2014–15 Columbus Blue Jackets season

The 2014–15 Columbus Blue Jackets season was the 15th season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on June 25, 1997. The Blue Jackets missed the playoffs despite qualifying the previous year. The Blue Jackets finished strong, going 15-1-1 in their final 17 games.

Standings

Suspensions/fines Player Explanation Length Salary Date issued Jack Johnson Illegal check to the head of Carolina Hurricanes forward Jiri Tlusty during NHL Game No. 176 in Columbus on Tuesday, November 4, 2014, at 7:31 of the third period. 3 games $70,276.50 November 5, 2014 Jared Boll Illegal check to the head of Anaheim Ducks forward Patrick Maroon during NHL Game No. 1093 in Columbus on Tuesday, March 24, 2015, at 4:02 of the second period. 3 games $27,419.34 March 26, 2015

Schedule and results

Pre-season 2014 Pre-Season game log: 7–1–0 (home: 4–0–0; road: 3–1–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Recap 1 September 21 Columbus 4–3 Carolina Forsberg 6,250 1–0–0 Recap 2 September 21 St. Louis 3–4 Columbus OT McElhinney 11,722 2–0–0 Recap 3 September 23 Pittsburgh 0–2 Columbus Bobrovsky 12,954 3–0–0 Recap 4 September 25 Columbus 5–4 St. Louis McElhinney 11,598 4–0–0 Recap 5 September 27 Columbus 1–2 Pittsburgh Bobrovsky 18,185 4–1–0 Recap 6 September 29 Columbus 3–0 Nashville McElhinney 11,905 5–1–0 Recap 7 October 1 Carolina 3–6 Columbus Bobrovsky 11,798 6–1–0 Recap 8 October 4 Nashville 2–3 Columbus Bobrovsky 14,786 7–1–0 Recap

