PREVIEW: Chinakhov returns to Columbus as Penguins face Blue Jackets Sunday

COLUMBUS — This article originally appeared on PGHHockeyNOW.com.

The Pittsburgh Penguins (19-12-9) have won four in a row, are in a playoff position, and are feeling pretty good about their game. The Penguins finish back-to-back weekend games when they visit the Columbus Blue Jackets (18-16-6) Sunday at Nationwide Arena.

The Penguins’ winning streak isn’t the only storyline Sunday, as winger Yegor Chinakhov will make his homecoming to Columbus. Chinakhov publicly requested a trade after last season, due in large part to issues with coach Dean Evason and his reduced fourth-line role.

The Penguins now have the third-best winning percentage in the Metro Division and seventh-best in the Eastern Conference. Based on overall points, they have the second wild-card position.

Columbus has fallen back in the East and is the last-place team in the conference, though they are only five points out of a playoff spot and are over .500 (.525). Columbus has also won four of their last five games, including a solid 5-1 stomping of the Buffalo Sabres at Nationwide Arena Saturday.

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