In Anaheim Friday, the Ducks found themselves down 2-0 early on two goals from Nikolaj Ehlers and promptly lost their match to the Winnipeg Jets, 4-1.
“It’s always nice scoring goals and contributing to the win,” Ehlers said. “Our line, especially, hasn’t been producing and playing the way that we’ve wanted to. Last game in L.A. (a 2-1 win at the Los Angeles Kings on Wednesday) was a step in the right 
direction, and another step today.”
Bryan Little scored and Kyle Connor added an empty-netter in the win.
“It looked like we didn’t even have our skates on,” Ducks head coach Randy Carlyle said. “We were so slow to react for the first five or six minutes.”
Connor Hellebuyck made 30 saves for the win as the Jets improved to 14-5-3 on the campaign.
“The start was huge,” Little said. “We know it’s a tough building to play in. We know these guys are known to come out hard and stay in games. I thought we did a good job playing with the lead tonight, even when things got tight. We’re just getting better and better at closing games like this.”
Francois Beauchemin had the lone strike for the Ducks.
“It’s all about our preparation as individuals,” Beauchemin said. “We need to make sure we’re ready as soon as the puck drops.”
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John Gibson made 32 saves to take the loss.
“We’re not going to throw our hands up in the air. There were some good points in the game. We have to be better in the start, and our special teams have to give us a chance in the game,” Carlyle said after the loss.
There may have been good points in the game but the Ducks are mired at 10-9-3 and went just 3-6-1 on the homestand; that will not get it done in the West or the Pacific Division this year.
Or maybe it will given hat everyone around them is playing equally fair to midland.
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