2018–19 Columbus Blue Jackets season
2018–19 Columbus Blue Jackets | |
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Division | 5th Metropolitan |
Conference | 8th Eastern |
2018–19 record | 47–31–4 |
Home record | 22–17–2 |
Road record | 25–14–2 |
Goals for | 258 |
Goals against | 232 |
Team information | |
General manager | Jarmo Kekalainen |
Coach | John Tortorella |
Captain | Nick Foligno |
Alternate captains | Cam Atkinson Boone Jenner Seth Jones |
Arena | Nationwide Arena |
Average attendance | 16,658[1] |
Minor league affiliate(s) | Cleveland Monsters (AHL) |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Cam Atkinson (41) |
Assists | Artemi Panarin (59) |
Points | Artemi Panarin (87) |
Penalty minutes | Pierre-Luc Dubois (64) |
Plus/minus | Josh Anderson (+25) |
Wins | Sergei Bobrovsky (37) |
Goals against average | Sergei Bobrovsky (2.58) |
The 2018–19 Columbus Blue Jackets season was the 19th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 25, 1997.[2] On April 5, 2019, the Blue Jackets clinched a playoff spot after a 3–2 shootout win over the New York Rangers.[3]
The Blue Jackets won their first ever playoff series by sweeping the Presidents' Trophy winners, the Tampa Bay Lightning, in the First Round of the playoffs.[4] However, the Blue Jackets were not able to carry their success into the Second Round, and they were eliminated by the Boston Bruins in six games.
Standings
Pos | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | y – Washington Capitals | 82 | 48 | 26 | 8 | 44 | 278 | 249 | +29 | 104 |
2 | x – New York Islanders | 82 | 48 | 27 | 7 | 43 | 228 | 196 | +32 | 103 |
3 | x – Pittsburgh Penguins | 82 | 44 | 26 | 12 | 42 | 273 | 241 | +32 | 100 |
4 | x – Carolina Hurricanes | 82 | 46 | 29 | 7 | 44 | 245 | 223 | +22 | 99 |
5 | x – Columbus Blue Jackets | 82 | 47 | 31 | 4 | 45 | 258 | 232 | +26 | 98 |
6 | Philadelphia Flyers | 82 | 37 | 37 | 8 | 34 | 244 | 281 | −37 | 82 |
7 | New York Rangers | 82 | 32 | 36 | 14 | 26 | 227 | 272 | −45 | 78 |
8 | New Jersey Devils | 82 | 31 | 41 | 10 | 28 | 222 | 275 | −53 | 72 |
Pos | Div | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | ME | x – Carolina Hurricanes | 82 | 46 | 29 | 7 | 44 | 245 | 223 | +22 | 99 |
2 | ME | x – Columbus Blue Jackets | 82 | 47 | 31 | 4 | 45 | 258 | 232 | +26 | 98 |
3 | AT | Montreal Canadiens | 82 | 44 | 30 | 8 | 41 | 249 | 236 | +13 | 96 |
4 | AT | Florida Panthers | 82 | 36 | 32 | 14 | 33 | 267 | 280 | −13 | 86 |
5 | ME | Philadelphia Flyers | 82 | 37 | 37 | 8 | 34 | 244 | 281 | −37 | 82 |
6 | ME | New York Rangers | 82 | 32 | 36 | 14 | 26 | 227 | 272 | −45 | 78 |
7 | AT | Buffalo Sabres | 82 | 33 | 39 | 10 | 28 | 226 | 271 | −45 | 76 |
8 | AT | Detroit Red Wings | 82 | 32 | 40 | 10 | 29 | 227 | 277 | −50 | 74 |
9 | ME | New Jersey Devils | 82 | 31 | 41 | 10 | 28 | 222 | 275 | −53 | 72 |
10 | AT | Ottawa Senators | 82 | 29 | 47 | 6 | 29 | 242 | 302 | −60 | 64 |
Schedule and results
Preseason
The preseason schedule was published on June 15, 2018.[7]
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# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Recap |
1 | September 17 | Buffalo | 4–1 | Columbus | Thiessen | 9,845 | 0–1–0 | Recap | |
2 | September 18 | Chicago | 1–4 | Columbus | Berube | 10,422 | 1–1–0 | Recap | |
3 | September 21 | Columbus | 0–3 | St. Louis | Bobrovsky | 15,190 | 1–2–0 | Recap | |
4 | September 22 | Columbus | 3–7 | Pittsburgh | Korpisalo | 17,190 | 1–3–0 | Recap | |
5 | September 23 | St. Louis | 5–1 | Columbus | Bobrovsky | 11,758 | 1–4–0 | Recap | |
6[a] | September 25 | Columbus | 4–2 | Buffalo | Korpisalo | — | 2–4–0 | Recap | |
7 | September 28 | Pittsburgh | 6–7 | Columbus | Bobrovsky | 13,976 | 3–4–0 | Recap | |
8 | September 29 | Columbus | 1–4 | Chicago | Korpisalo | 20,594 | 3–5–0 | Recap | |
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Regular season
The regular season schedule was released on June 21, 2018.[8]
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Playoffs
The Blue Jackets faced the Tampa Bay Lightning in the First Round of the playoffs,[9] and swept the series in four games, marking the first time in franchise history the team won a playoff series.[10]
The Blue Jackets faced the Boston Bruins in the Second Round of the playoffs,[11] where they fell to the Bruins in six games.[12]
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Player statistics
As of May 6, 2019[13]
Skaters
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Goaltenders
Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
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Sergei Bobrovsky | 62 | 61 | 3,556:40 | 37 | 24 | 1 | 153 | 2.58 | 1,756 | .913 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Joonas Korpisalo | 27 | 21 | 1,360:34 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 67 | 2.95 | 651 | .897 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
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Sergei Bobrovsky | 10 | 10 | 622:56 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 2.41 | 333 | .925 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Blue Jackets. Stats reflect time with the Blue Jackets only.
‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Blue Jackets only.
Bold/italics denotes franchise record.
Transactions
The Blue Jackets have been involved in the following transactions during the 2018–19 season.
Trades
Date | Details | Ref | |
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June 23, 2018 | To 2019
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To Columbus Blue Jackets 2018
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[18] |
June 27, 2018 | To Chicago Blackhawks Jordan Schroeder |
To Columbus Blue Jackets Jean-Francois Berube |
[19] |
July 18, 2018 | To Arizona Coyotes Jacob Graves Conditional 6th-round pick in 2019 |
To Columbus Blue Jackets Ryan MacInnis |
[20] |
February 11, 2019 | To Pittsburgh Penguins Blake Siebenaler |
To Columbus Blue Jackets Conditional 7th-round pick in 2019 |
[21][22] |
February 22, 2019 | To 2020
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To Columbus Blue Jackets Julius Bergman Matt Duchene |
[23] |
February 23, 2019 | To Ottawa Senators Anthony Duclair 2nd-round pick in 2020 2nd-round pick in 2021 |
To Columbus Blue Jackets Ryan Dzingel CGY's 7th-round pick in 2019 |
[24] |
February 25, 2019 | To 2022
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To Columbus Blue Jackets Keith Kinkaid |
[25] |
February 25, 2019 | To New York Rangers Julius Bergman 4th-round pick in 2019 7th-round pick in 2019 |
To Columbus Blue Jackets Adam McQuaid |
[26] |
February 25, 2019 | To Winnipeg Jets Alex Broadhurst |
To Columbus Blue Jackets Future considerations |
[27] |
Free agents
Date | Player | Team | Contract term | Ref |
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July 1, 2018 | Matt Calvert | to Colorado Avalanche | 3-year | [28] |
July 1, 2018 | Adam Clendening | from Chicago Blackhawks | 1-year | [29] |
July 1, 2018 | Ian Cole | to Colorado Avalanche | 3-year | [28] |
July 1, 2018 | Tommy Cross | from Boston Bruins | 1-year | [30] |
July 1, 2018 | Cameron Gaunce | to Tampa Bay Lightning | 1-year | [31] |
July 1, 2018 | Jack Johnson | to Pittsburgh Penguins | 5-year | [32] |
July 1, 2018 | Riley Nash | from Boston Bruins | 3-year | [33] |
July 1, 2018 | Dillon Simpson | from Edmonton Oilers | 2-year | [34] |
July 1, 2018 | Thomas Vanek | to Detroit Red Wings | 1-year | [35] |
July 5, 2018 | Anthony Duclair | from Chicago Blackhawks | 1-year | [36] |
July 6, 2018 | Jeff Zatkoff | to Straubing Tigers (DEL) | Unknown | [37] |
July 7, 2018 | Taylor Chorney | to Lugano (NL) | 1-year | [38] |
September 27, 2018 | Michael Prapavessis | from RPI Engineers (ECAC) | 2-year | [39] |
June 15, 2019 | Jakob Lilja | from Djurgårdens IF (SHL ) |
1-year | [40] |
Waivers
Date | Player | Team | Ref |
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Contract terminations
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Retirement
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Signings
Date | Player | Contract term | Ref |
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July 5, 2018 | Boone Jenner | 4-year | [41] |
July 14, 2018 | Ryan Murray | 1-year | [42] |
July 15, 2018 | Oliver Bjorkstrand | 3-year | [43] |
July 30, 2018 | Liam Foudy | 3-year | [44] |
September 27, 2018 | Mark Letestu | 1-year | [45] |
February 27, 2019 | Zac Dalpe | 2-year | [46] |
March 15, 2019 | Trey Fix-Wolansky | 3-year | [47] |
March 20, 2019 | Elvis Merzlikins | 1-year | [48] |
April 1, 2019 | Andrew Peeke | 3-year | [49] |
April 13, 2019 | Vladislav Gavrikov | 2-year | [50] |
May 4, 2019 | Daniil Tarasov | 3-year | [51] |
May 14, 2019 | Emil Bemstrom | 3-year | [52] |
May 15, 2019 | Elvis Merzlikins | 1-year | [53] |
June 4, 2019 | Veini Vehvilainen | 2-year | [54] |
June 15, 2019 | Markus Hannikainen | 1-year | [55] |
Draft picks
Below are the Columbus Blue Jackets' selections at the
Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
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1 | 18 | Liam Foudy | C | Canada | London Knights (OHL) |
2 | 49 | Kirill Marchenko | LW | Russia | Mamonty Yugry (MHL) |
3 | 80 | Marcus Karlberg | RW | Sweden | SuperElit )
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6 | 1591 | Tim Berni | D | Switzerland | NLB )
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6 | 173 | Veini Vehvilainen | G | Finland | Karpat (Liiga) |
7 | 204 | Trey Fix-Wolansky | RW | Canada | Edmonton Oil Kings (WHL) |
Notes:
- The 2019 to Detroit in exchange for this pick.[56]
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