FOXBOROOUGH, Mass. -- As excited as Buffalo Bills coach Rex Ryan was about his teams 16-0 win over the Patriots earlier this month -- his first in Foxborough in eight tries -- he was quick to acknowledge it came with an asterisk.Its satisfying. But lets face it: They had a player out, Ryan said at the time.That player, Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, is back for Round 2 as New England (6-1) looks to get even for the lone blemish on its record this season.The Patriots enter the week playing well three weeks after coach Bill Belichick described a performance against the Bills in which he said the team failed in all three phases of the game.The offense is thriving with Brady back, outscoring opponents 95-46 over the past three games. New England is also the only team in the NFL not to throw an interception this season and has a league-best 115.9 passer rating.The defense is healthy as its been in weeks as well. In addition, it will have defensive end Rob Ninkovich on the field after he missed the first meeting with Buffalo while serving a four-game suspension for violating the NFL policy on performance-enhancing substances.Ninkovichs presence should be helpful as the Patriots look to contain Bills quarterback Tyrod Taylor better than they did at home.Taylor made plays with both his arm and feet in the first win, finishing with 246 yards passing and a touchdown.Reducing his effectiveness is a priority.Hes very explosive, Ninkovich said. He can still get a ball 60 yards down the field as hes running out of the pocket, so you really have to do a good job keeping him in the pocket.Probably the only negative development since Bradys return has been on special teams with Stephen Gostkowski.The Patriots kicker, who entered the season having not missed an extra point since his rookie year in 2006, has missed two in the past two games. Hes also just 9 for 12 (75 percent) on field goals, which is below the career-low 77 percent he kicked in both 2010 and 2006.Though Gostkowski was especially hard on himself after his performance against the Steelers, Belichick lauded the work his kicker puts in weekly, adding well work through it.He also dismissed the idea that Goskowskis recent woes could be related to the different types of techniques hes being asked to employ on kickoffs this year. Belichick likened it to the multiple kinds of shots a golfer has to have in their repertoire.Youve got to be able to hit a sand wedge, youve got to be able to hit a 5-iron, youve got to be able to drive, youve got to be able to putt, Belichick said. Thats what kickers and punters do.Special teams captain Matt Slater said Gostkowski has nothing but support among his teammates.Were just gonna be as positive as we can be with Stephen, Slater said. 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His latest batch of line changes prior to Tuesday nights game may have unearthed a new No. 1 line.The combination of Filip Forsberg, center Ryan Johansen and James Neal single-handedly erased a 3-0 second period deficit to the St. Louis Blues with goals that sparked a 6-3 comeback win at Bridgestone Arena.They combined to try 22 shots, 12 of which made it to net, and consistently drove play for most of the last two periods. Laviolette is hoping for more of the same Thursday night when Nashville hosts the Minnesota Wild.They got going, and they were generating a lot, Laviolette said of Tuesday night. They spent a lot of time in the offensive zone. We got zone starts that started in our favor. If youre in the offensive zone already, you can start generating. If youre in the defensive zone, you have to figure out how to get through two zones just to get to the O-zone.Getting to the O-zone against Minnesota is one thing. Beating Devan Dubnyk has been another. The big goalie has been on some kind of run this season, continuing it Tuesday night in a 5-1 home victory over Florida by stopping 29 shots.Dubnyk (14-6-3) lowered his goals-against average to a miniscule 1.60 and stopped nearly 95 percent of the shots thrown at him this season. Thanks in large part to his brilliance, the Wild (16-8-4) have won five straight.We need to keep climbing, Dubnyk said. Its exciting to be in this spot with games in hand as well, and again those games dont matter unless we win them. But itss still a good situation to be in and winning is fun, so youve got to keep doing it.ddddddddddddAnother encouraging sign for Minnesota on Tuesday night was the play of Zach Parise. The left winger broke a seven-game goal drought while also pouring six shots on goal, taking the puck away five times and blocking two shots.First-year Wild coach Bruce Boudreau called Parises performance exceptional.It was good to see him get one early, Boudreau said. He had opportunities. I thought he played a really good game. He was really blocking shots, especially in the first period when we really needed it.A struggling Predator also took strides in the right direction Tuesday night. Forsberg tallied only his third goal in 28 games and was all over the ice, trying 11 shots in 19:02 of ice time and looking as dangerous as he has all season.It was his first marker since a Nov. 23 victory over Dallas and left Laviolette with hope that this might be the game which sparks Forsberg, who last season tied a franchise high with 33 goals.I really liked his game tonight, Laviolette said of Forsberg. I really liked that he was finding his opportunities. He had 11 shots at the net. That kind of aggressive play will lead to the results.This is the seasons first meeting of the Central Division rivals, who play five times this season, three in Nashville. That could be an edge for the Predators (13-11-4), who are 10-2-2 at home and averaging nearly four goals per game. ' ' '