With the playoffs hanging in the balance, the Ducks looked flat Monday night, the bounce in their step missing for most of the 60 minutes they skated against the St. Louis Blues.
The Ducks played loose with the puck in their own zone, and they were sitting back there most of the game.
"They played a little bit harder than we did," said Corey Perry, whose 15th goal cut it to 2-1 in the second period. "We just weren't sharp early, and that's too bad.
"You can't let it [snowball into the second period], but it does and you gotta come in, you gotta regroup.