TORONTO Booed off the ice at the second intermission, the Toronto Maple Leafs watched another blue and white jersey get hurled to the ice in the third period.

They werent happy about that or their performance in a 4-1 loss to the Detroit Red Wings.

"Any time you lose in the National Hockey League, as players, were not happy about it," captain Dion Phaneuf said Friday night. "The fans have a right to be upset. They come to support us, they want to see winning hockey and we want to win for them. But when we dont play well, its unfortunate when jerseys are thrown on the ice."

"For whatever reason, we find ways to make life more difficult for ourselves, and thats the most frustrating part," Carlyle said. "We played too much on our heels and in the defensive zone."

Thats never a good sign.

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"It was nice to feel better today and bounce back a little bit," Zetterberg said.

Zetterberg took advantage of a turnover by Roman Polak to set up Johan Franzens first of the night, then made the most of a bad change by Morgan Rielly for Franzens second. Zetterberg won a race to a puck on Nyquists fourth goal in four games this season, and he picked up a secondary assist on Justin Abdelkaders goal with Cody Franson standing frozen in front of the net.

Detroit coach Mike Babcock called Zetterberg his teams "catalyst." Jimmy Howard made 23 saves but wasnt tested much in goal.

Down at the other end, Reimer wasnt at his sharpest in allowing four goals on 35 shots.

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