2014–15 Columbus Blue Jackets season

National Hockey League season

2014–15 Columbus Blue Jackets

Division| 5th Metropolitan
Conference| 11th Eastern
2014–15 record| 42–35–5
Home record| 19–20–2
Road record| 23–15–3
Goals for| 236
Goals against| 250
Team information
General manager| Jarmo Kekalainen
Coach| Todd Richards
Captain| Vacant
Alternate captains| Jared Boll
Brandon Dubinsky
Jack Johnson
Mark Letestu
Arena| Nationwide Arena
Average attendance| 15,391[1]
(36 games)
Team leaders
Goals| Nick Foligno (31)
Assists| Ryan Johansen (45)
Points| Nick Foligno (73)
Penalty minutes| Jared Boll (109)
Plus/minus| Nick Foligno (+16)
Wins| Sergei Bobrovsky (30)
Goals against average| Sergei Bobrovsky (2.68)

<- 2013–14

2015–16 ->

The 2014–15 Columbus Blue Jackets season was the 15th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 25, 1997.[2] 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

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Metropolitan Division Pos | Team

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1  | p - New York Rangers | 82  | 53  | 22  | 7  | 49  | 252  | 192  | +60  | 113
2  | x - Washington Capitals | 82  | 45  | 26  | 11  | 40  | 242  | 203  | +39  | 101
3  | x - New York Islanders | 82  | 47  | 28  | 7  | 40  | 252  | 230  | +22  | 101
4  | x - Pittsburgh Penguins | 82  | 43  | 27  | 12  | 39  | 221  | 210  | +11  | 98
5  | Columbus Blue Jackets | 82  | 42  | 35  | 5  | 33  | 236  | 250  | −14  | 89
6  | Philadelphia Flyers | 82  | 33  | 31  | 18  | 30  | 215  | 234  | −19  | 84
7  | New Jersey Devils | 82  | 32  | 36  | 14  | 27  | 181  | 216  | −35  | 78
8  | Carolina Hurricanes | 82  | 30  | 41  | 11  | 25  | 188  | 226  | −38  | 71

Source: National Hockey League
p - Clinched Presidents' Trophy; x - Clinched playoff spot

Eastern Conference Wild Card  Pos | Div | Team

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1  | AT | x - Ottawa Senators | 82  | 43  | 26  | 13  | 37  | 238  | 215  | +23  | 99
2  | ME | x - Pittsburgh Penguins | 82  | 43  | 27  | 12  | 39  | 221  | 210  | +11  | 98
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3  | AT | Boston Bruins | 82  | 41  | 27  | 14  | 37  | 213  | 211  | +2  | 96
4  | AT | Florida Panthers | 82  | 38  | 29  | 15  | 30  | 206  | 223  | −17  | 91
5  | ME | Columbus Blue Jackets | 82  | 42  | 35  | 5  | 33  | 236  | 250  | −14  | 89
6  | ME | Philadelphia Flyers | 82  | 33  | 31  | 18  | 30  | 215  | 234  | −19  | 84
7  | ME | New Jersey Devils | 82  | 32  | 36  | 14  | 27  | 181  | 216  | −35  | 78
8  | ME | Carolina Hurricanes | 82  | 30  | 41  | 11  | 25  | 188  | 226  | −38  | 71
9  | AT | Toronto Maple Leafs | 82  | 30  | 44  | 8  | 25  | 211  | 262  | −51  | 68
10  | AT | Buffalo Sabres | 82  | 23  | 51  | 8  | 15  | 161  | 274  | −113  | 54

Source: National Hockey League
x - Clinched playoff spot

## Suspensions/fines

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Player  | Explanation  | Length  | Salary  | Date issued

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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[3]
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[4]

## Schedule and results

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### Pre-season

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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

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

## Player stats

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Final stats[5]

