# 2022–23 Columbus Blue Jackets season

The 2022–23 Columbus Blue Jackets season was the 23rd season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 25, 1997.

## Standings
### Divisional standings

Metropolitan Division :
| Pos | Team v t e | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | y – Carolina Hurricanes | 82 | 52 | 21 | 9 | 39 | 266 | 213 | +53 | 113 |
| 2 | x – New Jersey Devils | 82 | 52 | 22 | 8 | 39 | 291 | 226 | +65 | 112 |
| 3 | x – New York Rangers | 82 | 47 | 22 | 13 | 37 | 277 | 219 | +58 | 107 |
| 4 | x – New York Islanders | 82 | 42 | 31 | 9 | 36 | 243 | 222 | +21 | 93 |
| 5 | e – Pittsburgh Penguins | 82 | 40 | 31 | 11 | 31 | 262 | 264 | −2 | 91 |
| 6 | e – Washington Capitals | 82 | 35 | 37 | 10 | 27 | 255 | 265 | −10 | 80 |
| 7 | e – Philadelphia Flyers | 82 | 31 | 38 | 13 | 26 | 222 | 277 | −55 | 75 |
| 8 | e – Columbus Blue Jackets | 82 | 25 | 48 | 9 | 15 | 214 | 330 | −116 | 59 |

### Conference standings

Eastern Conference Wild Card :
| Pos | Div | Team v t e | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | ME | x – New York Islanders | 82 | 42 | 31 | 9 | 36 | 243 | 222 | +21 | 93 |
| 2 | AT | x – Florida Panthers | 82 | 42 | 32 | 8 | 36 | 290 | 273 | +17 | 92 |
| 3 | ME | e – Pittsburgh Penguins | 82 | 40 | 31 | 11 | 31 | 262 | 264 | −2 | 91 |
| 4 | AT | e – Buffalo Sabres | 82 | 42 | 33 | 7 | 30 | 296 | 300 | −4 | 91 |
| 5 | AT | e – Ottawa Senators | 82 | 39 | 35 | 8 | 31 | 261 | 271 | −10 | 86 |
| 6 | AT | e – Detroit Red Wings | 82 | 35 | 37 | 10 | 28 | 240 | 279 | −39 | 80 |
| 7 | ME | e – Washington Capitals | 82 | 35 | 37 | 10 | 27 | 255 | 265 | −10 | 80 |
| 8 | ME | e – Philadelphia Flyers | 82 | 31 | 38 | 13 | 26 | 222 | 277 | −55 | 75 |
| 9 | AT | e – Montreal Canadiens | 82 | 31 | 45 | 6 | 21 | 232 | 307 | −75 | 68 |
| 10 | ME | e – Columbus Blue Jackets | 82 | 25 | 48 | 9 | 15 | 214 | 330 | −116 | 59 |

## Schedule and results
### Regular season

The regular season schedule was published on July 6, 2022.
2022–23 game log :
Legend:
  Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)
Notes:
$^a$ Game was played at Nokia Arena in Tampere, Finland. :

