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The Anaheim Ducks dropped their heads

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    DETROIT (AP) — on the bench and looked down at their skates Adidas Scott Wedgewood Jersey , another defeat seemingly imminent.Gustav Nyquist broke a tie with 4:16 left and Darren Helm scored a little later, lifting the Detroit Red Wings over the Ducks 3-1 on Tuesday night to extend their franchise-record losing streak to 12 games.“I just see the frustration,” Ducks coach Randy Carlyle said.For the third straight setback, Anaheim went into the third period with a one-goal lead and failed to win.“This is a familiar story for us,” said Carlyle, recently given a vote of confidence by general manager Bob Murray. “We get a one-goal lead going into the third period and we just seem to be running right out of gas.”The Ducks’ losing streak is the NHL’s longest single-season skid since the Buffalo Sabres lost 14 games in a row four years ago.“We’ve had our meetings,” defenseman Jake Dotchin said. “I don’t know how many more we can really have, to be honest with you. We talk as players without the coaches. We talk with the coaches.”Anaheim’s challenge to regroup might include playing without forwards Jakob Silfverberg and Ryan Kesler. Silfverberg exited in the first period after his left leg got tangled up with Detroit defenseman Mike Green along the boards. The next period, Kesler also left the game with a lower-body injury.“It’s hard to be critical when you’re down to 10 forwards and we’re trying to survive,” Carlyle said.John Gibson stopped 22 shots for the Ducks, who haven’t won since Dec. 17. Prior to the skid, they had won nine of 10.Jimmy Howard finished with 23 saves for the Red Wings, who won two straight for the first time in more than a month.“It’s been a long time Adidas Carter Hutton Jersey , so that feels nice, obviously,” Nyquist said. “I think we’ve been trending in the right direction for quite a while, to be honest with you, and not getting the wins. At the same time, it feels like we stand here talking about that and at some point, you’ve got to prove it. Hopefully, we can use these two wins and build on them.”Detroit tied it 5:25 into the third when Anthony Mantha scored from the right circle, shooting the puck after it bounced off a cross-ice pass from Andreas Athanasiou.Carlyle could not believe the good break the Red Wings got on the play, as the puck went right to Mantha’s stick blade.“It’s like, ‘Oh, my God,'” Carlyle said. “How can that just happen?”The Red Wings went ahead when Nyquist lifted his stick at the left side of the net and tipped in Danny DeKeyser’s shot from the slot. Helm’s goal with 2:33 remaining gave the Red Wings a two-goal cushion.Anaheim got off to a strong start but couldn’t sustain it Adidas Conor Sheary Jersey , even against one of the NHL’s worst teams.“We need to create more chances, but it feels like we don’t have the confidence to beat the guy we are facing right now,” said Rickard Rakell , who deflected a shot past Howard midway through the second period on a power play. “We’re playing too much on the outside, which makes us easy to defend, and we’re always in a defensive mode, waiting for a mistake.”NOTES: Ducks center Devin Shore, who had a game-high four hits, made his Anaheim debut after being acquired from the Dallas Stars for winger Andrew Cogliano. “He’s an NHL player, a smart player,” Carlyle said. “He knows his way around the rink and he makes some plays.” … Detroit scratched D Filip Hronek to make room for DeKeyser, who had been out since Dec. 4 with an upper-body injury. Hronek had a goal and four assists in his previous five games.UP NEXTDucks: Play at Minnesota on Thursday, the third stop on a five-game road trip.Red Wings: Play at Calgary on Friday night Adidas Matt Hunwick Jersey , starting an 11-game stretch with eight on the road. Matthew Stockman/Getty ImagesDallas Stars management and ownership are not being shy about venting their frustration over the play of their two top scorers.Per The Athletic's Sean Shapiro,Stars鈥?CEO鈥?Jim Lites described Tyler Seguin and Jamie Benn as "f--king horses--t" for their performances during Thursday's 2-0 win against the Nashville Predators.Lites told Shapiro he routinely receives multiple "WTF" text messages from Stars ownerTom鈥婫aglardiduring games to express his unhappiness withSeguinand Benn's efforts.Shapiro noted there is "frustration" growing throughout the organization becauseSeguinand Benn aren't playing up to their normal standards.Since becoming teammates in 2013-14,Seguinand Benn have each scored at least 69 points and 26 goals in the past five seasons. The pair have combined for 62 points through 38 games this season."We are a stars-driven league, and our stars aren't getting it done," Lites said. "It's embarrassing, and no one writes it. Write it!These guys are not good enough. They're not good enough for me, they're not good enough for the owner and they're certainly not good enough for the general manager, whom I can't speak for, but it's not good enough for the job he's done."One potential reason for frustration among Stars management is the franchise's lack of progress. They have missed the playoffs in each of the previous two seasons and have just one postseason series win since 2008-09.The Stars enter Friday ranked eighth in the Western Conference with 41 points.