Skaters

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Nick Foligno | 79 | 31 | 42 | 73 | 16 | 50
Ryan Johansen | 82 | 26 | 45 | 71 | −6 | 40
Scott Hartnell | 77 | 28 | 32 | 60 | 1 | 100
Cam Atkinson | 78 | 22 | 18 | 40 | −2 | 22
Jack Johnson | 79 | 8 | 32 | 40 | −13 | 44
Brandon Dubinsky | 47 | 13 | 23 | 36 | 11 | 43
David Savard | 82 | 11 | 25 | 36 | 0 | 71
James Wisniewski‡ | 56 | 8 | 21 | 29 | −10 | 34
Artem Anisimov | 52 | 7 | 20 | 27 | −6 | 8
Matt Calvert | 56 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 1 | 28
Marko Dano | 35 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 12 | 14
Alexander Wennberg | 68 | 4 | 16 | 20 | −19 | 22
Kevin Connauton† | 54 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 1 | 29
Boone Jenner | 31 | 9 | 8 | 17 | −5 | 12
Fedor Tyutin | 67 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 40
Mark Letestu | 54 | 7 | 6 | 13 | −9 | 0
Cody Goloubef | 36 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 19
Jack Skille | 45 | 6 | 2 | 8 | −18 | 16
Corey Tropp | 61 | 1 | 7 | 8 | −14 | 76
Dalton Prout | 63 | 0 | 8 | 8 | −14 | 85
Jeremy Morin† | 28 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 13
Tim Erixon‡ | 19 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −3 | 4
Jared Boll | 72 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −13 | 109
Michael Chaput | 33 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −8 | 21
Brian Gibbons | 25 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 8
Rene Bourque† | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | −2 | 4
Jordan Leopold†‡ | 18 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −7 | 9
Ryan Murray | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8
Kerby Rychel | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2
Justin Falk† | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −3 | 7
William Karlsson† | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0
Sean Collins | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2
Frederic St-Denis | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 0
Josh Anderson | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 2
Adam Cracknell‡ | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −8 | 2
Ryan Craig | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
David Clarkson† | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 14
Dana Tyrell | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0
Luke Adam | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4

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Regular Season[5] Player  | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM

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Sergei Bobrovsky | 51 | 49 | 2994 | 30 | 17 | 3 | 134 | 2.68 | 1632 | 0.918 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4
Curtis McElhinney | 32 | 28 | 1710 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 82 | 2.88 | 949 | 0.914 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Anton Forsberg | 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

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### Awards

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Sergei Bobrovsky | NHL Second Star of the Week[6] | December 8, 2014
Sergei Bobrovsky | NHL Third Star of the Month[7] | January 2, 2015
Nick Foligno | NHL All-Star game selection[8] | January 10, 2015
Sergei Bobrovsky | NHL All-Star game selection[8] | January 10, 2015
Ryan Johansen | NHL All-Star game selection[8] | January 10, 2015
Nick Foligno | NHL All-Star game captain[9] | January 14, 2015
Ryan Johansen | NHL All-Star game MVP[10] | January 25, 2015
Ryan Johansen | NHL First Star of the Week[11] | January 26, 2015
Scott Hartnell | NHL First Star of the Week[12] | March 16, 2015
Cam Atkinson | NHL Second Star of the Week[13] | March 30, 2015
Nick Foligno | NHL Third Star of the Week[14] | April 6, 2015

### Milestones

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A. Wennberg | 1st Career NHL Game
1st Career NHL Assist
1st Career NHL Point | October 9, 2014
M. Dano | 1st Career NHL Game | October 9, 2014
M. Dano | 1st Career NHL Goal
1st Career NHL Assist
1st Career NHL Point | October 11, 2014
T. Erixon | 1st Career NHL Goal | October 26, 2014
C. McElhinney | 100th Career NHL Game | October 31, 2014
J. Johnson | 500th Career NHL Game | October 31, 2014
R. Johansen | 200th Career NHL Game | November 1, 2014
A. Forsberg | 1st Career NHL Game | November 1, 2014
J. Wisniewski | 200th Career NHL Assist | November 8, 2014
S. Bobrovsky | 100th Career NHL Win | November 15, 2014
J. Wisniewski | 500th Career NHL Game | November 25, 2014
D. Prout | 100th Career NHL Game | November 25, 2014
C. Tropp | 100th Career NHL Game | November 28, 2014
K. Rychel | 1st Career NHL Game | November 29, 2014
J. Johnson | 200th Career NHL Point | November 29, 2014
B. Dubinsky | 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
N. Foligno | 100th Career NHL Goal | December 18, 2014
M. Chaput | 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
F. Tyutin | 700th Career NHL Game | January 6, 2015
S. Hartnell | 300th Career NHL Assist | January 6, 2015
J. Anderson | 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
M. Calvert | 200th Career NHL Game | February 22, 2015
C. Atkinson | 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
A. Anisimov | 100th Career NHL Assist | March 19, 2015