Regular season 2014–15 game log October: 4–6–0 (home: 2–3–0; road: 2–3–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 October 9 Columbus 3–1 Buffalo Bobrovsky 18,215 1–0–0 2 Recap 2 October 11 NY Rangers 2–5 Columbus Bobrovsky 18,922 2–0–0 4 Recap 3 October 14 Dallas 4–2 Columbus Bobrovsky 15,995 2–1–0 4 Recap 4 October 17 Calgary 2–3 Columbus Bobrovsky 15,987 3–1–0 6 Recap 5 October 18 Columbus 2–3 Ottawa Bobrovsky 18,994 3–2–0 6 Recap 6 October 23 Columbus 5–4 San Jose Bobrovsky 17,562 4–2–0 8 Recap 7 October 24 Columbus 1–4 Anaheim Bobrovsky 15,778 4–3–0 8 Recap 8 October 26 Columbus 2–5 Los Angeles Bobrovsky 18,230 4–4–0 8 Recap 9 October 28 Ottawa 5–2 Columbus McElhinney 14,749 4–5–0 8 Recap 10 October 31 Toronto 4–1 Columbus McElhinney 14,479 4–6–0 8 Recap November: 2–9–2 (home: 1–5–1; road: 1–4–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 11 November 1 Columbus 2–3 New Jersey Forsberg 13,542 4–7–0 8 Recap 12 November 4 Carolina 4–2 Columbus McElhinney 15,638 4–8–0 8 Recap 13 November 7 Columbus 2–3 Carolina OT McElhinney 11,540 4–8–1 9 Recap 14 November 8 Tampa Bay 7–4 Columbus McElhinney 14,892 4–9–1 9 Recap 15 November 11 Columbus 2–4 Washington McElhinney 18,506 4–10–1 9 Recap 16 November 14 Columbus 4–3 Philadelphia McElhinney 19,789 5–10–1 11 Recap 17 November 15 San Jose 1–2 Columbus Bobrovsky 15,950 6–10–1 13 Recap 18 November 18 Detroit 5–0 Columbus Bobrovsky 15,438 6–11–1 13 Recap 19 November 21 Boston 4–3 Columbus SO Bobrovsky 15,030 6–11–2 14 Recap 20 November 22 Columbus 2–4 Philadelphia Bobrovsky 19,846 6–12–2 14 Recap 21 November 25 Winnipeg 4–2 Columbus Bobrovsky 13,745 6–13–2 14 Recap 22 November 28 Vancouver 5–0 Columbus Bobrovsky 14,121 6–14–2 14 Recap 23 November 29 Columbus 1–2 Nashville McElhinney 16,548 6–15–2 14 Recap December: 10–1–1 (home: 6–1–1; road: 4–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 24 December 1 Florida 1–2 Columbus Bobrovsky 12,309 7–15–2 16 Recap 25 December 4 Columbus 4–3 Florida SO Bobrovsky 7,788 8–15–2 18 Recap 26 December 6 Columbus 3–1 Tampa Bay Bobrovsky 17,467 9–15–2 20 Recap 27 December 9 Philadelphia 2–3 Columbus OT Bobrovsky 14,196 10–15–2 22 Recap 28 December 11 Columbus 3–2 Washington OT Bobrovsky 18,506 11–15–2 24 Recap 29 December 13 Pittsburgh 3–4 Columbus SO Bobrovsky 18,663 12–15–2 26 Recap 30 December 16 Columbus 1–0 Detroit SO Bobrovsky 20,027 13–15–2 28 Recap 31 December 18 Washington 5–4 Columbus OT Bobrovsky 13,722 13–15–3 29 Recap 32 December 20 Chicago 2–3 Columbus SO Bobrovsky 18,164 14–15–3 31 Recap 33 December 22 Nashville 5–1 Columbus Bobrovsky 14,573 14–16–3 31 Recap 34 December 27 Boston 2–6 Columbus McElhinney 16,795 15–16–3 33 Recap 35 December 31 Minnesota 1–3 Columbus Bobrovsky 18,040 16–16–3 35 Recap January: 5–8–0 (home: 1–3–0; road: 4–5–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 36 January 3 Columbus 3–6 Arizona Bobrovsky 13,159 16–17–3 35 Recap 37 January 4 Columbus 4–3 Colorado McElhinney 14,780 17–17–3 37 Recap 38 January 6 Columbus 4–2 Dallas Bobrovsky 17,123 18–17–3 39 Recap 39 January 9 Columbus 2–5 Toronto Bobrovsky 18,965 18–18–3 39 Recap 40 January 10 NY Islanders 5–2 Columbus Bobrovsky 16,589 18–19–3 39 Recap 41 January 14 Montreal 3–2 Columbus Bobrovsky 14,964 18–20–3 39 Recap 42 January 16 NY Rangers 2–1 Columbus Bobrovsky 16,104 18–21–3 39 Recap 43 January 17 Columbus 3–1 Boston McElhinney 17,565 19–21–3 41 Recap 44 January 19 Columbus 3–1 Minnesota Bobrovsky 19,064 20–21–3 43 Recap 45 January 21 Columbus 0–4 Winnipeg Bobrovsky 15,016 20–22–3 43 Recap 46 January 27 Washington 3–4 Columbus McElhinney 16,514 21–22–3 45 Recap 47 January 29 Columbus 2–3 Florida McElhinney 7,917 21–23–3 45 Recap 48 January 31 Columbus 1–3 Tampa Bay McElhinney 18,477 21–24–3 45 Recap February: 5–7–1 (home: 2–5–0; road: 3–2–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 49 February 3 Arizona 4–1 Columbus Forsberg 14,108 21–25–3 45 Recap 50 February 6 St. Louis 1–7 Columbus McElhinney 16,321 22–25–3 47 Recap 51 February 7 Columbus 4–1 Ottawa McElhinney 16,891 23–25–3 49 Recap 52 February 9 Los Angeles 4–3 Columbus McElhinney 14,703 23–26–3 49 Recap 53 February 13 Philadelphia 3–4 Columbus OT McElhinney 16,403 24–26–3 51 Recap 54 February 14 Columbus 3–6 NY Islanders Forsberg 15,678 24–27–3 51 Recap 55 February 17 Columbus 5–2 Philadelphia McElhinney 19,082 25–27–3 53 Recap 56 February 19 Columbus 2–1 Pittsburgh McElhinney 18,597 26–27–3 55 Recap 57 February 21 Columbus 1–3 Montreal McElhinney 21,286 26–28–3 55 Recap 58 February 22 Columbus 3–4 NY Rangers SO McElhinney 18,006 26–28–4 56 Recap 59 February 24 Buffalo 4–2 Columbus Forsberg 13,671 26–29–4 56 Recap 60 February 26 Montreal 5–2 Columbus McElhinney 12,357 26–30–4 56 Recap 61 February 28 New Jersey 2–0 Columbus McElhinney 17,814 26–31–4 56 Recap March: 11–4–0 (home: 3–3–0; road: 8–1–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 62 March 1 Columbus 3–5 Pittsburgh McElhinney 18,581 26–32–4 56 Recap 63 March 3 Washington 5–3 Columbus Bobrovsky 12,915 26–33–4 56 Recap 64 March 6 Columbus 3–2 New Jersey Bobrovsky 16,213 27–33–4 58 Recap 65 March 7 Colorado 4–0 Columbus McElhinney 16,599 27–34–4 58 Recap 66 March 10 Columbus 4–3 Carolina SO Bobrovsky 10,418 28–34–4 60 Recap 67 March 12 Columbus 3–1 Detroit Bobrovsky 20,027 29–34–4 62 Recap 68 March 13 Edmonton 4–5 Columbus SO Bobrovsky 14,317 30–34–4 64 Recap 69 March 15 Carolina 3–2 Columbus Bobrovsky 15,258 30–35–4 64 Recap 70 March 18 Columbus 4–3 Edmonton SO McElhinney 16,839 31–35–4 66 Recap 71 March 19 Columbus 6–2 Vancouver Bobrovsky 18,668 32–35–4 68 Recap 72 March 21 Columbus 3–2 Calgary OT Bobrovsky 19,289 33–35–4 70 Recap 73 March 24 Anaheim 3–5 Columbus Bobrovsky 14,044 34–35–4 72 Recap 74 March 27 Columbus 5–2 Chicago Bobrovsky 22,187 35–35–4 74 Recap 75 March 28 Columbus 4–2 St. Louis Bobrovsky 19,431 36–35–4 76 Recap 76 March 31 New Jersey 2–3 Columbus OT Bobrovsky 14,524 37–35–4 78 Recap April: 5–0–1 (home: 4–0–0; road: 1–0–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 77 April 2 NY Islanders 3–4 Columbus SO Bobrovsky 15,361 38–35–4 80 Recap 78 April 4 Pittsburgh 3–5 Columbus Bobrovsky 18,513 39–35–4 82 Recap 79 April 6 Columbus 3–4 NY Rangers OT Bobrovsky 18,006 39–35–5 83 Recap 80 April 8 Toronto 0–5 Columbus Bobrovsky 15,631 40–35–5 85 Recap 81 April 10 Buffalo 2–4 Columbus Bobrovsky 17,855 41–35–5 87 Recap 82 April 11 Columbus 5–4 NY Islanders SO McElhinney 16,170 42–35–5 89 Recap Legend:

