2008–09 Columbus Blue Jackets season

The 2008–09 Columbus Blue Jackets season is the 9th National Hockey League (NHL) season in Columbus, Ohio. On April 8, 2009, the Blue Jackets clinched a playoff berth after a shootout victory against the Chicago Blackhawks, the first berth in team history.
==Preseason==
The Jackets selected Russian forward Nikita Filatov with the sixth overall pick at the 2008 NHL Entry Draft. Filatov made an immediate impact with Columbus, scoring a goal in his NHL debut against the Nashville Predators. Columbus was rather aggressive in free agency, signing proven forwardKristian Huselius, and solidifying the defensive core with veteran Mike Commodore. General Manager Scott Howson also engineered two important preseason trades, trading a draft pick to Philadelphia for R.J. Umberger, and trading stars Nikolai Zherdev and Dan Fritsche to the New York Rangers in exchange for much-needed defensemen Fedor Tyutin and Christian Backman.
==Regular season==
Rookie goaltender Steve Mason, who missed the first month of the season following knee surgery, led the Blue Jackets into playoff contention at the All-Star break. Recalled from the American Hockey League's Syracuse Crunch following Pascal Leclaire's injury, Mason was named the rookie of the month by the NHL for November after recording five wins in eight decisions, including two shutouts. He again won rookie of the month honors in December, and was named to the Youngstars team at the 57th National Hockey League All-Star Game in Montreal, though he declined to play after suffering back spasms. Captain Rick Nash was the team's representative at the All-Star Game, his fourth appearance at the game. Rookie Nikita Filatov scored his first career hat trick on January 10, 2009 in a 4-2 win against the Minnesota Wild. Filatov's achievement marked the first hat trick by a Blue Jackets rookie. On the eve of the NHL trade deadline, Columbus traded recently oft-injured goaltender Pascal Leclaire and a draft pick to Ottawa for forward Antoine Vermette. Vermette made an instant impact with the club, racking up seven points in his first six games.
===Divisional standings===
===Conference standings===
=== Record vs. opponents ===
=== Eastern Conference ===
Atlantic Division	Atlantic Division	Atlantic Division	Atlantic Division	Atlantic Division	Atlantic Division	Atlantic Division
Opponent 	
Home 	
Away 	
Overall 	
PTS 	
GF 	
GA
New Jersey 	0–1–0 	0–0–0 	0–1–0 	0 	1 	2
N.Y. Islanders 	1–0–0 	0–0–1 	1–0–1 	3 	6 	5
N.Y. Rangers 	0–1–0 	0–0–0 	0–1–0 	0 	1 	3
Philadelphia 	1–0–0 	0–0–0 	1–0–0 	2 	3 	0
Pittsburgh 	1–0–0 	0–1–0 	1–1–0 	2 	5 	7
Northeast Division	Northeast Division	Northeast Division	Northeast Division	Northeast Division	Northeast Division	Northeast Division
Opponent 	
Home 	
Away 	
Overall 	
PTS 	
GF 	
GA
Boston 	1–0–0 	0–0–0 	1–0–0 	2 	2 	0
Buffalo 	0–0–0 	1–0–0 	1–0–0 	2 	6 	1
Montreal 	1–0–0 	0–0–0 	1–0–0 	2 	4 	3
Ottawa 	1–0–0 	0–0–0 	1–0–0 	2 	1 	0
Toronto 	0–0–0 	1–0–0 	1–0–0 	2 	4 	3
Southeast Division	Southeast Division	Southeast Division	Southeast Division	Southeast Division	Southeast Division	Southeast Division
Opponent 	
Home 	
Away 	
Overall 	
PTS 	
GF 	
GA
Atlanta 	0–0–0 	1–0–0 	1–0–0 	2 	2 	0
Carolina 	0–0–0 	1–0–0 	1–0–0 	2 	5 	1
Florida 	0–0–0 	1–0–0 	1–0–0 	2 	3 	1
Tampa Bay 	0–0–0 	0–0–1 	0–0–1 	1 	1 	2
Washington 	1–0–0 	1–0–0 	2–0–0 	4 	6 	0
=== Western Conference ===
Central Division	Central Division	Central Division	Central Division	Central Division	Central Division	Central Division
Opponent 	
Home 	
Away 	
Overall 	
PTS 	
GF 	
GA
Chicago 	1–0–2 	2–1–0 	3–1–2 	8 	17 	17
Columbus 	– 	– 	– 	– 	– 	–
Detroit 	2–1–0 	1–2–0 	3–3–0 	6 	17 	18
Nashville 	3–0–0 	0–2–1 	3–2–1 	7 	18 	20
St. Louis 	1–2–0 	0–2–1 	1–4–1 	3 	14 	24
