Clarkson lifts Devils past Panthers

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) -- David Clarkson scored a power-play goal with 3:35 left to give the New Jersey Devils a 3-2 victory over the Florida Panthers on Saturday night.

Travis Zajac had a goal and an assist, Rob Niedermayer also scored and Brian Rolston had two assists for New Jersey. The Devils have the first two games of a three-game trip to even their record at 2-2.

Rostislav Olesz and Stephen Weiss scored for Florida in the Panthers' first game at BankAtlantic Center this season. The Panthers (1-3) opened the season with two games against Chicago in Finland and were the designated home team for the second.

Martin Brodeur stopped 19 shots to improve to 33-12-7 against Florida.

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