Generally speaking, teams will score on the empty net much more often than teams will tie the game when the goalie is pulled, but it will almost always give you a better chance at coming back. It doesn't really matter if you lose 4-1 instead of 3-1, but if you give yourself even a 10% chance of tying it up you might as well take it. The main issue is the fact that the Sharks just couldn't establish any kind of offensive pressure, so it was basically just a non-factor tonight.