## Transactions

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

### Trades

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June 28, 2014[15] | To Detroit Red Wings

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EDM's 3rd-round pick in 2014 | To Columbus Blue Jackets

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3rd-round pick in 2014
3rd-round pick in 2015

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July 1, 2014[16] | To Toronto Maple Leafs

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Matt Frattin | To Columbus Blue Jackets

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Jerry D'Amigo
Conditional 7th-round pick in 2015
November 15, 2014[17] | To St. Louis Blues

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5th-round pick in 2016 | To Columbus Blue Jackets

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Jordan Leopold
December 14, 2014[18] | To Chicago Blackhawks

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Tim Erixon | To Columbus Blue Jackets

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Jeremy Morin
December 16, 2014[19] | To Buffalo Sabres

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Jerry D'Amigo | To Columbus Blue Jackets

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Luke Adam
February 26, 2015[20] | To St. Louis Blues

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Adam Cracknell | To Columbus Blue Jackets

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Future considerations
February 26, 2015[21] | To Toronto Maple Leafs

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Nathan Horton | To Columbus Blue Jackets

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David Clarkson
March 2, 2015[22] | To Anaheim Ducks

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James Wisniewski
DET's 3rd-round pick in 2015 | To Columbus Blue Jackets

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William Karlsson
Rene Bourque
2nd-round pick in 2015
March 2, 2015[23] | To Minnesota Wild

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Jordan Leopold | To Columbus Blue Jackets

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Justin Falk
5th-round pick in 2015

### Free agents acquired

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| Date | Player | Former team | Contract terms
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July 1, 2014 | Brian Gibbons | Pittsburgh Penguins | 1 year, $750,000 | [24]
April 20, 2015 | Markus Hannikainen | JYP Jyvaskyla | 2 years, entry-level contract | [25]
June 1, 2015 | Dean Kukan | Lulea HF | 2 years, entry-level contract | [26]

### Free agents lost

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| Date | Player | New team | Contract terms
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July 1, 2014 | Derek MacKenzie | Florida Panthers | 3 years, $3.9 million | [27]
July 1, 2014 | Blake Comeau | Pittsburgh Penguins | 1 year, $700,000 | [28]
July 1, 2014 | Cody Bass | Chicago Blackhawks | 1 year, $550,000 | [29]
July 1, 2014 | Jack Skille | New York Islanders | 1 year, $750,000 | [30]
July 1, 2014 | Mike McKenna | Arizona Coyotes | 1 year, $550,000 | [31]
July 1, 2014 | Carter Camper | Ottawa Senators | 1 year, $600,000 | [32]
July 1, 2014 | Jeremy Smith | Boston Bruins | 1 year, $550,000 | [33]
July 2, 2014 | Nick Schultz | Philadelphia Flyers | 1 year, $1.25 million | [34]
July 5, 2014 | Patrick McNeill | Arizona Coyotes | 1 year, $550,000 | [35]

### Claimed via waivers

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Jack Skille[36] | New York Islanders | October 5, 2014
Adam Cracknell[37] | Los Angeles Kings | October 7, 2014
Kevin Connauton[38] | Dallas Stars | November 18, 2014

### Lost via waivers

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| Player  | New team  | Date

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### Player signings

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| Date | Player | Contract terms
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June 28, 2014 | Dalton Prout | 2 years, $2.15 million contract extension | [39]
July 1, 2014 | Frederic St-Denis | 1 year, $550,000 contract extension | [40]
July 5, 2014 | David Savard | 2 years, $2.6 million | [41]
July 7, 2014 | Corey Tropp | 2 years, $1.25 million | [42]
July 7, 2014 | Cody Goloubef | 1 year, $625,000 | [43]
July 8, 2014 | Sean Collins | 1 year, $620,000 | [44]
July 9, 2014 | Will Weber | 1 year, $600,000 | [45]
July 11, 2014 | Brandon Dubinsky | 6 year, $35.1 million contract extension | [46]
July 15, 2014 | Tim Erixon | 1 year, $600,000 | [47]
July 28, 2014 | Dana Tyrell | 1 year, $655,000 | [48]
July 29, 2014 | Jerry D'Amigo | 1 year, $850,500 | [49]
September 11, 2014 | Sonny Milano | 3 years, entry-level contract | [50]
October 6, 2014 | Ryan Johansen | 3 years, $12 million | [51]
December 31, 2014 | Nick Foligno | 6 years, $33 million contract extension | [52]
January 9, 2015 | Sergei Bobrovsky | 4 years, $29.7 million contract extension | [53]
March 1, 2015 | Dillon Heatherington | 3 years, entry-level contract | [54]
March 2, 2015 | Cam Atkinson | 3 years, $10.5 million contract extension | [55]
March 6, 2015 | Nick Moutrey | 3 years, entry-level contract | [56]
March 28, 2015 | Cody Goloubef | 2 years, contract extension | [57]
May 29, 2015 | Justin Falk | 1 year | [58]
June 1, 2015 | Blake Siebenaler | 3 years, entry-level contract | [26]
June 24, 2015 | Curtis McElhinney | 2 years, contract extension | [59]

