Brodeur, Devils Stay Hot

The resurgent New Jersey Devils got a vintage performance from Martin Brodeur to run their winning streak to four games.

Brodeur stopped 22 shots for his 77th shutout, and the Devils scored two power-play goals in a 3-0 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Monday night at East Rutherford, N.J.

Brodeur, in his 13th season with New Jersey, broke a tie with former Chicago star Tony Esposito for seventh place on the NHL’s all-time shutout list and moved two ahead of Toronto’s Ed Belfour for first place among active goalies.

Brodeur helped the Devils win their fourth in a row, their longest winning streak of the season. Before the streak, the Devils had lost 11 of 14 games.

“It was vintage Devils hockey,” said center Scott Gomez, who scored the game’s final goal in the third period. “Four lines were playing great, Marty was seeing the puck and special teams were right there.”

New Jersey improved to 6-5 since Lou Lamoriello, team president and general manager, stepped behind the bench as interim coach following Larry Robinson’s resignation.

Zach Parise and Jamie Langenbrunner scored power-play goals for New Jersey, which entered the game ranked 26th in the NHL in power-play efficiency. The win moved New Jersey (20-18-5) into a tie for eighth place in the Eastern Conference playoff race with Tampa Bay.

Philadelphia (27-9-6) had earned at least a point in 17 of its last 19 games and had not lost in regulation since falling to Vancouver on Dec. 15.

Dallas 2, Minnesota 1 -- Philippe Boucher’s goal midway through the second period gave goalie Johan Hedberg and the Stars a win on the road.

Jere Lehtinen also scored, 65 seconds into the middle frame, against Manny Fernandez to end the Minnesota goalie’s winning streak at six starts.

Colorado 6, St. Louis 1 -- Rookie Marek Svatos had his second three-goal game, and David Aebischer stopped 27 shots to help the host Avalanche get its fifth straight win.

Svatos has five goals in three games, 25 for the season and four multiple-goal games.