2018–19 Columbus Blue Jackets season

2018–19 Columbus Blue Jackets
Division TBD Metropolitan
Conference TBD Eastern
2018–19 record 3–2–0
Home record 1–1–0
Road record 2–1–0
Goals for 16
Goals against 19
Team information
General Manager Jarmo Kekalainen
Coach John Tortorella
Captain Nick Foligno
Alternate captains Cam Atkinson
Boone Jenner
Seth Jones
Arena Nationwide Arena
Minor league affiliate(s) Cleveland Monsters (AHL)
Team leaders
Goals Artemi Panarin (3)
Assists Artemi Panarin (4)
Points Artemi Panarin (7)
Penalties in minutes 3 tied (4)
Plus/minus Josh Anderson
Anthony Duclair (+3)
Wins Joonas Korpisalo (2)
Goals against average Joonas Korpisalo (2.95)

The 2018–19 Columbus Blue Jackets season the 19th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 25, 1997.[1]

Standings

Divisional standings

Metropolitan Division
Pos Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 Carolina Hurricanes 6 4 1 1 4 23 18 +5 9
2 New Jersey Devils 3 3 0 0 3 14 4 +10 6
3 Columbus Blue Jackets 5 3 2 0 3 16 19 −3 6
4 Pittsburgh Penguins 4 2 1 1 2 15 17 −2 5
5 Washington Capitals 5 2 2 1 2 20 19 +1 5
6 New York Islanders 4 2 2 0 2 11 10 +1 4
7 Philadelphia Flyers 5 2 3 0 2 16 20 −4 4
8 New York Rangers 5 1 4 0 1 12 18 −6 2
Updated to game(s) played on October 14, 2018. Source: National Hockey League

Conference standings

Top 3 (Metropolitan Division)
Pos Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 Carolina Hurricanes 6 4 1 1 4 23 18 +5 9
2 New Jersey Devils 3 3 0 0 3 14 4 +10 6
3 Columbus Blue Jackets 5 3 2 0 3 16 19 −3 6
Source: National Hockey League
Top 3 (Atlantic Division)
Pos Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 Toronto Maple Leafs 6 5 1 0 5 29 22 +7 10
2 Boston Bruins 5 4 1 0 4 22 13 +9 8
3 Buffalo Sabres 5 3 2 0 3 11 13 −2 6
Source: National Hockey League
Eastern Conference Wild Card
Pos Div Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 ME Pittsburgh Penguins 4 2 1 1 2 15 17 −2 5
2 AT Montreal Canadiens 4 2 1 1 1 11 10 +1 5
3 ME Washington Capitals 5 2 2 1 2 20 19 +1 5
4 AT Ottawa Senators 5 2 2 1 2 20 21 −1 5
5 AT Tampa Bay Lightning 3 2 1 0 1 11 7 +4 4
6 ME New York Islanders 4 2 2 0 2 11 10 +1 4
7 ME Philadelphia Flyers 5 2 3 0 2 16 20 −4 4
8 ME New York Rangers 5 1 4 0 1 12 18 −6 2
9 AT Detroit Red Wings 5 0 3 2 0 11 23 −12 2
10 AT Florida Panthers 3 0 2 1 0 7 10 −3 1
Updated to game(s) played on October 14, 2018. Source: National Hockey League

Schedule and results

Preseason

The preseason schedule was published on June 15, 2018.[2]

Regular season

The regular season schedule was released on June 21, 2018.[3]

2018–19 game log
October: 3–2–0 (Home: 1–1–0 ; Road: 2–1–0)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPtsRecap
1October 4Columbus3–2DetroitOTKorpisalo19,5151–0–02Recap
2October 5Carolina3–1ColumbusBobrovsky18,3061–1–02Recap
3October 9Colorado2–5ColumbusBobrovsky11,6942–1–04Recap
4October 11Columbus5–4FloridaKorpisalo14,3943–1–06Recap
5October 13Columbus2–8Tampa BayBobrovsky19,0923–2–06Recap
6October 18Philadelphia–Columbus
7October 20Chicago–Columbus
8October 23Arizona–Columbus
9October 25Columbus–St. Louis
10October 27Buffalo–Columbus
11October 30Detroit–Columbus

Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Player statistics

As of October 9, 2018[4]

Skaters

Regular season
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Nick Foligno322432
Artemi Panarin321312
Josh Anderson320212
Cam Atkinson3112−10
Brandon Dubinsky211200
Pierre-Luc Dubois3112−24
Anthony Duclair302230
Markus Nutivaara302210
Alexander Wennberg302222
Ryan Murray3011−10
David Savard301120
Oliver Bjorkstrand3000−20
Gabriel Carlsson1000−12
Adam Clendening200010
Scott Harrington100010
Boone Jenner300002
Dean Kukan2000−10
Sonny Milano3000−20
Riley Nash300010
Lukas Sedlak100000
Zach Werenski300020

Goaltenders

Regular season
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Joonas Korpisalo116310021.9420.9000000
Sergei Bobrovsky2211911052.5262.9190000

†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.

