# 2016–17 Columbus Blue Jackets season

The 2016–17 Columbus Blue Jackets season was the 17th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 25, 1997. This season marked the first time the Blue Jackets were in the Stanley Cup playoffs since the 2013–14 season.

## Regular season

The Blue Jackets finished October with a record of 3 wins, 3 regulation losses and an overtime loss, but in November they won 9, lost 2 in regulation and 3 in overtime. On November 29, 2016, the team began a winning streak that ran to 16 consecutive games, including a perfect 14-0-0 record in December, but ended on January 5, 2017 with a loss to the Washington Capitals. The 16 game winning streak was one short of the NHL record 17 games, set by the 1992–93 Pittsburgh Penguins.

## Standings

Metropolitan Division :
| Pos | Team v t e | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | p – Washington Capitals | 82 | 55 | 19 | 8 | 53 | 263 | 182 | +81 | 118 |
| 2 | x – Pittsburgh Penguins | 82 | 50 | 21 | 11 | 46 | 282 | 234 | +48 | 111 |
| 3 | x – Columbus Blue Jackets | 82 | 50 | 24 | 8 | 47 | 249 | 195 | +54 | 108 |
| 4 | x – New York Rangers | 82 | 48 | 28 | 6 | 45 | 256 | 220 | +36 | 102 |
| 5 | New York Islanders | 82 | 41 | 29 | 12 | 39 | 241 | 242 | −1 | 94 |
| 6 | Philadelphia Flyers | 82 | 39 | 33 | 10 | 32 | 219 | 236 | −17 | 88 |
| 7 | Carolina Hurricanes | 82 | 36 | 31 | 15 | 33 | 215 | 236 | −21 | 87 |
| 8 | New Jersey Devils | 82 | 28 | 40 | 14 | 25 | 183 | 244 | −61 | 70 |

## Schedule and results
### Regular season

2016–17 Game Log :
Legend:
  Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) :

## Playoffs

The Blue Jackets clinched the playoffs for the first time since the 2013–14 season. They met the Pittsburgh Penguins in the first round and lost the series 4–1.
2017 Stanley Cup playoffs :

## Player statistics

Final Stats

### Skaters

Regular season :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| Cam Atkinson | 82 | 35 | 27 | 62 | 13 | 22 |
| Alexander Wennberg | 80 | 13 | 46 | 59 | 9 | 21 |
| Brandon Saad | 82 | 24 | 29 | 53 | 23 | 8 |
| Nick Foligno | 79 | 26 | 25 | 51 | −4 | 55 |
| Sam Gagner | 81 | 18 | 32 | 50 | 10 | 22 |
| Zach Werenski | 78 | 11 | 36 | 47 | 17 | 14 |
| Seth Jones | 75 | 12 | 30 | 42 | 6 | 24 |
| Brandon Dubinsky | 80 | 12 | 29 | 41 | 16 | 91 |
| Scott Hartnell | 78 | 13 | 24 | 37 | 14 | 63 |
| Boone Jenner | 82 | 18 | 16 | 34 | 14 | 52 |
| Josh Anderson | 78 | 17 | 12 | 29 | 12 | 89 |
| William Karlsson | 81 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 10 | 10 |
| David Savard | 74 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 33 | 44 |
| Jack Johnson | 82 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 32 |
| Matt Calvert | 65 | 10 | 5 | 15 | −4 | 48 |
| Lukas Sedlak | 62 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 10 | 25 |
| Oliver Bjorkstrand | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 6 |
| Ryan Murray | 60 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 24 |
| Markus Nutivaara | 66 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
| Kyle Quincey$^†$ | 20 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 12 |
| Scott Harrington | 22 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| Dalton Prout$^‡$ | 15 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 |
| Markus Hannikainen | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Gabriel Carlsson | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 0 |
| Lauri Korpikoski$^†$ | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sonny Milano | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 0 |
| T. J. Tynan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
Playoffs :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| Cam Atkinson | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −3 | 0 |
| Boone Jenner | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 14 |
| William Karlsson | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| Brandon Saad | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −5 | 0 |
| Josh Anderson | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Matt Calvert | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| Brandon Dubinsky | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −2 | 6 |
| Jack Johnson | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −3 | 0 |
| Markus Nutivaara | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Nick Foligno | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −3 | 6 |
| Sam Gagner | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −3 | 2 |
| Seth Jones | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −4 | 0 |
| Zach Werenski | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −2 | 0 |
| Oliver Bjorkstrand | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 0 |
| Kyle Quincey | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 2 |
| David Savard | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −4 | 4 |
| Alexander Wennberg | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −3 | 2 |
| Gabriel Carlsson | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Scott Harrington | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Scott Hartnell | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 |
| Sonny Milano | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lukas Sedlak | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |

### Goaltenders

Regular season :
| Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
| Sergei Bobrovsky | 63 | 63 | 3707:04 | 41 | 17 | 5 | 127 | 2.06 | 1,854 | .931 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Joonas Korpisalo | 14 | 13 | 790:31 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 38 | 2.88 | 401 | .905 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Curtis McElhinney$^‡$ | 7 | 5 | 375:55 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 2.39 | 198 | .924 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anton Forsberg | 1 | 1 | 58:35 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4.10 | 27 | .852 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Playoffs :
| Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
| Sergei Bobrovsky | 5 | 4 | 309:15 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 3.88 | 170 | .882 | 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 2016–17 season.

### Trades

| Date | Details | Details |
| June 25, 2016 | To Toronto Maple Leafs Kerby Rychel | To Columbus Blue Jackets Scott Harrington conditional 5th-round pick in 2017 |
| November 28, 2016 | To Colorado Avalanche Cody Goloubef | To Columbus Blue Jackets Ryan Stanton |
| March 1, 2017 | To New Jersey Devils Dalton Prout | To Columbus Blue Jackets Kyle Quincey |
| March 1, 2017 | To Dallas Stars Dillon Heatherington | To Columbus Blue Jackets Lauri Korpikoski |
Player signings
DatePlayerContract terms (in U.S. dollars)Ref
June 29, 2016 (2016-06-29)Seth Jones6 years, $32.4 million
July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01)Pierre-Luc Dubois3 years, $10.275 million entry-level contract
July 25, 2016 (2016-07-25)Alex Broadhurst1 year, $600,000
July 25, 2016 (2016-07-25)T. J. Tynan1 year, $600,000
July 25, 2016 (2016-07-25)Scott Harrington1 year, $632,500
December 23, 2016 (2016-12-23)Vitaly Abramov3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract
December 30, 2016 (2016-12-30)Calvin Thurkauf3 years, $2.215 million entry-level contract
March 21, 2017 (2017-03-21)Lukas Sedlak2 years, $1.65 million contract extension
March 21, 2017 (2017-03-21)Scott Harrington2 years, $1.35 million contract extension
March 21, 2017 (2017-03-21)Markus Hannikainen2 years, $1.35 million contract extension
April 5, 2017 (2017-04-05)Ryan Collins3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract
May 23, 2017 (2017-05-23)Kevin Stenlund3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract
June 9, 2017 (2017-06-09)Joonas Korpisalo2 years, $1.8 million contract extension
June 9, 2017 (2017-06-09)Zac Dalpe2 years, two-way contract extension
June 9, 2017 (2017-06-09)Dean Kukan1 year, two-way contract extension :

## Draft picks

Below are the Columbus Blue Jackets' selections at the 2016 NHL Entry Draft, held June 24–25, 2016 at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo, New York.
| Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
| 1 | 3 | Pierre-Luc Dubois | LW | Canada | Cape Breton Screaming Eagles (QMJHL) |
| 2 | 34 | Andrew Peeke | D | United States | Green Bay Gamblers (USHL) |
| 3 | 65 | Vitaly Abramov | RW | Russia | Gatineau Olympiques (QMJHL) |
| 6 | 155 | Peter Thome | G | United States | Aberdeen Wings (NAHL) |
| 7 | 185 | Calvin Thurkauf | C | Switzerland | Kelowna Rockets (WHL) |

### Notes

* The Columbus Blue Jackets' fourth-round pick went to the New York Islanders as the result of a trade on June 25, 2016 that sent a fourth-round pick in 2016 (110th overall) and a sixth-round pick in 2017 to Chicago in exchange for this pick.
** Chicago previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 30, 2015 that sent Brandon Saad, Michael Paliotta and Alex Broadhurst to Columbus in exchange for Artem Anisimov, Jeremy Morin, Corey Tropp, Marko Dano and this pick.
* The Columbus Blue Jackets' fifth-round pick went to the St. Louis Blues as the result of a trade on November 15, 2014 that sent Jordan Leopold to Columbus in exchange for this pick.