Their hot streak, with points earned in eight of nine games? Extinguished in a matter of days.
The Kings and San Jose Sharks each won Monday to boot the Ducks out of their standing as the No. 3 seed in the Pacific Division. When the Ducks play Vancouver on Wednesday at Honda Center, they'll start the game on the outside of the playoff picture.
The Ducks and Colorado Avalanche have 80 points, but the Avalanche are in the second wild-card spot because they have played two fewer games.
"We gotta find a way to just play consistent throughout a game and do what [the Blues] did," said Getzlaf, who has 13 points over a six-game scoring streak.