Day in the NHL: Brodeur scores in New Jersey's win over Carolina
Raleigh, N.C. • Martin Brodeur scored his third career goal and made 17 saves in his first game in a month, leading the New Jersey Devils to a 4-1 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday.
Brodeur had been out since Feb. 21 with a pinched nerve in his upper back and neck. New Jersey went 3-8-2 in his absence.
Peter Harrold, Adam Henrique and Andrei Loktionov also scored to help the Devils snap a three-game losing streak.
Jeff Skinner had the Hurricanes' lone goal while Dan Ellis made 19 saves. EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Pittsburgh 31 23 8 0 46 110 81
New Jersey 31 14 11 6 34 78 85
N.Y. Rangers 30 15 13 2 32 71 73
N.Y. Islanders 30 13 14 3 29 88 101
Philadelphia 30 13 16 1 27 81 92
Northeast Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Montreal 30 20 5 5 45 97 75
Boston 29 20 6 3 43 84 61
Ottawa 31 16 9 6 38 78 67
Toronto 31 16 12 3 35 94 90
Buffalo 31 12 15 4 28 84 99
Southeast Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Winnipeg 31 16 13 2 34 80 90
Carolina 30 15 13 2 32 85 86
Tampa Bay 30 13 16 1 27 98 90
Washington 30 13 16 1 27 83 87
Florida 31 9 16 6 24 77 111
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Chicago 30 24 3 3 51 102 66
St. Louis 29 16 11 2 34 87 83
Detroit 30 14 11 5 33 80 79
Columbus 30 12 12 6 30 68 79
Nashville 31 12 13 6 30 75 84
Northwest Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Minnesota 29 17 10 2 36 77 71
Vancouver 30 15 9 6 36 83 83
Edmonton 29 11 11 7 29 72 85
Calgary 28 11 13 4 26 81 96
Colorado 29 11 14 4 26 75 92
Pacific Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Anaheim 29 22 3 4 48 99 71
Los Angeles 30 17 11 2 36 88 75
San Jose 29 13 10 6 32 71 77
Dallas 30 14 13 3 31 78 88
Phoenix 31 13 14 4 30 80 87
NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.
Thursday's games
Buffalo 5, Toronto 4, SO
Montreal 5, N.Y. Islanders 2
Florida 3, N.Y. Rangers 1
New Jersey 4, Carolina 1
Boston 2, Ottawa 1
Washington 4, Winnipeg 0
Nashville 5, Calgary 3
Vancouver 2, Phoenix 1
Dallas 2, Los Angeles 0