Roster

Updated October 10, 2018[5][6]

# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
77 Canada Josh Anderson RW R 24 2015 Burlington, Ontario
13 United States Cam Atkinson (A) RW R 29 2008 Riverside, Connecticut
28 Denmark Oliver Bjorkstrand RW R 23 2013 Herning, Denmark
72 Russia Sergei Bobrovsky G L 30 2012 Novokuznetsk, Soviet Union
6 United States Adam Clendening D R 25 2018 Niagara Falls, New York
17 United States Brandon Dubinsky  C/LW L 32 2012 Anchorage, Alaska
18 Canada Pierre-Luc Dubois LW/C L 20 2016 Ste-Agathe-des-Monts, Quebec
91 Canada Anthony Duclair LW L 23 2018 Laval, Quebec
71 United States Nick Foligno (C) LW L 30 2012 Buffalo, New York
37 Finland Markus Hannikainen LW L 25 2015 Helsinki, Finland
4 Canada Scott Harrington D L 25 2016 Kingston, Ontario
38 Canada Boone Jenner (A) C L 25 2011 London, Ontario
3 United States Seth Jones (A)  D R 24 2016 Arlington, Texas
70 Finland Joonas Korpisalo G L 24 2015 Pori, Finland
46 Switzerland Dean Kukan D L 25 2015 Zürich, Switzerland
22 United States Sonny Milano LW L 22 2014 Massapequa, New York
27 Canada Ryan Murray D L 25 2012 White City, Saskatchewan
20 Canada Riley Nash C R 29 2018 Consort, Alberta
65 Finland Markus Nutivaara D L 24 2015 Oulu, Finland
9 Russia Artemi Panarin LW R 26 2017 Korkino, Soviet Union
58 Canada David Savard D R 27 2009 Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec
45 Czech Republic Lukas Sedlak C L 25 2011 České Budějovice, Czech Republic
10 Sweden Alexander Wennberg C L 24 2013 Stockholm, Sweden
8 United States Zach Werenski D L 21 2015 Grosse Pointe, Michigan

Transactions

The Blue Jackets have been involved in the following transactions during the 2018–19 season.

Trades

DateDetailsRef
June 23, 2018 To Detroit Red Wings
5th-round pick in 2019		 To Columbus Blue Jackets
MTL's 6th-round pick in 2018 – Tim Berni		 [7]
June 27, 2018 To Chicago Blackhawks
Jordan Schroeder		 To Columbus Blue Jackets
Jean-Francois Berube		 [8]
July 18, 2018 To Arizona Coyotes
Jacob Graves
Conditional 6th-round pick in 2019		 To Columbus Blue Jackets
Ryan MacInnis		 [9]

Free agents

DatePlayerTeamContract termRef
July 1, 2018Matt Calvertto Colorado Avalanche3-year[10]
July 1, 2018Adam Clendeningfrom Chicago Blackhawks1-year[11]
July 1, 2018Ian Coleto Colorado Avalanche3-year[10]
July 1, 2018Tommy Crossfrom Boston Bruins1-year[12]
July 1, 2018Cameron Gaunceto Tampa Bay Lightning1-year[13]
July 1, 2018Jack Johnsonto Pittsburgh Penguins5-year[14]
July 1, 2018Riley Nashfrom Boston Bruins3-year[15]
July 1, 2018Dillon Simpsonfrom Edmonton Oilers2-year[16]
July 1, 2018Thomas Vanekto Detroit Red Wings1-year[17]
July 5, 2018Anthony Duclairfrom Chicago Blackhawks1-year[18]
July 6, 2018Jeff Zatkoffto Straubing Tigers (DEL)Unknown[19]
July 7, 2018Taylor Chorneyto Lugano (NL)1-year[20]
September 27, 2018Michael Prapavessisfrom RPI Engineers (ECAC)2-year[21]

Waivers

DatePlayerTeamRef

Signings

DatePlayerContract termRef
July 5, 2018Boone Jenner4-year[22]
July 14, 2018Ryan Murray1-year[23]
July 15, 2018Oliver Bjorkstrand3-year[24]
July 30, 2018Liam Foudy3-year[25]
September 27, 2018Mark Letestu1-year[26]

Draft picks

Below are the Columbus Blue Jackets' selections at the 2018 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 22 and 23, 2018, at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas.

