Tlusty scores 2 in Hurricanes' 6-3 win over Devils

Jiri Tlusty had two goals, and the surging Hurricanes built an early lead and carried it through to a 6-3 victory over the Devils on Saturday night.

New Jersey, which was in rally mode almost all night, got two goals from Ilya Kovalchuk, including a short-handed tally, and one from Patrik Elias but that wasn't enough to avoid their seventh loss in eight games without top goalie Brodeur.

"We've got to get wins. I'm not going to kid you and tell you I'm not worried," Devils coach Peter DeBoer said. "It concerns me that we're not scoring. You look at the shots and the chances, and there's not a huge discrepancy from three weeks ago when we were winning games.

"It's finding that fine line that we seemed to have lost."

Alexander Semin and Jay Harrison scored 28 seconds apart in the first period, and Jeff Skinner and Chris Terry — in his NHL debut — added goals for the Hurricanes, who won for the fifth time in six games. Dan Ellis made 31 saves in the victory.

Tlusty's second goal was into an empty net with 1:14 remaining.

"I think we got off to a good start and we were getting pucks to the net," Harrison said. "(Ellis) was big when he needed to be. He was a huge part of the win. But it was a complete team win for us."

New Jersey got two goals from Ilya Kovalchuk, including a short-handed tally, and one from Patrik Elias but that wasn't enough for the Devils to avoid their seventh loss in eight games without top goalie Brodeur.

"We've got to get wins. I'm not going to kid you and tell you I'm not worried," New Jersey coach Pete DeBoer said. "It concerns me that we're not scoring. You look at the shots and the chances and there's not a huge discrepancy from three weeks ago when we were winning games. It's finding that fine line that we seemed to have lost."