# 2010–11 Columbus Blue Jackets season

The 2010–11 Columbus Blue Jackets season was the team's 11th season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on June 25, 1997.
The Blue Jackets posted a regular season record of 34 wins, 35 losses and 13 overtime/shootout losses for 81 points, failing to qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the second consecutive season.

## Off-season

On June 8, 2010, the Blue Jackets announced their new head coach, Scott Arniel, who was previously the head coach of the Manitoba Moose of the American Hockey League (AHL).
On June 17, the Blue Jackets announced their 2010 pre-season schedule. The team will play nine games during the pre-season, including one against a Swedish team, Malmö Redhawks. The game was originally to feature a combined squad featuring players from Malmo and Rögle BK, but these plans fell through as the archrival clubs did not feel that they could compete as a unit.

## Regular season
### Divisional standings

Central Division vte :
| | | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | y-Detroit Red Wings | 82 | 47 | 25 | 10 | 43 | 261 | 241 | 104 |
| 2 | Nashville Predators | 82 | 44 | 27 | 11 | 38 | 219 | 194 | 99 |
| 3 | Chicago Blackhawks | 82 | 44 | 29 | 9 | 38 | 258 | 225 | 97 |
| 4 | St. Louis Blues | 82 | 38 | 33 | 11 | 34 | 240 | 234 | 87 |
| 5 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 82 | 34 | 35 | 13 | 29 | 215 | 258 | 81 |

### Conference standings

Western Conference :
| R | | Div | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | p – Vancouver Canucks | NW | 82 | 54 | 19 | 9 | 50 | 262 | 185 | 117 |
| 2 | y – San Jose Sharks | PA | 82 | 48 | 25 | 9 | 43 | 248 | 213 | 105 |
| 3 | y – Detroit Red Wings | CE | 82 | 47 | 25 | 10 | 43 | 261 | 241 | 104 |
| 4 | Anaheim Ducks | PA | 82 | 47 | 30 | 5 | 43 | 239 | 235 | 99 |
| 5 | Nashville Predators | CE | 82 | 44 | 27 | 11 | 38 | 219 | 194 | 99 |
| 6 | Phoenix Coyotes | PA | 82 | 43 | 26 | 13 | 38 | 231 | 226 | 99 |
| 7 | Los Angeles Kings | PA | 82 | 46 | 30 | 6 | 36 | 219 | 198 | 98 |
| 8 | Chicago Blackhawks | CE | 82 | 44 | 29 | 9 | 38 | 258 | 225 | 97 |
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| 9 | Dallas Stars | PA | 82 | 42 | 29 | 11 | 37 | 227 | 233 | 95 |
| 10 | Calgary Flames | NW | 82 | 41 | 29 | 12 | 32 | 250 | 237 | 94 |
| 11 | St. Louis Blues | CE | 82 | 38 | 33 | 11 | 34 | 240 | 234 | 87 |
| 12 | Minnesota Wild | NW | 82 | 39 | 35 | 8 | 36 | 206 | 233 | 86 |
| 13 | Columbus Blue Jackets | CE | 82 | 34 | 35 | 13 | 29 | 215 | 258 | 81 |
| 14 | Colorado Avalanche | NW | 82 | 30 | 44 | 8 | 24 | 227 | 288 | 68 |
| 15 | Edmonton Oilers | NW | 82 | 25 | 45 | 12 | 23 | 193 | 269 | 62 |
bold – qualified for playoffs; y – Won division; p – Won President's Trophy (best record in NHL) CE – Central Division, NW – Northwest Division, PA – Pacific Division

## Playoffs

The Blue Jackets failed to qualify for the playoffs. They last qualified in 2008–09.

