is this year's team better in this unique part of the game?
As the final minutes tick lower and the threat of a loss grows, hockey teams down a goal or two will almost always pull their goalie out of the net and put an extra skater on the ice to give themselves a 6v5 advantage in a last-ditch effort to tie a game.