2017–18 Columbus Blue Jackets season

2017–18 Columbus Blue Jackets
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
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.

Standings

Metropolitan Division

Pos	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
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

Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division

Eastern Conference Wild Card

Pos	Div	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
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

Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot

Schedule and results

Preseason

The preseason schedule was published on June 19, 2017.

2017 preseason game log: 4–3–1 (Home: 1–3–0 ; Road: 3–0–1)
#	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

The regular season schedule was released on June 22, 2017.

2017–18 game log
October: 8–4–0 (Home: 5–2–0 ; Road: 3–2–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 October 6 NY Islanders 0–5 Columbus Bobrovsky 18,595 1–0–0 2 Recap 2 October 7 Columbus 1–5 Chicago Korpisalo 21,264 1–1–0 2 Recap 3 October 10 Columbus 2–1 Carolina OT Bobrovsky 7,892 2–1–0 4 Recap 4 October 13 NY Rangers 1–3 Columbus Bobrovsky 15,342 3–1–0 6 Recap 5 October 14 Columbus 5–4 Minnesota OT Bobrovsky 19,064 4–1–0 8 Recap 6 October 17 Columbus 5–2 Winnipeg Korpisalo 15,321 5–1–0 10 Recap 7 October 19 Tampa Bay 2–0 Columbus Bobrovsky 13,155 5–2–0 10 Recap 8 October 21 Los Angeles 6–4 Columbus Bobrovsky 15,329 5–3–0 10 Recap 9 October 25 Buffalo 1–5 Columbus Bobrovsky 14,383 6–3–0 12 Recap 10 October 27 Winnipeg 1–2 Columbus OT Bobrovsky 14,224 7–3–0 14 Recap 11 October 28 Columbus 1–4 St. Louis Korpisalo 17,834 7–4–0 14 Recap 12 October 30 Boston 3–4 Columbus SO Bobrovsky 13,396 8–4–0 16 Recap
November: 8–4–1 (Home: 4–2–0 ; Road: 4–2–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 13 November 2 Columbus 7–3 Florida Bobrovsky 9,311 9–4–0 18 Recap 14 November 4 Columbus 4–5 Tampa Bay SO Bobrovsky 19,092 9–4–1 19 Recap 15 November 6 Columbus 3–5 NY Rangers Bobrovsky 17,348 9–5–1 19 Recap 16 November 7 Nashville 3–1 Columbus Korpisalo 14,996 9–6–1 19 Recap 17 November 10 Carolina 3–1 Columbus Bobrovsky 16,049 9–7–1 19 Recap 18 November 11 Columbus 2–1 Detroit SO Bobrovsky 19,515 10–7–1 21 Recap 19 November 14 Columbus 2–1 Montreal OT Bobrovsky 21,302 11–7–1 23 Recap 20 November 17 NY Rangers 0–2 Columbus Bobrovsky 17,093 12–7–1 25 Recap 21 November 20 Columbus 3–2 Buffalo Bobrovsky 16,551 13–7–1 27 Recap 22 November 22 Calgary 0–1 Columbus OT Bobrovsky 16,290 14–7–1 29 Recap 23 November 24 Ottawa 2–5 Columbus Bobrovsky 17,084 15–7–1 31 Recap 24 November 27 Columbus 1–3 Montreal Bobrovsky 21,302 15–8–1 31 Recap 25 November 28 Carolina 2–3 Columbus SO Korpisalo 13,947 16–8–1 33 Recap
December: 6–7–2 (Home: 5–3–0 ; Road: 1–4–2) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 26 December 1 Anaheim 2–4 Columbus Korpisalo 16,206 17–8–1 35 Recap 27 December 2 Columbus 3–4 Washington Bobrovsky 18,506 17–9–1 35 Recap 28 December 5 New Jersey 4–1 Columbus Bobrovsky 14,282 17–8–1 35 Recap 29 December 8 Columbus 5–3 New Jersey Bobrovsky 16,514 18–10–1 37 Recap 30 December 9 Arizona 0–1 Columbus Bobrovsky 17,785 19–10–1 39 Recap 31 December 12 Edmonton 7–2 Columbus Bobrovsky 14,767 19–11–1 39 Recap 32 December 14 NY Islanders 4–6 Columbus Bobrovsky 15,696 20–11–1 41 Recap 33 December 16 Columbus 1–2 Carolina Bobrovsky 11,357 20–12–1 41 Recap 34 December 18 Columbus 2–7 Boston Bobrovsky 17,565 20–13–1 41 Recap 35 December 20 Toronto 2–4 Columbus Korpisalo 17,708 21–13–1 43 Recap 36 December 21 Columbus 2–3 Pittsburgh SO Bobrovsky 18,625 21–13–2 44 Recap 37 December 23 Philadelphia 1–2 Columbus SO Bobrovsky 17,812 22–13–2 46 Recap 38 December 27 Columbus 4–5 Pittsburgh SO Bobrovsky 18,652 22–13–3 47 Recap 39 December 29 Columbus 4–5 Ottawa Bobrovsky 17,031 22–14–3 47 Recap 40 December 31 Tampa Bay 5–0 Columbus Korpisalo 18,878 22–15–3 47 Recap
