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Martin Brodeur made 22 saves Friday night. (AP Images)

And like that, the New Jersey Devils are in first place.

The Devils notched their ninth straight win Friday night by edging the Washington Capitals, 3-2, at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J.

Former Capital Dainius Zubrus scored a power-play goal and Martin Brodeur made 22 saves as the Devils moved into a three-way tie atop the Atlantic Division.

New Jersey paid -200 on the puckline (meaning a winning hockey bet of $200 would net $100). The betting total was a push.

The Devils are now 8-4 in their new home and have gelled under new coach Brent Sutter. They’re tied with the Flyers and Rangers for first in the division.

In other NHL action on Friday:

Ottawa 4, Dallas 2: The Senators put together back-to-back wins on the road and paid -125. Mike Fisher scored the winner.

Atlanta 4, New York Rangers 2: Slava Kozlov broke a 2-2 tie late in the third period as the Thrashers paid -110 with the home win.

Colorado 2, Philadelphia 1: Milan Hejduk’s power-play goal stood up as the winner as the Avalanche won in Denver as a -115 favorite.

Florida 3, New York Islanders 0: Tomas Vokoun made 25 saves for the shutout as the Panthers paid -145 in Sunrise, Fla.

Anaheim 5, Chicago 3: Ryan Getzlaf scored the winning goal and added two assists to lead the Stanley Cup champs at the United Center. The Ducks paid -105.

Detroit 5, Minnesota 0: Henrik Zetterberg had a hat trick and Dominik Hasek stopped 19 shots to lead the Red Wings at Joe Louis Arena, where they were -200 favorites.

St. Louis 4, Edmonton 3: The Blues won on the road behind two goals from red-hot Brad Boyes. St. Louis paid -120.

San Jose 1, Phoenix 0: Evgeni Nabokov made 27 saves and Milan Michalek scored the lone goal in Glendale, Ariz. The Sharks paid -160.

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