## Draft picks

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See also: List of Columbus Blue Jackets draft picks

The 2014 NHL Entry Draft was held on June 27–28, 2014 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Round  | #  | Player  | Pos  | Nationality  | College/Junior/Club team (League)

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1  | 16  | Sonny Milano | LW |  United States  | US NTDP (USHL)
2  | 47  | Ryan Collins  | (D)  |  United States  | US NTDP (USHL)
3  | 76[a] | Elvis Merzlikins | G |  Latvia  | HC Lugano (NLA)
3  | 77  | Blake Siebenaler  | D  |  United States  | Niagara IceDogs (OHL)
4  | 107  | Julien Pelletier  | LW  |  Canada  | Cape Breton Screaming Eagles (QMJHL)
5  | 137[b] | Tyler Bird  | RW  |  United States  | Kimball Union Wildcats (NEPSAC)
7  | 197  | Olivier Leblanc  | D  |  Canada  | Saint John Sea Dogs (QMJHL)

Draft notes

* [a]The Detroit Red Wings' third-round pick went to the Columbus Blue Jackets as the result of a trade on June 28, 2014 that sent Edmonton's third-round pick in 2014 (63rd overall) to Detroit in exchange for a third-round pick in 2015 and this pick.[60]
* [b]The Columbus Blue Jackets' fifth-round pick was re-acquired as the result of a trade on June 25, 2014 that sent Nikita Nikitin to Edmonton in exchange for this pick.[61]
Edmonton previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade March 5, 2014 that sent Nick Schultz to Columbus in exchange for this pick.[62]
* The Columbus Blue Jackets' sixth-round pick went to the Minnesota Wild as the result of a trade on June 30, 2013 that sent Justin Falk to the New York Rangers in exchange for Benn Ferriero and this pick.[63]
New York previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on April 3, 2013 that sent Marian Gaborik, Blake Parlett and Steven Delisle to Columbus in exchange for Derick Brassard, Derek Dorsett, John Moore and this pick.[64]