January: 5–4–1 (Home: 2–1–1 ; Road: 3–3–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 41 January 2 Columbus 2–1 Dallas Bobrovsky 17,235 23–15–3 49 Recap 42 January 4 Columbus 0–2 Colorado Bobrovsky 13,763 23–16–3 49 Recap 43 January 7 Florida 2–3 Columbus SO Bobrovsky 16,535 24–16–3 51 Recap 44 January 8 Columbus 3–2 Toronto OT Bobrovsky 18,933 25–16–3 53 Recap 45 January 11 Columbus 1–3 Buffalo Bobrovsky 18,071 25–17–3 53 Recap 46 January 12 Vancouver 5–2 Columbus Bobrovsky 16,705 25–18–3 53 Recap 47 January 18 Dallas 1–2 Columbus SO Korpisalo 17,574 26–18–3 55 Recap 48 January 23 Columbus 3–6 Vegas Bobrovsky 18,231 26–19–3 55 Recap 49 January 25 Columbus 2–1 Arizona Bobrovsky 12,281 27–19–3 57 Recap 50 January 30 Minnesota 3–2 Columbus SO Bobrovsky 17,734 27–19–4 58 Recap
February: 5–7–1 (Home: 3–3–1 ; Road: 2–4–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 51 February 2 San Jose 3–1 Columbus Bobrovsky 16,867 27–20–4 58 Recap 52 February 3 Columbus 3–4 NY Islanders Korpisalo 13,597 27–21–4 58 Recap 53 February 6 Washington 3–2 Columbus Bobrovsky 16,419 27–22–4 58 Recap 54 February 9 Columbus 2–4 Washington Bobrovsky 18,506 27–23–4 58 Recap 55 February 10 New Jersey 1–6 Columbus Bobrovsky 18,510 28–23–4 60 Recap 56 February 13 Columbus 4–1 NY Islanders Bobrovsky 10,232 29–23–4 62 Recap 57 February 14 Columbus 3–6 Toronto Korpisalo 18,890 29–24–4 62 Recap 58 February 16 Philadelphia 2–1 Columbus OT Bobrovsky 17,364 29–24–5 63 Recap 59 February 18 Pittsburgh 5–2 Columbus Bobrovsky 19,100 29–25–5 63 Recap 60 February 20 Columbus 2–1 New Jersey Bobrovsky 14,024 30–25–5 65 Recap 61 February 22 Columbus 1–2 Philadelphia Bobrovsky 19,727 30–26–5 65 Recap 62 February 24 Chicago 2–3 Columbus Bobrovsky 18,792 31–26–5 67 Recap 63 February 26 Washington 1–5 Columbus Bobrovsky 17,386 32–26–5 69 Recap
March: 12–3–1 (Home: 6–1–0 ; Road: 6–2–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 64 March 1 Columbus 2–5 Los Angeles Korpisalo 18,230 32–27–5 69 Recap 65 March 2 Columbus 2–4 Anaheim Bobrovsky 16,447 32–28–5 69 Recap 66 March 4 Columbus 4–2 San Jose Bobrovsky 17,211 33–28–5 71 Recap 67 March 6 Vegas 1–4 Columbus Korpisalo 17,402 34–28–5 73 Recap 68 March 8 Colorado 4–5 Columbus OT Korpisalo 15,236 35–28–5 75 Recap 69 March 9 Detroit 2–3 Columbus Bobrovsky 17,284 36–28–5 77 Recap 70 March 12 Montreal 2–5 Columbus Bobrovsky 15,864 37–28–5 79 Recap 71 March 15 Columbus 5–3 Philadelphia Bobrovsky 19,354 38–28–5 81 Recap 72 March 17 Ottawa 1–2 Columbus Bobrovsky 17,612 39–28–5 83 Recap 73 March 19 Columbus 5–4 Boston OT Korpisalo 17,565 40–28–5 85 Recap 74 March 20 Columbus 5–3 NY Rangers Bobrovsky 17,194 41–28–5 87 Recap 75 March 22 Florida 0–4 Columbus Bobrovsky 16,919 42–28–5 89 Recap 76 March 24 St. Louis 2–1 Columbus Bobrovsky 19,080 42–29–5 89 Recap 77 March 27 Columbus 7–3 Edmonton Bobrovsky 18,347 43–29–5 91 Recap 78 March 29 Columbus 5–1 Calgary Bobrovsky 18,967 44–29–5 93 Recap 79 March 31 Columbus 4–5 Vancouver OT Korpisalo 18,865 44–29–6 94 Recap
April: 1–1–1 (Home: 1–0–1 ; Road: 0–1–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 80 April 3 Detroit 4–5 Columbus OT Bobrovsky 18,477 45–29–6 96 Recap 81 April 5 Pittsburgh 5–4 Columbus OT Bobrovsky 19,157 45–29–7 97 Recap 82 April 7 Columbus 2–4 Nashville Korpisalo 17,594 45–30–7 97 Recap
Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Playoffs

