2008–09 Columbus Blue Jackets season

National Hockey League season

2008–09 Columbus Blue Jackets

Division| 4th Central
Conference| 7th Western
2008–09 record| 41–31–10
Home record| 25–13–3
Road record| 16–18–7
Goals for| 226
Goals against| 230
Team information
General manager| Scott Howson
Coach| Ken Hitchcock
Captain| Rick Nash
Alternate captains| Rostislav Klesla
Fredrik Modin
Michael Peca
Arena| Nationwide Arena
Average attendance| 15,543
Team leaders
Goals| Rick Nash (40)
Assists| Rick Nash (39)
Points| Rick Nash (79)
Penalty minutes| Jared Boll (180)
Plus/minus| Jan Hejda (+23)
Wins| Steve Mason (33)
Goals against average| Steve Mason (2.29)

<- 2007–08

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The 2008–09 Columbus Blue Jackets season was the ninth National Hockey League (NHL) season in Columbus, Ohio. On April 8, 2009, the Blue Jackets clinched a playoff berth after a shootout victory against the Chicago Blackhawks, the first berth in team history.

## Preseason[edit]

The Jackets selected Russian forward Nikita Filatov with the sixth overall pick at the 2008 NHL Entry Draft. Filatov made an immediate impact with Columbus, scoring a goal in his NHL debut against the Nashville Predators. Columbus was rather aggressive in free agency, signing proven forward Kristian Huselius, and solidifying the defensive core with veteran Mike Commodore. General Manager Scott Howson also engineered two key pre-season trades, trading a draft pick to the Philadelphia Flyers for R. J. Umberger, and trading stars Nikolay Zherdev and Dan Fritsche to the New York Rangers in exchange for defensemen Fedor Tyutin and Christian Backman.

## Regular season[edit]

Rookie goaltender Steve Mason, who missed the first month of the season following knee surgery,[1] led the Blue Jackets into playoff contention at the All-Star break. Recalled from the American Hockey League's Syracuse Crunch following Pascal Leclaire's injury, Mason was named the Rookie of the Month by the NHL for November after recording five wins in eight decisions, including two shutouts.[2] He again won Rookie of the Month honors in December,[3] and was named to the YoungStars team at the 2009 All-Star Game in Montreal, though he declined to play after suffering back spasms.[4] Captain Rick Nash was the team's representative at the All-Star Game, his fourth appearance at the game. Rookie Nikita Filatov scored his first career hat trick on January 10, 2009, in a 4–2 win against the Minnesota Wild. Filatov's achievement marked the first hat trick by a Blue Jackets rookie. On the eve of the NHL trade deadline, Columbus traded recently oft-injured goaltender Pascal Leclaire and a draft pick to the Ottawa Senators for forward Antoine Vermette.[5] Vermette made an instant impact with the club, racking up seven points in his first six games.

The Blue Jackets struggled on the power play, finishing 30th in power-play goals (41) and power-play percentage (12.73%). They also had the most shutouts of any team in the league, with 11.[6][7][8]

### Divisional standings[edit]

Central Division |  | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts

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1 | y – Detroit Red Wings | 82 | 51 | 21 | 10 | 295 | 244 | 112
2 | Chicago Blackhawks | 82 | 46 | 24 | 12 | 264 | 216 | 104
3 | St. Louis Blues | 82 | 41 | 31 | 10 | 233 | 233 | 92
4 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 82 | 41 | 31 | 10 | 226 | 230 | 92
5 | Nashville Predators | 82 | 40 | 34 | 8 | 213 | 233 | 88

### Conference standings[edit]

Western Conference R |  | Div | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts

