2023–24 Columbus Blue Jackets season

The 2023–24 Columbus Blue Jackets season was the 24th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 25, 1997.
In the off-season, on July 1, 2023, the Blue Jackets hired Mike Babcock as head coach. However, Babcock resigned after the conclusion of an investigation about improper behavior with players on September 17, and was replaced by Pascal Vincent.
On March 24, 2024, the Blue Jackets were eliminated from playoff contention following the Washington Capitals' 3–0 win against the Winnipeg Jets.
== Standings ==
=== Divisional standings ===
=== Conference standings ===
== Schedule and results ==
=== Preseason ===
The Columbus Blue Jackets preseason schedule was released on June 22, 2023.
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# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Recap
1 	September 24 	Columbus 	2–3 	Pittsburgh 	SO 	Dell 	13,341 	0–0–1 	Recap
2 	September 24 	Pittsburgh 	3–4 	Columbus 	OT 	Cajan 	13,255 	1–0–1 	Recap
3 	September 26 	Columbus 	2–3 	St. Louis 	 	Dell 	15,417 	1–1–1 	Recap
4 	September 30 	Columbus 	3–4 	Buffalo 	 	Merzlikins 	12,209 	1–2–1 	Recap
5 	October 2 	St. Louis 	3–5 	Columbus 	 	Greaves 	10,239 	2–2–1 	Recap
6 	October 4 	Buffalo 	3–5 	Columbus 	 	Merzlikins 	10,169 	3–2–1 	Recap
7 	October 5 	Washington 	4–2 	Columbus 	 	Martin 	11,491 	3–3–1 	Recap
8 	October 7 	Columbus 	4–2 	Washington 	 	Merzlikins 	12,961 	4–3–1 	Recap
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=== Regular season ===
The Columbus Blue Jackets regular season schedule was released on June 27, 2023.
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October: 3–4–2 (Home: 2–3–1 ; Road: 1–1–1)	October: 3–4–2 (Home: 2–3–1 ; Road: 1–1–1)	October: 3–4–2 (Home: 2–3–1 ; Road: 1–1–1)	October: 3–4–2 (Home: 2–3–1 ; Road: 1–1–1)	October: 3–4–2 (Home: 2–3–1 ; Road: 1–1–1)	October: 3–4–2 (Home: 2–3–1 ; Road: 1–1–1)	October: 3–4–2 (Home: 2–3–1 ; Road: 1–1–1)	October: 3–4–2 (Home: 2–3–1 ; Road: 1–1–1)	October: 3–4–2 (Home: 2–3–1 ; Road: 1–1–1)	October: 3–4–2 (Home: 2–3–1 ; Road: 1–1–1)	October: 3–4–2 (Home: 2–3–1 ; Road: 1–1–1)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Pts 	Recap
1 	October 12 	Philadelphia 	4–2 	Columbus 	 	Merzlikins 	18,614 	0–1–0 	0 	
2 	October 14 	NY Rangers 	3–5 	Columbus 	 	Merzlikins 	16,520 	1–1–0 	2 	
3 	October 16 	Detroit 	4–0 	Columbus 	 	Martin 	14,959 	1–2–0 	2 	
4 	October 20 	Calgary 	1–3 	Columbus 	 	Martin 	16,276 	2–2–0 	4 	
5 	October 21 	Columbus 	5–4 	Minnesota 	OT 	Merzlikins 	18,479 	3–2–0 	6 	
6 	October 24 	Anaheim 	3–2 	Columbus 	OT 	Merzlikins 	16,432 	3–2–1 	7 	
7 	October 26 	Columbus 	3–4 	Montreal 	OT 	Merzlikins 	21,105 	3–2–2 	8 	
8 	October 28 	NY Islanders 	2–0 	Columbus 	 	Martin 	15,424 	3–3–2 	8 	
9 	October 30 	Columbus 	3–5 	Dallas 	 	Merzlikins 	18,532 	3–4–2 	8 	
==Players Statistics==
As of April 16, 2024
===Skaters===
Regular season
Player 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	81	12	48	60	 	22
 	70	11	46	57	0 	22
 	78	23	19	42	 	14
 	58	22	13	35	 	28
 	75	18	16	34	 	52
 	77	13	19	32	 	46
 	82	5 	27	32	 	20
 	78	12	18	30	 	38
 	53	16	13	29	 	6
 	67	9 	19	28	 	51
 	49	12	15	27	 	16
 	71	10	16	26	 	26
 	78	6 	20	26	 	74
‡ 	40	6 	17	23	 	14
 	62	9 	9 	18	 	40
 	42	6 	10	16	 	10
† 	23	11	3 	14	 	6
 	72	4 	9 	13	 	32