## Player statistics
### Skaters

Regular season :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| Johnny Gaudreau | 80 | 21 | 53 | 74 | –33 | 22 |
| Patrik Laine | 55 | 22 | 30 | 52 | –12 | 16 |
| Boone Jenner | 68 | 26 | 19 | 45 | –32 | 51 |
| Jack Roslovic | 77 | 11 | 33 | 44 | –14 | 10 |
| Kent Johnson | 79 | 16 | 24 | 40 | –19 | 14 |
| Kirill Marchenko | 59 | 21 | 4 | 25 | –23 | 16 |
| Eric Robinson | 72 | 12 | 12 | 24 | –21 | 6 |
| Adam Boqvist | 46 | 5 | 19 | 24 | –12 | 8 |
| Gustav Nyquist$^‡$ | 48 | 10 | 12 | 22 | –11 | 16 |
| Emil Bemstrom | 55 | 7 | 15 | 22 | –11 | 6 |
| Sean Kuraly | 71 | 11 | 9 | 20 | –28 | 68 |
| Mathieu Olivier | 66 | 5 | 10 | 15 | –20 | 81 |
| Liam Foudy | 62 | 7 | 7 | 14 | –26 | 8 |
| Nick Blankenburg | 36 | 4 | 10 | 14 | –16 | 16 |
| Gavin Bayreuther | 51 | 2 | 12 | 14 | –18 | 23 |
| Andrew Peeke | 80 | 6 | 7 | 13 | –41 | 22 |
| Yegor Chinakhov | 30 | 4 | 9 | 13 | –6 | 10 |
| Erik Gudbranson | 70 | 1 | 12 | 13 | –24 | 57 |
| Cole Sillinger | 64 | 3 | 8 | 11 | –23 | 22 |
| Marcus Bjork | 33 | 3 | 8 | 11 | –9 | 42 |
| Vladislav Gavrikov$^‡$ | 52 | 3 | 7 | 10 | –8 | 30 |
| Zach Werenski | 13 | 3 | 5 | 8 | –6 | 0 |
| Jakub Voracek$^‡$ | 11 | 1 | 5 | 6 | –7 | 0 |
| Jake Bean | 14 | 1 | 5 | 6 | –2 | 6 |
| Jake Christiansen | 24 | 0 | 4 | 4 | –7 | 4 |
| Lane Pederson$^†$ | 16 | 2 | 1 | 3 | –4 | 11 |
| Justin Danforth | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | –3 | 4 |
| Tim Berni | 59 | 1 | 2 | 3 | –26 | 34 |
| Hunter McKown | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | –4 | 8 |
| Trey Fix-Wolansky | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | –5 | 0 |
| Joona Luoto | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | –7 | 0 |
| Tyler Angle | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | –2 | 0 |
| Brendan Gaunce | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | –1 | 2 |
| Carson Meyer | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | –2 | 6 |
| Justin Richards | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | –1 | 0 |
| Billy Sweezey | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | –3 | 9 |
| Mikael Pyyhtia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | –2 | 2 |
| Stanislav Svozil | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | –3 | 2 |
| Samuel Knazko | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Dunne | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –6 | 6 |
| David Jiricek | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –4 | 2 |

### Goaltenders

Regular season :
| Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
| Joonas Korpisalo$^‡$ | 28 | 26 | 1,550:57 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 82 | 3,17 | 926 | .913 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elvis Merzlikins | 30 | 27 | 1,560:12 | 7 | 18 | 2 | 110 | 4,23 | 889 | .876 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Daniil Tarasov | 17 | 16 | 874:08 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 57 | 3,91 | 528 | .892 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Michael Hutchinson$^†$ | 16 | 10 | 755:27 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 54 | 4,29 | 432 | .877 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jon Gillies$^†$ | 3 | 2 | 118:09 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4,57 | 66 | .864 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jet Greaves | 1 | 1 | 58:57 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3,05 | 49 | .939 | 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.

## Transactions

The Blue Jackets have been involved in the following transactions during the 2022–23 season.
Key:
† Contract is entry-level.  ‡ Contract initially takes effect in the 2023-24 season.

