2014–15 Columbus Blue Jackets | |
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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) |
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.
Pos | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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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 |
Pos | Div | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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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 |
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 |
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] |
2014 Pre-Season Game Log: 7–1–0 (Home: 4–0–0 ; Road: 3–1–0) | |||||||||
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# | 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 |
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Legend: Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) |
Final stats [5]
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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 | 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.
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The Blue Jackets have been involved in the following transactions during the 2014–15 season.
June 28, 2014 [15] | To
Detroit Red Wings EDM's 3rd-round pick in 2014 |
To Columbus Blue Jackets 3rd-round pick in 2014 3rd-round pick in 2015 |
July 1, 2014 [16] | To
Toronto Maple Leafs Matt Frattin |
To Columbus Blue Jackets Jerry D'Amigo Conditional 7th-round pick in 2015 |
November 15, 2014 [17] | To
St. Louis Blues 5th-round pick in 2016 |
To Columbus Blue Jackets Jordan Leopold |
December 14, 2014 [18] | To
Chicago Blackhawks Tim Erixon |
To Columbus Blue Jackets Jeremy Morin |
December 16, 2014 [19] | To
Buffalo Sabres Jerry D'Amigo |
To Columbus Blue Jackets Luke Adam |
February 26, 2015 [20] | To St. Louis Blues Adam Cracknell |
To Columbus Blue Jackets Future considerations |
February 26, 2015 [21] | To Toronto Maple Leafs Nathan Horton |
To Columbus Blue Jackets David Clarkson |
March 2, 2015 [22] | To
Anaheim Ducks James Wisniewski DET's 3rd-round pick in 2015 |
To Columbus Blue Jackets William Karlsson Rene Bourque 2nd-round pick in 2015 |
March 2, 2015 [23] | To
Minnesota Wild Jordan Leopold |
To Columbus Blue Jackets Justin Falk 5th-round pick in 2015 |
Free agents acquired
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Player signings
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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) |