(Best E Casino) - The New Jersey Devils will try to continue their excellent start to the season when they welcome the Dallas Stars for an interconference battle at the Prudential Center.

The Devils have won four of five games (4-1-0) to begin their 2008-09 schedule and have won back-to-back contests since losing their only test of the season to the rival New York Rangers on October 13.

New Jersey's most recent triumph came in Washington, as Zach Parise notched the lone tally in the shootout to help the Devils notch a 4-3 decision over the Capitals at the Verizon Center.

Parise also had a goal and an assist in regulation and leads the club in both goals (3) and points (5) this season.

Petr Vrana and Andy Greene also scored in regulation and Martin Brodeur got his 542nd career win with 24 saves, moving him just nine victories behind Patrick Roy's NHL record of 551 wins. Brodeur is also just six shutouts away from tying Terry Sawchuk's NHL career mark of 103 blankings.

Brodeur will also be facing Dallas forward Sean Avery again after the two were involved in a controversial episode in the opening round of last year's playoffs.

Avery, who was playing for the Rangers at the time, planted himself in front of the net and began faceguarding the star netminder while waving his stick in front of Brodeur's face. There was no formal rule against the action, until the day after the incident, when NHL disciplinarian Colin Campbell placed that type of action under the umbrella of unsportsmanlike conduct. The new interpretation is now informally known as the "Sean Avery Rule".

The Devils lost the series to New York in five games and Avery departed Manhattan to sign with Dallas in the offseason.

New Jersey hasn't had a home contest since defeating the New York Islanders to open the season on October 10. Beginning with tonight's test, the Devils will play six of seven and 11 of their next 14 games in Newark.

The Stars were in action Monday night against the Rangers and posted a 2-1 victory thanks in part to Mike Modano, who scored the game-winning goal midway through the third.

Brenden Morrow picked up the other goal for the Stars, who won for the first time in their last three games. Brandon Crombeen and James Neal picked up the assists on the game-winning goal.

Marty Turco was superb in net, stopping 28-of-29 shots, including all 21 he faced in the second and third periods.

Jersey has taken five of the last seven meetings with Dallas, and the Stars have dropped three straight road tests against the Devils.