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1 | p – San Jose Sharks | PA | 82 | 53 | 18 | 11 | 257 | 204 | 117
2 | y – Detroit Red Wings | CE | 82 | 51 | 21 | 10 | 295 | 244 | 112
3 | y – Vancouver Canucks | NW | 82 | 45 | 27 | 10 | 246 | 220 | 100
4 | Chicago Blackhawks | CE | 82 | 46 | 24 | 12 | 264 | 216 | 104
5 | Calgary Flames | NW | 82 | 46 | 30 | 6 | 254 | 248 | 98
6 | St. Louis Blues | CE | 82 | 41 | 31 | 10 | 233 | 233 | 92
7 | Columbus Blue Jackets | CE | 82 | 41 | 31 | 10 | 226 | 230 | 92
8 | Anaheim Ducks | PA | 82 | 42 | 33 | 7 | 245 | 238 | 91
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9 | Minnesota Wild | NW | 82 | 40 | 33 | 9 | 219 | 200 | 89
10 | Nashville Predators | CE | 82 | 40 | 34 | 8 | 213 | 233 | 88
11 | Edmonton Oilers | NW | 82 | 38 | 35 | 9 | 234 | 248 | 85
12 | Dallas Stars | PA | 82 | 36 | 35 | 11 | 230 | 257 | 83
13 | Phoenix Coyotes | PA | 82 | 36 | 39 | 7 | 208 | 252 | 79
14 | Los Angeles Kings | PA | 82 | 34 | 37 | 11 | 207 | 234 | 79
15 | Colorado Avalanche | NW | 82 | 32 | 45 | 5 | 199 | 257 | 69

bold – qualified for playoffs, y – division winner, p – Presidents' Trophy winner
CE – Central Division, NW – Northwest Division, PA – Pacific Division

## Schedule and results[edit]

### Pre-season[edit]

2008 pre-season game log: 4–4–0 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 1–3–0)

# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Recap
1 | September 23 | Columbus | 3–4 | Chicago |  |  |  | 0–1–0 | Recap
2 | September 24 | Columbus | 1–2 | Minnesota |  |  |  | 0–2–0 | Recap
3 | September 26 | Nashville | 3–4 | Columbus |  |  |  | 1–2–0 | Recap
4 | September 27 | Columbus | 1–3 | Nashville |  |  |  | 1–3–0 | Recap
5 | September 29 | Chicago | 1–7 | Columbus |  |  |  | 2–3–0 | Recap
6 | October 2 | Buffalo | 5–2 | Columbus |  |  |  | 2–4–0 | Recap
7 | October 3 | Minnesota | 3–5 | Columbus |  |  |  | 3–4–0 | Recap
8 | October 5 | Columbus | 5–4 | Toronto | SO |  |  | 4–4–0 | Recap

### Regular season[edit]

2008–09 Game Log

| October: 4–6–0 (Home: 2–2–0 ; Road: 2–4–0)

# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts | Recap
1 | October 10 | Columbus | 5 – 4 | Dallas | OT | Leclaire | 18,532 | 1–0–0 | 2 | Recap
2 | October 11 | Columbus | 1 – 3 | Phoenix |  | Leclaire | 17,125 | 1–1–0 | 2 | Recap
3 | October 14 | Columbus | 2 – 5 | San Jose |  | Leclaire | 17,496 | 1–2–0 | 2 | Recap
4 | October 17 | Nashville | 3 – 5 | Columbus |  | Leclaire | 17,930 | 2–2–0 | 4 | Recap
5 | October 18 | Columbus | 3 – 6 | Nashville |  | Norrena | 13,259 | 2–3–0 | 4 | Recap
6 | October 21 | Vancouver | 2 - 4 | Columbus |  | Leclaire | 12,057 | 3-3-0 | 6 | Recap
7 | October 24 | N.Y. Rangers | 3 - 1 | Columbus |  | Leclaire | 14,724 | 3-4-0 | 6 | Recap
8 | October 25 | Columbus | 1 - 2 | Minnesota |  | Leclaire | 18,568 | 3-5-0 | 6 | Recap
9 | October 27 | Anaheim | 3 - 2 | Columbus |  | Norrena | 10,494 | 3-6-0 | 6 | Recap
10 | October 30 | Columbus | 4 - 2 | Colorado |  | Norrena | 14,945 | 4-6-0 | 8 | Recap
| November: 6–4–3 (Home: 4–3–1 ; Road: 2–1–2)

# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts | Recap
11 | November 1 | Chicago | 4 - 3 | Columbus | SO | Norrena | 14,680 | 4-6-1 | 9 | Recap
12 | November 3 | Columbus | 3 - 4 | N.Y. Islanders | OT | Norrena | 10,184 | 4-6-2 | 10 | Recap
13 | November 5 | Edmonton | 4 - 5 | Columbus |  | Mason | 11,228 | 5-6-2 | 12 | Recap
14 | November 7 | Montreal | 3 - 4 | Columbus | SO | Mason | 14,603 | 6-6-2 | 14 | Recap
15 | November 8 | Calgary | 1 – 3 | Columbus |  | Mason | 14,088 | 7–6–2 | 16 | Recap
16 | November 12 | Phoenix | 5 – 2 | Columbus |  | Mason | 11,350 | 7–7–2 | 16 | Recap
17 | November 14 | Columbus | 6 – 1 | Buffalo |  | Leclaire | 18,690 | 8–7–2 | 18 | Recap
18 | November 15 | Columbus | 2 - 3 | Minnesota | SO | Mason | 18,568 | 8-7-3 | 19 | Recap
19 | November 18 | Edmonton | 7 - 2 | Columbus |  | Leclaire | 12,689 | 8-8-3 | 19 | Recap
20 | November 22 | Columbus | 2 - 0 | Atlanta |  | Mason | 15,561 | 9-8-3 | 21 | Recap
21 | November 26 | Phoenix | 3 - 2 | Columbus |  | Mason | 14,569 | 9-9-3 | 21 | Recap
22 | November 28 | Columbus | 3 - 5 | Detroit |  | Leclaire | 20,066 | 9-10-3 | 21 | Recap
23 | November 29 | Washington | 0 - 3 | Columbus |  | Mason | 17,448 | 10-10-3 | 23 | Recap
| December: 7–6–1 (Home: 5–1–0 ; Road: 2–5–1)

# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts | Recap
24 | December 1 | Vancouver | 2 - 3 | Columbus |  | Mason | 13,299 | 11-10-3 | 25 | Recap
25 | December 4 | Columbus | 2 - 3 | San Jose |  | Mason | 17,496 | 11-11-3 | 25 | Recap
26 | December 6 | Columbus | 0 - 3 | Los Angeles |  | Mason | 15,235 | 11-12-3 | 25 | Recap
27 | December 7 | Columbus | 3 - 5 | Anaheim |  | Leclaire | 16,914 | 11-13-3 | 25 | Recap
28 | December 11 | Nashville | 1 - 2 | Columbus | SO | Mason | 13,484 | 12-13-3 | 27 | Recap
29 | December 13 | N.Y. Islanders | 1 - 3 | Columbus |  | Mason | 15,443 | 13-13-3 | 29 | Recap
30 | December 14 | Columbus | 1 - 3 | Chicago |  | Mason | 21,379 | 13-14-3 | 29 | Recap
31 | December 17 | San Jose | 1 - 2 | Columbus | OT | Mason | 13,884 | 14-14-3 | 31 | Recap
32 | December 18 | Columbus | 5 - 6 | Dallas | SO | Leclaire | 16,281 | 14-14-4 | 32 | Recap
33 | December 20 | Columbus | 0 - 2 | Phoenix |  | Mason | 16,125 | 14-15-4 | 32 | Recap
34 | December 23 | Los Angeles | 3 - 0 | Columbus |  | Mason | 15,145 | 14-16-4 | 32 | Recap
35 | December 27 | Philadelphia | 0 - 3 | Columbus |  | Mason | 18,402 | 15-16-4 | 34 | Recap
36 | December 29 | Columbus | 2 - 0 | Los Angeles |  | Mason | 18,118 | 16-16-4 | 36 | Recap
37 | December 31 | Columbus | 2 - 0 | Anaheim |  | Mason | 16,758 | 17-16-4 | 38 | Recap
| January: 7–5–1 (Home: 4–2–0 ; Road: 3–3–1)

# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts | Recap
38 | January 2 | Columbus | 6 - 1 | Colorado |  | Mason | 14,482 | 18-16-4 | 40 | Recap
39 | January 3 | Columbus | 2 - 5 | St. Louis |  | Mason | 19,150 | 18-17-4 | 40 | Recap
40 | January 6 | Columbus | 0 - 3 | Detroit |  | Mason | 19,717 | 18-18-4 | 40 | Recap
41 | January 9 | Columbus | 3 - 0 | Washington |  | Mason | 18,277 | 19-18-4 | 42 | Recap
42 | January 10 | Minnesota | 2 - 4 | Columbus |  | Mason | 16,605 | 20-18-4 | 44 | Recap
43 | January 13 | Colorado | 3 - 4 | Columbus |  | Mason | 15,343 | 21-18-4 | 46 | Recap
44 | January 16 | New Jersey | 2 - 1 | Columbus |  | Mason | 17,738 | 21-19-4 | 46 | Recap
45 | January 18 | Columbus | 6 – 5 | Vancouver | SO | Mason | 18,630 | 22–19–4 | 48 | Recap
46 | January 20 | Columbus | 3 – 4 | Edmonton |  | Mason | 16,839 | 22–20–4 | 48 | Recap
47 | January 21 | Columbus | 4 – 5 | Calgary | SO | Mason | 19,289 | 22–20–5 | 49 | Recap
48 | January 27 | Detroit | 2 - 3 | Columbus | OT | Mason | 16,348 | 23-20-5 | 51 | Recap
49 | January 30 | Ottawa | 0 - 1 | Columbus |  | Mason | 17,080 | 24-20-5 | 53 | Recap
50 | January 31 | Dallas | 7 - 3 | Columbus |  | Dubielewicz | 18,049 | 24-21-5 | 53 | Recap
| February: 7–4–1 (Home: 4–2–1 ; Road: 3–2–0)

# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts | Recap
51 | February 3 | St. Louis | 4 - 2 | Columbus |  | Mason | 13,560 | 24-22-5 | 53 | Recap
52 | February 6 | Columbus | 1 - 4 | Pittsburgh |  | Dubielewicz | 17,050 | 24-23-5 | 53 | Recap
53 | February 7 | San Jose | 2 - 3 | Columbus | OT | LaCosta | 18,144 | 25-23-5 | 55 | Recap
54 | February 10 | Colorado | 0 - 3 | Columbus |  | LaCosta | 14,506 | 26-23-5 | 57 | Recap
55 | February 13 | Detroit | 2 - 3 | Columbus |  | Mason | 18,802 | 27-23-5 | 59 | Recap
56 | February 14 | Columbus | 5 - 1 | Carolina |  | Mason | 18,680 | 28-23-5 | 61 | Recap
57 | February 16 | Dallas | 3 - 2 | Columbus | SO | Mason | 15,006 | 28-23-6 | 62 | Recap
58 | February 18 | St. Louis | 3 - 4 | Columbus |  | Mason | 14,305 | 29-23-6 | 64 | Recap
59 | February 19 | Columbus | 4 - 3 | Toronto | SO | Mason | 19,179 | 30-23-6 | 66 | Recap
60 | February 21 | Anaheim | 5 - 2 | Columbus |  | Mason | 18,628 | 30-24-6 | 66 | Recap
61 | February 24 | Columbus | 1 - 4 | Calgary |  | Mason | 19,289 | 30-25-6 | 66 | Recap
62 | February 26 | Columbus | 1 - 0 | Edmonton |  | Mason | 16,839 | 31-25-6 | 68 | Recap
| March: 9–4–2 (Home: 6–2–0 ; Road: 3–2–2)

# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts | Recap
63 | March 1 | Columbus | 1 - 3 | Vancouver |  | Mason | 18,630 | 31-26-6 | 68 | Recap
64 | March 3 | Los Angeles | 4 - 5 | Columbus |  | Mason | 15,049 | 32-26-6 | 70 | Recap
65 | March 5 | Columbus | 2 - 4 | Nashville |  | Mason | 13,064 | 32-27-6 | 70 | Recap
66 | March 7 | Columbus | 8 - 2 | Detroit |  | Mason | 20,066 | 33-27-6 | 72 | Recap
67 | March 10 | Boston | 0 - 2 | Columbus |  | Mason | 16,675 | 34-27-6 | 74 | Recap
68 | March 12 | Pittsburgh | 3 - 4 | Columbus | SO | Mason | 19,167 | 35-27-6 | 76 | Recap
69 | March 13 | Columbus | 5 - 3 | Chicago |  | Dubielewicz | 22,176 | 36-27-6 | 78 | Recap
70 | March 15 | Detroit | 4 - 0 | Columbus |  | Mason | 18,685 | 36-28-6 | 78 | Recap
71 | March 18 | Chicago | 3 - 4 | Columbus | OT | Mason | 15,190 | 37-28-6 | 80 | Recap
72 | March 21 | Columbus | 3 - 1 | Florida |  | Mason | 17,032 | 38-28-6 | 82 | Recap
73 | March 24 | Columbus | 1 - 2 | Tampa Bay | OT | Mason | 14,454 | 38-28-7 | 83 | Recap
74 | March 26 | Calgary | 0 - 5 | Columbus |  | Mason | 16,327 | 39-28-7 | 85 | Recap
75 | March 28 | Columbus | 3 - 4 | St. Louis | SO | Mason | 19,250 | 39-28-8 | 86 | Recap
76 | March 29 | St. Louis | 5 - 2 | Columbus |  | Mason | 17,095 | 39-29-8 | 86 | Recap
77 | March 31 | Nashville | 1 - 2 | Columbus |  | Mason | 14,495 | 40-29-8 | 88 | Recap
| April: 1–2–2 (Home: 0–1–1 ; Road: 1–1–1)

# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts | Recap
78 | April 4 | Columbus | 4 - 5 | Nashville | OT | Mason | 16,750 | 40-29-9 | 89 | Recap
79 | April 5 | Chicago | 1 - 0 | Columbus | OT | Mason | 15,957 | 40-29-10 | 90 | Recap
80 | April 8 | Columbus | 4 - 3 | Chicago | SO | Mason | 21,536 | 41-29-10 | 92 | Recap
81 | April 10 | Columbus | 1 - 3 | St. Louis |  | Mason | 19,250 | 41-30-10 | 92 | Recap
82 | April 11 | Minnesota | 6 - 3 | Columbus |  | Mason | 19,013 | 41-31-10 | 92 | Recap

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

## Playoffs[edit]

Main article: 2009 Stanley Cup Playoffs

The Blue Jackets have reached the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the first time in franchise history.

2009 Stanley Cup Playoffs

| Western Conference Quarter-finals: vs. (2) Detroit Red Wings: Detroit won series 4–0

# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Goaltender | Attendance | Series | Recap
1 | April 16 | Columbus | 1–4 | Detroit |  | Mason | 20,066 | 0–1 | Recap
2 | April 18 | Columbus | 0–4 | Detroit |  | Mason | 20,066 | 0–2 | Recap
3 | April 21 | Detroit | 4–1 | Columbus |  | Mason | 19,219 | 0–3 | Recap
4 | April 23 | Detroit | 6–5 | Columbus |  | Mason | 18,889 | 0–4 | Recap

Legend:  Win Loss

## Player statistics[edit]

### Skaters[edit]

Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals

| Regular season

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Rick Nash | 78 | 40 | 39 | 79 | +11 | 52
Kristian Huselius | 74 | 21 | 35 | 56 | +1 | 44
R. J. Umberger | 82 | 26 | 20 | 46 | -10 | 53
Jakub Voráček | 80 | 9 | 29 | 38 | +11 | 44
Manny Malhotra | 77 | 11 | 24 | 35 | +9 | 28
Fedor Tyutin | 82 | 9 | 25 | 34 | +1 | 81
Jason Williams† | 39 | 12 | 17 | 29 | +5 | 16
Fredrik Modin | 50 | 9 | 16 | 25 | +2 | 28
Derick Brassard | 31 | 10 | 15 | 25 | +12 | 17
Mike Commodore | 81 | 5 | 19 | 24 | +11 | 100
Michael Peca | 71 | 4 | 18 | 22 | -6 | 58
Jason Chimera | 49 | 8 | 14 | 22 | +8 | 41
Kris Russell | 66 | 2 | 19 | 21 | -10 | 28
Jan Hejda | 82 | 3 | 18 | 21 | +23 | 38
Raffi Torres | 51 | 12 | 8 | 20 | -4 | 23
Marc Methot | 66 | 4 | 13 | 17 | +7 | 55
Jared Boll | 75 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -6 | 180
Antoine Vermette† | 17 | 7 | 6 | 13 | +5 | 8
Andrew Murray | 67 | 8 | 3 | 11 | -6 | 10
Rostislav Klesla | 34 | 1 | 8 | 9 | +2 | 38
Christian Backman | 56 | 2 | 5 | 7 | +5 | 32
Jiri Novotny | 42 | 4 | 3 | 7 | +4 | 14
Derek Dorsett | 52 | 4 | 1 | 5 | -1 | 150
Nikita Filatov | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | +3 | 0
Craig MacDonald | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 0
Chris Gratton† | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 2
Aaron Rome | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0
Ole-Kristian Tollefsen | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -4 | 37
Alexandre Picard | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 26
Clay Wilson‡ | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0
Mike York | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Derek MacKenzie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2
Maxim Mayorov | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0

