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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. 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TEMPE, Ariz. -- The Arizona Cardinals were still gathering information Monday afternoon about wide receiver Michael Floyds arrest on multiple charges after he was found asleep at the wheel of his car.Cardinals coach Bruce Arians said during his Monday news conference that he had spoken with Floyd to gather the facts of what happened and determine what our options are going forward. Arians said he believed the team and league cant hand down formal punishment to Floyd until the case has run its course.Well determine all that at a later date, said Arians, who said he expects to have more information when he meets the media Wednesday.Floyd was found behind the wheel of his vehicle at an intersection in Scottsdale at 2:48 a.m. Monday. He was charged with obstructing a roadway, DUI impaired to the slightest degree, DUI with a blood-alcohol concentration over .08 and failure to obey a police officer. He was booked and then released from the Scottsdale jail at 4:55 a.m.Arians said that no teammates were with Floyd.We always talk about not being the guy and making correct decisions, Arians said.In the last year of his contract, Floyd is on pace to have the worst statistical season of his five-year career.dddddddddddd The former first-round pick has 33 catches for 446 yards - a pace of 41 catches and 549 yards, both career lows.Arians called Floyds season very inconsistent and declined to comment on how it could impact his future being in a contract year.Thats too obvious, Arians said.As word spread throughout the locker room Monday, some of his teammates said that while they didnt know enough to offer an expanded comment about the incident, they thought Floyd was a good person.Its unfortunate, defensive tackle Frostee Rucker said. Im sure hell learn from it. I dont know everything about it but Mikes a good kid and I hope he learns from it, and I wish him all the best.Fellow defensive lineman Calais Campbell expressed his hope that Floyd can get through the incident.Just hope hes OK, Campbell said. Great guy. Love playing with him. Just hope hes OK. I dont really know much about the whole situation. I havent had a chance to talk to him yet. Mikes a great teammate. ' ' '