You're up by one goal...keep pushing for another or pull back and defend?

Should NHL teams prioritize offense or defense when narrowly leading?

An interesting aspect of NHL hockey is how teams react when they’re leading by a single goal.

Do you try to expand on your lead? Or do you go all-out on defense?

That’s what we’ll visit today. Below are two arguments for preaching offense and two arguments for preaching defense when leading by a goal.