| Playoffs

| Player  | GP  | G  | A  | Pts  | +/−  | PIM

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Rick Nash | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -4 | 2
R. J. Umberger | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0
Kristian Huselius | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 4
Raffi Torres | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 2
Kris Russell | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2
Rostislav Klesla | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0
Fredrik Modin | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0
Jason Williams | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 2
Jason Chimera | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2
Aaron Rome | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0
Jakub Voráček | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8
Manny Malhotra | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0
Michael Peca | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2
Mike Commodore | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -7 | 18
Antoine Vermette | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 10
Fedor Tyutin | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Marc Methot | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2
Jan Hejda | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 2
Jared Boll | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0
Derek Dorsett | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2

### Goaltenders[edit]

Note:  Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Regular season

| Player  | GP  | Min  | W  | L  | OT  | GA  | GAA  | SA  | SV  | Sv%  | SO

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Steve Mason | 61 | 3663 | 33 | 20 | 7 | 140 | 2.29 | 1658 | 1518 | .916 | 10
Pascal Leclaire‡ | 12 | 673 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 43 | 3.83 | 324 | 281 | .867 | 0
Fredrik Norrena | 8 | 323 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 3.16 | 133 | 116 | .872 | 0
Wade Dubielewicz | 3 | 168 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3.56 | 77 | 67 | .870 | 0
Dan LaCosta | 3 | 155 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.54 | 80 | 76 | .950 | 1
Playoffs

| Player  | GP  | Min  | W  | L  | GA  | GAA  | SA  | SV  | Sv%  | SO

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Steve Mason | 4 | 239 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 4.26 | 139 | 122 | .878 | 0

†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

## Awards and records[edit]

### Awards[edit]

Steve Mason \- Calder Memorial Trophy

Rick Nash – NHL Foundation Player Award

### Records[edit]

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Steve Mason | Consecutive shutout minutes | 199:19 | January 2, 2009
Rick Nash | Most Points Scored - Career | 318 pts | January 18, 2009
Team | Most Goals Scored - Game | 8 goals | March 7, 2009
Team | Largest Margin of Victory | 6 goals | March 7, 2009
Steve Mason | Most Wins - Season | 28 wins | March 12, 2009
Team | Most Wins - Season | 36 wins | March 13, 2009
Team | Most Points - Season | 82 points | March 21, 2009
Steve Mason | Most Shutouts - Season | 10 shutouts | March 26, 2009
Rick Nash | Most Points Scored - Season | 79 pts | April 8, 2009
Jan Hejda | Highest Plus/Minus Rating - Season | +23 | April 11, 2009

### Milestones[edit]

Regular Season

Player | Milestone | Reached
Jakub Voracek | 1st NHL Game
1st NHL Goal
1st NHL Assist
1st NHL Point | October 10, 2008
Derek Dorsett | 1st NHL Game | October 11, 2008
Mike Commodore | 300th NHL Game | October 17, 2008
Nikita Filatov | 1st NHL Game
1st NHL Goal
1st NHL Point | October 17, 2008
Marc Methot | 1st NHL Goal | October 18, 2008
Derek Dorsett | 1st NHL Goal
1st NHL Point | October 21, 2008
Derek Dorsett | 1st NHL Assist | October 30, 2008
Steve Mason | 1st NHL Game
1st NHL Win | November 5, 2008
Steve Mason | 1st NHL Shutout | November 22, 2008
Maksim Mayorov | 1st NHL Game | January 3, 2009
Nikita Filatov | 1st NHL Hat Trick | January 10, 2009
Fredrik Modin | 800th NHL Game | January 10, 2009
Ken Hitchcock | 500th NHL Victory | February 19, 2009

