2005–06 Columbus Blue Jackets season

The 2005–06 Columbus Blue Jackets season was the fifth National Hockey League season in Columbus, Ohio. The team's final position in the standings was hampered by a slow start that resulted from losing a number of key players, including goals leader Rick Nash, to injury. Once these players returned to the roster, the team had one of the strongest second halves in the league. Despite the strong finish, the Blue Jackets finished outside of the playoffs for the fifth consecutive season. However, the strong finish did lead to raised expectations for the 2006–07 season.
==Regular season==
===Season standings===
===Game log===
====October====
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts
1 	October 5 	Columbus 	3 – 2	Washington 	 	Leclaire	16,325 	0–1–0 	0
2 	October 7 	Calgary 	3 – 1	Columbus 	 	Denis 	18,136 	0–2–0 	0
3 	October 9 	Columbus 	3 – 2	Chicago 	 	Denis 	11,062 	1–2–0 	2
4 	October 12	Columbus 	1 – 4	San Jose 	 	Denis 	17,496 	1–3–0 	2
5 	October 14	Columbus 	3 – 4	Anaheim 	 	Leclaire	12,930 	1–4–0 	2
6 	October 16	Columbus 	1 – 3	Los Angeles	 	Denis 	17,156 	1–5–0 	2
7 	October 21	San Jose 	1 – 4	Columbus 	 	Denis 	15,388 	2–5–0 	4
8 	October 22	Detroit 	6 – 0	Columbus 	 	Denis 	18,136 	2–6–0 	4
9 	October 24	Detroit 	6 – 2	Columbus 	 	Denis 	16,098 	2–7–0 	4
10	October 26	Nashville	2 – 3	Columbus 	OT	Prusek 	15,110 	3–7–0 	6
11	October 28	Minnesota	1 – 2	Columbus 	SO	Prusek 	15,669 	4–7–0 	8
12	October 29	Columbus 	1 – 3	Minnesota 	 	Prusek 	18,568 	4–8–0 	8
====November====
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts
13	November 1 	Columbus 	1 – 5	Edmonton 	 	Denis 	16,839 	4–9–0 	8
14	November 3 	Columbus 	1 – 2	Calgary 	 	Denis 	19,289 	4–10–0	8
15	November 4 	Columbus 	3 – 5	Vancouver	 	Denis 	18,630 	4–11–0	8
16	November 9 	St. Louis 	1 – 3	Columbus 	 	Denis 	16,058 	5–11–0	10
17	November 11	Edmonton 	3 – 1	Columbus 	 	Denis 	18,136 	5–12–0	10
18	November 13	Los Angeles	8 – 2	Columbus 	 	Prusek 	16,174 	5–13–0	10
19	November 16	St. Louis 	2 – 0	Columbus 	 	Denis 	15,802 	5–14–0	10
20	November 18	Columbus 	3 – 6	Dallas 	 	Prusek 	18,532 	5–15–0	10
21	November 20	Columbus 	1 – 5	Phoenix 	 	Denis 	13,953 	5–16–0	10
22	November 23	Nashville 	4 – 2	Columbus 	 	Leclaire	15,833 	5–17–0	10
23	November 25	Colorado 	5 – 0	Columbus 	 	Leclaire	18,136 	5–18–0	10
24	November 26	Columbus 	4 – 3	St. Louis	 	Prusek 	15,002 	6–18–0	12
25	November 30	Columbus 	3 – 2	Minnesota	SO	Leclaire	18,568 	7–18–0	14
====December====
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record 	Pts
26	December 1 	Columbus 	1 – 4	St. Louis	 	Leclaire	12,307 	7–19–0 	14
27	December 8 	NY Islanders	3 – 4	Columbus 	SO	Leclaire	15,728 	8–19–0 	16
28	December 9 	Columbus 	2 – 5	Atlanta 	 	Leclaire	14,260 	8–20–0 	16
29	December 11	New Jersey 	2 – 3	Columbus 	OT	Denis 	17,157 	9–20–0 	18
30	December 13	Philadelphia	3 – 1	Columbus 	 	Denis 	16,263 	9–21–0 	18
31	December 15	Columbus 	1 – 2	Carolina 	 	Leclaire	11,069 	9–22–0 	18
32	December 17	Columbus 	3 – 7	Nashville	 	Denis 	16,020 	9–23–0 	18
33	December 20	Columbus 	3 – 4	Detroit 	SO	Leclaire	20,066 	9–23–1 	19
34	December 21	Dallas 	5 – 3	Columbus 	 	Leclaire	16,859 	9–24–1 	19
35	December 23	Nashville 	5 – 4	Columbus 	 	Denis 	16,330 	9–25–1 	19
36	December 26	Chicago 	3 – 4	Columbus 	OT	Denis 	17,441 	10–25–1	21
37	December 28	Anaheim 	0 – 1	Columbus 	 	Denis 	17,387 	11–25–1	23