## References

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2. ^ 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.
3. ^ "Blue Jackets' Johnson suspended three games". NHL. November 5, 2014.
4. ^ "Blue Jackets forward Boll suspended three games". NHL. March 26, 2015.
5. ^ a b "2014-2015 Regular Season Stats - Points - Columbus Blue Jackets - Statistics". Columbus Blue Jackets. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
6. ^ "Datsyuk, Bobrovsky, Ekblad named stars of the week". NHL. December 8, 2014.
7. ^ "Getzlaf, Kane, Bobrovsky named three stars". NHL. January 2, 2015.
8. ^ a b c "2015 NHL All-Star selections highlighted by three Columbus Blue Jackets". NHL. January 10, 2015.
9. ^ "Foligno, Toews named NHL All-Star Game captains". NHL. January 14, 2015.
10. ^ "Blue Jackets' Johansen named MVP of All-Star Game". NHL. January 25, 2015.
11. ^ "Johansen, Karlsson and Parise named stars of week". NHL. January 26, 2015.
12. ^ "Hartnell, Talbot and Hammond named stars of week". NHL. March 16, 2015.
13. ^ "Dubnyk, Atkinson and O'Reilly named stars of week". NHL. March 30, 2015.
14. ^ "Hammond, Schenn and Foligno named stars of week". NHL. April 6, 2015.
15. ^ Columbus Blue Jackets Select Six Players on Day Two of 2014 NHL Entry Draft
16. ^ Blue Jackets acquire Jerry D'Amigo, conditional pick from Maple Leafs in exchange for Matt Frattin
17. ^ Blue Jackets acquire defenseman Jordan Leopold from St. Louis Blues
18. ^ Blue Jackets acquire forward Jeremy Morin from Chicago in exchange for Tim Erixon
19. ^ Columbus Blue Jackets Acquire Center Luke Adam From Buffalo Sabres in Exchange for Left Wing Jerry D'Amigo
20. ^ Blue Jackets trade Adam Cracknell to St. Louis Blues in exchange for future considerations
21. ^ Blue Jackets acquire David Clarkson from Toronto in exchange for Nathan Horton
22. ^ Blue Jackets acquire William Karlsson, Rene Bourque and a second-round pick (2015) from Anaheim in exchange for James Wisniewski
23. ^ Blue Jackets acquire defenseman Justin Falk and a fifth-round pick (2015) in exchange for Jordan Leopold
24. ^ Blue Jackets sign Brian Gibbons to a one-year, two-way contract
25. ^ Blue Jackets sign forward Markus Hannikainen to entry level contract
26. ^ a b Blue Jackets sign defensemen Blake Siebenaler and Dean Kukan to entry level contracts
27. ^ C Derek MacKenzie Agrees to Three-Year Contract with Florida Panthers
28. ^ Penguins Sign Forward Blake Comeau
29. ^ Blackhawks agree to terms with three
30. ^ Islanders Sign Three To Two-Way Deals
31. ^ Coyotes Sign Bolduc, Campbell, Hodgman, McKenna & Reese
32. ^ Senators add forward Camper on two-way contract
33. ^ Bruins Sign Goaltender Jeremy Smith to a One-Year, Two-Way Contract
34. ^ Flyers sign defenseman Nick Schultz
35. ^ "Patrick McNeill NHL Salary Contract History". Archived from the original on July 8, 2014. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
36. ^ Blue Jackets claim forward Jack Skille off waivers from New York Islanders; place four on injured reserve
37. ^ Blue Jackets claim Adam Cracknell on waivers from Los Angeles; place Brandon Dubinsky on injured reserve
38. ^ Blue Jackets claim defenseman Kevin Connauton on waivers from Dallas Stars
39. ^ Blue Jackets sign defenseman Dalton Prout to two-year extension
40. ^ Blue Jackets sign defenseman Frederic St-Denis to a one-year contract extension
41. ^ Blue Jackets re-sign defenseman David Savard to a two-year contract
42. ^ Blue Jackets re-sign Corey Tropp to two-year contract
43. ^ Blue Jackets re-sign Cody Goloubef to a one-year contract
44. ^ Blue Jackets sign Sean Collins to a one-year, two-way contract
45. ^ Blue Jackets sign Will Weber to a one-year, two-way contract
46. ^ Blue Jackets sign Brandon Dubinsky to a six-year contract extension
47. ^ Blue Jackets re-sign defenseman Tim Erixon to a one-year contract
48. ^ Blue Jackets re-sign Tyrell to one-year contract
49. ^ Blue Jackets sign forward Jerry D'Amigo
50. ^ Blue Jackets sign 2014 first-round draft pick Sonny Milano to entry level contract
51. ^ Blue Jackets agree to terms with Ryan Johansen on a three-year contract
52. ^ Blue Jackets sign Nick Foligno to six-year contract extension
53. ^ Blue Jackets sign goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky to four-year contract extension
54. ^ Blue Jackets sign 2013 second-round draft pick Dillon Heatherington
55. ^ Blue Jackets sign Cam Atkinson to three-year contract extension
56. ^ Blue Jackets sign forward Nick Moutrey to three-year, entry level contract
57. ^ Blue Jackets sign defenseman Cody Goloubef to two-year contract
58. ^ Blue Jackets sign defenseman Justin Falk to one-year, two-way contract
59. ^ Blue Jackets sign goaltender Curtis McElhinney to two-year contract extension
60. ^ "Notes from the 2014 NHL Draft". June 28, 2014. Retrieved June 28, 2014.
61. ^ "Oilers Acquire D Nikitin from Blue Jackets for Pick". June 25, 2014. Retrieved June 25, 2014.
62. ^ "Blue Jackets obtain Nick Schultz from Oilers: report". National Hockey League. March 5, 2014. Retrieved March 5, 2014.
63. ^ "Wild, Rangers swap Falk, Ferriero". National Hockey League. June 30, 2013. Retrieved June 30, 2013.
64. ^ "Kekalainen injects life into Blue Jackets with Gaborik". National Hockey League. April 3, 2013. Retrieved April 3, 2013.

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