Bruised Blue Jackets keep pushing despite injuries mounting and a second straight loss to split a four-game trip: 4 takeaways

The Blue Jackets played a tight third period but couldn't equalize in a game where they were missing their top three scorers.

Buffalo's Alex Tuch was the man for the Sabres, scoring twice and sinking Columbus. Dean Evason said about the loss, "We still have to play like we play, and we gotta stay with how we play the game. We got out of it a little bit structurally,