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Blue Jackets Remain In the Playoff Hunt

04/17/2013 at 12:24pm EDT

from Pierre LeBrun of ESPN,

The Jackets have won four straight games and sit tied in points with the eighth-place Detroit Red Wings in the West, heading into Wednesday night’s game at the Anaheim Ducks.

The odds remain stacked against them; the Jackets play four road games before wrapping things up at home April 27 against the Nashville Predators.

“It’s going to be a great test,” Richards said. “Anaheim, L.A., San Jose, Dallas and then home to Nashville -- there’s some great teams there, and we’re on the road for most of it. But I believe that the struggles we had early on made us stronger and better [able] to deal with what’s ahead of us now.”

What gives with these Jackets? How are they winning like this?

“Balanced attack with their top three lines,” a Western Conference head coach told ESPN.com via text message Tuesday. “Seem to have an all-in attitude and on the same page as far the style of play; defensive mindset first. Goalie is playing lights-out. And they have that belief that they can win because of that. They play hard and are on the right side of that feeling.”

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