VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Dustin Brown tied an NHL playoff record with two short-handed goals, Jonathan Quick made 46 saves and Los Angeles beat top-seeded Vancouver 4-2 to take a 2-0 lead in their Stanley Cup playoff series Friday night.

Brown had the two-goal game two nights after capping the Kings’ 4-2 Game 1 victory with an empty-net goal. He entered the season with three goals in 13 career playoff games.

Brown opened the scoring with 9 seconds left in the first period, and gave the Kings a 2-1 lead at 5:17 of the second. He became the 12th player — Wayne Greyzky did it twice — to score two short-handed goals in a playoff game.

Jarret Stoll added a power-play goal at 8:30 of the third, a goal originally credited to Brown. Trevor Lewis made it 4-1 with 5:09 left.

Red Wings 3, Predators 2NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Ian White and Cory Emmerton scored in the first period, and Detroit got the best revenge against Nashville with a victory that evened the Western Conference series 1-1.Johan Franzen also scored, and Jimmy Howard made 24 saves as the Red Wings answered Nashville defenseman Shea Weber being fined only $2,500 for smashing Henrik Zetterberg’s head into the glass at the end of Game 1.Todd Bertuzzi dropped the gloves with Weber 1:36 into the game and landed a good punch.Weber and Andrei Kostitsyn scored for Nashville.Game 3 is Sunday in Detroit.

Devils 3, Panthers 2SUNRISE, Fla. — Martin Brodeur stopped 24 shots for his 100th postseason victory, and a three-goal first period was enough to help New Jersey spoil Florida’s long-awaited return to the playoffs.Patrik Elias, Dainius Zubrus and Ryan Carter scored in an 8:25 span in the opening period.Brodeur also picked up an assist for his 10th postseason point, and became the second goalie in NHL history to reach triple-figures in playoff wins. Only Patrick Roy has more, with 151.