2017–18 Columbus Blue Jackets season
2017–18 Columbus Blue Jackets | |
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Division | 4th Metropolitan |
Conference | 7th Eastern |
2017–18 record | 45–30–7 |
Home record | 26–12–3 |
Road record | 19–18–4 |
Goals for | 242 |
Goals against | 230 |
Team information | |
General manager | Jarmo Kekalainen |
Coach | John Tortorella |
Captain | Nick Foligno |
Alternate captains | Brandon Dubinsky (Oct.–Jan.) Boone Jenner Jack Johnson |
Arena | Nationwide Arena |
Average attendance | 16,659[1] |
Minor league affiliate(s) | Cleveland Monsters (AHL) |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Artemi Panarin (27) |
Assists | Artemi Panarin (55) |
Points | Artemi Panarin (82) |
Penalty minutes | Nick Foligno (50) |
Plus/minus | Artemi Panarin (+23) |
Wins | Sergei Bobrovsky (37) |
Goals against average | Sergei Bobrovsky (2.42) |
The 2017–18 Columbus Blue Jackets season was the 18th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 25, 1997.[2]
Standings
[edit]Pos | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | y – Washington Capitals | 82 | 49 | 26 | 7 | 46 | 259 | 239 | +20 | 105 |
2 | x – Pittsburgh Penguins | 82 | 47 | 29 | 6 | 45 | 272 | 250 | +22 | 100 |
3 | x – Philadelphia Flyers | 82 | 42 | 26 | 14 | 40 | 251 | 243 | +8 | 98 |
4 | x – Columbus Blue Jackets | 82 | 45 | 30 | 7 | 39 | 242 | 230 | +12 | 97 |
5 | x – New Jersey Devils | 82 | 44 | 29 | 9 | 39 | 248 | 244 | +4 | 97 |
6 | Carolina Hurricanes | 82 | 36 | 35 | 11 | 33 | 228 | 256 | −28 | 83 |
7 | New York Islanders | 82 | 35 | 37 | 10 | 32 | 264 | 296 | −32 | 80 |
8 | New York Rangers | 82 | 34 | 39 | 9 | 31 | 231 | 268 | −37 | 77 |
Pos | Div | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | ME | x – Columbus Blue Jackets | 82 | 45 | 30 | 7 | 39 | 242 | 230 | +12 | 97 |
2 | ME | x – New Jersey Devils | 82 | 44 | 29 | 9 | 39 | 248 | 244 | +4 | 97 |
3 | AT | Florida Panthers | 82 | 44 | 30 | 8 | 41 | 248 | 246 | +2 | 96 |
4 | ME | Carolina Hurricanes | 82 | 36 | 35 | 11 | 33 | 228 | 256 | −28 | 83 |
5 | ME | New York Islanders | 82 | 35 | 37 | 10 | 32 | 264 | 296 | −32 | 80 |
6 | ME | New York Rangers | 82 | 34 | 39 | 9 | 31 | 231 | 268 | −37 | 77 |
7 | AT | Detroit Red Wings | 82 | 30 | 39 | 13 | 25 | 217 | 255 | −38 | 73 |
8 | AT | Montreal Canadiens | 82 | 29 | 40 | 13 | 27 | 209 | 264 | −55 | 71 |
9 | AT | Ottawa Senators | 82 | 28 | 43 | 11 | 26 | 221 | 291 | −70 | 67 |
10 | AT | Buffalo Sabres | 82 | 25 | 45 | 12 | 24 | 199 | 280 | −81 | 62 |
Schedule and results
[edit]Preseason
[edit]The preseason schedule was published on June 19, 2017.[5]
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# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Recap |
1 | September 19 | Chicago | 5–2 | Columbus | Korpisalo | 10,548 | 0–1–0 | Recap | |
2 | September 20 | Columbus | 2–3 | St. Louis | OT | Kulbakov | 9,648 | 0–1–1 | Recap |
3 | September 22 | Pittsburgh | 4–3 | Columbus | Kivlenieks | 12,115 | 0–2–1 | Recap | |
4 | September 23 | Columbus | 3–2 | Chicago | Korpisalo | 20,395 | 1–2–1 | Recap | |
5 | September 24 | Nashville | 5–3 | Columbus | Bobrovsky | 12,044 | 1–3–1 | Recap | |
6 | September 26 | St. Louis | 2–5 | Columbus | Korpisalo | 9,757 | 2–3–1 | Recap | |
7 | September 28 | Columbus | 4–3 | Nashville | SO | Bobrovsky | 16,052 | 3–3–1 | Recap |
8 | September 30 | Columbus | 3–0 | Pittsburgh | Bobrovsky | 18,338 | 4–3–1 | Recap |
Regular season
[edit]The regular season schedule was released on June 22, 2017.[6]
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Playoffs
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Legend: Win Loss |
Player statistics
[edit]As of April 23, 2018[7]
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Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
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Sergei Bobrovsky | 65 | 65 | 3,911:34 | 37 | 22 | 6 | 158 | 2.42 | 1,993 | .921 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Joonas Korpisalo | 18 | 17 | 1,048:49 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 58 | 3.32 | 564 | .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 | 6 | 6 | 415:27 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 3.18 | 221 | .900 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Blue Jackets. Statistics reflect time with the Blue Jackets only.
‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Statistics reflect time with the Blue Jackets only.
Bold/italics denotes franchise record.
Transactions
[edit]The Blue Jackets have been involved in the following transactions during the 2017–18 season.
Trades
[edit]Date | Details | Ref | |
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June 21, 2017 | To Vegas Golden Knights David Clarkson 1st round pick in 2017 2nd round pick in 2019 |
To Columbus Blue Jackets Expansion Draft considerations[a] |
[8] |
June 23, 2017 | To Chicago Blackhawks Brandon Saad Anton Forsberg 5th round pick in 2018 |
To Columbus Blue Jackets Artemi Panarin Tyler Motte 6th round pick in 2017 |
[9] |
June 23, 2017 | To Minnesota Wild Dante Salituro |
To Columbus Blue Jackets Jordan Schroeder |
[10] |
June 24, 2017 | To Vegas Golden Knights Keegan Kolesar |
To Columbus Blue Jackets TBL's 2nd round pick in 2017 |
[11] |
January 22, 2018 | To Arizona Coyotes John Ramage |
Columbus Blue Jackets Future considerations |
[12] |
January 22, 2018 | To Los Angeles Kings Future considerations |
To Columbus Blue Jackets Jeff Zatkoff |
[13] |
February 25, 2018 | To Nashville Predators 4th round pick in 2018 |
To Columbus Blue Jackets Mark Letestu |
[14] |
January 22, 2018 | To Ottawa Senators Nick Moutrey 3rd-round pick in 2020 |
To Columbus Blue Jackets Ian Cole |
[15] |
February 26, 2018 | To Arizona Coyotes Jordan Maletta |
To Columbus Blue Jackets Ryan Kujawinski |
[16] |
February 26, 2018 | To Vancouver Canucks Jussi Jokinen Tyler Motte |
To Columbus Blue Jackets Thomas Vanek |
[17] |
Notes:
- [a] The Vegas Golden Knights will not select Josh Anderson, Jack Johnson, or Joonas Korpisalo in the 2017 NHL Expansion Draft
Free agents acquired[edit]
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Free agents lost[edit]
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Claimed via waivers[edit]
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Lost via waivers[edit]
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Lost via retirement
[edit]Date | Player | Ref |
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Player signings
[edit]Date | Player | Contract terms (in U.S. dollars) |
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June 23, 2017 | Alex Broadhurst | 1-year, $650,000 | [33] |
June 27, 2017 | Jordan Schroeder | 2-year, $1.3 million | [34] |
September 1, 2017 | Alex Wennberg | 6-year, $29.4 million | [35] |
October 2, 2017 | Josh Anderson | 3-year, $5.55 million | [36] |
November 16, 2017 | Cam Atkinson | 7-year, $41.125 million contract extension | [37] |
March 14, 2018 | Dean Kukan | 2-year, $1.45 million contract extension | [38] |
March 15, 2018 | Nathan Gerbe | 2-year, $1.35 million contract extension | [39] |
March 29, 2018 | Markus Nutivaara | 4-year, $10.8 million contract extension | [40] |
May 4, 2018 | Jonathan Davidsson | 3-year, $2.55 million entry-level contract | [41] |
May 22, 2018 | Alexandre Texier | 3-year, $2.775 million entry-level contract | [42] |
June 18, 2018 | Alex Broadhurst | 1-year, $700,000 contract extension | [43] |
Draft picks
[edit]Below are the Columbus Blue Jackets' selections at the 2017 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 23 and 24, 2017 at the United Center in Chicago.
Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
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2 | 451 | Alexandre Texier | C | France | Brûleurs de Loups (Ligue Magnus) |
3 | 86 | Daniil Tarasov | G | Russia | Tolpar Ufa (MHL) |
4 | 117 | Emil Bemstrom | C | Sweden | Leksands IF (J20 SuperElit) |
5 | 148 | Kale Howarth | C | Canada | Trail Smoke Eaters (BCHL) |
6 | 1702 | Jonathan Davidsson | RW | Sweden | Djurgårdens IF (SHL) |
6 | 179 | Carson Meyer | RW | United States | Miami RedHawks (NCHC) |
7 | 210 | Robbie Stucker | D | United States | Saint Thomas Academy (USHS) |
Draft notes:[44]
- The Tampa Bay Lightning's second-round pick went to the Columbus Blue Jackets as the result of a trade on June 24, 2017 that sent Keegan Kolesar to Vegas in exchange for this pick.[45]
- The New York Islanders' sixth-round pick went to the Columbus Blue Jackets as the result of a trade on June 23, 2017 that sent Brandon Saad, Anton Forsberg and a fifth-round pick in 2018 to Chicago in exchange for Artemi Panarin, Tyler Motte and this pick.[46]
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