Back-to-back. New York, New York. And those Ls have started piling up early for the Anaheim Ducks.

The Anaheim Ducks dropped back-to-back games against the New York Rangers and the New York Islanders, extending their losing streak to four games and dropping them to 12th in the Western Conference. Anaheim suffered a 5-2 loss to the Rangers on Monday night before dropping Tuesday's contest against the Islanders, where an Alex Killorn third-period goal provided their main offense after pulling goaltender Lukas Dostal.

Writer Ethan McGarvey criticizes Anaheim's lack of effort and argues that coach Joel Quenneville's frequent line changes are hindering offensive production. McGarvey notes that key forwards Leo Carlsson, Beckett Sennecke, and Cutter Gauthier have struggled to generate consistent scoring, urging the team to unite the trio on a top line ahead of their upcoming game against the New Jersey Devils.