Kyle Palmieri had a goal and an assist, Cory Schneider made 25 saves and the Devils defeated the Red Wings, 4-3, on Tuesday night in Detroit.
Jordin Tootoo, David Schlemko and Sergey Kalinin also scored for the Devils. They had goals on three straight shots midway through the first period, ending Jimmy Howard’s night, and the Red Wings never caught up.
Dylan Larkin, Mike Green and Riley Sheahan scored for Detroit.
The Devils took the game’s first penalty when they were called for delay of game exactly midway through the first period. Henrik Zetterberg took a holding penalty 37 seconds later, ending Detroit’s power-play chance.