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| 2009–10 Columbus Blue Jackets | |
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| Division | 5th Central |
| Conference | 14th Western |
| 2009–10 record | 32–35–15 |
| Home record | 20–12–9 |
| Road record | 12–23–6 |
| Goals for | 216 |
| Goals against | 259 |
| Team information | |
| General manager | Scott Howson |
| Coach | Ken Hitchcock (Oct.–Feb.) Claude Noel (Feb.–Apr.) (interim) |
| Captain | Rick Nash |
| Alternate captains | Mike Commodore Rostislav Klesla Fredrik Modin (Oct-Mar) Samuel Pahlsson (Mar.–Apr.) R. J. Umberger Antoine Vermette |
| Arena | Nationwide Arena |
| Average attendance | 15,416 (84.9%) Total: 632,056 |
| Team leaders | |
| Goals | Rick Nash (33) |
| Assists | Kristian Huselius (40) |
| Points | Rick Nash (67) |
| Penalty minutes | Jared Boll (149) |
| Plus/minus | Derek Dorsett (+6) |
| Wins | Steve Mason (20) |
| Goals against average | Mathieu Garon (2.81) |
The 2009–10 Columbus Blue Jackets season was the team's tenth season of play in the National Hockey League (NHL).
On February 3, 2010, the Jackets fired head coach Ken Hitchcock and named Claude Noel as interim head coach. [1]
| GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | ||
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| 1 | y – Chicago Blackhawks | 82 | 52 | 22 | 8 | 271 | 209 | 112 |
| 2 | Detroit Red Wings | 82 | 44 | 24 | 14 | 229 | 216 | 102 |
| 3 | Nashville Predators | 82 | 47 | 29 | 6 | 225 | 225 | 100 |
| 4 | St. Louis Blues | 82 | 40 | 32 | 10 | 225 | 223 | 90 |
| 5 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 82 | 32 | 35 | 15 | 216 | 259 | 79 |
| R | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | |||
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| 1 | z – San Jose Sharks | 82 | 51 | 20 | 11 | 264 | 215 | 113 | ||
| 2 | y – Chicago Blackhawks | 82 | 52 | 22 | 8 | 271 | 209 | 112 | ||
| 3 | y – Vancouver Canucks | 82 | 49 | 28 | 5 | 272 | 222 | 103 | ||
| 4 | Phoenix Coyotes | 82 | 50 | 25 | 7 | 225 | 202 | 107 | ||
| 5 | Detroit Red Wings | 82 | 44 | 24 | 14 | 229 | 216 | 102 | ||
| 6 | Los Angeles Kings | 82 | 46 | 27 | 9 | 241 | 219 | 101 | ||
| 7 | Nashville Predators | 82 | 47 | 29 | 6 | 225 | 225 | 100 | ||
| 8 | Colorado Avalanche | 82 | 43 | 30 | 9 | 244 | 233 | 95 | ||
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| 9 | St. Louis Blues | 82 | 40 | 32 | 10 | 225 | 223 | 90 | ||
| 10 | Calgary Flames | 82 | 40 | 32 | 10 | 204 | 210 | 90 | ||
| 11 | Anaheim Ducks | 82 | 39 | 32 | 11 | 238 | 251 | 89 | ||
| 12 | Dallas Stars | 82 | 37 | 31 | 14 | 237 | 254 | 88 | ||
| 13 | Minnesota Wild | 82 | 38 | 36 | 8 | 219 | 246 | 84 | ||
| 14 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 82 | 32 | 35 | 15 | 216 | 259 | 79 | ||
| 15 | Edmonton Oilers | 82 | 27 | 47 | 8 | 214 | 284 | 62 | ||
bold – Qualified for playoffs; y – Won division; z – Won conference (and division)
| 2009 Pre-season Game Log: 4–3–1 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 1–2–1) | ||||||||||
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| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | ||
| 1 | September 15 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 4 - 5 | Pittsburgh Penguins | OT | LaCosta | 15,766 | 0-0-1 | ||
| 2 | September 18 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 0 - 2 | Minnesota Wild | Mason | 18,064 | 0-1-1 | |||
| 3 | September 19 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 2 - 3 | Nashville Predators | LaCosta | 10,703 | 0-2-1 | |||
| 4 | September 21 | Minnesota Wild | 1 - 5 | Columbus Blue Jackets | Mason | 10,056 | 1-2-1 | |||
| 5 | September 22 | Boston Bruins | 5 - 6 | Columbus Blue Jackets | SO | Garon | 10,571 | 2-2-1 | ||
| 6 | September 24 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 2 - 5 | Columbus Blue Jackets | Mason | 12,638 | 3-2-1 | |||
| 7 | September 26 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 4 - 2 | Boston Bruins | Garon | 16,711 | 4-2-1 | |||
| 8 | September 27 | Nashville Predators | 4 - 2 | Columbus Blue Jackets | Mason | 13,761 | 4-3-1 | |||
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The Blue Jackets were unable to qualify for the playoffs, despite qualifying the previous year.
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes
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Note: GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime losses; GA = Goals against; GAA= Goals against average; SA= Shots against; SV= Saves; Sv% = Save percentage; SO= Shutouts
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†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Blue Jackets. Stats reflect time with the Blue Jackets only.
‡Traded mid-season
Italics denotes franchise record
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| Player | Award | Awarded | |||||||
| Mathieu Garon[4] | NHL Third Star of the Week | January 11, 2010 | |||||||
| Player | Record | Number | Reached |
| Steve Mason | Career Shutouts | 13 | February 6, 2010 |
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| Player | Milestone | Reached | |||||||
| Rick Nash | 200th NHL Goal | October 24, 2009 | |||||||
| Antoine Vermette | 100th NHL Goal | January 8, 2010 | |||||||
| Mathieu Garon | 100th NHL Win | January 8, 2010 | |||||||
| Grant Clitsome | 1st NHL Point 1st NHL Assist |
March 2, 2010 | |||||||
| Mike Blunden | 1st NHL Point 1st NHL Assist |
March 9, 2010 | |||||||
| Fedor Tyutin | 100th NHL Assist | March 11, 2010 | |||||||
| Mike Blunden | 1st NHL Goal | March 25, 2010 | |||||||
| Grant Clitsome | 1st NHL Goal | March 27, 2010 | |||||||
| Tomas Kana | 1st NHL Point 1st NHL Assist |
April 7, 2010 | |||||||
The Blue Jackets have been involved in the following transactions during the 2009–10 season.
Free agents acquired[edit]
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Free agents lost[edit]
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Columbus had six picks at the 2009 NHL Entry Draft in Montreal, Quebec.
| Round | # | Player | Position | Nationality | College/Junior/Club Team (League) |
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| 1 | 21 (from Philadelphia via Anaheim) | John Moore | (D) | Chicago Steel (USHL) | |
| 2 | 56 (from Boston via NY Islanders) | Kevin Lynch | (C) | U.S. National Team Development Program (USHL) | |
| 4 | 94 (from Colorado) | David Savard | (D) | Moncton Wildcats (QMJHL) | |
| 5 | 137 | Thomas Larkin | (D) | (Exeter High School) (USHS-NH) | |
| 6 | 167 | Anton Blomqvist | (D) | Malmo Redhawks Jr. (J20 SuperElit) | |
| 7 | 197 | Kyle Neuber | (RW) | Mississauga St. Michael's Majors (OHL) |
The American Hockey League's Syracuse Crunch and the ECHL's Gwinnett Gladiators are the Blue Jackets' minor league affiliates for the 2009–10 season.
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