NEWARK, N.J. — Nazem Kadri sparked Toronto’s four-goal first period with a power-play score Friday night, leading the Maple Leafs to a 4-2 victory over the New Jersey Devils.

Kadri and Tyler Bozak each had a goal and an assist, Auston Matthews scored his 21st goal and Connor Brown embarrassed Devils goaltender Cory Schneider with a short-handed goal while helping the Maple Leafs to their sixth win in seven games (6-0-1). Toronto hasn’t lost in regulation since Dec. 19.

Frederik Andersen of Toronto made 30 saves, giving up goals to P.A. Parenteau and Jon Merrill in the final 3:24.

Brown got his ninth of the season at 13:17 of the first. Devils defenseman Damon Severson played the puck from center ice back to Schneider, and the goaltender was about to play the puck behind the net when Brown stole it and slid it into the open goal as the crowd groaned.

PANTHERS 2, PREDATORS 1: Jonathan Marchessault scored in the third period, James Reimer made 26 saves and Florida beat visiting Nashville.

Greg McKegg also scored for the Panthers, and Jaromir Jagr got his 1,137th career assist on Marchessault’s 12th goal of the season.

Craig Smith scored for Nashville, and Juuse Saros stopped 32 shots. The Predators have lost five of their last seven.

Reimer got the start in goal because Roberto Luongo experienced upper-body discomfort during warm-ups. Luongo left the bench during the first period. Bobby Segin, a former UConn goalie and now an account executive for the Panthers, was the emergency goalie.