### Trades

| Date | Details | Details |
| July 8, 2022 (2022-07-08) | To San Jose Sharks5th-round pick in 2023 | To Columbus Blue JacketsBUF 5th-round pick in 2022 |
| July 22, 2022 (2022-07-22) | To Seattle KrakenOliver Bjorkstrand | To Columbus Blue Jackets3rd-round pick in 2023 WPG 4th-round pick in 2023 |
| February 28, 2023 (2023-02-28) | To Minnesota WildGustav Nyquist$^1$ | To Columbus Blue Jackets5th-round pick in 2023 |
| March 1, 2023 (2023-03-01) | To Los Angeles KingsVladislav Gavrikov Joonas Korpisalo | To Columbus Blue JacketsJonathan Quick Conditional$^2$ 1st-round pick in 2023 3rd-round pick in 2024 |
| March 2, 2023 (2023-03-02) | To Vegas Golden KnightsJonathan Quick$^3$ | To Columbus Blue JacketsMichael Hutchinson 7th-round pick in 2025 |
| March 2, 2023 (2023-03-02) | To Arizona CoyotesJakub Voracek 6th-round pick in 2023 | To Columbus Blue JacketsJon Gillies |
| June 6, 2023 (2023-06-06) | To Philadelphia FlyersHelge Grans Cal Petersen Sean Walker LAK 1st-round pick in 2023 LAK 2nd-round pick in 2024 Conditional CBJ 2nd-round pick in 2024 or 2025 | To Columbus Blue JacketsIvan Provorov$^4$ |
| June 6, 2023 (2023-06-06) | To Los Angeles KingsKevin Connauton Hayden Hodgson | |
| June 9, 2023 (2023-06-09) | To New Jersey Devils3rd-round pick in 2023 | To Columbus Blue JacketsDamon Severson |
Notes:
* Columbus retains 50% of Nyquist's contract.
* If Los Angeles fails to make the 2023 Stanley Cup playoffs, Columbus will instead their 2nd-round pick in 2023 and 2nd-rouind pick in 2024.
* Columbus retains 50% of Quick's contract.
* Los Angeles retains 30% of Provorov's contract.

### Players acquired

| Date | Player | Former team | Term | Via |
| July 13, 2022 (2022-07-13) | Johnny Gaudreau | Calgary Flames | 7-year | Free agency |
| July 13, 2022 (2022-07-13) | Erik Gudbranson | Calgary Flames | 4-year | Free agency |
| October 2, 2022 (2022-10-02) | Nolan Lalonde | Erie Otters (OHL) | 3-year† | Free agency |
| December 19, 2022 (2022-12-19) | Justin Richards | Cleveland Monsters (AHL) | 1-year | Free agency |
| January 28, 2023 (2023-01-28) | Lane Pederson | Vancouver Canucks | | Waivers |
| March 16, 2022 (2022-03-16) | Cameron Butler | Oshawa Generals (OHL) | 3-year†‡ | Free agency |
| March 20, 2022 (2022-03-20) | Hunter McKown | Colorado College Tigers (NCHC) | 3-year† | Free agency |

### Players lost

| Date | Player | New team | Term | Via |
| July 13, 2022 (2022-07-13) | Kevin Stenlund | Winnipeg Jets | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 20, 2022 (2022-07-20) | Gabriel Carlsson | Washington Capitals | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 20, 2022 (2022-07-20) | Cam Johnson | Charlotte Checkers (AHL) | 1-year | Free agency |
| September 14, 2022 (2022-09-14) | Nathan Gerbe | | | Retirement |
| September 30, 2022 (2022-09-30) | Scott Harrington | San Jose Sharks | 1-year | Free agency |
| October 3, 2022 (2022-10-03) | Tyler Sikura | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL) | 1-year | Free agency |

### Signings

| Date | Player | Term |
| July 13, 2022 (2022-07-13) | David Jiricek | 3-year† |
| July 13, 2022 (2022-07-13) | Denton Mateychuk | 3-year† |
| July 15, 2022 (2022-07-15) | Nick Blankenburg | 2-year |
| July 22, 2022 (2022-07-22) | Patrik Laine | 4-year |
| July 23, 2022 (2022-07-23) | Trey Fix-Wolansky | 1-year |
| August 3, 2022 (2022-08-03) | Emil Bemstrom | 2-year |
| September 28, 2022 (2022-09-28) | Andrew Peeke | 3-year‡ |
| November 25, 2022 (2022-11-25) | Jordan Dumais | 3-year† |
| December 1, 2022 (2022-12-01) | Luca Del Bel Belluz | 3-year† |
| December 1, 2022 (2022-12-01) | James Malatesta | 3-year† |
| March 1, 2023 (2023-03-01) | Corson Ceulemans | 3-year†‡ |
| April 4, 2023 (2023-04-04) | Yegor Chinakhov | 1-year‡ |
| May 4, 2023 (2023-05-04) | Dmitri Voronkov | 2-year†‡ |
| June 5, 2023 (2023-06-05) | Jake Christiansen | 1-year‡ |
| June 14, 2023 (2023-06-14) | Josh Dunne | 1-year‡ |
| June 21, 2023 (2023-06-21) | Mathieu Olivier | 2-year‡ |
| June 23, 2023 (2023-06-23) | Carson Meyer | 1-year‡ |
| June 27, 2023 (2023-06-27) | Trey Fix-Wolansky | 2-year‡ |

