2014–15 Columbus Blue Jackets season

The 2014–15 Columbus Blue Jackets season was the 15th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 25, 1997. The Blue Jackets missed the playoffs despite qualifying the previous year. The Blue Jackets finished strong, going 15-1-1 in their final 17 games.
==Off-season==
==Standings==
===Divisional standings===
===Conference standings===
=== Suspensions/fines ===
Player 	Explanation 	Length 	Salary 	Date issued
Jack Johnson	Illegal check to the head of Carolina Hurricanes forward Jiri Tlusty during NHL Game No. 176 in Columbus on Tuesday, November 4, 2014, at 7:31 of the third period.	3 games	$70,276.50	November 5, 2014
Jared Boll 	Illegal check to the head of Anaheim Ducks forward Patrick Maroon during NHL Game No. 1093 in Columbus on Tuesday, March 24, 2015, at 4:02 of the second period. 	3 games	$27,419.34	March 26, 2015
==Schedule and results==
===Pre-season===
2014 Pre-Season Game Log: 7–1–0 (Home: 4–0–0 ; Road: 3–1–0)	2014 Pre-Season Game Log: 7–1–0 (Home: 4–0–0 ; Road: 3–1–0)	2014 Pre-Season Game Log: 7–1–0 (Home: 4–0–0 ; Road: 3–1–0)	2014 Pre-Season Game Log: 7–1–0 (Home: 4–0–0 ; Road: 3–1–0)	2014 Pre-Season Game Log: 7–1–0 (Home: 4–0–0 ; Road: 3–1–0)	2014 Pre-Season Game Log: 7–1–0 (Home: 4–0–0 ; Road: 3–1–0)	2014 Pre-Season Game Log: 7–1–0 (Home: 4–0–0 ; Road: 3–1–0)	2014 Pre-Season Game Log: 7–1–0 (Home: 4–0–0 ; Road: 3–1–0)	2014 Pre-Season Game Log: 7–1–0 (Home: 4–0–0 ; Road: 3–1–0)	2014 Pre-Season Game Log: 7–1–0 (Home: 4–0–0 ; Road: 3–1–0)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Recap
1 	September 21 	Columbus 	4–3 	Carolina 	 	Forsberg 	6,250 	1–0–0 	Recap
2 	September 21 	St. Louis 	3–4 	Columbus 	OT 	McElhinney 	11,722 	2–0–0 	Recap
3 	September 23 	Pittsburgh 	0–2 	Columbus 	 	Bobrovsky 	12,954 	3–0–0 	Recap
4 	September 25 	Columbus 	5–4 	St. Louis 	 	McElhinney 	11,598 	4–0–0 	Recap
5 	September 27 	Columbus 	1–2 	Pittsburgh 	 	Bobrovsky 	18,185 	4–1–0 	Recap
6 	September 29 	Columbus 	3–0 	Nashville 	 	McElhinney 	11,905 	5–1–0 	Recap
7 	October 1 	Carolina 	3–6 	Columbus 	 	Bobrovsky 	11,798 	6–1–0 	Recap
8 	October 4 	Nashville 	2–3 	Columbus 	 	Bobrovsky 	14,786 	7–1–0 	Recap
===Regular season===
