An explosive offense, plucky defense, impressive coaching and deft management decisions have the Blue Jackets battling for a playoff spot.

The last time the Blue Jackets won in Pittsburgh was Nov. 13, 2015, when Fantilli was an 11-year-old playing PeeWee-level hockey for the Toronto Junior Canadians in the Toronto suburbs. They were 0-10-5 in the regular season during that streak.

PITTSBURGH -- Dmitri Voronkov scored twice in a second straight game, and the Columbus Blue Jackets rallied from down two goals in the third period to win 4-3 in a shootout against the Pittsburgh Penguins at PPG Paints Arena on Tuesday.

Monahan's injury, Fantilli's emergence and two more Voronkov goals lead Blue Jackets' takeaways after streak-ending victory in Pittsburgh.

Pittsburgh Penguins center Evgeni Malkin missed Tuesday’s home game against the Columbus Blue Jackets with an upper-body injury

The Columbus Blue Jackets went into Tuesday night’s game in Pittsburgh losers of 15 games in a row at PPG Paints Arena. At long last, that streak has ended.

The Blue Jackets and Penguins play for the second time this season. The next two games, however, will be in a house of horrors for Columbus.

The Pittsburgh Penguins welcome the Columbus Blue Jackets to PPG Paints Arena on Tuesday night. Let's revisit their rivalry with some game-day hockey trivia.

The Pittsburgh Penguins have seen superstar veteran Evgeni Malkin play in every game since he returned from offseason surgery ahead of the 2021-22 season. Ahead

Sidney Crosby moved up in the NHL record book and Bryan Rust ignited a four-goal outburst in the first period as the Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the visiting Edmonton Oilers 5-3 on Thursday. It was the Penguins' first win over the Oilers in more than five years.

With the Bruins now in freefall, the onus falls on Don Sweeney and Boston's top brass to make some sort of move.