2017–18 Columbus Blue Jackets season explained

League:	NHL
Season:	2017–18
Year:	2017
Team:	Columbus Blue Jackets
Conference:	Eastern
Conferencerank:	7th
Division:	Metropolitan
Divisionrank:	4th
Record:	45–30–7
Homerecord:	26–12–3
Roadrecord:	19–18–4
Goalsfor:	242
Goalsagainst:	230
Generalmanager:	Jarmo Kekäläinen
Coach:	John Tortorella
Captain:	Nick Foligno
Altcaptain:	Brandon Dubinsky (Oct.–Jan.) Boone Jenner Jack Johnson
Arena:	Nationwide Arena
Attendance:	16,659^[1]
Minorleague:	Cleveland Monsters (AHL)
Goalsleader:	Artemi Panarin (27)
Assistsleader:	Artemi Panarin (55)
Pointsleader:	Artemi Panarin (82)
Plusminusleader:	Artemi Panarin (+23)
Pimleader:	Nick Foligno (50)
Winsleader:	Sergei Bobrovsky (37)
Gaaleader:	Sergei Bobrovsky (2.42)

The 2017–18 Columbus Blue Jackets season was the 18th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 25, 1997.^[2]

Schedule and results

Preseason

The preseason schedule was published on June 19, 2017.^[3]

2017 preseason game log: 4–3–1 (Home: 1–3–0 ; Road: 3–0–1)
	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Recap
1	September 19	Chicago	5–2	Columbus			10,548	0–1–0	Recap
2	September 20	Columbus	2–3	St. Louis	OT		9,648	0–1–1	Recap
3	September 22	Pittsburgh	4–3	Columbus		Kivlenieks	12,115	0–2–1	Recap
4	September 23	Columbus	3–2	Chicago		Korpisalo	20,395	1–2–1	Recap
5	September 24	Nashville	5–3	Columbus			12,044	1–3–1	Recap
6	September 26	St. Louis	2–5	Columbus		Korpisalo	9,757	2–3–1	Recap
7	September 28	Columbus	4–3	Nashville	SO	Bobrovsky	16,052	3–3–1	Recap
8	September 30	Columbus	3–0	Pittsburgh		Bobrovsky	18,338	4–3–1	Recap

Regular season

The regular season schedule was released on June 22, 2017.^[4]