Northwest Division	Northwest Division	Northwest Division	Northwest Division	Northwest Division	Northwest Division	Northwest Division
Opponent 	
Home 	
Away 	
Overall 	
PTS 	
GF 	
GA
Calgary 	2–0–0 	0–1–1 	2–1–1 	5 	13 	10
Colorado 	2–0–0 	2–0–0 	4–0–0 	8 	17 	6
Edmonton 	1–1–0 	1–1–0 	2–2–0 	4 	11 	15
Minnesota 	1–1–0 	0–1–1 	1–2–1 	3 	10 	13
Vancouver 	2–0–0 	1–1–0 	3–1–0 	6 	14 	12
Pacific Division	Pacific Division	Pacific Division	Pacific Division	Pacific Division	Pacific Division	Pacific Division
Opponent 	
Home 	
Away 	
Overall 	
PTS 	
GF 	
GA
Anaheim 	0–2–0 	1–1–0 	1–3–0 	2 	9 	13
Dallas 	0–1–1 	1–0–1 	1–1–2 	4 	10 	20
Los Angeles 	1–0–0 	1–1–0 	2–2–0 	4 	7 	10
Phoenix 	0–2–0 	0–2–0 	0–4–0 	0 	5 	13
San Jose 	2–0–0 	0–2–0 	2–2–0 	4 	9 	11
==Schedule and results==
===Pre-season===
2008 pre-season game log: 4–4–0 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 1–3–0)	2008 pre-season game log: 4–4–0 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 1–3–0)	2008 pre-season game log: 4–4–0 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 1–3–0)	2008 pre-season game log: 4–4–0 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 1–3–0)	2008 pre-season game log: 4–4–0 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 1–3–0)	2008 pre-season game log: 4–4–0 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 1–3–0)	2008 pre-season game log: 4–4–0 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 1–3–0)	2008 pre-season game log: 4–4–0 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 1–3–0)	2008 pre-season game log: 4–4–0 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 1–3–0)	2008 pre-season game log: 4–4–0 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 1–3–0)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Recap
1 	September 23 	Columbus 	3–4 	Chicago 	 	 	 	0–1–0 	Recap
2 	September 24 	Columbus 	1–2 	Minnesota 	 	 	 	0–2–0 	Recap
3 	September 26 	Nashville 	3–4 	Columbus 	 	 	 	1–2–0 	Recap
4 	September 27 	Columbus 	1–3 	Nashville 	 	 	 	1–3–0 	Recap
5 	September 29 	Chicago 	1–7 	Columbus 	 	 	 	2–3–0 	Recap
6 	October 2 	Buffalo 	5–2 	Columbus 	 	 	 	2–4–0 	Recap
7 	October 3 	Minnesota 	3–5 	Columbus 	 	 	 	3–4–0 	Recap
8 	October 5 	Columbus 	5–4 	Toronto 	SO 	 	 	4–4–0 	Recap
===Regular season===
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October: 4–6–0 (Home: 2–2–0 ; Road: 2–4–0)	October: 4–6–0 (Home: 2–2–0 ; Road: 2–4–0)	October: 4–6–0 (Home: 2–2–0 ; Road: 2–4–0)	October: 4–6–0 (Home: 2–2–0 ; Road: 2–4–0)	October: 4–6–0 (Home: 2–2–0 ; Road: 2–4–0)	October: 4–6–0 (Home: 2–2–0 ; Road: 2–4–0)	October: 4–6–0 (Home: 2–2–0 ; Road: 2–4–0)	October: 4–6–0 (Home: 2–2–0 ; Road: 2–4–0)	October: 4–6–0 (Home: 2–2–0 ; Road: 2–4–0)	October: 4–6–0 (Home: 2–2–0 ; Road: 2–4–0)	October: 4–6–0 (Home: 2–2–0 ; Road: 2–4–0)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Pts 	Recap
1 	October 10 	Columbus 	5 – 4 	Dallas 	OT 	Leclaire 	18,532 	1–0–0 	2 	Recap
2 	October 11 	Columbus 	1 – 3 	Phoenix 	 	Leclaire 	17,125 	1–1–0 	2 	Recap
3 	October 14 	Columbus 	2 – 5 	San Jose 	 	Leclaire 	17,496 	1–2–0 	2 	Recap
4 	October 17 	Nashville 	3 – 5 	Columbus 	 	Leclaire 	17,930 	2–2–0 	4 	Recap
5 	October 18 	Columbus 	3 – 6 	Nashville 	 	Norrena 	13,259 	2–3–0 	4 	Recap
6 	October 21 	Vancouver 	2 - 4 	Columbus 	 	Leclaire 	12,057 	3-3-0 	6 	Recap
7 	October 24 	N.Y. Rangers 	3 - 1 	Columbus 	 	Leclaire 	14,724 	3-4-0 	6 	Recap
8 	October 25 	Columbus 	1 - 2 	Minnesota 	 	Leclaire 	18,568 	3-5-0 	6 	Recap
9 	October 27 	Anaheim 	3 - 2 	Columbus 	 	Norrena 	10,494 	3-6-0 	6 	Recap
10 	October 30 	Columbus 	4 - 2 	Colorado 	 	Norrena 	14,945 	4-6-0 	8 	Recap
==Playoffs==
The Blue Jackets have reached the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the first time in franchise history.