## Draft picks

Below are the Columbus Blue Jackets' selections at the 2022 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on July 7 to 8, 2022, at Bell Centre in Montreal.
| Round | # | Player | Pos. | Nationality | Team (League) |
| 1 | 6$^1$ | David Jiricek | D | Czech Republic | HC Škoda Plzeň (ELH) |
| 1 | 12 | Denton Mateychuk | D | Canada | Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL) |
| 2 | 44 | Luca Del Bel Belluz | C | Canada | Mississauga Steelheads (OHL) |
| 3 | 96$^3$ | Jordan Dumais | RW | Canada | Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL) |
| 4 | 109 | Kirill Dolzhenkov | RW | Russia | Krasnaya Armiya (MHL) |
| 5 | 138$^4$ | Sergei Ivanov | G | Russia | SKA-1946 (MHL) |
| 7 | 203$^7$ | James Fisher | RW | USA | Belmont High School (USHS-Prep) |
Notes:
* The Chicago Blackhawks' first-round pick went to the Columbus Blue Jackets as the result of a trade on July 23, 2021, that sent Seth Jones, Tampa Bay's first-round pick in 2021 and a sixth-round pick in 2022 to Chicago in exchange for Adam Boqvist, a first and second-round pick both in 2021 and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade). The condition – Columbus will receive a first-round pick in 2022 if Chicago does not win either of the two draws in the 2022 Draft Lottery – was converted when the Blackhawks did not win either draw in the 2022 draft lottery on May 10, 2022.
* The Columbus Blue Jackets' third-round pick went to the Winnipeg Jets as the result of a trade on January 23, 2021, that sent Patrik Laine and Jack Roslovic to Columbus in exchange for Pierre-Luc Dubois and this pick.
* The Tampa Bay Lightning's third-round pick went to the Columbus Blue Jackets as the result of a trade on April 10, 2021, that sent Brian Lashoff to Tampa Bay in exchange for a first-round pick in 2021 and this pick.
* The Buffalo Sabres' fifth-round pick went to the Columbus Blue Jackets as the result of a trade on July 8, 2022, that sent a fifth-round pick in 2023 to San Jose in exchange for this pick.
* The Columbus Blue Jackets' fifth-round pick went to the New Jersey Devils as the result of a trade on February 25, 2019, that sent Keith Kinkaid to Columbus in exchange for this pick.
* The Columbus Blue Jackets' sixth-round pick went to the Chicago Blackhawks as the result of a trade on July 23, 2021, that sent Adam Boqvist, a first and second-round pick both in 2021 (12th and 44th overall) and a conditional first-round pick in 2022 to Columbus in exchange for Seth Jones, Tampa Bay's first-round pick in 2021 and this pick.
* The Anaheim Ducks' seventh-round pick went to the Columbus Blue Jackets as the result of a trade on October 7, 2020, that sent a seventh-round pick in 2020 to Anaheim in exchange for this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade). The condition – Columbus will receive a seventh-round pick in 2022 if the pick is available at the time of the selection – was converted when the pick became available after an earlier conditional trade with Edmonton was resolved on April 8, 2021.
* The Columbus Blue Jackets' seventh-round pick went to the Carolina Hurricanes as the result of a trade on February 13, 2021, that sent Gregory Hofmann to Columbus in exchange for this pick.