2017–18 game log
October: 8–4–0 (Home: 5–2–0 ; Road: 3–2–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 October 6 0–5 Columbus 18,595 1–0–0 2 Recap 2 October 7 Columbus 1–5 21,264 1–1–0 2 Recap 3 October 10 Columbus 2–1 OT Bobrovsky 7,892 2–1–0 4 Recap 4 October 13 1–3 Columbus Bobrovsky 15,342 3–1–0 6 Recap 5 October 14 Columbus 5–4 OT Bobrovsky 19,064 4–1–0 8 Recap 6 October 17 Columbus 5–2 Korpisalo 15,321 5–1–0 10 Recap 7 October 19 2–0 Columbus Bobrovsky 13,155 5–2–0 10 Recap 8 October 21 6–4 Columbus Bobrovsky 15,329 5–3–0 10 Recap 9 October 25 1–5 Columbus Bobrovsky 14,383 6–3–0 12 Recap 10 October 27 1–2 Columbus OT Bobrovsky 14,224 7–3–0 14 Recap 11 October 28 Columbus 1–4 Korpisalo 17,834 7–4–0 14 Recap 12 October 30 3–4 Columbus SO Bobrovsky 13,396 8–4–0 16 Recap
November: 8–4–1 (Home: 4–2–0 ; Road: 4–2–1) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 13 November 2 Columbus 7–3 9,311 9–4–0 18 Recap 14 November 4 Columbus 4–5 SO Bobrovsky 19,092 9–4–1 19 Recap 15 November 6 Columbus 3–5 Bobrovsky 17,348 9–5–1 19 Recap 16 November 7 3–1 Columbus 14,996 9–6–1 19 Recap 17 November 10 3–1 Columbus Bobrovsky 16,049 9–7–1 19 Recap 18 November 11 Columbus 2–1 SO Bobrovsky 19,515 10–7–1 21 Recap 19 November 14 Columbus 2–1 OT Bobrovsky 21,302 11–7–1 23 Recap 20 November 17 0–2 Columbus Bobrovsky 17,093 12–7–1 25 Recap 21 November 20 Columbus 3–2 Bobrovsky 16,551 13–7–1 27 Recap 22 November 22 0–1 Columbus OT Bobrovsky 16,290 14–7–1 29 Recap 23 November 24 2–5 Columbus Bobrovsky 17,084 15–7–1 31 Recap 24 November 27 Columbus 1–3 Bobrovsky 21,302 15–8–1 31 Recap 25 November 28 2–3 Columbus SO Korpisalo 13,947 16–8–1 33 Recap
December: 6–7–2 (Home: 5–3–0 ; Road: 1–4–2) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 26 December 1 2–4 Columbus 16,206 17–8–1 35 Recap 27 December 2 Columbus 3–4 18,506 17–9–1 35 Recap 28 December 5 4–1 Columbus Bobrovsky 14,282 17–8–1 35 Recap 29 December 8 Columbus 5–3 Bobrovsky 16,514 18–10–1 37 Recap 30 December 9 0–1 Columbus Bobrovsky 17,785 19–10–1 39 Recap 31 December 12 7–2 Columbus Bobrovsky 14,767 19–11–1 39 Recap 32 December 14 4–6 Columbus Bobrovsky 15,696 20–11–1 41 Recap 33 December 16 Columbus 1–2 Bobrovsky 11,357 20–12–1 41 Recap 34 December 18 Columbus 2–7 Bobrovsky 17,565 20–13–1 41 Recap 35 December 20 2–4 Columbus Korpisalo 17,708 21–13–1 43 Recap 36 December 21 Columbus 2–3 SO Bobrovsky 18,625 21–13–2 44 Recap 37 December 23 1–2 Columbus SO Bobrovsky 17,812 22–13–2 46 Recap 38 December 27 Columbus 4–5 SO Bobrovsky 18,652 22–13–3 47 Recap 39 December 29 Columbus 4–5 Bobrovsky 17,031 22–14–3 47 Recap 40 December 31 5–0 Columbus Korpisalo 18,878 22–15–3 47 Recap
January: 5–4–1 (Home: 2–1–1 ; Road: 3–3–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 41 January 2 Columbus 2–1 17,235 23–15–3 49 Recap 42 January 4 Columbus 0–2 Bobrovsky 13,763 23–16–3 49 Recap 43 January 7 2–3 Columbus SO Bobrovsky 16,535 24–16–3 51 Recap 44 January 8 Columbus 3–2 OT Bobrovsky 18,933 25–16–3 53 Recap 45 January 11 Columbus 1–3 Bobrovsky 18,071 25–17–3 53 Recap 46 January 12 5–2 Columbus Bobrovsky 16,705 25–18–3 53 Recap 47 January 18 1–2 Columbus SO 17,574 26–18–3 55 Recap 48 January 23 Columbus 3–6 Bobrovsky 18,231 26–19–3 55 Recap 49 January 25 Columbus 2–1 Bobrovsky 12,281 27–19–3 57 Recap 50 January 30 3–2 Columbus SO Bobrovsky 17,734 27–19–4 58 Recap
February: 5–7–1 (Home: 3–3–1 ; Road: 2–4–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 51 February 2 3–1 Columbus 16,867 27–20–4 58 Recap 52 February 3 Columbus 3–4 13,597 27–21–4 58 Recap 53 February 6 3–2 Columbus Bobrovsky 16,419 27–22–4 58 Recap 54 February 9 Columbus 2–4 Bobrovsky 18,506 27–23–4 58 Recap 55 February 10 1–6 Columbus Bobrovsky 18,510 28–23–4 60 Recap 56 February 13 Columbus 4–1 Bobrovsky 10,232 29–23–4 62 Recap 57 February 14 Columbus 3–6 Korpisalo 18,890 29–24–4 62 Recap 58 February 16 2–1 Columbus OT Bobrovsky 17,364 29–24–5 63 Recap 59 February 18 5–2 Columbus Bobrovsky 19,100 29–25–5 63 Recap 60 February 20 Columbus 2–1 Bobrovsky 14,024 30–25–5 65 Recap 61 February 22 Columbus 1–2 Bobrovsky 19,727 30–26–5 65 Recap 62 February 24 2–3 Columbus Bobrovsky 18,792 31–26–5 67 Recap 63 February 26 1–5 Columbus Bobrovsky 17,386 32–26–5 69 Recap
March: 12–3–1 (Home: 6–1–0 ; Road: 6–2–1) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 64 March 1 Columbus 2–5 18,230 32–27–5 69 Recap 65 March 2 Columbus 2–4 16,447 32–28–5 69 Recap 66 March 4 Columbus 4–2 Bobrovsky 17,211 33–28–5 71 Recap 67 March 6 1–4 Columbus Korpisalo 17,402 34–28–5 73 Recap 68 March 8 4–5 Columbus OT Korpisalo 15,236 35–28–5 75 Recap 69 March 9 2–3 Columbus Bobrovsky 17,284 36–28–5 77 Recap 70 March 12 2–5 Columbus Bobrovsky 15,864 37–28–5 79 Recap 71 March 15 Columbus 5–3 Bobrovsky 19,354 38–28–5 81 Recap 72 March 17 1–2 Columbus Bobrovsky 17,612 39–28–5 83 Recap 73 March 19 Columbus 5–4 OT Korpisalo 17,565 40–28–5 85 Recap 74 March 20 Columbus 5–3 Bobrovsky 17,194 41–28–5 87 Recap 75 March 22 0–4 Columbus Bobrovsky 16,919 42–28–5 89 Recap 76 March 24 2–1 Columbus Bobrovsky 19,080 42–29–5 89 Recap 77 March 27 Columbus 7–3 Bobrovsky 18,347 43–29–5 91 Recap 78 March 29 Columbus 5–1 Bobrovsky 18,967 44–29–5 93 Recap 79 March 31 Columbus 4–5 OT Korpisalo 18,865 44–29–6 94 Recap
April: 1–1–1 (Home: 1–0–1 ; Road: 0–1–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 80 April 3 4–5 Columbus OT 18,477 45–29–6 96 Recap 81 April 5 5–4 Columbus OT Bobrovsky 19,157 45–29–7 97 Recap 82 April 7 Columbus 2–4 17,594 45–30–7 97 Recap
Legend:

