Devils goalie Martin Brodeur will start Game 4 against the Florida Panthers Thursday night at the Prudential Center.

But he remained confused after Tuesday night's third game as to why he was pulled after allowing three goals.

"A little bit. You don't expect to get pulled when you're not losing the game yet," Brodeur said. "I don't know exactly what he (coach Pete DeBoer) was thinking. I'm sure it was a good reason."

DeBoer explained.

"We're up 3-0 and they pulled their goalie as a momentum-changing tactic. It works for them," he said. "They come back to 3-2. We go into the break and I thought it was an opportunity for all of us to catch our breath and get our game back in order and they score on the first shot of the second period.

"At that point I have to do my job and try to get a momentum shift back in our direction, so I chose to do it that way."

"I think we definitely got a little over-excited about our three-goal lead and let them back in the game by being a little undisciplined," Brodeur said.

DeBoer spoke of blowing a 3-0 lead.

"I don't really have an explanation," he said. "I think we have to learn as a group how to play in that situation and it starts with not taking penalties. We've been burned in two games now taking penalties and their power play has been the difference."