Martin leads Devils past Hurricanes 6-1

New Jersey Devils' Johnny Oduya, left, of Sweden, scores against Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Cam Ward in the first period of NHL hockey action Saturday night, Feb. 9, 2008 at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)

NEWARK, N.J.—Paul Martin scored two goals in an NHL game for the first time and the New Jersey Devils routed the Carolina Hurricanes 6-1 on Saturday night.

The offensive outburst was triggered by the Devils defensemen, as Colin White and Johnny Oduya joined Martin in scoring. Dainius Zubrus and Jay Pandolfo also connected, and Martin Brodeur made 22 saves as the Devils ended a two-game losing streak. New Jersey won for only the fourth time in 10 home games.

Keith Aucoin scored for the Hurricanes.

White opened the scoring at 3:08 with a slap shot from the left point. After a stretch of 125 games without a goal, White has produced two in five games.

The Devils, in a reversal of recent form, went up by two goals on Martin's power-play tally at 5:53. In each of the previous three games, New Jersey fell behind 2-0 and went 1-1-1 in that stretch.

After Aucoin scored on a goal-mouth tip at 10:35, Oduya restored the Devils' two-goal advantage with a spectacular tally that capped an end-to-end rush. Picking up the puck behind his own net, Oduya went the length of the ice, eluding five defenders before beating Cam Ward between the pads at 15:47.

It marked the first time the Devils scored three consecutive goals from defensemen since Dec. 31, 1991.

Zubrus netted the Devils' second power-play goal of the period with 2:02 left to give New Jersey a 4-1 advantage.

Martin, at 1:29, and Pandolfo, at 14:41, scored in the second as the Devils expanded their lead to 6-1. Ward was yanked after Pandolfo's goal, surrendering six goals on 20 shots before John Grahame came finished up.

Notes:@ The last time Devils defenseman were this productive was Oct. 31, 1984, when they scored five goals. Uli Hiemer had a hat trick, and Joe Cirella scored twice. ... Sergei Brylin played in his 302nd straight game for the Devils, the fourth-longest stretch in team history. Ken Daneyko holds the club record with 388 consecutive games. ... D Mike Mottau was back in action for New Jersey after being scratched for one game. It was Karel Rachunek's turn to sit out after playing in 10 straight games. The Devils also scratched D Sheldon Brookbank and C Rod Pelley. ... The Hurricane scratches were D Dennis Seidenberg and centers Matt Cullen and Chad LaRose. ... Both teams played on Friday with Devils losing 2-1 at home to Anaheim while the Hurricanes were 2-1 winners in Washington. ... Brodeur made his 15th straight start while Ward stretched his consecutive string to 10.