# 2014–15 Columbus Blue Jackets season

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

Metropolitan Division :
| Pos | Team v t e | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 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 |
Eastern Conference Wild Card :
| Pos | Div | Team v t e | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 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 |

## Suspensions/fines

| Player | Explanation | Length | Salary | Date issued |
| 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 |
| 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 |

## Schedule and results
### Regular season

2014–15 Game Log :
Legend:
  Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) :

## Player stats

Final stats

### Skaters

Regular Season :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| 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 |

### Goaltenders

Regular Season :
| Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
| 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
### Awards

Regular Season :
| Player | Award | Awarded |
| Sergei Bobrovsky | NHL Second Star of the Week | December 8, 2014 |
| Sergei Bobrovsky | NHL Third Star of the Month | January 2, 2015 |
| Nick Foligno | NHL All-Star game selection | January 10, 2015 |
| Sergei Bobrovsky | NHL All-Star game selection | January 10, 2015 |
| Ryan Johansen | NHL All-Star game selection | January 10, 2015 |
| Nick Foligno | NHL All-Star game captain | January 14, 2015 |
| Ryan Johansen | NHL All-Star game MVP | January 25, 2015 |
| Ryan Johansen | NHL First Star of the Week | January 26, 2015 |
| Scott Hartnell | NHL First Star of the Week | March 16, 2015 |
| Cam Atkinson | NHL Second Star of the Week | March 30, 2015 |
| Nick Foligno | NHL Third Star of the Week | April 6, 2015 |

### Milestones

Regular Season :
| Player | Milestone | Reached |
| 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

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

### Trades

| June 28, 2014 | 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 | To Toronto Maple Leafs Matt Frattin | To Columbus Blue Jackets Jerry D'Amigo Conditional 7th-round pick in 2015 |
| November 15, 2014 | To St. Louis Blues 5th-round pick in 2016 | To Columbus Blue Jackets Jordan Leopold |
| December 14, 2014 | To Chicago Blackhawks Tim Erixon | To Columbus Blue Jackets Jeremy Morin |
| December 16, 2014 | To Buffalo Sabres Jerry D'Amigo | To Columbus Blue Jackets Luke Adam |
| February 26, 2015 | To St. Louis Blues Adam Cracknell | To Columbus Blue Jackets Future considerations |
| February 26, 2015 | To Toronto Maple Leafs Nathan Horton | To Columbus Blue Jackets David Clarkson |
| March 2, 2015 | 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 | To Minnesota Wild Jordan Leopold | To Columbus Blue Jackets Justin Falk 5th-round pick in 2015 |
Player signings
DatePlayerContract terms (in U.S. dollars)Ref
June 28, 2014Dalton Prout2 years, $2.15 million contract extension
July 1, 2014Frederic St-Denis1 year, $550,000 contract extension
July 5, 2014David Savard2 years, $2.6 million
July 7, 2014Corey Tropp2 years, $1.25 million
July 7, 2014Cody Goloubef1 year, $625,000
July 8, 2014Sean Collins1 year, $620,000
July 9, 2014Will Weber1 year, $600,000
July 11, 2014Brandon Dubinsky6 year, $35.1 million contract extension
July 15, 2014Tim Erixon1 year, $600,000
July 28, 2014Dana Tyrell1 year, $655,000
July 29, 2014Jerry D'Amigo1 year, $850,500
September 11, 2014Sonny Milano3 years, entry-level contract
October 6, 2014Ryan Johansen3 years, $12 million
December 31, 2014Nick Foligno6 years, $33 million contract extension
January 9, 2015Sergei Bobrovsky4 years, $29.7 million contract extension
March 1, 2015Dillon Heatherington3 years, entry-level contract
March 2, 2015Cam Atkinson3 years, $10.5 million contract extension
March 6, 2015Nick Moutrey3 years, entry-level contract
March 28, 2015Cody Goloubef2 years, contract extension
May 29, 2015Justin Falk1 year
June 1, 2015Blake Siebenaler3 years, entry-level contract
June 24, 2015Curtis McElhinney2 years, contract extension :

## 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) |
| 1 | 16 | Sonny Milano | LW | United States | US NTDP (USHL) |
| 2 | 47 | Ryan Collins | (D) | United States | US NTDP (USHL) |
| 3 | 76 | 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 | Tyler Bird | RW | United States | Kimball Union Wildcats (NEPSAC) |
| 7 | 197 | Olivier Leblanc | D | Canada | Saint John Sea Dogs (QMJHL) |

### Draft notes

* 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.
* 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. 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.
* 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. 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.