2016–17 Columbus Blue Jackets season

2016–17 Columbus Blue Jackets
Division TBD Metropolitan
Conference TBD Eastern
2016–17 record 14–5–4
Home record 8–3–1
Road record 6–2–3
Goals for 73
Goals against 52
Team information
General Manager Jarmo Kekalainen
Coach John Tortorella
Captain Nick Foligno
Alternate captains Brandon Dubinsky
Boone Jenner
Arena Nationwide Arena
Team leaders
Goals Nick Foligno (9)
Assists Alexander Wennberg (15)
Points Cam Atkinson
Nick Foligno
Alexander Wennberg (21)
Penalties in minutes Nick Foligno (33)
Plus/minus Brandon Saad
David Savard (+10)
Wins Sergei Bobrovsky (13)
Goals against average Curtis McElhinney (2.03)
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The 2016–17 Columbus Blue Jackets season is the 17th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 25, 1997.[1]

Standings

Divisional standings

Metropolitan Division
Pos Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 New York Rangers 26 17 8 1 17 95 65 +30 35
2 Pittsburgh Penguins 25 15 7 3 13 80 73 +7 33
3 Columbus Blue Jackets 23 14 5 4 13 73 52 +21 32
4 Philadelphia Flyers 27 14 10 3 11 87 85 +2 31
5 Washington Capitals 23 13 7 3 13 58 53 +5 29
6 New Jersey Devils 24 11 7 6 9 63 66 3 28
7 Carolina Hurricanes 25 10 10 5 9 58 65 7 25
8 New York Islanders 24 9 10 5 8 62 71 9 23
Updated to game(s) played on December 4, 2016. Source: National Hockey League

Conference standings

Top 3 (Metropolitan Division)
Pos Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 New York Rangers 26 17 8 1 17 95 65 +30 35
2 Pittsburgh Penguins 25 15 7 3 13 80 73 +7 33
3 Columbus Blue Jackets 23 14 5 4 13 73 52 +21 32
Top 3 (Atlantic Division)
Pos Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 Montreal Canadiens 25 17 6 2 16 74 56 +18 36
2 Ottawa Senators 25 15 8 2 12 59 59 0 32
3 Tampa Bay Lightning 27 14 11 2 12 77 72 +5 30
Eastern Conference Wild Card
Pos Div Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 ME Philadelphia Flyers 27 14 10 3 11 87 85 +2 31
2 ME Washington Capitals 23 13 7 3 13 58 53 +5 29
3 AT Boston Bruins 25 14 10 1 12 59 55 +4 29
4 ME New Jersey Devils 24 11 7 6 9 63 66 3 28
5 AT Detroit Red Wings 26 12 11 3 9 65 69 4 27
6 AT Florida Panthers 25 12 11 2 10 60 63 3 26
7 AT Toronto Maple Leafs 24 10 9 5 10 72 77 5 25
8 ME Carolina Hurricanes 25 10 10 5 9 58 65 7 25
9 ME New York Islanders 24 9 10 5 8 62 71 9 23
10 AT Buffalo Sabres 24 9 10 5 8 49 62 13 23
Updated to game(s) played on December 4, 2016. Source: National Hockey League

Schedule and results

Pre-season

Regular season

2016–17 Game Log
December: 2–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 2–0–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
22 December 1 Columbus 3–2 Colorado Bobrovsky 12,141 13–5–4 30 Recap
23 December 3 Columbus 3–2 Arizona SO McElhinney 11,287 14–5–4 32 Recap
24 December 5 Arizona Columbus
25 December 9 Columbus Detroit
26 December 10 NY Islanders Columbus
27 December 13 Columbus Edmonton
28 December 16 Columbus Calgary
29 December 18 Columbus Vancouver
30 December 20 Los Angeles Columbus
31 December 22 Pittsburgh Columbus
32 December 23 Montreal Columbus
33 December 27 Boston Columbus
34 December 29 Columbus Winnipeg
35 December 31 Columbus Minnesota

Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Player statistics

As of November 3, 2016[2]