Main article: 2018 Stanley Cup playoffs

2018 Stanley Cup playoffs
Eastern Conference First Round vs. (M1) Washington Capitals: Washington won 4–2 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap 1 April 12 Columbus 4–3 Washington OT Bobrovsky 18,506 1–0 Recap 2 April 15 Columbus 5–4 Washington OT Bobrovsky 18,506 2–0 Recap 3 April 17 Washington 3–2 Columbus 2OT Bobrovsky 19,337 2–1 Recap 4 April 19 Washington 4–1 Columbus Bobrovsky 19,395 2–2 Recap 5 April 21 Columbus 3–4 Washington OT Bobrovsky 18,506 2–3 Recap 6 April 23 Washington 6–3 Columbus Bobrovsky 18,667 2–4 Recap
Legend:   Win   Loss

Player statistics

As of April 23, 2018

Skaters

Regular season

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
Artemi Panarin	81	27	55	82	23	26
Seth Jones	78	16	41	57	10	30
Pierre-Luc Dubois	82	20	28	48	8	49
Cam Atkinson	65	24	22	46	19	14
Oliver Bjorkstrand	82	11	29	40	4	9
Zach Werenski	77	16	21	37	8	16
Alexander Wennberg	66	8	27	35	22	12
Nick Foligno	72	15	18	33	1	50
Boone Jenner	75	13	19	32	1	39
Josh Anderson	63	19	11	30	−1	42
Matt Calvert	69	9	15	24	−10	33
Markus Nutivaara	61	7	16	23	13	14
Sonny Milano	55	14	8	22	−8	10
Brandon Dubinsky	62	6	10	16	−2	33
David Savard	81	4	12	16	2	32
Thomas Vanek†	19	7	8	15	9	8
Ryan Murray	44	1	11	12	4	8
Jack Johnson	77	3	8	11	−6	22
Lukas Sedlak	53	4	4	8	−3	21
Ian Cole†	20	2	5	7	11	24
Markus Hannikainen	33	3	3	6	−1	6
Tyler Motte‡	31	3	2	5	−3	2
Scott Harrington	32	2	3	5	0	8
Mark Letestu†	20	1	3	4	0	0
Dean Kukan	11	0	4	4	2	2
Jordan Schroeder	21	1	1	2	−4	4
Gabriel Carlsson	14	0	2	2	0	4
Jussi Jokinen†‡	14	0	1	1	−2	4
Nathan Gerbe	2	0	0	0	−1	0
Alex Broadhurst	2	0	0	0	0	2
Eric Robinson	1	0	0	0	1	0
Zac Dalpe	12	0	0	0	−3	13
Taylor Chorney†	1	0	0	0	2	0

Playoffs

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
Artemi Panarin	6	2	5	7	−4	6
Seth Jones	6	1	4	5	−3	4
Matt Calvert	6	3	1	4	4	4
Cam Atkinson	6	2	2	4	−3	2
Pierre-Luc Dubois	6	2	2	4	0	6
Nick Foligno	6	2	1	3	−4	4
Josh Anderson	6	1	2	3	3	21
Boone Jenner	6	1	2	3	−3	4
Oliver Bjorkstrand	6	1	2	3	0	0
Zach Werenski	6	1	2	3	0	2
Ian Cole	6	0	3	3	−1	2
Thomas Vanek	6	1	1	2	−1	2
Alexander Wennberg	3	1	1	2	−1	0
Ryan Murray	6	0	1	1	3	2
David Savard	6	0	0	0	0	0
Sonny Milano	3	0	0	0	0	0
Mark Letestu	6	0	0	0	−1	0
Brandon Dubinsky	6	0	0	0	1	6
Markus Nutivaara	6	0	0	0	2	0

Goaltenders

Regular season

Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	OT	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
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

Playoffs

Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
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

The Blue Jackets have been involved in the following transactions during the 2017–18 season.

