ANAHEIM — Falling behind for the fourth straight game to begin the season, the Ducks could not rally for a third consecutive victory, losing to the Carolina Hurricanes, 4-1, on Thursday night at the Honda Center.

A pair of goals by Seth Jarvis along with scores from defenseman Alexander Nikishin and forward Sebastian Aho swamped the Ducks, whose lone tally, courtesy of Leo Carlsson, briefly made a game of it in the latter half of the second period.

The NHL’s only remaining unbeaten team, Carolina (4-0-0, 8 points) dictated terms by forcing turnovers in the Ducks’ end of the ice to trouble head coach Joel Quenneville’s group for extended stretches.

The Hurricanes’ early efforts paid off when one of a Ducks giveaway allowed Jarvis to tuck away a rebound from a tight angle at 14:54 for his

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