TORONTO -- It was nothing new to see these Toronto Maple Leafs beaten. http://www.officialraidersgear.com/Raiders-Art-Shell-Draft-Jersey/ . A 4-2 loss to the Detroit Red Wings was their eighth straight in regulation. But Saturday night in the home locker room at Air Canada Centre, the Leafs looked defeated for the first time during this losing streak or this once-hopeful season that has quickly gone off the rails. "I cant describe it right now," winger Joffrey Lupul said. "This was as close to a do-or-die as you can get. But obviously were not going to throw out hope until its mathematically set in stone. But we pretty much had to have this game." Seven losses piled up and yet the Leafs still sounded like a team that had hope. Giving up huge leads in the standings to the Red Wings, Columbus Blue Jackets and Washington Capitals to fall into a four-way tie at 80 points was one thing. Squandering the most important game of this stretch so far to a fellow Eastern Conference wild-card competitor felt like the breaking point. "This loss is the most disappointing out of the eight. Theres no hiding that," captain Dion Phaneuf said. "We come tonight against a team that was battling for that same spot and they win this hockey game. This is the toughest loss for sure." Detroit (34-26-14) got a hat trick from Darren Helm and another from the NHLs hottest goal-scorer, Gustav Nyquist, to reach 82 points. "It was the first hat trick I ever had, which is pretty special," Helm said. "Big game to win, too. I was happy to win the game, first off, but the hat trick is a nice thing to take home." The Red Wings werent the only ones in the race to win Saturday night, as the Blue Jackets beat the Carolina Hurricanes in overtime to take over the top wild-card spot in the East at 82 points. Columbus leads Detroit because they have more regulation and overtime wins (33 to 29). With just six games remaining -- two less than each of the three teams theyre competing with for two spots -- the Leafs are fourth among those teams and know the difficult task in front of them. "Weve got to win the rest of our games and get help now, I think," said Lupul, who scored the Leafs second goal of the night late in the second period to give some life that evaporated in the third. "All we can control right now is winning the rest of our games, and were going to have to have every one, probably." Phaneuf didnt want to consider that daunting task. The defenceman whose miscues cost the Leafs in previous defeats didnt want to think too far ahead but also called this a "very trying" time for a group that was in second place in the Atlantic Division as recently as Mar. 16. This was the first time in franchise history that Toronto (36-32-8) went eight straight games without a point since 1996 and the first time it lost eight consecutive in regulation since 1985. "Its not like were playing bad hockey, its just one of those things where every mistake that we do make ends up (in our net)," said defenceman Cody Franson, who opened the scoring 10:57 into the first period. "Its the end of the season, everybodys clamping down and your little mistakes end up costing you. Plain and simple." Mistakes like a turnover by Phil Kessel on the power play early in the second that led to Helms first, a short-handed goal. Or like the puck taking a bad hop off Franson and right to Helm for his third. "It just isnt meant to be for us right now, and this is the tough ones," coach Randy Carlyle said. Asked what he figured the difference was in the loss, his third straight since returning from a groin injury, goaltender Jonathan Bernier (24 saves on 28 shots) said: "Odd-man rushes." Lupul agreed. "We gave up odd-man situations repeatedly for whatever reason," he said. "Its tough to say from the bench, thats something you notice when you watch the game again. But the try is there, just we didnt get the job done and we have to pay for that now." The Leafs have been paying since they last won a game, Mar. 13 at the Los Angeles Kings. Most importantly they havent been picking up valuable points with the games whittling down to the end of the regular season. On the other hand, Detroit has picked up 11 points and gone on an impressive run without star forward Pavel Datsyuk and captain Henrik Zetterberg. The injuries have piled up, but the Red Wings have gotten 21 goals in 26 games from Nyquist and continued solid performances from goalie Jimmy Howard (25 saves) to remain in the playoff race. "Weve been devastated this year, no question about it, but we found all these kids and were better for it going ahead, so thats a positive thing," coach Mike Babcock said. "Weve had a lot of fun doing it. Weve been in the grinder since day one, theres no question about it, but weve had a lot of fun doing it and weve got a big game against Tampa tomorrow." Every game down the stretch is big for the Leafs now. They return to Air Canada Centre on Tuesday night to face the Calgary Flames before hosting the Atlantic Division-champion Boston Bruins on Thursday and the Winnipeg Jets on Saturday. They finish the season with three on the road: at the Tampa Bay Lightning, Florida Panthers and Ottawa Senators. But unless they manage to string together a home winning streak, those games will be too late. The task in front of them