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Western Conference Quarter-finals: vs. (2) Detroit Red Wings: Detroit won series 4–0	Western Conference Quarter-finals: vs. (2) Detroit Red Wings: Detroit won series 4–0	Western Conference Quarter-finals: vs. (2) Detroit Red Wings: Detroit won series 4–0	Western Conference Quarter-finals: vs. (2) Detroit Red Wings: Detroit won series 4–0	Western Conference Quarter-finals: vs. (2) Detroit Red Wings: Detroit won series 4–0	Western Conference Quarter-finals: vs. (2) Detroit Red Wings: Detroit won series 4–0	Western Conference Quarter-finals: vs. (2) Detroit Red Wings: Detroit won series 4–0	Western Conference Quarter-finals: vs. (2) Detroit Red Wings: Detroit won series 4–0	Western Conference Quarter-finals: vs. (2) Detroit Red Wings: Detroit won series 4–0	Western Conference Quarter-finals: vs. (2) Detroit Red Wings: Detroit won series 4–0	Western Conference Quarter-finals: vs. (2) Detroit Red Wings: Detroit won series 4–0	Western Conference Quarter-finals: vs. (2) Detroit Red Wings: Detroit won series 4–0
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	Columbus goals 	Detroit goals 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Series 	Recap
1 	April 16 	Columbus 	1–4 	Detroit 	Umberger 	Hudler, Ericsson, Kronwall, Franzén 	 	Mason 	20,066 	0–1 	Recap
2 	April 18 	Columbus 	0–4 	Detroit 	 	Rafalski, Datsyuk, Zetterberg, Hudler 	 	Mason 	20,066 	0–2 	Recap
3 	April 21 	Detroit 	4–1 	Columbus 	Umberger 	Holmström, Cleary, Zetterberg (2) 	 	Mason 	19,219 	0–3 	Recap
4 	April 23 	Detroit 	6–5 	Columbus 	Huselius, Nash, Umberger, Russell, Modin 	Lidström, Holmström, Cleary, Hossa (2), Franzén 	 	Mason 	18,889 	0–4 	Recap
==Player stats==
===Skaters===
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes
Regular season	 	 	 	 	 	
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable sortable" width="100%"	 	 	 	 	 	
Player 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	+/−	PIM
 	78	40	39	79 	+11	52
 	74	21	35	56 	+1 	44
 	82	26	20	46 	-10	53
 	80	9 	29	38 	+11	44
 	77	11	24	35 	+9 	28
 	82	9 	25	34 	+1 	81
 	39	12	17	29 	+5 	16
 	50	9 	16	25 	+2 	28
 	31	10	15	25 	+12	17
 	81	5 	19	24 	+11	100
 	71	4 	18	22 	-6 	58
 	49	8 	14	22 	+8 	41
 	66	2 	19	21 	-10	28
 	82	3 	18	21 	+23	38
 	51	12	8 	20 	-4 	23
 	66	4 	13	17 	+7 	55
 	75	4 	10	14 	-6 	180
 	17	7 	6 	13 	+5 	8
 	67	8 	3 	11 	-6 	10
 	34	1 	8 	9 	+2 	38
 	56	2 	5 	7 	+5 	32
 	42	4 	3 	7 	+4 	14
 	52	4 	1 	5 	-1 	150
 	8 	4 	0 	4 	+3 	0
 	8 	1 	1 	2 	+1 	0
 	6 	0 	1 	1 	+2 	2
 	8 	0 	1 	1 	+1 	0
 	19	0 	1 	1 	-4 	37
 	15	0 	1 	1 	-1 	26
 	5 	0 	1 	1 	-2 	0
 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	1 	0 	0 	0 	-1 	2
 	3 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
Playoffs	 	 	 	 	 	
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Player 	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
 	4 	1	2	3 	-4 	2
 	4 	3	0	3 	0 	0
 	4 	1	1	2 	-4 	4
 	4 	0	2	2 	-3 	2
 	4 	1	1	2 	0 	2
 	4 	0	1	1 	0 	0
 	4 	1	0	1 	-2 	0
 	4 	0	1	1 	-2 	2
 	4 	0	1	1 	0 	2
 	1 	0	1	1 	+2 	0
 	4 	0	1	1 	0 	8
 	4 	0	0	0 	-2 	0
 	4 	0	0	0 	+1 	2
 	4 	0	0	0 	-7 	18
 	4 	0	0	0 	-4 	10
 	4 	0	0	0 	0 	0
 	4 	0	0	0 	-3 	2
 	3 	0	0	0 	-5 	2
 	1 	0	0	0 	-2 	0
 	3 	0	0	0 	-1 	2
===Goaltenders===
Note: GP = Games Played; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime Losses; GA = Goals Against; GAA= Goals Against Average; SA= Shots Against; SV= Saves; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO= Shutouts