Playoffs

See main article: 2018 Stanley Cup playoffs.

2018 Stanley Cup playoffs
Eastern Conference First Round vs. (M1) Washington Capitals: Washington won 4–2 Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap 1 April 12 Columbus 4–3 Washington OT 18,506 1–0 Recap 2 April 15 Columbus 5–4 Washington OT Bobrovsky 18,506 2–0 Recap 3 April 17 Washington 3–2 Columbus 2OT Bobrovsky 19,337 2–1 Recap 4 April 19 Washington 4–1 Columbus Bobrovsky 19,395 2–2 Recap 5 April 21 Columbus 3–4 Washington OT Bobrovsky 18,506 2–3 Recap 6 April 23 Washington 6–3 Columbus Bobrovsky 18,667 2–4 Recap
Legend:

Player statistics

As of April 23, 2018^[5]

Skaters

Regular season

Player					data-sort-type="number"
	81	27	55	82	23	26
	78	16	41	57	10	30
	82	20	28	48	8	49
	65	24	22	46	19	14
	82	11	29	40	4	9
	77	16	21	37	8	16
	66	8	27	35	22	12
	72	15	18	33	1	50
	75	13	19	32	1	39
	63	19	11	30	−1	42
	69	9	15	24	−10	33
	61	7	16	23	13	14
	55	14	8	22	−8	10
	62	6	10	16	−2	33
	81	4	12	16	2	32
^†	19	7	8	15	9	8
	44	1	11	12	4	8
	77	3	8	11	−6	22
	53	4	4	8	−3	21
^†	20	2	5	7	11	24
	33	3	3	6	−1	6
^‡	31	3	2	5	−3	2
	32	2	3	5	0	8
^†	20	1	3	4	0	0
	11	0	4	4	2	2
	21	1	1	2	−4	4
	14	0	2	2	0	4
^†‡	14	0	1	1	−2	4
	2	0	0	0	−1	0
	2	0	0	0	0	2
	1	0	0	0	1	0
	12	0	0	0	−3	13
^†	1	0	0	0	2	0