## Schedule and results

* Green background indicates win (2 points).
* Red background indicates regulation loss (0 points).
* Silver background indicates overtime/shootout loss (1 point).
2010-11 Game Log :

## Player statistics
### Skaters

Regular season :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| Rick Nash | 75 | 32 | 34 | 66 | +2 | 34 |
| R. J. Umberger | 82 | 25 | 32 | 57 | +3 | 38 |
| Antoine Vermette | 82 | 19 | 28 | 47 | 0 | 60 |
| Derick Brassard | 74 | 17 | 30 | 47 | -11 | 55 |
| Jakub Voracek | 80 | 14 | 32 | 46 | -3 | 26 |
| Fedor Tyutin | 80 | 7 | 20 | 27 | -12 | 32 |
| Kristian Huselius | 39 | 14 | 9 | 23 | -17 | 10 |
| Derek MacKenzie | 63 | 9 | 14 | 23 | +14 | 22 |
| Kris Russell | 73 | 5 | 18 | 23 | -9 | 37 |
| Samuel Pahlsson | 82 | 7 | 13 | 20 | -13 | 30 |
| Jan Hejda | 77 | 5 | 15 | 20 | -6 | 28 |
| Matt Calvert | 42 | 11 | 9 | 20 | +3 | 12 |
| Grant Clitsome | 31 | 4 | 15 | 19 | +2 | 16 |
| Anton Stralman | 51 | 1 | 17 | 18 | -11 | 22 |
| Derek Dorsett | 76 | 4 | 13 | 17 | -15 | 184 |
| Chris Clark | 53 | 5 | 10 | 15 | -3 | 38 |
| Marc Methot | 74 | 0 | 15 | 15 | +2 | 58 |
| Jared Boll | 73 | 7 | 5 | 12 | -2 | 182 |
| Kyle Wilson | 32 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -3 | 12 |
| Rostislav Klesla$^‡$ | 45 | 3 | 7 | 10 | +10 | 26 |
| Andrew Murray | 29 | 4 | 4 | 8 | +2 | 4 |
| Nikita Filatov | 23 | 0 | 7 | 7 | +3 | 8 |
| Scottie Upshall$^†$ | 21 | 6 | 1 | 7 | -12 | 10 |
| Mike Commodore | 20 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -8 | 44 |
| Ethan Moreau | 37 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -9 | 24 |
| Sami Lepisto$^†$ | 19 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 18 |
| Tom Sestito$^‡$ | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -4 | 40 |
| Tomas Kubalik | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 0 |
| Maksim Mayorov | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Rivet$^†$ | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -7 | 23 |
| Mike Blunden | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Nick Holden | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Moore | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nate Guenin$^‡$ | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |

### Goaltenders

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
Regular season :
| Player | GP | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | Sv% | SO | G | A | PIM |
| Steve Mason | 54 | 3027 | 24 | 21 | 7 | 153 | 3.03 | 1541 | .901 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mathieu Garon | 36 | 1938 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 88 | 2.72 | 887 | .901 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| David LeNeveu | 1 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6.00 | 12 | .833 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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
### Awards

Regular Season :
| Player | Award | Awarded |
| Mathieu Garon | NHL Second Star of the Week | November 8, 2010 |
| Rick Nash | NHL First Star of the Week | November 22, 2010 |
| Rick Nash | NHL Third Star of the Week | December 13, 2010 |
| Matt Calvert | NHL Third Star of the Week | February 28, 2011 |

### Records

| Player | Record | Number | Reached |
| Steve Mason | Most Saves, Period | 24 | 3rd Period; November 19, 2010 |
| R. J. Umberger | Consecutive Games Points Streak | 10 | December 1, 2010 |
| Rick Nash | Games Played for Franchise | 544 | December 11, 2010 |
| Rick Nash | Career Assist for Franchise | 205 | December 27, 2010 |

