ANAHEIM – After two days to relax and reflect, the Ducks got back to work Monday and the task of winning.

The Ducks are coming off back-to-back losses to San Jose and Chicago last week, but Coach Bruce Boudreau said he wasn’t going to “micro-manage” a team that just won six consecutive games and was playing three games in four nights.

The Ducks (32-12-6) have not lost more than two consecutive games in regulation this season, and that shouldn’t change Tuesday against the Carolina Hurricanes (17-26-6), who are 15th in the Eastern Conference.

“When we’re talking two games as a slide, then I think that’s a good thing when it comes to the whole scheme of things,” Boudreau said. “There’s a lot of pride in the room; I think we’re upset we lost two. That doesn’t mean we can’t lose three, but they are cognizant of it.”

Boudreau was quick to point out that the Ducks’ losses came against two “very good teams.”

“(Against) San Jose, we had a bad third period,” he said. “Against Chicago, they kept coming, kept coming and when they made it three (goals), they made it difficult to come back.”

MINOR WORK

Boudreau did make one minor tweak, putting Matt Beleskey at left wing on the top line alongside Ryan Getzlaf and Corey Perry. Patrick Maroon, who had been playing on the first line, will join Ryan Kesler and Kyle Palmieri on the second line.

“Every now and then, I switch them (the lines) when it looks like they’re getting stale to add a little more jump,” Boudreau said.

“It’s the one good thing about those guys being here the last few years that Matty (Beleskey) has been up and down with that line and Patty (Maroon) has been on three of the four lines, so it’s not a big stretch do to that.”

Beleskey, who has 19 goals and seven assists, said the move isn’t a big deal or anything new. He previously has played on the top line with Getzlaf and Perry and sees the advantage of playing with those two players.

“I like playing with those two guys, watching how they play, seeing how they play,” Beleskey said.

“Getzy is one of the best passers I’ve ever played with,” Beleskey said. “The best player in the NHL right now is Ryan Getzlaf (because) he does everything, every aspect of the game. Being able to play with two world-class players is fun and something I haven’t always been able to take advantage of.”

Beleskey said switching lines doesn’t alter his approach to playing.

“I want to play the same way, I want to be the same physical presence and get my shots, get some opportunities and be the same from line to line,” he said.

BREWER READY TO GO

Eric Brewer could see his first game action in eight weeks Tuesday against the Hurricanes. Brewer has not played since breaking a bone in his foot while blocking a shot on Dec. 1, two games after the Ducks acquired him in a trade.

Initially, it was believed that Brewer would be out 4-6 weeks, but his rehabilitation stretched into two difficult months.

“I haven’t played for eight weeks, so there’s going to be an element that I haven’t played a game, but I’ll figure it out. I’ll be fine. The guys are good,” Brewer said.

Moving into the lineup could be seamless with Clayton Stoner under the weather with cold-like symptoms. Stoner did not practice Monday, but Boudreau said he could be available Tuesday.

Contact the writer: jcarr@ocregister.com