Player stats Final stats Skaters

Regular season Player 79 31 42 73 16 50 82 26 45 71 −6 40 77 28 32 60 1 100 78 22 18 40 −2 22 79 8 32 40 −13 44 47 13 23 36 11 43 82 11 25 36 0 71 ‡ 56 8 21 29 −10 34 52 7 20 27 −6 8 56 13 10 23 1 28 35 8 13 21 12 14 68 4 16 20 −19 22 † 54 9 10 19 1 29 31 9 8 17 −5 12 67 3 12 15 8 40 54 7 6 13 −9 0 36 0 9 9 12 19 45 6 2 8 −18 16 61 1 7 8 −14 76 63 0 8 8 −14 85 † 28 2 4 6 1 13 ‡ 19 1 5 6 −3 4 72 1 4 5 −13 109 33 1 4 5 −8 21 25 0 5 5 2 8 † 8 4 0 4 −2 4 †‡ 18 1 2 3 −7 9 12 1 2 3 1 8 5 0 3 3 3 2 † 5 1 1 2 −3 7 † 3 1 1 2 2 0 8 0 2 2 0 2 4 0 1 1 −1 0 6 0 1 1 −1 2 ‡ 17 0 1 1 −8 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 † 3 0 0 0 −1 14 3 0 0 0 −1 0 3 0 0 0 0 4

Goaltenders Regular season Player 51 49 2994 30 17 3 134 2.68 1632 0.918 2 0 2 4 32 28 1710 12 14 2 82 2.88 949 0.914 0 0 0 0 5 5 256 0 4 0 20 4.69 149 0.866 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.

Notable achievements

Awards

Regular season Player Award Awarded NHL Second Star of the Week December 8, 2014 NHL Third Star of the Month January 2, 2015 NHL All-Star game selection January 10, 2015 NHL All-Star game selection January 10, 2015 NHL All-Star game selection January 10, 2015 NHL All-Star game captain January 14, 2015 NHL All-Star game MVP January 25, 2015 NHL First Star of the Week January 26, 2015 NHL First Star of the Week March 16, 2015 NHL Second Star of the Week March 30, 2015 NHL Third Star of the Week April 6, 2015

Milestones

Regular season Player Milestone Reached 1st Career NHL Game1st Career NHL Assist1st Career NHL Point October 9, 2014 1st Career NHL Game October 9, 2014 M. Dano 1st Career NHL Goal1st Career NHL Assist1st Career NHL Point October 11, 2014 1st Career NHL Goal October 26, 2014 100th Career NHL Game October 31, 2014 500th Career NHL Game October 31, 2014 200th Career NHL Game November 1, 2014 1st Career NHL Game November 1, 2014 200th Career NHL Assist November 8, 2014 100th Career NHL Win November 15, 2014 J. Wisniewski 500th Career NHL Game November 25, 2014 100th Career NHL Game November 25, 2014 100th Career NHL Game November 28, 2014 1st Career NHL Game November 29, 2014 J. Johnson 200th Career NHL Point November 29, 2014 500th Career NHL Game December 11, 2014 S. Bobrovsky 200th Career NHL Game December 16, 2014 S. Bobrovsky 10th Career NHL Shutout December 16, 2014 100th Career NHL Goal December 18, 2014 1st Career NHL Goal December 18, 2014 A. Wennberg 1st Career NHL Goal December 22, 2014 N. Foligno 500th Career NHL Game December 31, 2014 B. Dubinsky 100th Career NHL Goal January 4, 2015 700th Career NHL Game January 6, 2015 300th Career NHL Assist January 6, 2015 1st Career NHL Game January 16, 2015 S. Hartnell 1,000th Career NHL Game February 9, 2015 B. Dubinsky 300th Career NHL Point February 14, 2015 200th Career NHL Game February 22, 2015 200th Career NHL Game March 3, 2015 B. Dubinsky 200th Career NHL Assist March 10, 2015 C. Atkinson 100th Career NHL Point March 13, 2015 100th Career NHL Assist March 19, 2015

Transactions The Blue Jackets have been involved in the following transactions during the 2014–15 season.

Trades