Playoffs

Player					data-sort-type="number"
	6	2	5	7	−4	6
	6	1	4	5	−3	4
	6	3	1	4	4	4
	6	2	2	4	−3	2
	6	2	2	4	0	6
	6	2	1	3	−4	4
	6	1	2	3	3	21
	6	1	2	3	−3	4
	6	1	2	3	0	0
	6	1	2	3	0	2
	6	0	3	3	−1	2
	6	1	1	2	−1	2
	3	1	1	2	−1	0
	6	0	1	1	3	2
	6	0	0	0	0	0
	3	0	0	0	0	0
	6	0	0	0	−1	0
	6	0	0	0	1	6
	6	0	0	0	2	0

Goaltenders

Regular season

Player
style=white-space:nowrap		65	65	3,911:34	37	22	6	158	2.42	1,993	.921	5	0	3	0
style=white-space:nowrap		18	17	1,048:49	8	8	1	58	3.32	564	.897	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.

Transactions

The Blue Jackets have been involved in the following transactions during the 2017–18 season.

Trades

Date	Details		Ref
	To Vegas Golden Knights David Clarkson 1st round pick in 2017 2nd round pick in 2019	To Columbus Blue Jackets Expansion Draft considerations	^[6]
	To Chicago Blackhawks Brandon Saad Anton Forsberg 5th round pick in 2018	To Columbus Blue Jackets Artemi Panarin Tyler Motte 6th round pick in 2017	^[7]
	To Minnesota Wild Dante Salituro	To Columbus Blue Jackets Jordan Schroeder	^[8]
	To Vegas Golden Knights Keegan Kolesar	To Columbus Blue Jackets TBL's 2nd round pick in 2017	^[9]
	To Arizona Coyotes John Ramage	Columbus Blue Jackets Future considerations	^[10]
	To Los Angeles Kings Future considerations	To Columbus Blue Jackets Jeff Zatkoff	^[11]
	To Nashville Predators 4th round pick in 2018	To Columbus Blue Jackets Mark Letestu	^[12]
	To Ottawa Senators Nick Moutrey 3rd-round pick in 2020	To Columbus Blue Jackets Ian Cole	^[13]
	To Arizona Coyotes Jordan Maletta	To Columbus Blue Jackets Ryan Kujawinski	^[14]
	To Vancouver Canucks Jussi Jokinen Tyler Motte	To Columbus Blue Jackets Thomas Vanek	^[15]

Notes:

• The Vegas Golden Knights will not select Josh Anderson, Jack Johnson, or Joonas Korpisalo in the 2017 NHL Expansion Draft

Free agents acquired

Date	Player	Former team	Contract terms (in U.S. dollars)	Ref
			2-year, $1.3 million	^[16]
			1-year, $800,000	^[17]
			2-year, $1.85 million entry-level contract	^[18]
			3-year, $2.775 million entry-level contract	^[19]
			1-year, $650,000	^[20]
			2-year, $1.85 million entry-level contract	^[21]

Free agents lost

Date	Player	New team	Contract terms (in U.S. dollars)	Ref
			2-year, $1.4 million	^[22]
			1-year, $1.25 million	^[23]
			3-year, $9.45 million	^[24]
			2-year, $1.3 million	^[25]
			1-year, $650,000	^[26]
			2-year	^[27]
			Unknown	^[28]

Claimed via waivers

Player	Previous team	Date	Ref
			^[29]
			^[30]

Player signings

Date	Player	Contract terms (in U.S. dollars)	Ref
		1-year, $650,000	^[31]
		2-year, $1.3 million	^[32]
		6-year, $29.4 million	^[33]
		3-year, $5.55 million	^[34]
		7-year, $41.125 million contract extension	^[35]
		2-year, $1.45 million contract extension	^[36]
		2-year, $1.35 million contract extension	^[37]
		4-year, $10.8 million contract extension	^[38]
		3-year, $2.55 million entry-level contract	^[39]
		3-year, $2.775 million entry-level contract	^[40]
	Alex Broadhurst	1-year, $700,000 contract extension	^[41]

Draft picks

See also: List of Columbus Blue Jackets draft picks. Below are the Columbus Blue Jackets' selections at the 2017 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 23 and 24, 2017 at the United Center in Chicago.