38	December 30	Columbus 	3 – 2	Chicago 	 	Denis 	13,229 	12–25–1	25
39	December 31	Columbus 	2 – 5	Detroit 	 	Denis 	20,066 	12–26–1	25
====January====
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record 	Pts
40	January 5 	Columbus 	3 – 6	San Jose 	 	Denis 	15,275 	12–27–1	25
41	January 7 	Columbus 	2 – 3	Colorado 	SO	Leclaire	18,007 	12–27–2	26
42	January 8 	Columbus 	2 – 5	Phoenix 	 	Denis 	14,436 	13–27–2	28
43	January 11	Pittsburgh	1 – 6	Columbus 	 	Leclaire	18,136 	14–27–2	30
44	January 13	Columbus 	2 – 4	Tampa Bay	 	Denis 	20,425 	14–28–2	30
45	January 14	Columbus 	5 – 4	Florida 	OT	Leclaire	17,991 	15–28–2	32
46	January 16	NY Rangers	3 – 4	Columbus 	 	Denis 	16,355 	16–28–2	34
47	January 18	Detroit 	4 – 0	Columbus 	 	Leclaire	17,089 	16–29–2	34
48	January 20	St. Louis 	3 – 4	Columbus 	SO	Denis 	17,268 	17–29–2	36
49	January 21	Columbus 	2 – 7	Nashville	 	Leclaire	15,416 	17–30–2	36
50	January 24	Vancouver 	5 – 6	Columbus 	 	Denis 	16,192 	18–30–2	38
51	January 27	Minnesota 	3 – 4	Columbus 	 	Leclaire	17,153 	19–30–2	40
52	January 28	Nashville 	3 – 4	Columbus 	 	Denis 	18,136 	20–30–2	42
====February====
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record 	Pts
53	February 1 	Columbus 	2 – 1	Calgary 	SO	Denis 	19,289 	21–30–2	44
54	February 2 	Columbus 	2 – 1	Edmonton 	SO	Denis 	16,839 	22–30–2	46
55	February 6 	Columbus 	4 – 7	Vancouver	 	Denis 	18,630 	22–31–2	46
56	February 8 	Los Angeles	4 – 7	Columbus 	 	Denis 	16,162 	23–31–2	48
57	February 10	Colorado 	4 – 1	Columbus 	 	Denis 	18,136 	23–32–2	48
58	February 11	Columbus 	2 – 5	Nashville	 	Denis 	17,113 	23–33–2	48
====March====
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record 	Pts
59	March 2 	Columbus 	0 – 1	Colorado 	 	Leclaire	18,007 	23–34–2	48
60	March 4 	Columbus 	2 – 3	Los Angeles	 	Denis 	17,238 	23–35–2	48
61	March 5 	Columbus 	3 – 2	Anaheim 	SO	Leclaire	16,124 	24–35–2	50
62	March 7 	Chicago 	3 – 1	Columbus 	 	Denis 	16,137 	24–36–2	50
63	March 9 	Phoenix 	4 – 5	Columbus 	 	Leclaire	17,066 	25–36–2	52
64	March 11	Edmonton 	3 – 4	Columbus 	OT	Denis 	18,136 	26–36–2	54
65	March 13	Columbus 	2 – 3	St. Louis 	OT	Leclaire	12,130 	26–36–3	55
66	March 15	Columbus 	2 – 3	Chicago 	 	Denis 	10,130 	26–37–3	55
67	March 17	Vancouver	3 – 2	Columbus 	 	Leclaire	16,163 	26–38–3	55
68	March 19	Anaheim 	3 – 4	Columbus 	 	Denis 	16,519 	26–39–3	55
69	March 21	Phoenix 	5 – 2	Columbus 	 	Leclaire	15,581 	26–40–3	55
70	March 24	Calgary 	2 – 3	Columbus 	 	Denis 	17,041 	27–40–3	57
71	March 25	Columbus 	5 – 4	Detroit 	SO	Leclaire	20,066 	28–40–3	59
72	March 28	San Jose 	1 – 4	Columbus 	 	Denis 	16,094 	29–40–3	61
73	March 31	Columbus 	4 – 2	St. Louis 	 	Leclaire	14,101 	30–40–3	63
====April====
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record 	Pts
74	April 1 	Chicago 	2 – 5	Columbus 	 	Denis 	17,394 	31–40–3	65
75	April 3 	Columbus 	3 – 1	Nashville	 	Leclaire	12,073 	32–40–3	67
76	April 7 	Columbus 	5 – 6	Detroit 	SO	Denis 	20,066 	32–40–4	68
77	April 8 	Detroit 	4 – 2	Columbus 	 	Leclaire	18,136 	32–41–4	68
78	April 11	Columbus 	2 – 3	Dallas 	 	Denis 	18,543 	32–42–4	68
79	April 13	St. Louis	1 – 4	Columbus 	 	Leclaire	16,262 	33–42–4	70
80	April 15	Chicago 	2 – 5	Columbus 	 	Denis 	16,555 	34–42–4	72
81	April 16	Columbus 	3 – 4	Chicago 	 	Leclaire	10,733 	34–43–4	72
82	April 18	Dallas 	4 – 5	Columbus 	OT	Denis 	17,103 	35–43–4	74
*Green background indicates win. 
