The Devils would however lose to the Knights and ultimately end their season.
The Devils ended a three-game losing streak Saturday night with a 6-5 triumph over the Penguins.
The Devils, plagued by injuries and boredom, ended the regular season 3-5-2 over the last 10 games.
The Devils improved their record to 6-4-1 and ended a home losing streak at two games.
Elias has 38 goals, and he acknowledged that he would like to have 40 by the time the Devils end their regular season on Saturday.
If the Flyers and Devils end the season fourth and fifth, they will meet in the first round of the playoffs.
The Devils, who had gone five games without a victory for the first time in five years, ended the streak in grand fashion.
The Devils ended the season in 4th place with 65 points.
Many Devils players ended shifts with snow on their pants and snarls on their faces.
The Devils ended a seven-game streak without a victory; they had scored only 10 goals in that span.