Skaters

Regular season
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Foligno, NickNick Foligno 8 2 7 9 3 9
Werenski, ZachZach Werenski 8 2 6 8 0 2
Wennberg, AlexanderAlexander Wennberg 8 1 7 8 3 2
Saad, BrandonBrandon Saad 8 3 4 7 5 0
Hartnell, ScottScott Hartnell 8 2 3 5 3 2
Atkinson, CamCam Atkinson 8 2 3 5 −7 2
Gagner, SamSam Gagner 7 3 1 4 2 0
Jones, SethSeth Jones 8 2 2 4 0 0
Anderson, JoshJosh Anderson 8 2 0 2 3 13
Karlsson, WilliamWilliam Karlsson 8 1 1 2 0 2
Savard, DavidDavid Savard 8 0 2 2 0 4
Sedlak, LukasLukas Sedlak 6 0 2 2 2 0
Calvert, MattMatt Calvert 8 1 0 1 −5 2
Dubinsky, BrandonBrandon Dubinsky 8 0 1 1 −8 13
Jenner, BooneBoone Jenner 8 0 1 1 −8 4
Johnson, JackJack Johnson 8 0 0 0 1 4
Nutivaara, MarkusMarkus Nutivaara 8 0 0 0 −2 2
Prout, DaltonDalton Prout 5 0 0 0 0 6
Murray, RyanRyan Murray 3 0 0 0 −3 2
Bjorkstrand, OliverOliver Bjorkstrand 3 0 0 0 −2 4

Goaltenders
Regular season[2]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Bobrovsky, SergeiSergei Bobrovsky 18 18 972:54 11 5 2 37 2.05 533 .930 2 0 0 0
Curtis McElhinney 3 2 124:43 0 0 2 6 2.01 80 .925 0 0 0 0

Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Blue Jackets. Statistics reflect time with the Blue Jackets only.
Denotes player was traded mid-season. Statistics reflect time with the Blue Jackets only.
Bold/italics denotes franchise record.

Roster

Updated November 28, 2016.[3]

# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
34 Canada Anderson, JoshJosh Anderson RW R 22 2015 Burlington, Ontario
13 United States Atkinson, CamCam Atkinson RW R 27 2008 Riverside, Connecticut
72 Russia Bobrovsky, SergeiSergei Bobrovsky G L 28 2012 Novokuznetsk, Soviet Union
11 Canada Calvert, MattMatt Calvert LW L 26 2008 Brandon, Manitoba
23 Canada Clarkson, DavidDavid Clarkson  RW R 32 2015 Toronto, Ontario
17 United States Dubinsky, BrandonBrandon Dubinsky (A) C/LW L 30 2012 Anchorage, Alaska
71 United States Foligno, NickNick Foligno (C) LW L 29 2012 Buffalo, New York
89 Canada Gagner, SamSam Gagner C R 27 2016 London, Ontario
54 Canada Harrington, ScottScott Harrington D L 23 2016 Kingston, Ontario
43 Canada Hartnell, ScottScott Hartnell LW L 34 2014 Regina, Saskatchewan
38 Canada Jenner, BooneBoone Jenner (A) C L 23 2011 London, Ontario
7 United States Johnson, JackJack Johnson D L 29 2012 Indianapolis, Indiana
3 United States Jones, SethSeth Jones D R 22 2016 Arlington, Texas
25 Sweden Karlsson, WilliamWilliam Karlsson C L 23 2015 Märsta, Sweden
30 Canada McElhinney, CurtisCurtis McElhinney G L 33 2012 London, Ontario
27 Canada Murray, RyanRyan Murray D L 23 2012 White City, Saskatchewan
65 Finland Nutivaara, MarkusMarkus Nutivaara D L 22 2015 Oulu, Finland
47 Canada Prout, DaltonDalton Prout D R 26 2010 LaSalle, Quebec
20 United States Saad, BrandonBrandon Saad LW L 24 2015 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
58 Canada Savard, DavidDavid Savard D R 26 2009 Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec
45 Czech Republic Sedlak, LukasLukas Sedlak C L 23 2011 Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic
10 Sweden Wennberg, AlexanderAlexander Wennberg C L 22 2013 Stockholm, Sweden
8 United States Werenski, ZachZach Werenski D L 19 2015 Grosse Pointe, Michigan

Transactions

The Blue Jackets have been involved in the following transactions during the 2016–17 season.

