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ina.Burns is likely to start the season in nickel and dime packages, though Gilbert could be given a chance

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BUFFALO, N.Y. -- With Jack Eichel back on the ice, the Buffalo Sabres are no longer struggling to score.Eichel had two goals in the third period, and the Sabres beat the New York Rangers 4-3 on Thursday night for their second straight victory.Buffalos star center has three goals and an assist in two games since returning from a high-ankle sprain. In 21 games without Eichel, the Sabres scored an NHL-low 39 goals and had four or more goals in a game just twice. Buffalo has tallied nine goals in its last two wins.Sabres coach Dan Bylsma was expecting his team to get a lift from Eichels return, but he did not anticipate the 20-year-old forward would produce this much in his first two games back.It just shows what kind of player he can be, what kind of player he is, Bylsma said. Hes a dynamic player and he brings so much to our team in speed and attack. Everyone feeds of it. It has carried over to other players.Johan Larsson and Brian Gionta also scored for Buffalo. Anders Nilsson made 22 saves while subbing for starting goaltender Robin Lehner, who is day to day with a hip injury.Ryan McDonagh, Rick Nash and Marc Staal scored for the Rangers, and Henrik Lundqvist made 30 saves.The Metropolitan Division-leading Rangers lost for the first time in 14 games this season when leading after two periods. After winning 13 of its first 17 games, New York is 3-4-1 over the past two weeks.Eichel has a point in seven straight games dating to last season, and the Sabres are 10-3-1 when he has more than one point.Playing in his first home game of the season, Eichel electrified the crowd at KeyBank Center with two goals in 103 seconds late in the third.It was great to be back here, Eichel said. I was definitely looking forward to it. To be able to win and get a little come-from-behind victory in the third period and be able to contribute makes it feel a whole lot sweeter.Eichel tied the game on a power play with 7:15 remaining. After drawing a holding penalty on Adam Clendening, Eichel received a pass from Kyle Okposo in the right circle and beat Lundqvist with a wrist shot to the short side of the net.He just froze me, Lundqvist said. I was expecting a pass. I was already thinking about whats going to happen next and instead he goes for the shot. You know, thats what good players do. They read from what Im doing there and obviously I need to challenge him more.On his next shift, Eichel took a cross-crease pass from Sam Reinhart and tried to feed the puck to a streaking Evander Kane, but it bounced off the left skate of New Yorks Mats Zuccarello and into the net.When you look at the goals there, some fluky ones, Lundqvist said. All of them, really, just some weird plays. But I guess that happens when they spend so much time in our own end.Buffalo took the lead 18 seconds into the game when Jake McCabes pass from center ice deflected off Larssons skate at the blue line and bounced over Lundqvists shoulder.The Sabres controlled possession for much of the second period and tied it when Marcus Folignos backhand from behind the net set up Gionta for a tap-in at the edge of the crease at 9:48.I really thought our team played at another level in that second period, Bylsma said.The Rangers went up 3-2 midway through the second when Staal scored on a one-timer from the right circle off Jesper Fasts backhand feed from the end boards.New York converted on the power play for its first two goals.McDonagh tied it at 1 with 3:45 left in the first. Utilizing a Chris Kreider screen, McDonagh fired a wrist shot from the point beneath Nilssons blocking pad for his first goal of the season.Nash gave the Rangers a 2-1 lead 8:15 into the second. Steve Vesey deflected Clendenings shot from the point and Nash tucked the rebound between Nilssons pads. Nash has six points in his last six games and is second on the Rangers with 11 goals, one behind Michael Grabner.Game notes Reinhart has six points in his last five games. ... Vesey heard boos from the crowd in his first game in Buffalo. The Sabres acquired Veseys rights in a trade with Nashville in June but were unable to sign the Hobey Baker Award winner before he became eligible for free agency. He signed with New York two months later. ... With Lehner out, Buffalo recalled G Linus Ullmark from the minors to back up Nilsson. ... Clendening, a native of nearby Niagara Falls, replaced Kevin Klein on the Rangers third defensive pairing after being a healthy scratch in 18 of the last 19 games.UP NEXTRangers: Host Carolina on Saturday.Sabres: Host Boston on Saturday. http://www.redskinsrookiestore.com/Redskins-Dustin-Hopkins-Jersey/ .ca NBA Power Rankings, ahead of the Miami Heat and San Antonio Spurs. http://www.redskinsrookiestore.com/Redskins-Ryan-Kerrigan-Jersey/ .Y. -- Bills receiver Stevie Johnson has a bone to pick with the NFL schedule maker. http://www.redskinsrookiestore.com/Redskins-Ryan-Grant-Jersey/ . A knee to the thigh might have stung him the most, but his sixth straight double-double made up for the brief burst of pain. http://www.redskinsrookiestore.com/Redskins-Stacy-Mcgee-Jersey/ .J. -- Marty Brodeur beat the Pittsburgh Penguins yet again. http://www.redskinsrookiestore.com/Redskins-Sean-Taylor-Jersey/ PITTSBURGH -- The Pittsburgh Steelers turned to an unlikely place to get help for their revamped secondary: Cleveland.Pittsburgh acquired cornerback Justin Gilbert from the Browns on Saturday hoping the former first-round pick can deliver on the potential he never fully realized in two disappointing years with Cleveland. The Steelers sent a sixth-round pick in 2018 to the Browns in exchange for Gilbert, who had one interception while becoming the latest high-profile selection to flame out for Pittsburghs perennially rebuilding AFC North rival.The Steelers are trying to revamp a secondary that finished 30th in the league against the pass last year. They drafted cornerback Artie Burns in the first round and safety Sean Davis in the second round this spring, but Burns was slowed by a quad injury during training camp and didnt make his preseason debut until the finale against Carolina.Burns is likely to start the season in nickel and dime packages, though Gilbert could be given a chance at starting on the outside opposite veteran William Gay.Pittsburgh has struggled to find top-end cornerbacks in recent years. Ike Taylor retired in the spring of 2015 and Cortez Allen -- who was lavished with a five-year deal on the eve of the 2014 season -- lost his confidencce, his starting job, and was released in April.dddddddddddd Senquez Golson, a second-round pick in 2015, missed all of his rookie season with a shoulder injury and is out indefinitely while recovering from surgery to repair a Lisfranc injury in his foot.Gilberts arrival came the same day Pittsburgh released 2015 fourth-round pick Doran Grant while trimming its roster to 53 players. Grant dealt with his own health issues last year and was limited to three games last fall.Pittsburgh also released linebacker Steven Johnson, signed as a free agent during the offseason, and sixth-round pick Travis Feeney, slowed by a concussion during camp. The Steelers also cut wide receiver DeMarcus Ayers, a seventh-round pick. Pittsburgh took a flier on Ayers hoping he could make an impact in the return game. Ayers could not, a void Gilbert may have a chance to fill.Running back LeVeon Bell moved on to the reserve/suspended by the commissioner list after violating the leagues substance abuse policy. Bell will be eligible to return following Pittsburghs Week 3 meeting with Philadelphia.---AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP-NFL Cheap Jerseys China NFL Jerseys China NFL Jerseys Wholesale Discount Basketball Jerseys Cheap NHL Jerseys Authentic Cheap Baseball Jerseys Free Shipping Cheapest College Jerseys Sale Cheap Football Jerseys China Nike NFL Jerseys Canada Wholesale NHL Jerseys From China MLB Jerseys Outlet Canada Wholesale NBA Jerseys Canada Store Cheap Soccer Jerseys China Cheap Authentic Jerseys Canada ' ' '

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