for the in their two lo ses before Saturday's game against the . Things weren't much better on Long Island, except for one thing. Their offense came to life. Down 3-0 after one period, the Blues scored all their goals in the final 40 minutes of a 6-4 victory. was exposed in the first period, allowing three goals on 12 shots. replaced him, allowing one goal on 14 shots for his first Washington Nationals Jersey victory with the Blues. As he took his place in the crease, Islanders fans chanted "Marty, Marty, Marty." It was his . After the game, coach Ken Hitchcock joked about Brodeur's victory. It was worth $20,000 under a clause in the contract he signed this week. One incentive: Brodeur gets $10,000 for each standings point the Blues get when he plays. "We're broke. We're down 20 grand," Hitchcock told . Blues GM Doug Armstrong "was wondering if I could have pulled him sometime in the third period." , and build the Isles' lead, with Grabner's goal with 21 second left in the first period a potential backbreaker. With Brodeur called into action, the Blues turned their attention to scoring on former teammates . , and scored in the first 13 minutes of the second period to tie the score. Brodeur didn't face a shot in his first eight minutes of ice time. Shattenkirk's goal atoned for his giveaway pa s that led to Strome's goal. scored on a 4-on-3 power play with 54 seconds left in the period, beating Brodeur with another painful goal. The Blues, however, tied the game on 's power-play goal, went ahead on a second Stastny goal and sealed the victory for Brodeur with 's 17th goal of the season. Tavares said the Isles were their own worst enemies Saturday. "We didn't play very well and we let them dictate the play," he said. Coach Jack Capuano offereda bit more detail. "No question we struggled on the back end, I'm not going to lie," he told . "All the icings, it was just a matter of time before it came back to haunt us and it did. We're mi sing three of our top four D but we have confidence in this group of guys." Brodeur played his first game in the New York area since being let go by the Devils in the offseason. It was his 689th career victory, with during his time with the Devils. The goal he allowed was set up by a questionable tripping call on Stastny which observers labeled a phantom. The Blues scratched forward Alex Steen before the game, reportedly because of an injury. Defenseman Carl Gunnar son left the game in the second after being elbowed in the face by Anders Lee, who was not penalized for the hit. Gunnar son left the ice and didn't return. Halak had won his previous 11 games. Joey Meneses Jersey