NEWARK, N.J. — Nothing in the first two periods gave any indication the New Jersey Devils were on their way to a stirring home victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins.

After all, the new Prudential Center hosted its smallest turnout of its first season, and the Devils didn't provide any spark for the few fans to latch on to.

Suddenly, that changed.

Patrik Elias and David Clarkson scored less than two minutes apart in the third to tie it and Zach Parise tipped in the winner 37 seconds into overtime to lift the Devils to a 4-3 victory Monday night, creating a three-way tie atop the Atlantic Division.

Instead of heading to Buffalo on the heels of a 1-4 homestand, the Devils will carry a two-game winning streak into their one-game trip Wednesday before four more in Newark.

"It wasn't reinventing the wheel," said Parise, who had two assists to go with his 20th goal. "We had to put forth a better effort and we did in the third. Hopefully we saw the way we need to play."

Parise won it by tipping Elias' drive past Ty Conklin on the only shot of overtime. New Jersey, Pittsburgh and Philadelphia all have 63 points in the five-team Atlantic.

"We let that extra point slip away and it feels like we gift-wrapped two points for them," Conklin said. "It's not something you want to do, especially against a divisional opponent."

Martin Brodeur earned his 28th win of the season and was credited with an assist on the winning goal.

After Staal pushed Pittsburgh's lead to 3-1 4:30 into the third, Elias and Clarkson connected 1:44 apart.

Elias got the rally going at 9:37 when he sent a shot toward the net that hit Pittsburgh defenseman Kris Letang in front and caromed past Conklin. Clarkson tied it with his seventh of the season and second in two games, getting to a rebound of Johnny Oduya's point shot and popping it in at 11:21.

The road team had won an NHL-record tying nine straight in this series, including the first five this season with New Jersey winning three times in Pittsburgh. The Penguins extended the run last Tuesday by beating the Devils 4-2 in Newark.

Petr Sykora and Ryan Malone also scored for the Penguins, who fell to 3-2-2 since captain Sidney Crosby's ankle injury.

"It's unacceptable to lose a hockey game like this," coach Michel Therrien said.

Evgeni Malkin had two assists to tie Crosby for the team lead with 63 points.