AP photo: San Jose Sharks Roman Polak left battles for the puck with the Los Angeles Kings Trevor Lewis right in the second period on Saturday night in game two at Staples Center

On the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs podcast the San Jose Sharks who edged the LA Kings 2-1 at Staples Center to take a  2-0 lead in the first round coming back to San Jose on Monday night for game three can the Sharks who have struggled all year at home win the playoffs at SAP Center?

The Chicago Blackhawks goaltender Corey Crawford surpassed ex-Hawk goalie Tony Esposito for most wins by a goalie in post season with 46. Esposito did it in 14 playoff seasons and Crawford still has more playoff games ahead to notch up the record.

The Washington Capitals defeated the Philadelphia Flyers 4-1 in game two on Saturday. The Caps now move into position to knock off the Flyers as they’re up 2-0. The Caps had help with goals scored by Alex Ovechkin and Nicklas Backstrom.

The Nashville Predators took game one of the first round against the Anaheim Ducks 3-2. This series is expected to be a tight and exciting series. The Ducks during the regular season finished up in first place and the Preds finished with a very impressive record at 41-27-4.

The New York Islanders defeated the Florida Panthers to tie the series all up at 1-1 the Panthers goalie Roberto Luongo helped in front of the net stopping 41 shots in the 3-1 win on Friday night in Miami.