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 18 Liam Foudy C Canada Canada London Knights (OHL)
2 49 Kirill Marchenko LW Russia Russia Mamonty Yugry (MHL)
3 80 Marcus Karlberg RW Sweden Sweden Leksands IF J20 (SuperElit)
6 1591 Tim Berni D Switzerland Switzerland GCK Lions (NLB)
6 173 Veini Vehvilainen G Finland Finland Karpat (Liiga)
7 204 Trey Fix-Wolansky RW Canada Canada Edmonton Oil Kings (WHL)

Notes:

  1. The Detroit Red Wings' sixth-round pick went to the Columbus Blue Jackets as the result of a trade on June 23, 2018, that sent a sixth-round pick in 2019 to Detroit in exchange for this pick.[27]

References

  1. ↑ National Hockey League (2013). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2014. Diamond Sports Data, Inc. p. 49. ISBN 978-1-894801-26-3.
  2. ↑ "Blue Jackets Announce 2018 Preseason Schedule". NHL.com. June 15, 2018. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Columbus Blue Jackets announce 2018-19 regular season schedule". NHL.com. June 21, 2018. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Columbus Blue Jackets Stats - 2018-2019". NHL.com. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Columbus Blue Jackets Roster". NHL.com. Retrieved October 3, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Columbus Blue Jackets Hockey Transactions". TSN.ca. Retrieved October 3, 2017.
  7. ↑ "2018 NHL Draft Notes". NHL.com. June 23, 2018. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
  8. ↑ "RELEASE: Blackhawks acquire Schroeder". NHL.com. June 27, 2018. Retrieved June 29, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Columbus Blue Jackets acquire Ryan MacInnis from Arizona". July 18, 2018. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
  10. 1 2 "Avs Add Depth On First Day Of Free Agency". nhl.com. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
  11. ↑ "Columbus Blue Jackets sign defenseman Adam Clendening". nhl.com. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
  12. ↑ "Columbus Blue Jackets sign defenseman Tommy Cross". nhl.com. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
  13. ↑ "Lightning sign defenseman Cameron Gaunce to one-year contract". NHL.com. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
  14. ↑ "Penguins Sign Defenseman Jack Johnson to a Five-Year Contract". Pittsburgh Penguins. July 1, 2018. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
  15. ↑ "Columbus Blue Jackets sign center Riley Nash". nhl.com. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
  16. ↑ "Columbus Blue Jackets sign defenseman Dillon Simpson". nhl.com. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
  17. ↑ Wakiji, Dana (July 1, 2018). "Wings move quickly on first day of free agency". Detroit Red Wings. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
  18. ↑ "Blue Jackets sign Anthony Duclair to one-year deal". sportsnet.ca. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
  19. ↑ "JEFF ZATKOFF – EIN STANLEY-CUP-SIEGER FÜR DIE STRAUBING TIGERS" (in German). straubing-tigers.de. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
  20. ↑ "ECCO IL DIFENSORE STRANIERO DELL'HCL: TAYLOR CHORNEY" (in Italian). hclugano.ch. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
  21. ↑ "Columbus Blue Jackets Sign Michael Prapavessis to Two Year ELC". unionandblue.com. Retrieved September 27, 2018.
  22. ↑ "Blue Jackets Sign Forward Boone Jenner To Four-Year Contract Extension". NHL.com. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
  23. ↑ "Blue Jackets Defenseman Ryan Murray Accepts Club Qualifying Offer". nhl.com. Retrieved July 15, 2018.
  24. ↑ "Blue Jackets sign forward Oliver Bjorkstrand to three-year contract". nhl.com. Retrieved July 15, 2018.
  25. ↑ "Blue Jackets Sign Liam Foudy To Three-Year Entry Level Contract". NHL.com. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
  26. ↑ "Blue Jackets bring back Letestu, sent to AHL". tsn.ca. Retrieved September 27, 2018.
  27. ↑ "2018 NHL Draft, Round 6: Blue Jackets select defenseman Tim Berni". June 23, 2018. Retrieved June 23, 2017.
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