It's bad in Dallas.

The Stars lost their third straight game on Tuesday, and have been outscored a remarkable 17-4 across those contests. Against Edmonton, head coach Lindy Ruff was forced to use both goalies for a third consecutive affair, and then called out his "leaders" after Dallas allowed seven goals.

"That may be the worst game I've coached as a Dallas Star," Ruff said, according to the Dallas Morning News' Mike Heika. "We need a lot more out of the leaders of our team. They're the guys who can make the difference at this time. They're the guys that the responsibility lies on."

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Tyler Seguin, meanwhile, can only wonder how low the Stars can go.

"I thought we kind of hit rock bottom last game," Seguin said of Dallas' 5-1 loss to San Jose on Sunday. "But we got deeper tonight."

Seguin and captain Jamie Benn were held pointless Tuesday, but both have essentially been point-per-game players this season. They're doing their part. But unless they learn how to play goal, they can't fix what ails the Stars.

Here are the save percentages of Kari Lehtonen and Antti Niemi over the past three games:

Look, it's not all on the two goaltenders; the Stars clearly have issues on defense. But Lehtonen and Niemi are a big reason why Dallas has conceded the most goals in the NHL.

Only 13 games to go, Stars fans. It's almost over.

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