Trades

Date	Details		Ref
June 21, 2017 (2017-06-21)	To Vegas Golden Knights David Clarkson 1st round pick in 2017 2nd round pick in 2019	To Columbus Blue Jackets Expansion Draft considerations[a]
June 23, 2017 (2017-06-23)	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
June 23, 2017 (2017-06-23)	To Minnesota Wild Dante Salituro	To Columbus Blue Jackets Jordan Schroeder
June 24, 2017 (2017-06-24)	To Vegas Golden Knights Keegan Kolesar	To Columbus Blue Jackets TBL's 2nd round pick in 2017
January 22, 2018 (2018-01-22)	To Arizona Coyotes John Ramage	Columbus Blue Jackets Future considerations
January 22, 2018 (2018-01-22)	To Los Angeles Kings Future considerations	To Columbus Blue Jackets Jeff Zatkoff
February 25, 2018 (2018-02-25)	To Nashville Predators 4th round pick in 2018	To Columbus Blue Jackets Mark Letestu
January 22, 2018 (2018-01-22)	To Ottawa Senators Nick Moutrey 3rd-round pick in 2020	To Columbus Blue Jackets Ian Cole
February 26, 2018 (2018-02-26)	To Arizona Coyotes Jordan Maletta	To Columbus Blue Jackets Ryan Kujawinski
February 26, 2018 (2018-02-26)	To Vancouver Canucks Jussi Jokinen Tyler Motte	To Columbus Blue Jackets Thomas Vanek

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

Date	Player	Former team	Contract terms (in U.S. dollars)	Ref
July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01)	Cameron Gaunce	Pittsburgh Penguins	2-year, $1.3 million
July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01)	Andre Benoit	Malmö Redhawks	1-year, $800,000
August 21, 2017 (2017-08-21)	Doyle Somerby	Boston Terriers	2-year, $1.85 million entry-level contract
November 3, 2017 (2017-11-03)	Maxime Fortier	Halifax Mooseheads	3-year, $2.775 million entry-level contract
January 24, 2018 (2018-01-24)	Nathan Gerbe	Genève-Servette HC	1-year, $650,000
March 26, 2018 (2018-03-26)	Eric Robinson	Princeton Tigers	2-year, $1.85 million entry-level contract

Free agents lost

Date	Player	New team	Contract terms (in U.S. dollars)	Ref
July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01)	Ryan Stanton	Edmonton Oilers	2-year, $1.4 million
July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01)	Kyle Quincey	Minnesota Wild	1-year, $1.25 million
July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01)	Sam Gagner	Vancouver Canucks	3-year, $9.45 million
July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01)	T.J. Tynan	Vegas Golden Knights	2-year, $1.3 million
July 3, 2017 (2017-07-03)	Oscar Dansk	Vegas Golden Knights	1-year, $650,000
July 13, 2017 (2017-07-13)	Jaime Sifers	Utica Comets	2-year
September 19, 2017 (2017-09-19)	Oleg Yevenko	Stockton Heat	Unknown

Claimed via waivers

Player	Previous team	Date	Ref
Jussi Jokinen	Los Angeles Kings	January 17, 2018 (2018-01-17)
Taylor Chorney	Washington Capitals	February 21, 2018 (2018-02-21)

Lost via waivers

Player	New team	Date	Ref

Lost via retirement

Date	Player	Ref

Player signings

Date	Player	Contract terms (in U.S. dollars)	Ref
June 23, 2017 (2017-06-23)	Alex Broadhurst	1-year, $650,000
June 27, 2017 (2017-06-27)	Jordan Schroeder	2-year, $1.3 million
September 1, 2017 (2017-09-01)	Alex Wennberg	6-year, $29.4 million
October 2, 2017 (2017-10-02)	Josh Anderson	3-year, $5.55 million
November 16, 2017 (2017-11-16)	Cam Atkinson	7-year, $41.125 million contract extension
March 14, 2018 (2018-03-14)	Dean Kukan	2-year, $1.45 million contract extension
March 15, 2018 (2018-03-15)	Nathan Gerbe	2-year, $1.35 million contract extension
March 29, 2018 (2018-03-29)	Markus Nutivaara	4-year, $10.8 million contract extension
May 4, 2018 (2018-05-04)	Jonathan Davidsson	3-year, $2.55 million entry-level contract
May 22, 2018 (2018-05-22)	Alexandre Texier	3-year, $2.775 million entry-level contract
June 18, 2018 (2018-06-18)	Alex Broadhurst	1-year, $700,000 contract extension

Draft picks

See also: List of Columbus Blue Jackets draft picks

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)
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	USA	Miami RedHawks (NCHC)
7	210	Robbie Stucker	D	USA	Saint Thomas Academy (USHS)

Draft notes:

1. 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.
2. 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.

References