Joe Pavelski had two goals and two assists, and the Dallas Stars extended their winning streak to four games with a 5-1 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday night at Prudential Center in Newark.

Roope Hintz scored for the fourth straight game and rookie Jacob Peterson got his eighth goal as Dallas swept its four-game road trip. Braden Holtby made 36 saves to improve his career mark against New Jersey to 18-4-3.

Jesper Bratt scored his fourth goal in the last three games for New Jersey, which is 1-5 in its last six.

“I think they know what their strength is: It’s keep the puck out of the danger areas. Every puck went deep,” Devils coach Lindy Ruff said. “They kept the puck below the goal line and they waited for us to make some mistakes. We made a few, made a few right off the bat.”

Devils top goaltender Mackenzie Blackwood was placed on injured reserve earlier in the day with a heel injury and rookie Akira Schmid got the start after being recalled from Utica (AHL).

“It was a good team effort,” said Pavelski, who assisted on Jani Hakanpaa’s empty-net goal at 17:35 of the third period. “Guys were chipping in this road trip, which was huge for us with all the scoring we got from different lines and timely goals, and that’s what you need to do along the way and that needs to continue.”

The winning streak has put the Stars right in the hunt for a playoff spot at roughly the halfway point of the season.

“It was a great win. Anytime you’re playing back-to-back, you always know it’s a challenge when the other team is sitting there waiting for you,” coach Rick Bowness said. “They’ve got a lot of speed and a lot of skill. So, very proud of the guys the way they dug in tonight.”

Pavelski, who extended his point streak to six games, beat Schmid just 14 seconds after the opening faceoff with the first shot of the game.

Jason Robertson outworked Devils defenseman Jonas Siegenthaler behind the net and found Pavelski between the circles for a quick shot that beat the screened goaltender.

Peterson stretched the lead to 2-0 at 9:45, beating Schmid in close after taking a pass from Alexander Radulov.

Pavelski closed out the three-goal opening period by tipping Miro Heiskanen’s shot past Schmid at 16:48 for his 19th goal.

Ruff changed goalies after Schmid gave up three goals on seven shots in the first period. Jon Gillies took over in the second, but the move backfired when Hintz scored 15 seconds in for a 4-0 lead.

Bratt spoiled Holtby’s bid for his first shutout of the season with his 14th goal off a feed from Jack Hughes. New Jersey has scored a power-play goal in a season-high five straight games.

“At different pockets of the game we were decent, but overall I just think they outplayed us the whole game,” Devils defenseman Damon Severson said. “Not good for us, for sure, tonight. It was not a fun game.”