Regular season	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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Player 	GP	TOI 	W 	L 	OT	GA 	GAA 	SA 	SV 	Sv% 	SO
 	61	3663	33	20	7 	140	2.29	1658	1518	.916	10
 	12	673 	4 	6 	1 	43 	3.83	324 	281 	.867	0
 	8 	323 	1 	3 	2 	17 	3.16	133 	116 	.872	0
 	3 	168 	1 	2 	0 	10 	3.56	77 	67 	.870	0
 	3 	155 	2 	0 	0 	4 	1.54	80 	76 	.950	1
Playoffs	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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Player 	GP	TOI	W	L	GA	GAA 	SA 	SV 	Sv% 	SO
 	4 	239	0	4	17	4.26	139	122	.878	0
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Blue Jackets. Stats reflect time with the Blue Jackets only.
‡Traded mid-season
Italics denotes franchise record
==Awards and records==
===Awards===
Steve Mason - Calder Memorial Trophy
Rick Nash - NHL Foundation Player Award
===Records===
Player 	Record 	Number 	Reached
Steve Mason	Consecutive shutout minutes 	199:19 	January 2, 2009
Rick Nash 	Most Points Scored - Career 	318 pts 	January 18, 2009
Team 	Most Goals Scored - Game 	8 goals 	March 7, 2009
Team 	Largest Margin of Victory 	6 goals 	March 7, 2009
Steve Mason	Most Wins - Season 	28 wins 	March 12, 2009
Team 	Most Wins - Season 	36 wins 	March 13, 2009
Team 	Most Points - Season 	82 points 	March 21, 2009
Steve Mason	Most Shutouts - Season 	10 shutouts	March 26, 2009
Rick Nash 	Most Points Scored - Season 	79 pts 	April 8, 2009
Jan Hejda 	Highest Plus/Minus Rating - Season	+23 	April 11, 2009
===Milestones===
Regular Season	Regular Season 	Regular Season 	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season
Player 	Milestone 	Reached 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Jakub Voracek 	1st NHL Game1st NHL Goal1st NHL Assist1st NHL Point	October 10, 2008 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Derek Dorsett 	1st NHL Game 	October 11, 2008 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Mike Commodore	300th NHL Game 	October 17, 2008 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Nikita Filatov	1st NHL Game1st NHL Goal1st NHL Point 	October 17, 2008 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Marc Methot 	1st NHL Goal 	October 18, 2008 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Derek Dorsett 	1st NHL Goal1st NHL Point 	October 21, 2008 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Derek Dorsett 	1st NHL Assist 	October 30, 2008 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Steve Mason 	1st NHL Game1st NHL Win 	November 5, 2008 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Steve Mason 	1st NHL Shutout 	November 22, 2008	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Maksim Mayorov	1st NHL Game 	January 3, 2009 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Nikita Filatov	1st NHL Hat Trick 	January 10, 2009 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Fredrik Modin 	800th NHL Game 	January 10, 2009 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Ken Hitchcock 	500th NHL Victory 	February 19, 2009	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Transactions==
===Trades===
June 20, 2008 	To Columbus Blue Jackets R. J. UmbergerFourth-round pick in 2008 draft.	To Philadelphia Flyers First-round (19th overall) pick in 2008Third-round pick in 2008 draft.