 	54	5 	7 	12	 	70
‡ 	32	5 	6 	11	 	10
 	43	1 	9 	10	 	22
 	35	1 	9 	10	 	0
 	18	6 	3 	9 	 	6
‡ 	23	1 	7 	8 	 	6
James Malatesta 	11	2 	1 	3 	 	4
 	24	2 	2 	4 	 	6
 	11	2 	1 	3 	0 	2
 	14	1 	1 	2 	 	2
Mikael Pyyhtia 	17	0 	2 	2 	 	0
 	12	0 	2 	2 	 	2
 	12	1 	0 	1 	+1	4
Luca Del Bel Belluz	1 	1 	0 	1 	+1	0
‡ 	7 	1 	0 	1 	 	0
 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	2 	0 	0 	0 	 	0
‡ 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
===Goaltenders===
Regular season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	41	40	2,258:40	13	17	8	121	3.45	1,266	.897	1	0	0	4
 	24	23	1,376:28	8 	11	3	63 	3.18	796 	.908	0	0	0	0
 	9 	8 	515:52 	3 	6 	0	30 	3.49	327 	.908	0	0	0	0
‡ 	13	10	707:13 	3 	8 	1	43 	3.65	379 	.887	0	0	0	0
 	1 	1 	60:00 	0 	1 	0	3 	3.00	35 	.914	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.
==Roster==
==Transactions==
The Blue Jackets have been involved in the following transactions during the 2023–24 season.
===Key===
 Contract is entry-level.
 Contract initially takes effect in the 2024–25 season.
===Trades===
Date	Details 	Details 	Ref
 	To Vegas Golden Knights7th-round pick in 2023 	To Columbus Blue Jackets7th-round pick in 2024 	
 	To Buffalo SabresEric Robinson 	To Columbus Blue Jacketsconditional NSH 7th-round pick in 2025 	
 	To Pittsburgh PenguinsEmil Bemstrom 	To Columbus Blue JacketsAlexander Nylanderconditional 6th-round pick in 2026	
 	To New York RangersJack Roslovic (50% retained)	To Columbus Blue JacketsConditional 4th-round pick in 2026 	
 	To Boston BruinsAndrew Peeke 	To Columbus Blue JacketsJakub Zboril3rd-round pick in 2027 	
 	To St. Louis BluesFuture considerations 	To Columbus Blue JacketsMalcolm Subban 	
===Players acquired===
Date	Player 	Former team 	Term 	Via 	Ref
 	Spencer Martin	Vancouver Canucks 	 	Waivers 	
 	Max McCue 	London Knights (OHL)	3-year	Free agency	
===Players lost===
Date	Player 	New team 	Term 	Via 	Ref
 	Lane Pederson 	Edmonton Oilers 	2-year	Free agency	
 	Justin Richards 	Buffalo Sabres 	1-year	Free agency	
 	Gavin Bayreuther 	Dallas Stars 	1-year	Free agency	
 	Joona Luoto 	SC Bern (NL) 	1-year	Free agency	
 	Michael Hutchinson	Grand Rapids Griffins (AHL)	1-year	Free agency	
 	Tim Berni 	Genève-Servette HC (NL) 	4-year	Free agency	
 	Liam Foudy 	Nashville Predators 	 	Waivers 	
 	Spencer Martin 	Carolina Hurricanes 	 	Waivers 	
===Signings===
Date	Player 	Term 	Ref
 	Marcus Bjork 	1-year	
 	Adam Fantilli 	3-year	
 	Justin Danforth	1-year	
 	Gavin Brindley 	3-year	
==Draft picks==
Below are the Columbus Blue Jackets' selections at the 2023 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 28 to 29, 2023, at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville.
Round	# 	Player 	Pos.	Nationality	Team (League)
1 	3 	Adam Fantilli 	C 	 	Michigan Wolverines (B1G)
2 	34 	Gavin Brindley 	C 	 	Michigan Wolverines (B1G)
3 	66 	William Whitelaw 	RW 	 	Youngstown Phantoms (USHL)
4 	98 	Andrew Strathmann	D 	 	Youngstown Phantoms (USHL)
4 	114	Luca Pinelli 	C 	 	Ottawa 67's (OHL)
5 	156	Melvin Strahl 	G 	 	Modo Hockey (J20 Nationell)
7 	194	Oiva Keskinen 	C 	 	Tappara (U20 SM-sarja)
7 	224	Tyler Peddle 	LW 	 	Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL)
==References==
Category:Columbus Blue Jackets seasons
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