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October: 4–6–0 (Home: 2–3–0 ; Road: 2–3–0)	October: 4–6–0 (Home: 2–3–0 ; Road: 2–3–0)	October: 4–6–0 (Home: 2–3–0 ; Road: 2–3–0)	October: 4–6–0 (Home: 2–3–0 ; Road: 2–3–0)	October: 4–6–0 (Home: 2–3–0 ; Road: 2–3–0)	October: 4–6–0 (Home: 2–3–0 ; Road: 2–3–0)	October: 4–6–0 (Home: 2–3–0 ; Road: 2–3–0)	October: 4–6–0 (Home: 2–3–0 ; Road: 2–3–0)	October: 4–6–0 (Home: 2–3–0 ; Road: 2–3–0)	October: 4–6–0 (Home: 2–3–0 ; Road: 2–3–0)	October: 4–6–0 (Home: 2–3–0 ; Road: 2–3–0)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Pts 	Recap
1 	October 9 	Columbus 	3–1 	Buffalo 	 	Bobrovsky 	18,215 	1–0–0 	2 	Recap
2 	October 11 	NY Rangers 	2–5 	Columbus 	 	Bobrovsky 	18,922 	2–0–0 	4 	Recap
3 	October 14 	Dallas 	4–2 	Columbus 	 	Bobrovsky 	15,995 	2–1–0 	4 	Recap
4 	October 17 	Calgary 	2–3 	Columbus 	 	Bobrovsky 	15,987 	3–1–0 	6 	Recap
5 	October 18 	Columbus 	2–3 	Ottawa 	 	Bobrovsky 	18,994 	3–2–0 	6 	Recap
6 	October 23 	Columbus 	5–4 	San Jose 	 	Bobrovsky 	17,562 	4–2–0 	8 	Recap
7 	October 24 	Columbus 	1–4 	Anaheim 	 	Bobrovsky 	15,778 	4–3–0 	8 	Recap
8 	October 26 	Columbus 	2–5 	Los Angeles 	 	Bobrovsky 	18,230 	4–4–0 	8 	Recap
9 	October 28 	Ottawa 	5–2 	Columbus 	 	McElhinney 	14,749 	4–5–0 	8 	Recap
10 	October 31 	Toronto 	4–1 	Columbus 	 	McElhinney 	14,479 	4–6–0 	8 	Recap
== Player stats ==
Final stats
;Skaters
 Regular Season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	
 	79	31	42	73	16 	50
 	82	26	45	71	−6 	40
 	77	28	32	60	1 	100
 	79	8 	32	40	−13	44
 	78	22	18	40	−2 	22
 	47	13	23	36	11 	43
 	82	11	25	36	0 	71
‡ 	56	8 	21	29	−10	34
 	52	7 	20	27	−6 	8
 	56	13	10	23	1 	28
 	35	8 	13	21	12 	14
 	68	4 	16	20	−19	22
† 	54	9 	10	19	1 	29
 	31	9 	8 	17	−5 	12
 	67	3 	12	15	8 	40
 	54	7 	6 	13	−9 	0
 	36	0 	9 	9 	12 	19
 	45	6 	2 	8 	−18	16
 	61	1 	7 	8 	−14	76
 	63	0 	8 	8 	−14	85
† 	28	2 	4 	6 	1 	13
‡ 	19	1 	5 	6 	−3 	4
 	72	1 	4 	5 	−13	109
 	33	1 	4 	5 	−8 	21
 	25	0 	5 	5 	2 	8
† 	8 	4 	0 	4 	−2 	4
 	12	1 	2 	3 	1 	8
 	5 	0 	3 	3 	3 	2
†‡ 	18	1 	2 	3 	−7 	9
† 	5 	1 	1 	2 	−3 	7
 	8 	0 	2 	2 	0 	2
† 	3 	1 	1 	2 	2 	0
 	4 	0 	1 	1 	−1 	0
 	6 	0 	1 	1 	−1 	2
‡ 	17	0 	1 	1 	−8 	2
 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
† 	3 	0 	0 	0 	−1 	14
 	3 	0 	0 	0 	−1 	0
 	3 	0 	0 	0 	0 	4
;Goaltenders
 Regular Season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	51	49	2994	30	17	3	134	2.69	1632	0.918	2	0	2	4
 	32	28	1710	12	14	2	82 	2.88	949 	0.914	0	0	0	0
 	5 	5 	256 	0 	4 	0	20 	4.69	149 	0.866	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.