### Milestones

Regular Season :
| Player | Milestone | Reached |
| Nikita Filatov | 1st NHL Assist | October 8, 2010 |
| R. J. Umberger | 100th NHL Goal | October 15, 2010 |
| Chris Clark | 200th NHL Point | October 16, 2010 |
| Nick Holden | 1st NHL Game | October 20, 2010 |
| R. J. Umberger | 400th NHL Game | October 25, 2010 |
| Kyle Wilson | 1st NHL Goal | October 25, 2010 |
| Chris Clark | 100th NHL Goal | November 10, 2010 |
| Mike Commodore | 100th NHL Point | November 19, 2010 |
| Jakub Voracek | 100th NHL Point | November 20, 2010 |
| Rick Nash | 200th NHL Assist | December 1, 2010 |
| Rostislav Klesla | 500th NHL Game | December 15, 2010 |
| Tom Sestito | 1st NHL Goal 1st NHL Point | December 15, 2010 |
| Tom Sestito | 1st NHL Assist | December 21, 2010 |
| Jan Hejda | 300th NHL Game | December 31, 2010 |
| Matt Calvert | 1st NHL Game | January 7, 2011 |
| Jakub Voracek | 200th NHL Game | January 7, 2011 |
| Matt Calvert | 1st NHL Goal 1st NHL Point | January 8, 2011 |
| Antoine Vermette | 500th NHL Game | January 8, 2011 |
| Matt Calvert | 1st NHL Assist | January 22, 2011 |
| Marc Methot | 200th NHL Game | February 1, 2011 |
| John Moore | 1st NHL Game | February 5, 2011 |
| Derick Brassard | 100th NHL Point | February 8, 2011 |
| Anton Stralman | 200th NHL Game | February 8, 2011 |
| Derek MacKenzie | 100th NHL Game | February 11, 2011 |
| Chris Clark | 600th NHL Game | February 18, 2011 |
| Matt Calvert | 1st NHL Hat-trick | February 25, 2011 |
| Samuel Pahlsson | 700th NHL Game | March 4, 2011 |
| Ethan Moreau | 900th NHL Game | March 22, 2011 |
| Tomas Kubalik | 1st NHL Game 1st NHL Assist 1st NHL Point | March 31, 2011 |
| Maksim Mayorov | 1st NHL Goal 1st NHL Point | April 1, 2011 |
| Derick Brassard | 200th NHL Game | April 8, 2011 |

## Transactions

The Blue Jackets have been involved in the following transactions during the 2010–11 season.

### Trades

| Date | Details | Details |
| November 11, 2010 | To New York Rangers Chad Kolarik | To Columbus Blue Jackets Dane Byers |
| January 4, 2011 | To Anaheim Ducks Nate Guenin | To Columbus Blue Jackets Trevor Smith |
| February 28, 2011 | To Phoenix Coyotes Rostislav Klesla Dane Byers | To Columbus Blue Jackets Scottie Upshall Sami Lepisto |
| February 28, 2011 | To Philadelphia Flyers Tom Sestito | To Columbus Blue Jackets Greg Moore Michael Chaput |
| March 1, 2011 | To Minnesota Wild Future considerations | To Columbus Blue Jackets Petr Kalus |
Lost via retirement
Player
Player signings
PlayerContract terms
Theo Ruth3 years, $2.2875 million entry-level contract
Cody Goloubef3 years, $2.35 million entry-level contract
Steven Delisle3 years, $1.75 million entry-level contract
Tomas Kubalik3 years, $1.84 million entry-level contract
David Savard3 years, $2.2205 million entry-level contract
Tomas Kana1 year, $625,000
Derek MacKenzie2 years, $1.2 million
Trevor Frischmon1 year, $575,000
Jared Boll2 years, $1.45 million
Tom Sestito1 year, $577,500
Chad Kolarik1 year, $550,000
Grant Clitsome1 year, $550,000
Anton Stralman1 year, $1.95 million
Mike Blunden1 year, $590,000
Ryan Johansen3 years, $2.7 million entry-level contract
Steve Mason2 years, $5.8 million contract extension
Anton Blomqvist3 years, $1.71 million entry-level contract
Cam Atkinson2 years, $1.55 million entry-level contract
Allen York2 years, 1.425 million entry-level contract :

## Draft picks

Columbus had eight picks at the 2010 NHL Entry Draft in Los Angeles, California.
| Round | # | Player | Position | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
| 1 | 4 | Ryan Johansen | C | Canada | Portland Winterhawks (WHL) |
| 2 | 34 | Dalton Smith | LW | Canada | Ottawa 67's (OHL) |
| 2 | 55 (from Vancouver via Buffalo) | Petr Straka | RW | Czech Republic | Rimouski Océanic (QMJHL) |
| 4 | 94 | Brandon Archibald | D | United States | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL) |
| 4 | 102 (from Anaheim) | Mathieu Corbeil-Theriault | G | Canada | Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL) |
| 5 | 124 | Austin Madaisky | D | Canada | Kamloops Blazers (WHL) |
| 6 | 154 | Dalton Prout | D | Canada | Barrie Colts (OHL) |
| 7 | 184 | Martin Ouellette | G | Canada | Kimball Union Academy (USHS-NH) |