SAN JOSE, Calif. After storming through the regular season to earn 117 points and home-ice advantage in every postseason round, the San Jose Sharks thought they were ready to erase their label as the NHL's biggest playoff underachievers of the past few years.

After two discouraging home losses to eighth-seeded Anaheim, they're getting perilously close to carving that label in stone.

Jonas Hiller made 42 saves in his second phenomenal playoff start, and Andrew Ebbett scored the tiebreaking goal midway through the third period of the Ducks' 3-2 victory over the top-seeded Sharks on Sunday night, putting Anaheim up 2-0 heading home to the Pond.

Devils 3, Hurricanes 2, OTAt Raleigh, N.C., Travis Zajac scored off his own rebound at 4:58 of overtime to give New Jersey a 2-1 lead in the Eastern Conference series.Zach Parise scored for the third straight game and assisted on Zajac's winner to help the Devils rebound from a home overtime loss in Game 2.

Canucks 3, Blues 2At St. Louis, Steve Bernier broke a tie in the opening minute of the third period with Vancouver's third power-play goal.Mattias Ohlund and Daniel Sedin also scored, and Roberto Luongo made 24 saves to help the Canucks take a 3-0 series lead.