Trades

Date
Details
Ref
June 25, 2016 To Toronto Maple Leafs
Kerby Rychel
To Columbus Blue Jackets
Scott Harrington
conditional 5th-round pick in 2017
[4]
November 28, 2016 To Colorado Avalanche
Cody Goloubef
To Columbus Blue Jackets
Ryan Stanton
[5]

Free agents acquired

Date Player Former team Contract terms
(in U.S. dollars)
Ref
July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01) Dante Salituro Ottawa 67’s 3 years, $2.2 million entry-level contract [6]
July 5, 2016 (2016-07-05) Jacob Graves London Knights 3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract [7]
August 1, 2016 (2016-08-01) Sam Gagner Philadelphia Flyers 1 year, $650,000 [8]

Free agents lost

Date Player New team Contract terms
(in U.S. dollars)
Ref
July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01) Michael Chaput Vancouver Canucks 1 year, $600,000 [9]
July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01) Fedor Tyutin Colorado Avalanche 1 year, $2 million [10]
July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01) Justin Falk Buffalo Sabres 1 year, $650,000 [11]
July 5, 2016 (2016-07-05) Jared Boll Anaheim Ducks 2 years, $1.8 million [12]
October 10, 2016 (2016-10-10) Rene Bourque Colorado Avalanche 1 year, $650,000 [13]

Claimed via waivers

Player Previous team Date

Lost via waivers

Player New team Date


Player signings

Date Player Contract terms
(in U.S. dollars)
Ref
June 29, 2016 (2016-06-29) Seth Jones 6 years, $32.4 million [14]
July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01) Pierre-Luc Dubois 3 years, $10.275 million entry-level contract [15]
July 25, 2016 (2016-07-25) Alex Broadhurst 1 year, $600,000 [16]
July 25, 2016 (2016-07-25) T. J. Tynan 1 year, $600,000 [16]
July 25, 2016 (2016-07-25) Scott Harrington 1 year, $632,500 [16]

Draft picks

Below are the Columbus Blue Jackets' selections at the 2016 NHL Entry Draft, held June 24–25, 2016 at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo, New York.

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 3 Pierre-Luc Dubois LW Canada Canada Cape Breton Screaming Eagles (QMJHL)
2 34 Andrew Peeke D United States United States Green Bay Gamblers (USHL)
3 65 Vitalii Abramov RW Russia Russia Gatineau Olympiques (QMJHL)
6 155 Peter Thome G United States United States Aberdeen Wings (NAHL)
7 185 Calvin Thurkauf C Switzerland Switzerland Kelowna Rockets (WHL)
Notes
  • The Columbus Blue Jackets' fourth-round pick went to the New York Islanders as the result of a trade on June 25, 2016 that sent a fourth-round pick in 2016 (110th overall) and a sixth-round pick in 2017 to Chicago in exchange for this pick.[17]
Chicago previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 30, 2015 that sent Brandon Saad, Michael Paliotta and Alex Broadhurst to Columbus in exchange for Artem Anisimov, Jeremy Morin, Corey Tropp, Marko Dano and this pick.[18]

References

  1. National Hockey League (2013). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2014. Diamond Sports Data, Inc. p. 49. ISBN 978-1-894801-26-3.
  2. 1 2 "2015-2016 Regular Season Stats - Points - Columbus Blue Jackets - Statistics". Columbus Blue Jackets. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
  3. "Columbus Blue Jackets - Team - Roster". Columbus Blue Jackets. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
  4. "Blue Jackets acquire defenseman Scott Harrington". nhl.com. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
  5. "Blue Jackets acquire Ryan Stanton from Avalanche". nhl.com. Retrieved November 29, 2016.
  6. "Blue Jackets sign forward Dante Salituro to entry level contract". nhl.com. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
  7. "Blue Jackets sign defenseman Jacob Graves to entry level contract". nhl.com. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
  8. "Blue Jackets sign center Sam Gagner to one-year contract". nhl.com. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
  9. "Canucks sign Chaput, Rendulic & Billins". nhl.com. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
  10. "Avalanche Signs Fedor Tyutin". Colorado Avalanche. July 5, 2016.
  11. "SABRES SIGN DEFENSEMAN JUSTIN FALK". Buffalo Sabres. July 5, 2016.
  12. "Ducks Sign RW Boll to Two-Year Contract". Anaheim Ducks. July 5, 2016.
  13. "Avalanche Signs Gabriel And Rene Bourque". Colorado Avalanche. October 10, 2016.
  14. "Blue Jackets sign defenseman Seth Jones to six-year extension". nhl.com. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
  15. "Blue Jackets sign Pierre-Luc Dubois to three-year, entry level contract". nhl.com. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
  16. 1 2 3 "Blue Jackets sign three players to one-year, two-way (NHL/AHL) contracts". nhl.com. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
  17. "Blackhawks select nine players at 2016 NHL Draft". June 25, 2016. Retrieved June 25, 2016.
  18. "Saad traded to Blue Jackets by Blackhawks". June 30, 2015. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
  19. "Blue Jackets acquire defenseman Leopold from Blues". National Hockey League. November 15, 2014. Retrieved November 15, 2014.
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