2013–14 Columbus Blue Jackets season

The 2013–14 Columbus Blue Jackets season was the 14th season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on June 25, 1997. Before the season, the team was moved into the Eastern Conference as a member of the Metropolitan Division. As a result of their move to the Metropolitan Division, the Blue Jackets became the fourth "Big 4" sports league team from Ohio to share a division with a team from Pittsburgh. The others are the Cincinnati Bengals and Cleveland Browns of the National Football League and the Cincinnati Reds of Major League Baseball - Ohio teams and Pittsburgh teams have generally been rivals over the years. The Blue Jackets also qualified for the playoffs, making it for the second time in their franchise's history.

Standings

Schedule and results

Pre-season 2013 Pre-Season game log: 4–3–1 (home: 1–2–1; road: 3–1–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Recap 1 September 15 Pittsburgh 4–5 Columbus OT Dansk 12,035 1–0–0 Recap 2 September 17 Buffalo 3–1 Columbus Bobrovsky 9,009 1–1–0 Recap 3 September 17 Columbus 3–1 Minnesota Smith 17,784 2–1–0 Recap 4 September 18 Columbus 5–4 Carolina McKenna 8,178 3–1–0 Recap 5 September 21 Columbus 5–3 Pittsburgh Bobrovsky 18,004 4–1–0 Recap 6 September 23 Minnesota 2–1 Columbus SO Bobrovsky 10,089 4–1–1 Recap 7 September 25 Columbus 0–3 Buffalo McKenna 17,346 4–2–1 Recap 8 September 26 Carolina 2–1 Columbus Bobrovsky 10,899 4–3–1 Recap

