Fantilli, Boone Jenner and Marchenko scored in regulation for the Jackets, who also got two assists from center Sean Monahan in his return to the Jackets’ top line following wrist surgery.

“We kind of did it to ourselves," Blue Jackets center Sean Monahan said. "We gave them looks they probably shouldn’t have had, but I didn’t think we played a terrible game. It’s ...

Buffalo took a 2-0 lead in the first period on goals by JJ Peterka and Rasmus Dahlin before Blue Jackets forward James van Riemsdyk cut it to 2-1 with 8.1 seconds left in the period on a breakaway.