== Notable achievements ==
=== Awards ===
 Regular Season
Player	Award 	Awarded
 	NHL Second Star of the Week	December 8, 2014
 	NHL Third Star of the Month	January 2, 2015
 	NHL All-Star game selection	January 10, 2015
 	NHL All-Star game selection	January 10, 2015
 	NHL All-Star game selection	January 10, 2015
 	NHL All-Star game captain 	January 14, 2015
 	NHL All-Star game MVP 	January 25, 2015
 	NHL First Star of the Week 	January 26, 2015
 	NHL First Star of the Week 	March 16, 2015
 	NHL Second Star of the Week	March 30, 2015
 	NHL Third Star of the Week 	April 6, 2015
=== Milestones ===
 Regular Season
Player 	Milestone 	Reached
 	1st Career NHL Game1st Career NHL Assist1st Career NHL Point	October 9, 2014
 	1st Career NHL Game 	October 9, 2014
M. Dano 	1st Career NHL Goal1st Career NHL Assist1st Career NHL Point	October 11, 2014
 	1st Career NHL Goal 	October 26, 2014
 	100th Career NHL Game 	October 31, 2014
 	500th Career NHL Game 	October 31, 2014
 	200th Career NHL Game 	November 1, 2014
 	1st Career NHL Game 	November 1, 2014
 	200th Career NHL Assist 	November 8, 2014
 	100th Career NHL Win 	November 15, 2014
J. Wisniewski	500th Career NHL Game 	November 25, 2014
 	100th Career NHL Game 	November 25, 2014
 	100th Career NHL Game 	November 28, 2014
 	1st Career NHL Game 	November 29, 2014
J. Johnson 	200th Career NHL Point 	November 29, 2014
 	500th Career NHL Game 	December 11, 2014
S. Bobrovsky 	200th Career NHL Game 	December 16, 2014
S. Bobrovsky 	10th Career NHL Shutout 	December 16, 2014
 	100th Career NHL Goal 	December 18, 2014
 	1st Career NHL Goal 	December 18, 2014
A. Wennberg 	1st Career NHL Goal 	December 22, 2014
N. Foligno 	500th Career NHL Game 	December 31, 2014
B. Dubinsky 	100th Career NHL Goal 	January 4, 2015
 	700th Career NHL Game 	January 6, 2015
 	300th Career NHL Assist 	January 6, 2015
 	1st Career NHL Game 	January 16, 2015
S. Hartnell 	1,000th Career NHL Game 	February 9, 2015
B. Dubinsky 	300th Career NHL Point 	February 14, 2015
 	200th Career NHL Game 	February 22, 2015
 	200th Career NHL Game 	March 3, 2015
B. Dubinsky 	200th Career NHL Assist 	March 10, 2015
C. Atkinson 	100th Career NHL Point 	March 13, 2015
 	100th Career NHL Assist 	March 19, 2015
== Transactions ==
The Blue Jackets have been involved in the following transactions during the 2014–15 season.
===Trades===
June 28, 2014Columbus Blue Jackets Select Six Players on Day Two of 2014 NHL Entry Draft 	To Detroit Red Wings EDM's 3rd-round pick in 2014 	To Columbus Blue Jackets 3rd-round pick in 20143rd-round pick in 2015
July 1, 2014Blue Jackets acquire Jerry D'Amigo, conditional pick from Maple Leafs in exchange for Matt Frattin 	To Toronto Maple Leafs Matt Frattin 	To Columbus Blue Jackets Jerry D'AmigoConditional 7th-round pick in 2015
November 15, 2014Blue Jackets acquire defenseman Jordan Leopold from St. Louis Blues 	To St. Louis Blues 5th-round pick in 2016 	To Columbus Blue Jackets Jordan Leopold
December 14, 2014Blue Jackets acquire forward Jeremy Morin from Chicago in exchange for Tim Erixon 	To Chicago Blackhawks Tim Erixon 	To Columbus Blue Jackets Jeremy Morin
December 16, 2014Columbus Blue Jackets Acquire Center Luke Adam From Buffalo Sabres in Exchange for Left Wing Jerry D'Amigo 	To Buffalo Sabres Jerry D'Amigo 	To Columbus Blue Jackets Luke Adam
February 26, 2015Blue Jackets trade Adam Cracknell to St. Louis Blues in exchange for future considerations 	To St. Louis Blues Adam Cracknell 	To Columbus Blue Jackets Future considerations
