AP - SAN JOSE (CALIFORNIA) 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.

Bobby Ryan scored 4 minutes in, and Drew Miller added a third-period goal that turned out to be the winner for Hiller, the young Swiss goalie showing immediate postseason acumen. Just as in their 2-0 victory in Game 1, the Ducks were defensively tough and offensively fortunate against San Jose, which lost just five Shark Tank games in regulation during the entire regular season.

“We knew we could play well,” Hiller said. “But to come into the rink of the best team in the league and win the first two games, we don’t expect that, although we have to think it’s possible. Ö I’m sure this is not what people expected from us. We have the two wins, but the Sharks are still the best team this year.” Game 3 is on Tuesday night in Anaheim.

Devils 3, Hurricanes 2, OT At 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. Brian Gionta added a goal, Zajac assisted on Parise’s goal, and Martin Brodeur made 28 saves for New Jersey. Ryan Bayda and Chad LaRose scored their first career playoff goals, and Cam Ward stopped 32 shots for Carolina. Game 4 is on Tuesday night in Raleigh.

Flyers 6, Penguins 3 At Philadelphia, Jeff Carter and Mike Richards got their first goals of the series, Claude Giroux and Simon Gagne also scored, and the Flyers held on to cut their series deficit to 2- 1.

Carter scored 3 minutes into the game, and Richards connected 2:15 later. Gagne had a short-handed goal and an empty-netter, and Jared Ross scored his first NHL goal. Evegni Malkin scored twice, and Rob Scuderi had a goal for Pittsburgh.

Game 4 is on Tuesday night in Philadelphia. Canucks 3, Blues 2 At St. Louis, Steve Bernier broke a tie in the opening minute of the third period with Vancouver’s third powerplay goal.

Mattias Ohlund and Daniel Sedin also scored, and Roberto Luongo made 24 saves to help the Canucks take a 3-0 series lead. David Backes and Andy McDonald scored for St. Louis. Game 4 is on Tuesday night in St. Louis.