Regular season 2013–14 game log October: 5–6–0 (home: 3–3–0; road: 2–3–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 October 4 Calgary 4–3 Columbus Bobrovsky 18,151 0–1–0 0 Recap 2 October 5 Columbus 3–2 NY Islanders SO Bobrovsky 16,170 1–1–0 2 Recap 3 October 10 Columbus 4–1 Buffalo Bobrovsky 18,210 2–1–0 4 Recap 4 October 12 Boston 3–1 Columbus Bobrovsky 14,092 2–2–0 4 Recap 5 October 15 Columbus 1–2 Detroit Bobrovsky 20,066 2–3–0 4 Recap 6 October 17 Columbus 3–5 Montreal Bobrovsky 21,273 2–4–0 4 Recap 7 October 19 Columbus 1–4 Washington Bobrovsky 18,506 2–5–0 4 Recap 8 October 20 Vancouver 1–3 Columbus McElhinney 14,168 3–5–0 6 Recap 9 October 22 New Jersey 1–4 Columbus Bobrovsky 14,357 4–5–0 8 Recap 10 October 25 Toronto 2–5 Columbus Bobrovsky 13,930 5–5–0 10 Recap 11 October 27 Anaheim 4–3 Columbus Bobrovsky 10,542 5–6–0 10 Recap November: 5–8–3 (home: 2–4–1; road: 3–4–2) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 12 November 1 Columbus 2–4 Pittsburgh Bobrovsky 18,620 5–7–0 10 Recap 13 November 2 Pittsburgh 3–0 Columbus McElhinney 18,634 5–8–0 10 Recap 14 November 5 Ottawa 4–1 Columbus McElhinney 13,122 5–9–0 10 Recap 15 November 7 NY Rangers 4–2 Columbus Bobrovsky 11,746 5–10–0 10 Recap 16 November 9 NY Islanders 2–5 Columbus Bobrovsky 13,949 6–10–0 12 Recap 17 November 12 Columbus 3–4 Washington OT Bobrovsky 18,506 6–10–1 13 Recap 18 November 14 Columbus 2–3 Boston OT Bobrovsky 17,565 6–10–2 14 Recap 19 November 15 Montreal 3–2 Columbus SO McElhinney 11,562 6–10–3 15 Recap 20 November 17 Columbus 4–1 Ottawa Bobrovsky 15,535 7–10–3 17 Recap 21 November 19 Columbus 0–7 Edmonton Bobrovsky 16,839 7–11–3 17 Recap 22 November 20 Columbus 2–1 Calgary OT Bobrovsky 19,289 8–11–3 19 Recap 23 November 22 Columbus 2–6 Vancouver Bobrovsky 18,910 8–12–3 19 Recap 24 November 25 Columbus 6–0 Toronto Bobrovsky 19,241 9–12–3 21 Recap 25 November 27 Nashville 4–0 Columbus Bobrovsky 11,893 9–13–3 21 Recap 26 November 29 Edmonton 2–4 Columbus Bobrovsky 14,360 10–13–3 23 Recap 27 November 30 Columbus 1–3 Boston McElhinney 17,565 10–14–3 23 Recap December: 7–5–1 (home: 4–2–1; road: 3–3–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 28 December 3 Tampa Bay 0–1 Columbus Bobrovsky 10,223 11–14–3 25 Recap 29 December 6 Minnesota 0–4 Columbus McElhinney 11,319 12–14–3 27 Recap 30 December 9 Columbus 1–2 Pittsburgh McElhinney 18,520 12–15–3 27 Recap 31 December 10 New Jersey 4–5 Columbus McElhinney 11,950 13–15–3 29 Recap 32 December 12 Columbus 4–2 NY Rangers McElhinney 18,006 14–15–3 31 Recap 33 December 14 St. Louis 4–3 Columbus OT McKenna 13,801 14–15–4 32 Recap 34 December 16 Winnipeg 3–2 Columbus McKenna 11,448 14–16–4 32 Recap 35 December 19 Columbus 4–5 Philadelphia McElhinney 19,852 14–17–4 32 Recap 36 December 21 Philadelphia 3–6 Columbus McElhinney 14,090 15–17–4 34 Recap 37 December 23 Columbus 4–3 Carolina McKenna 16,601 16–17–4 36 Recap 38 December 27 Columbus 2–1 New Jersey SO McElhinney 16,592 17–17–4 38 Recap 39 December 29 Pittsburgh 5–3 Columbus McElhinney 18,871 17–18–4 38 Recap 40 December 31 Columbus 3–5 Colorado McElhinney 16,177 17–19–4 38 Recap January: 10–4–0 (home: 6–2–0; road: 4–2–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 41 January 2 Columbus 2–0 Phoenix McElhinney 10,539 18–19–4 40 Recap 42 January 4 Columbus 2–6 St. Louis McElhinney 19,611 18–20–4 40 Recap 43 January 6 Columbus 4–3 NY Rangers SO Bobrovsky 18,006 19–20–4 42 Recap 44 January 10 Carolina 0–3 Columbus Bobrovsky 16,008 20–20–4 44 Recap 45 January 11 Columbus 6–3 Winnipeg McElhinney 15,004 21–20–4 46 Recap 46 January 13 Tampa Bay 2–3 Columbus Bobrovsky 14,070 22–20–4 48 Recap 47 January 17 Washington 1–5 Columbus Bobrovsky 14,121 23–20–4 50 Recap 48 January 18 Columbus 4–3 Buffalo SO Bobrovsky 19,070 24–20–4 52 Recap 49 January 21 Los Angeles 3–5 Columbus Bobrovsky 13,286 25–20–4 54 Recap 50 January 23 Philadelphia 2–5 Columbus Bobrovsky 15,571 26–20–4 56 Recap 51 January 25 Buffalo 5–2 Columbus Bobrovsky 16,272 26–21–4 56 Recap 52 January 27 Columbus 2–3 Carolina Bobrovsky 13,641 26–22–4 56 Recap 53 January 28 Ottawa 3–2 Columbus McElhinney 13,373 26–23–4 56 Recap 54 January 30 Washington 2–5 Columbus Bobrovsky 16,047 27–23–4 58 Recap February: 2–2–1 (home: 1–0–0; road: 1–2–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 55 February 1 Florida 1–4 Columbus Bobrovsky 16,762 28–23–4 60 Recap 56 February 3 Columbus 4–2 Anaheim Bobrovsky 14,044 29–23–4 62 Recap 57 February 6 Columbus 1–2 Los Angeles OT Bobrovsky 18,118 29–23–5 63 Recap 58 February 7 Columbus 2–3 San Jose Bobrovsky 17,562 29–24–5 63 Recap 59 February 27 Columbus 2–5 New Jersey Bobrovsky 15,185 29–25–5 63 Recap March: 9–5–1 (home: 4–3–1; road: 5–2–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 60 March 1 Florida 3–6 Columbus Bobrovsky 16,762 30–25–5 65 Recap 61 March 3 Columbus 2–1 Toronto Bobrovsky 19,577 31–25–5 67 Recap 62 March 4 Dallas 2–4 Columbus Bobrovsky 15,661 32–25–5 69 Recap 63 March 6 Columbus 1–6 Chicago Bobrovsky 21,179 32–26–5 69 Recap 64 March 8 Columbus 1–0 Nashville Bobrovsky 17,113 33–26–5 71 Recap – March 10 Columbus Dallas Game rescheduled to April 9. See note.Six minutes into the Blue Jackets vs. Stars game on March 10, Stars forward Rich Peverley collapsed on the Dallas bench due to a cardiac incident. Shortly afterwards, the two teams decided to postpone the game, due to the emotional effects Peverley's collapse had on players and coaches of both teams. At the time of postponement, the Blue Jackets held a 1–0 lead due to a goal by Nathan Horton, with assists from Matt Calvert and James Wisniewski. The NHL later decided that the game should be replayed on April 9 in its entirety (full 60 minutes of regulation, plus any time, if necessary, for overtime or shootout). However, Columbus will be allowed to start the game with the 1–0 lead it had at the time of the original game's postponement. All statistics from the March 10 game will be expunged from NHL records, except for Horton's goal and its assists. 65 March 11 Detroit 1–4 Columbus Bobrovsky 14,330 34–26–5 73 Recap 66 March 13 San Jose 4–3 Columbus SO Bobrovsky 13,851 34–26–6 74 Recap 67 March 15 Columbus 2–1 Minnesota SO Bobrovsky 19,042 35–26–6 76 Recap 68 March 18 Carolina 3–1 Columbus Bobrovsky 15,938 35–27–6 76 Recap 69 March 20 Columbus 3–2 Montreal Bobrovsky 21,273 36–27–6 78 Recap 70 March 21 NY Rangers 3–1 Columbus Bobrovsky 18,513 36–28–6 78 Recap 71 March 23 Columbus 0–2 NY Islanders Bobrovsky 15,008 36–29–6 78 Recap 72 March 25 Detroit 2–4 Columbus McElhinney 15,103 37–29–6 80 Recap 73 March 28 Pittsburgh 2–1 Columbus McElhinney 18,908 37–30–6 80 Recap 74 March 29 Columbus 3–2 Carolina OT McElhinney 16,174 38–30–6 82 Recap April: 5–2–1 (home: 2–1–1; road: 3–1–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 75 April 1 Colorado 3–2 Columbus OT Bobrovsky 16,550 38–30–7 83 Recap 76 April 3 Columbus 2–0 Philadelphia Bobrovsky 19,981 39–30–7 85 Recap 77 April 4 Chicago 4–3 Columbus Bobrovsky 18,695 39–31–7 85 Recap 78 April 6 NY Islanders 0–4 Columbus Bobrovsky 15,667 40–31–7 87 Recap 79 April 8 Phoenix 3–4 Columbus OT Bobrovsky 16,289 41–31–7 89 Recap 80 April 9 Columbus 3–1 Dallas Bobrovsky 16,125 42–31–7 91 Recap 81 April 11 Columbus 2–3 Tampa Bay McElhinney 18,686 42–32–7 91 Recap 82 April 12 Columbus 3–2 Florida Bobrovsky 14,241 43–32–7 93 RecapLegend:

