The Devils' Rob Niedermayer, left, and Zach Parise, right, check the Islanders' Matt Moulson. (Bill Kostroun/Associated Press)Brian Rolston and Patrik Elias each had two goals and two assists and Martin Brodeur made 22 saves to lead the New Jersey Devils to a 6-1 win over the New York Islanders on Saturday.
Mike Mottau and Zach Parise had the other New Jersey goals. Parise extended his career-high point-scoring streak to 10 games.
The Devils extended their home-ice winning streak to six.
"It's chemistry. It makes a huge difference," Rolston said.
"I've never been a guy who can make a ton of plays like Patrik can. I'm more of a guy that can find areas and get the puck on the net. Patrik finds me — it's huge."
Elias said he sees a difference in Rolston lately.
"He's been playing better the last four or five games," Elias said.
"We can be even better. We're talking to each other about what we want to do out there. He's a shooter, so I try to give him opportunities to get the shots off."
Brodeur was back in net one day after setting a record for career minutes played by a goaltender.
Richard Park scored the Islanders goal, beating Brodeur with a shot from above the right circle at 11:18.
Although both teams played Friday afternoon, the Islanders got off to a better start. New York hemmed New Jersey in its zone for most of the opening two minutes, with Brodeur making a sharp pad save on Trent Hunter's drive.
After Park staked the Islanders to the lead, Brodeur held the deficit at a goal by denying a close-in bid from John Tavares.
Unlikely goal
The second period was all New Jersey as the Devils got goals from Mottau and Rolston for a 2-1 lead. And they could have had more.
The tying goal 54 seconds into the period was a fancy one from Mottau, an unlikely source.
Pinching along the right boards, Mottau skated deep into the zone. He carried the puck behind the New York net before dumping a backhander into the crease that bounced off the skate of an Islander defender before eluding Martin Biron.
The goal, the sixth of his career in 202 games, was Mottau's first point of the season.
The Devils put the contest away with four goals in the third.

