Brown (lower body) had an assist in 13:54 of ice time in his season debut Tuesday in New Jersey's 4-3 win over Colorado.
Brown was injured during training camp on Sept. 28. He has some offensive upside -- he did tie his career mark for points (43) last season. But the Devils will ease Brown back into the lineup; right now, he's on the fourth line, and that will stick for another week or so to see if he can perform well enough to slide up the ranks.