February 26, 2015Blue Jackets acquire David Clarkson from Toronto in exchange for Nathan Horton 	To Toronto Maple Leafs Nathan Horton 	To Columbus Blue Jackets David Clarkson
March 2, 2015Blue Jackets acquire William Karlsson, Rene Bourque and a second-round pick (2015) from Anaheim in exchange for James Wisniewski	To Anaheim Ducks James WisniewskiDET's 3rd-round pick in 2015	To Columbus Blue Jackets William KarlssonRene Bourque2nd-round pick in 2015
March 2, 2015Blue Jackets acquire defenseman Justin Falk and a fifth-round pick (2015) in exchange for Jordan Leopold 	To Minnesota Wild Jordan Leopold 	To Columbus Blue Jackets Justin Falk5th-round pick in 2015
=== Free agents acquired ===
Date 	Player 	Former team 	Contract terms(in U.S. dollars)	Ref
July 1, 2014 	Brian Gibbons 	Pittsburgh Penguins	1 year, $750,000 	Blue Jackets sign Brian Gibbons to a one-year, two-way contract
April 20, 2015	Markus Hannikainen	JYP Jyvaskyla 	2 years, entry-level contract 	Blue Jackets sign forward Markus Hannikainen to entry level contract
June 1, 2015 	Dean Kukan 	Lulea HF 	2 years, entry-level contract 	Blue Jackets sign defensemen Blake Siebenaler and Dean Kukan to entry level contracts
=== Free agents lost ===
Date 	Player 	New team 	Contract terms(in U.S. dollars)	Ref
July 1, 2014	Derek MacKenzie	Florida Panthers 	3 years, $3.9 million 	C Derek MacKenzie Agrees to Three-Year Contract with Florida Panthers
July 1, 2014	Blake Comeau 	Pittsburgh Penguins	1 year, $700,000 	Penguins Sign Forward Blake Comeau
July 1, 2014	Cody Bass 	Chicago Blackhawks 	1 year, $550,000 	Blackhawks agree to terms with three
July 1, 2014	Jack Skille 	New York Islanders 	1 year, $750,000 	Islanders Sign Three To Two-Way Deals
July 1, 2014	Mike McKenna 	Arizona Coyotes 	1 year, $550,000 	Coyotes Sign Bolduc, Campbell, Hodgman, McKenna & Reese
July 1, 2014	Carter Camper 	Ottawa Senators 	1 year, $600,000 	Senators add forward Camper on two-way contract
July 1, 2014	Jeremy Smith 	Boston Bruins 	1 year, $550,000 	Bruins Sign Goaltender Jeremy Smith to a One-Year, Two-Way Contract
July 2, 2014	Nick Schultz 	Philadelphia Flyers	1 year, $1.25 million 	Flyers sign defenseman Nick Schultz
July 5, 2014	Patrick McNeill	Arizona Coyotes 	1 year, $550,000 	
=== Claimed via waivers ===
Player 	Previous team 	Date
Jack SkilleBlue Jackets claim forward Jack Skille off waivers from New York Islanders; place four on injured reserve 	New York Islanders	October 5, 2014
Adam CracknellBlue Jackets claim Adam Cracknell on waivers from Los Angeles; place Brandon Dubinsky on injured reserve	Los Angeles Kings 	October 7, 2014
Kevin ConnautonBlue Jackets claim defenseman Kevin Connauton on waivers from Dallas Stars 	Dallas Stars 	November 18, 2014
=== Lost via waivers ===
Player	New team	Date
===Player signings===
Date 	Player 	Contract terms(in U.S. dollars) 	Ref
June 28, 2014 	Dalton Prout 	2 years, $2.15 million contract extension	Blue Jackets sign defenseman Dalton Prout to two-year extension
July 1, 2014 	Frederic St-Denis 	1 year, $550,000 contract extension 	Blue Jackets sign defenseman Frederic St-Denis to a one-year contract extension
July 5, 2014 	David Savard 	2 years, $2.6 million 	Blue Jackets re-sign defenseman David Savard to a two-year contract
July 7, 2014 	Corey Tropp 	2 years, $1.25 million 	Blue Jackets re-sign Corey Tropp to two-year contract
July 7, 2014 	Cody Goloubef 	1 year, $625,000 	Blue Jackets re-sign Cody Goloubef to a one-year contract
July 8, 2014 	Sean Collins 	1 year, $620,000 	Blue Jackets sign Sean Collins to a one-year, two-way contract
July 9, 2014 	Will Weber 	1 year, $600,000 	Blue Jackets sign Will Weber to a one-year, two-way contract
