Given the Ducks' lack of offensive depth compared to the roll-four-lines Red Wings, Babcock's team appears to have gained the upper hand in what is now a best-of-three series with two games on its home ice.

Babcock's decision to mix his top two lines Thursday might stand out as the turning point.
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The Ducks didn't handle it well, turning the puck over repeatedly, taking bad offensive zone penalties (where have we heard that before?) and spending only 49 seconds on the power play. Goaltender Jonas Hiller was less than stellar, but he didn't get much help from his defensemen or his forwards.