Playoffs

The Columbus Blue Jackets entered the playoffs as the Eastern Conference's first wild card. They faced the Pittsburgh Penguins in the first round. This marked the second time the Blue Jackets qualified for the playoffs, and given that they were swept out of the playoffs by the Detroit Red Wings in 2009, their victory in game 2 was the franchise's first playoff win.

2014 Stanley Cup playoffs Eastern Conference first round vs. (M1) Pittsburgh Penguins: Pittsburgh won series 4–2 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap 1 April 16 Columbus 3–4 Pittsburgh Bobrovsky 18,646 0–1 Recap 2 April 19 Columbus 4–3 Pittsburgh 2OT Bobrovsky 18,619 1–1 Recap 3 April 21 Pittsburgh 4–3 Columbus Bobrovsky 18,144 1–2 Recap 4 April 23 Pittsburgh 3–4 Columbus OT Bobrovsky 18,144 2–2 Recap 5 April 26 Columbus 1–3 Pittsburgh Bobrovsky 18,618 2–3 Recap 6 April 28 Pittsburgh 4–3 Columbus Bobrovsky 19,189 2–4 Recap

Legend:

Player stats Final stats Skaters

Regular season Player 82 33 30 63 3 43 75 7 44 51 0 61 76 16 34 50 5 98 79 21 19 40 −4 18 81 22 17 39 −2 20 70 18 21 39 5 96 74 18 16 34 −3 26 82 12 22 34 1 20 82 5 28 33 −7 48 72 16 13 29 6 45 69 4 22 26 6 44 56 9 15 24 −1 53 66 4 17 21 4 10 36 5 14 19 −3 24 71 9 9 18 0 47 61 5 11 16 −2 36 70 5 10 15 2 28 66 2 13 15 9 20 ‡ 18 5 7 12 2 6 † 44 2 8 10 11 37 49 2 4 6 −7 37 16 4 0 4 2 6 28 1 1 2 −6 62 † 9 0 1 1 −2 4 † 4 0 1 1 2 0 6 0 1 1 1 0 17 0 1 1 0 2 6 0 0 0 −3 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 2 2

Playoffs Player 6 3 4 7 −1 4 6 2 4 6 −2 4 6 1 5 6 −1 6 6 3 2 5 −4 4 6 2 2 4 2 4 6 0 4 4 2 4 6 1 2 3 −2 4 6 1 2 3 1 0 4 2 0 2 0 4 4 1 1 2 0 4 6 1 1 2 −2 0 6 0 2 2 −7 10 6 1 0 1 −1 2 4 0 1 1 −2 2 6 0 1 1 −2 0 5 0 1 1 −1 0 2 0 0 0 −1 0 6 0 0 0 −2 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2

Goaltenders Regular season Player 58 58 3299 32 20 5 131 2.38 1699 0.923 5 0 1 2 28 21 1423 10 11 1 64 2.70 703 0.909 2 0 1 0 4 3 219 1 1 1 11 3.01 114 0.904 0 0 0 0

Playoffs Player 6 6 378 2 4 20 3.17 218 .908 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 2013–14 season.

Trades