The Columbus Blue Jackets staved off a sweep at the hands of the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday night, but even in victory, they continued a trend that's characterized every playoff game they've ever played.

The Blue Jackets' 5-4 win in Game 4 cut the Penguins' series lead to 3-1, but Columbus allowed at least three goals for the 14th straight postseason contest, as pointed out by NHL.com's Nick Cotsonika.

Columbus was outscored 7-2 in the first two games of this series before exchanging 5-4 results - an overtime loss on Sunday and a win on Tuesday.

The last time the Blue Jackets faced the Penguins in the playoffs back in 2014, five of the six games were decided by a 4-3 margin in the highly competitive first-round series.

It wasn't as flattering for Columbus in its first foray into the postseason against the Detroit Red Wings in 2009. The Blue Jackets were outscored 12-2 in the first three contests and 18-7 in the series as they were swept by the eventual Stanley Cup Final participants.

They played well enough to win Tuesday's game against the Penguins, but having to continue to play without Zach Werenski - arguably their best blue-liner - isn't going to make it easy to cure these defensive struggles.

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