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

Mathieu Olivier is proving that he's much more than a one-trick enforcer for the Blue Jackets. He's also a versatile power forward and pending UFA.

The Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-3 in a shootout after the overtime period at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh on Tuesday. Dmitri Voronkov of the Blue Jackets scored two goals. The Blue Jackets stand at 17-17-6;

As for the Columbus Blue Jackets, they rank 19th in the NHL for taxes paid by players. On a $3 million contract, the breakdown looks like this: This breakdown shows that if a player signs for $3 million per season, they will earn $1,644,393 after taxes are paid.

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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.

Kirill Marchenko and Kent Johnson scored in the shootout and the Columbus Blue Jackets rallied to beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-3 on Tuesday night.

Voronkov scores twice, Fantilli nets late equalizer to help the Blue Jackets stop a 15-game losing streak to the Penguins at PPG Paints Arena.

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