Patrik Elias tallied twice, giving him 30 for the season, and Brian Gionta and Johnny Oduya scored as the Devils extended their team-record home winning streak to 11.
The focus was again squarely on Brodeur as the Devils rebounded from an emotional letdown Wednesday night in a 4-2 loss in Carolina with backup Kevin Weekes in goal. That came a night after Brodeur earned his 552d win to break Patrick Roy's record.
Penguins 4, Kings 1 - Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin each had a goal and an assist to help host Pittsburgh beat Los Angeles.
Marc-Andre Fleury made 24 saves, and Tyler Kennedy and Bill Guerin added goals for Pittsburgh. The surging Penguins won their third consecutive game to improve to 12-1-3 under interim coach Dan Bylsma.
Hurricanes 5, Islanders 4 - Chad LaRose and Matt Cullen each scored two goals and Carolina ran its home winning streak to seven games.
The Hurricanes jumped to sixth in the Eastern Conference, a point ahead of the Rangers and two in front of Montreal.
Flyers 6, Sabres 4 - Daniel Briere scored twice in a 2:05 span in the second period for his first multigoal game in more than six months, lifting visiting Philadelphia.
Red Wings 6, Thrashers 3 - Johan Franzen had a goal and two assists, and former Atlanta star Marian Hossa scored his 36th goal to help visiting Detroit win its fourth straight.
Oilers 5, Blackhawks 4 - Patrick O'Sullivan and Ales Kotalik scored in a shootout to give visiting Edmonton its third straight victory and strengthen its hold on seventh place in the Western Conference.
Blues 3, Flames 2 - Andy McDonald and Jay McClement scored in a 51-second span in the third period in St. Louis's victory in Calgary.