*Red background indicates regulation loss. 
*White background indicates overtime/shootout loss.
==Playoffs==
The Blue Jackets failed to qualify for the playoffs for the fifth consecutive season.
== Player stats ==
====Scoring Leaders====
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes
Player 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	+/-	PIM
David Vyborny 	80	22	43	65 	-9 	50
Rick Nash 	54	31	23	54 	5 	51
Nikolai Zherdev	73	27	27	54 	-13	50
Sergei Fedorov*	62	12	31	43 	-1 	64
Jan Hrdina 	75	10	23	33 	-8 	78
Final Season Stats
*Stats reflect games played with Columbus only.
====Goaltending====
Note: GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime losses; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average
Player 	GP	TOI 	W 	L 	OT	GA 	SO	SV% 	GAA
Martin Prusek 	9 	373 	3 	3 	0 	20 	0 	.870	3.22
Pascal Leclaire	33	1804	11	15	3 	97 	0 	.911	3.23
Marc Denis 	49	2786	21	25	1 	151	1 	.900	3.25
==Transactions==
The Blue Jackets have been involved in the following transactions during the 2005–06 season.Blue Jackets History - 2005 Events, bluejackets.nhl.com, accessed September 12, 2007
===Trades===
October 8, 2005 	To Columbus Blue Jackets Jason Chimera Michael Rupp Cale Hulse	To Phoenix Coyotes Geoff Sanderson Tim Jackman
November 15, 2005	To Columbus Blue Jackets Sergei Fedorov 5th round pick in 2006 	To Anaheim Mighty Ducks Tyler Wright Francois Beauchemin
February 28, 2006	To Columbus Blue Jackets Cam Severson 	To Calgary Flames Cale Hulse
March 8, 2006 	To Columbus Blue Jackets Conditional draft pick 	To Toronto Maple Leafs Luke Richardson
===Free agents acquired===
Player signed 	Former team
D Adam Foote 	Colorado Avalanche
D Brian Berard 	Chicago Blackhawks
F Jan Hrdina 	New Jersey Devils
G Martin Prusek	Ottawa Senators
D Andy Delmore 	Buffalo Sabres
===Free agents lost===
Player lost 	New team
F Andrew Cassels 	Washington Capitals
D Jaroslav Spacek	Chicago Blackhawks
==Draft picks==
Columbus' picks at the 2005 NHL Entry Draft in Ottawa, Ontario. The Blue Jackets picked 6th in odd rounds, 25th in even rounds.
Round	# 	Player 	Nationality	NHL Team 	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 	6 	Gilbert Brule (C) 	 	Columbus Blue Jackets 	Vancouver Giants (WHL)
2 	55 	Adam McQuaid (D) 	 	Columbus Blue Jackets 	Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
3 	67 	Kris Russell (D) 	 	Columbus Blue Jackets 	Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)
4 	101	Jared Boll (RW) 	 	Columbus Blue Jackets (from Toronto Maple Leafs)	Lincoln Stars (USHL)
5 	131	Tomáš Pöpperle (G) 	 	Columbus Blue Jackets 	HC Sparta Praha (Czech)
6 	177	Derek Reinhart (D) 	 	Columbus Blue Jackets (from Phoenix Coyotes) 	Regina Pats (WHL)
6 	189	Kirill Starkov (LW)	/* 	Columbus Blue Jackets 	Frolunda Jr. (Sweden Jr.)
7 	201	Trevor Hendrikx (D)	 	Columbus Blue Jackets 	Peterborough Petes (OHL)
* Kirill Starkov became a Danish citizen in the summer of 2006.2005–06 – L 226 (som vedtaget): Forslag til lov om indfødsrets meddelelse
==Farm teams==
===Syracuse Crunch===
The Syracuse Crunch are the Blue Jackets American Hockey League affiliate for the sixth season. 
===Dayton Bombers===
The Dayton Bombers of the ECHL are also entering their sixth season as an affiliate of the Blue Jackets.
==See also==
*2005–06 NHL season
*2005–06 NHL transactions
*2005 NHL Entry Draft
==References==
*Player stats: Columbus Blue Jackets - News - Columbus Hockey History on bluejackets.nhl.com
*Game log: Columbus Blue Jackets game log on espn.com
*Team standings: Columbus Blue Jackets - News - Columbus Hockey History on bluejackets.nhl.com
*Free agent signings: 2005 NHL Free Agents on proicehockey.about.com
 
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