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New Jersey Devils goalie Martin Brodeur makes a save against Chicago in his record-breaking win on Tuesday.

The Devils took the pressure off Brodeur early with two goals against Nikolai Khabibulin in the opening 6:01 in extending their record for home wins to 10. Zach Parise set up both, finding Jamie Langenbrunner in the slot 38 seconds after the opening faceoff and then threading a pass through the crease to Travis Zajac at 6:01.

After that it was up to Brodeur to protect the lead, and he looked extraordinarily focused in winning for the eighth time in nine games since returning from elbow surgery late in February.

Blackhawks defenseman Cameron Barker got the first Chicago goal, firing a point shot past a totally screened Brodeur on a power play late in the second period. Dustin Byfuglien made it 3-2 with 2:03 left in the game.

“With 10 minutes left, I thought, ’All right, this is finally going to happen,”’ Brodeur said. “I was a clockwatcher, a little bit. When 2 minutes came and they scored, I said, ’I’ve got 2 more minutes to kill.’ It made it tough in the last few minutes, but we got it done.”

The loss was a season-high third straight for Chicago, and fifth in sixth.

And Brodeur was a big part of that.

“He is a special goalie,” Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville said. “You look at the consistency, the volumes of games he can play and his consistency in the net. They changed the rules because of the way he handled the puck. He’s amazing. Not many goalies have that style and he keeps getting better and better and better. At this stage of his career, he looks as good as ever.”

Parise and Langenbrunner worked a great give-and-go in the opening minute to put New Jersey ahead. Langenbrunner made a pass from the left boards to Parise streaking down the right side, and Parise then found Langenbrunner alone in front for his 24th goal.

Stationed at the left side of the net, Zajac got a slam-dunk for his 20th goal when Zajac found him at 6:01 as a Blackhawks penalty ended.

Elias led a 2-on-1 with Gionta late in the second period and then pumped his fist after the puck went into the net, allowing Elias to break assistant coach John MacLean’s record for points with the Devils.

Notes: Roy earned his 551 wins in 1,029 games with Montreal and Colorado. ... Chicago has not beaten New Jersey since Oct. 10, 1998. The Blackhawks are 0-8-2-1 in that span. ... Khabibulin is a 6-3-3 Brodeur. ... Langenbrunner’s goal gave him points in nine straight games.

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