July 11, 2014 	Brandon Dubinsky 	6 year, $35.1 million contract extension 	Blue Jackets sign Brandon Dubinsky to a six-year contract extension
July 15, 2014 	Tim Erixon 	1 year, $600,000 	Blue Jackets re-sign defenseman Tim Erixon to a one-year contract
July 28, 2014 	Dana Tyrell 	1 year, $655,000 	Blue Jackets re-sign Tyrell to one-year contract
July 29, 2014 	Jerry D'Amigo 	1 year, $850,500 	Blue Jackets sign forward Jerry D'Amigo
September 11, 2014	Sonny Milano 	3 years, entry-level contract 	Blue Jackets sign 2014 first-round draft pick Sonny Milano to entry level contract
October 6, 2014 	Ryan Johansen 	3 years, $12 million 	Blue Jackets agree to terms with Ryan Johansen on a three-year contract
December 31, 2014 	Nick Foligno 	6 years, $33 million contract extension 	Blue Jackets sign Nick Foligno to six-year contract extension
January 9, 2015 	Sergei Bobrovsky 	4 years, $29.7 million contract extension	Blue Jackets sign goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky to four-year contract extension
March 1, 2015 	Dillon Heatherington	3 years, entry-level contract 	Blue Jackets sign 2013 second-round draft pick Dillon Heatherington
March 2, 2015 	Cam Atkinson 	3 years, $10.5 million contract extension	Blue Jackets sign Cam Atkinson to three-year contract extension
March 6, 2015 	Nick Moutrey 	3 years, entry-level contract 	Blue Jackets sign forward Nick Moutrey to three-year, entry level contract
March 28, 2015 	Cody Goloubef 	2 years, contract extension 	Blue Jackets sign defenseman Cody Goloubef to two-year contract
May 29, 2015 	Justin Falk 	1 year 	Blue Jackets sign defenseman Justin Falk to one-year, two-way contract
June 1, 2015 	Blake Siebenaler 	3 years, entry-level contract 	
June 24, 2015 	Curtis McElhinney 	2 years, contract extension 	Blue Jackets sign goaltender Curtis McElhinney to two-year contract extension
==Draft picks==
The 2014 NHL Entry Draft was held on June 27–28, 2014 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Round	# 	Player 	Pos	Nationality 	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 	16 	Sonny Milano 	LW 	United States	US NTDP (USHL)
2 	47 	Ryan Collins 	(D)	United States	US NTDP (USHL)
3 	76 	Elvis Merzlikins	G 	Latvia 	HC Lugano (NLA)
3 	77 	Blake Siebenaler	D 	United States	Niagara IceDogs (OHL)
4 	107	Julien Pelletier	LW 	Canada 	Cape Breton Screaming Eagles (QMJHL)
5 	137	Tyler Bird 	RW 	United States	Kimball Union Wildcats (NEPSAC)
7 	197	Olivier Leblanc 	D 	Canada 	Saint John Sea Dogs (QMJHL)
;Draft notes
* The Detroit Red Wings' third-round pick went to the Columbus Blue Jackets as the result of a trade on June 28, 2014 that sent Edmonton's third-round pick in 2014 (63rd overall) to Detroit in exchange for a third-round pick in 2015 and this pick.
* The Columbus Blue Jackets' fifth-round pick was re-acquired as the result of a trade on June 25, 2014 that sent Nikita Nikitin to Edmonton in exchange for this pick.     Edmonton previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade March 5, 2014 that sent Nick Schultz to Columbus in exchange for this pick.
* The Columbus Blue Jackets' sixth-round pick went to the Minnesota Wild as the result of a trade on June 30, 2013 that sent Justin Falk to the New York Rangers in exchange for Benn Ferriero and this pick.     New York previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on April 3, 2013 that sent Marian Gaborik, Blake Parlett and Steven Delisle to Columbus in exchange for Derick Brassard, Derek Dorsett, John Moore and this pick.
==References==
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