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Slump busted: Devils beat Flyers 3-0 to end 10-game losing skid

Martin Brodeur, David Clarkson, Mark Fayne, Marek Zidlicky

New Jersey Devils’ Martin Brodeur (30) celebrates with David Clarkson (23), Mark Fayne (29) and Marek Zidlicky (2), of the Czech Republic, after New Jersey won an NHL hockey game against the Philadelphia Flyers, Thursday, April 18, 2013, in Philadelphia. The Devils won 3-0. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

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The Devils can no longer say they’re winless without Ilya Kovalchuk.

New Jersey took out the Philadelphia Flyers 3-0 at Wells Fargo Center to snap a 10-game losing streak that began when Kovalchuk went down with a shoulder injury. Ryan Carter, Matt D’Agostini, and Adam Henrique all scored for New Jersey while Martin Brodeur won his 667th game with a shutout, saving 23 shots.

The win helps keep the Devils hopes of landing in the playoffs alive as they’re up to 42 points in the standings, six points behind the eighth place Rangers. That works out conveniently drama-wise as those two teams have two games remaining against each other. The first of those will be Sunday afternoon at 3:00 p.m. ET on NBC.

Philadelphia, meanwhile, is hard up against the brink of elimination. They’re seven points back of the Rangers with just four games left to play. A Rangers win tomorrow night against Buffalo would officially knock them out of the playoff race.

If you missed tonight’s game on NBCSN, here are the highlights.