## Transactions[edit]

### Trades[edit]

June 20, 2008
| To Columbus Blue Jackets

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R. J. Umberger
4th-round pick in 2008 – Drew Olson  | To Philadelphia Flyers

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1st-round pick in 2008 – Luca Sbisa
Third-round pick in 2008 – Marc-Andre Bourdon

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July 1, 2008
| To Columbus Blue Jackets

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Raffi Torres | To Edmonton Oilers

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Gilbert Brule
July 2, 2008
| To Columbus Blue Jackets

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Fedor Tyutin
Christian Backman | To New York Rangers

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Nikolay Zherdev
Dan Fritsche
January 10, 2009
| To Columbus Blue Jackets

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Mike Blunden | To Chicago Blackhawks

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Adam Pineault
January 14, 2009
| To Columbus Blue Jackets

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Jason Williams | To Atlanta Thrashers

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Clay Wilson
6th-round pick in 2009 – David Pacan
March 4, 2009
| To Columbus Blue Jackets

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Antoine Vermette | To Ottawa Senators

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Pascal Leclaire
2nd-round pick in 2009 – Robin Lehner
March 4, 2009
| To Columbus Blue Jackets

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Kevin Lalande | To Calgary Flames

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4th-round pick in 2009 – Garrett Wilson

### Free agents[edit]

| Player | Former team | Contract Terms

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Mike Commodore | Ottawa Senators | 5 years, $18.75 million
Kristian Huselius | Calgary Flames | 4 years, $19 million
| Player | New team

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Ron Hainsey | Atlanta Thrashers
Zenon Konopka | Tampa Bay Lightning

### Claimed from waivers[edit]

| Player | Former team | Date claimed off waivers

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Wade Dubielewicz | New York Islanders | January 17, 2009
Chris Gratton | Tampa Bay Lightning | February 21, 2009

## Draft picks[edit]

The Blue Jackets entered the 2008 NHL Entry Draft in Ottawa with the sixth overall selection. Columbus drafted Russian forward Nikita Filatov with the pick.[9] Filatov started the season with the Jackets' American Hockey League affiliate, scoring two goals in two games for the Syracuse Crunch before being recalled to the NHL.[10] Filatov made his NHL debut on October 17, scoring a goal against the Nashville Predators.[11]

Rnd  | Pick  | Player  | Nat  | Pos  | Team (league)  | NHL statistics

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GP | G | A | Pts | PIM
1 | 6 | Nikita Filatov |  Russia | LW | CSKA Moscow (RSL) | Made debut in 2008–09
2 | 37 | Cody Goloubef |  Canada | D | University of Wisconsin (WCHA) |  |  |  |  |
4 | 107 | Steven Delisle |  Canada | D | Gatineau Olympiques (QMJHL) |  |  |  |  |
4 | 118 | Drew Olson |  United States | D | Brainerd High School (USHS-MN) |  |  |  |  |
5 | 127 | Matt Calvert |  Canada | LW | Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL) |  |  |  |  |
5 | 135 | Tomas Kubalik |  Czech Republic | RW | HC Plzeň (Czech Extraliga) |  |  |  |  |
5 | 137 | Brent Regner |  Canada | D | Vancouver Giants (WHL) |  |  |  |  |
6 | 157 | Cam Atkinson |  United States | RW | Avon Old Farms (USHS-CT) |  |  |  |  |
7 | 187 | Sean Collins |  Canada | C | Waywayseecappo Wolverines (MJHL) |  |  |  |  |

## See also[edit]

* 2008–09 NHL season

## Farm teams[edit]

### American Hockey League[edit]

Syracuse Crunch

### ECHL[edit]

Johnstown Chiefs: GM Scott Howson announced on August 22, 2008 that the Blue Jackets reached an agreement with the Johnstown Chiefs to serve as the club's ECHL affiliate for the 2008–09 season, replacing the Elmira Jackals.

## References[edit]

* Player stats: Columbus Blue Jackets player stats on espn.com
* Game log: Columbus Blue Jackets game log on espn.com
* Team standings: NHL standings on espn.com

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