Mike Cammalleri and Jacob Josefson scored in a shootout on Saturday, and the Devils won for the sixth time in seven games, beating the visiting Islanders, 3-2.
John Moore and Bobby Farnham scored their first goals of the season, and Cory Schneider made 24 saves for the Devils, who lost all four of their games against the Islanders last season.
Anders Lee and Frans Nielsen scored for the Islanders, who played without their captain, John Tavares, who was ill.
Nielsen scored on the Islanders’ first attempt in the shootout. Schneider stopped Kyle Okposo and Cal Clutterbuck, and Josh Bailey hit the post.