is to prevent doing even once more what theyve done eight consecutive times. As the Leafs seemed to realize Saturday night, they can no longer afford to lose. "Weve won six in a row in the season," Bernier said. "Obviously its hard to snap the long losing streak like that, but weve got to find a way. If not, then well be home very soon." NOTE -- Winger Phil Kessel took a pass from James van Riemsdyk off his right foot in the first period and laboured to the bench in pain. Kessel was seen limping after the game, but Carlyle did not have any information on his condition. ... Bernier started on back-to-back days for the first time this season and just the second time in his NHL career. The only previous time was March 5, 2013 with the Los Angeles Kings, when Bernier was pulled after giving up three goals on eight shots. ... Defenceman Paul Ranger and enforcer Colton Orr were scratched for the Leafs, who recalled forward Jerry DAmigo earlier in the day from the AHLs Toronto Marlies. ... The Red Wings were playing their 14th straight game without Datsyuk (knee) and 16th straight without Zetterberg (back). Theyve played 35 total without Datsyuk and 29 without Zetterberg. ... The game was broadcast live on CCTV in China. Jalen Richard Jersey . PAUL, Minn. Lyle Alzado Jersey .S. womens soccer team to a 2-0 win over China in Colorado in the afternoon. http://www.officialraidersgear.com/Raiders-Willie-Brown-Draft-Jersey/ . For the Bombers it has been a combination of things coming together at the most inappropriate moments in time. Quarterback, injuries, Canadian talent or depth and leadership are all issues. Trust me when I say being a Bomber is no fun right now in a city that embraces football the way Winnipeg does. While Buck Pierce will be getting another shot, I think Max Hall does deserve another opportunity.WINNIPEG - Bryan Little had to watch the replay to make sure he scored the overtime winner in a 2-1 Winnipeg Jets victory against the Colorado Avalanche on Sunday afternoon.With 25 seconds left on the clock in the extra frame, Jets captain Andrew Ladd sent a long backhand shot toward Avs goalie Semyon Varlamov, which Little deflected from the front of the net for his fifth goal of the season.Honestly, I didnt think I did, Little said. But then I saw the replay, and if I did, I didnt feel it.I dont know, ask Laddy.Ladd had scored his second goal of the season, and 100th goal with the Jets franchise, at 6:35 of the first period after redirecting defenceman Zach Bogosians point shot through Varlamovs legs.His assist was the 200th of his NHL career.I saw Lits at the net so I just figured wed get some action there. You know, hope something lucky went in, Ladd said.I think at that point, you really dont want to mess around with plays up top so I thought it was the safe play and lucky it went in.Jets goalie Ondrej Pavelec stopped 22 shots in regulation and overtime.Jamie McGinn scored Colorados goal on the power play with 18 seconds left in the first period. Varlamov faced 28 shots.It was Winnipegs (3-5-0) first game of the season that went to extra time while Colorado (2-4-3) has now lost three in overtime.Winnipeg outshot the Avalanche 6-2 in overtime.I thought we had a lot of good chances in the first (period), we just didnt score on those ones, Colorado head coach Patrick Roy said. Obviously, we had a few good looks also in overtime. (Gabriel Landeskog) had a chance there and then their goalie made a great save on that play. I thought it was a great game. Roy had nothing but praise for his netminder.I think Varly knows he played a really good game, Roy said. I dont think theres much to be said there. I thought we played well in front of him.Colorado defenceman Erik JJohnson left the ice after being checked into the boards in the third period, but Roy said he hadnt talked to the trainer about his status. http://www.officialraidersgear.com/Raiders-Shareece-Wright-Draft-Jersey/. oth teams had power-play chances late in regulation.With 3:32 left in the game, Jets forward Mathieu Perreault was called for holding, giving the Avalanche their fourth power play of the game. Winnipeg then went on its third power play of the game after forward John Mitchell was called for tripping with 1:18 left. They had a shot blocked and another stopped by Varlamov. Pavelec also stopped a one-timer by defenceman Tyson Barrie.The game wrapped up the Jets five-game homestand, in which they went 2-3-0.McGinn scored his goal with 18 seconds left in the first period when he got his stick on a rebound off Barries one-timer. It was just seven seconds after Bogosian was handed a double minor for high sticking Matt Duchene.Barrie extended his point streak to four games (five assists, one goal) with the helper. Alex Tanguay also added an assist, putting him on a four-game point streak (3G, 2A).Duchene said the Avalanche played hard and had chances, but the Jets neutralized their speed and skill.We easily could have won that hockey game, Duchene said. Kind of a flukie one at the end there. I still dont know how it ended up in the net. Even their first one there, tipped by Ladd in the front.Things got heated with 4:01 left in the second period after Jets forward Dustin Byfuglien checked Barrie hard into the boards. 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