Don't diminish the role of the defense. Teams have been bottling us up in our end more and more. We can't seem to break out of our end and they results in extended possessions that wear our guys down and end up as a goal. It's a death spiral.
It's becoming obvious they outhustled teams early on. Now teams come at them and they can't handle it. They definitely tire out late too. But they still work hard, steal a few goals.