July 1, 2008 	To Columbus Blue Jackets Raffi Torres 	To Edmonton Oilers Gilbert Brule
July 2, 2008 	To Columbus Blue Jackets Fedor TyutinChristian Backman 	To New York Rangers Nikolai ZherdevDan Fritsche
January 10, 2009	To Columbus Blue Jackets Mike Blunden 	To Chicago Blackhawks Adam Pineault
January 14, 2009	To Columbus Blue Jackets Jason Williams 	To Atlanta Thrashers Clay WilsonSixth-round pick from San Jose in 2009 draft
March 4, 2009 	To Columbus Blue Jackets Antoine Vermette 	To Ottawa Senators Pascal LeclaireSecond-round pick in 2009 draft
March 4, 2009 	To Columbus Blue Jackets Kevin Lalande 	To Calgary Flames Fourth-round pick in 2009 draft
===Free Agents===
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Player 	Former team 	Contract Terms
Mike Commodore 	Ottawa Senators	5 years, $18.75 million
Kristian Huselius	Calgary Flames 	4 years, $19 million
===Claimed from Waivers===
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Player 	Former team 	Date claimed off waivers
Wade Dubielewicz	New York Islanders 	January 17, 2009
Chris Gratton 	Tampa Bay Lightning	February 21, 2009
==Draft picks==
The Blue Jackets entered the 2008 NHL Entry Draft in Ottawa with the 6th overall selection. Columbus drafted Russian forward Nikita Filatov with the pick. Filatov started the season with the Jackets' American Hockey League affiliate, scoring two goals in two games for the Syracuse Crunch before being recalled to the NHL. Filatov made his NHL debut on October 17, scoring a goal against the Nashville Predators.
Rnd	Pick	Player 	Nat	Pos	Team (league) 	NHL statistics 	NHL statistics 	NHL statistics 	NHL statistics 	NHL statistics
Rnd	Pick	Player 	Nat	Pos	Team (league) 	GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM
1 	6 	Nikita Filatov 	 	LW 	CSKA Moscow (RSL) 	Made debut in 2008–09	Made debut in 2008–09	Made debut in 2008–09	Made debut in 2008–09	Made debut in 2008–09
2 	37 	Cody Goloubef 	 	D 	Univ. of Wisconsin (NCAA) 	 	 	 	 	
4 	107 	Steven Delisle 	 	D 	Gatineau Olympiques (QMJHL) 	 	 	 	 	
4 	118 	Drew Olson 	 	D 	Brainerd High School (USHS-Minnesota) 	 	 	 	 	
5 	127 	Matthew Calvert 	 	LW 	Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL) 	 	 	 	 	
5 	135 	Tomas Kubalik 	 	RW 	HC Plzen (Czech Extraliga) 	 	 	 	 	
5 	137 	Brent Regner 	 	D 	Vancouver Giants (WHL) 	 	 	 	 	
6 	157 	Cameron Atkinson	 	RW 	Avon Old Farms School (USHS-Connecticut)	 	 	 	 	
7 	187 	Sean Collins 	 	C 	Waywayseecappo Wolverines (MJHL) 	 	 	 	 	
==Roster==
Updated April 6, 2009.
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==Farm teams==
===American Hockey League===
===Syracuse Crunch===
===East Coast Hockey League===
===Johnstown Chiefs===
GM Scott Howson announced on August 22, 2008 that the Blue Jackets reached an agreement with the Johnstown Chiefs to serve as the club's ECHL affiliate for the 2008-09 season, replacing the Elmira Jackals.
==Media==
Cable TV	Cable TV 	Cable TV 	Cable TV 	Cable TV 	Cable TV
Network 	Play-by-play	Color commentator	Ice level reporter	Studio host	Studio analyst
FSN Ohio	Jeff Rimer 	Danny Gare 	 	 	
Radio 	Radio 	Radio 	Radio
Flagship station	Play-by-play 	Color commentator	Studio host
WBNS–AM 1460 (main)
WWCD–FM 101.1 (backup)	George Matthews	Bill Davidge 	
==See also==
*2008–09 NHL season
==References==
*Player stats: Columbus Blue Jackets player stats on espn.com
*Game log: Columbus Blue Jackets game log on espn.com
*Team standings: NHL standings on espn.com
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