Round		Player	Pos	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team (League)
2	45^1	Alexandre Texier	C		Brûleurs de Loups (Ligue Magnus)
3	86	Daniil Tarasov	G		Tolpar Ufa (MHL)
4	117	Emil Bemstrom	C		Leksands IF (J20 SuperElit)
5	148	Kale Howarth	C		Trail Smoke Eaters (BCHL)
6	170^2	Jonathan Davidsson	RW		Djurgårdens IF (SHL)
6	179	Carson Meyer	RW		Miami RedHawks (NCHC)
7	210	Robbie Stucker	D		Saint Thomas Academy (USHS)

Draft notes:^[42]

1. The Tampa Bay Lightning's second-round pick went to the Columbus Blue Jackets as the result of a trade on June 24, 2017 that sent Keegan Kolesar to Vegas in exchange for this pick.^[43]
2. The New York Islanders' sixth-round pick went to the Columbus Blue Jackets as the result of a trade on June 23, 2017 that sent Brandon Saad, Anton Forsberg and a fifth-round pick in 2018 to Chicago in exchange for Artemi Panarin, Tyler Motte and this pick.^[44]

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2017-2018 NHL Attendance . ESPN.com . November 7, 2021.
2. Book: National Hockey League. The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2014. 2013. Diamond Sports Data, Inc.. 49. 978-1-894801-26-3.
3. Web site: Columbus Blue Jackets announce 2017 preseason schedule. NHL.com. September 19, 2017. June 19, 2017.
4. Web site: Columbus Blue Jackets announce 2017-18 regular season schedule. NHL.com. September 19, 2017. June 22, 2017.
5. Web site: Columbus Blue Jackets Stats - 2017-2018. NHL.com . March 27, 2019.
6. Web site: Columbus sends Clarkson, first rounder to Vegas. NHL.com. June 26, 2017.
7. Web site: Artemi Panarin traded to Blue Jackets by Blackhawks for Brandon Saad. NHL.com. June 26, 2017.
8. Web site: Wild trades centre Jordan Schroeder to Blue Jackets. NationalPost.com. June 23, 2017.
9. Web site: Vegas parlays second-round pick into prospect forward Keegan Kolesar. NBCSports.com. June 26, 2017.
10. Web site: Columbus Blue Jackets trade John Ramage to Arizona Coyotes. NHL.com. January 23, 2018. January 22, 2018.
11. Web site: Blue Jackets Acquire Goaltender Jeff Zatkoff from LA Kings. NHL.com. January 23, 2018. January 22, 2018.
12. Web site: CBJ acquire Letestu from Predators in exchange for 2018 fourth round pick. NHL.com. February 25, 2018. February 25, 2018.
13. Web site: Jackets acquire defenseman Ian Cole from Ottawa. NHL.com. February 26, 2018. February 26, 2018.
14. Web site: Blue Jackets acquire Ryan Kujawinski from Arizona for Jordan Maletta. NHL.com. February 26, 2018. February 26, 2018.
15. Web site: Jackets acquire Thomas Vanek from Canucks in exchange for Jokinen, Motte. NHL.com. February 26, 2018. February 26, 2018.
16. Web site: Columbus Blue Jackets sign defenseman Cameron Gaunce. nhl.com. July 2, 2017.
17. Web site: Columbus Blue Jackets sign defenseman André Benoît. nhl.com. July 2, 2017.
18. Web site: Blue Jackets sign Doyle Somerby to two-year entry level contract. nhl.com. August 23, 2017.
19. Web site: Columbus Blue Jackets sign Maxime Fortier to entry level contract. nhl.com. November 5, 2017.
20. Web site: Columbus Blue Jackets sign Nathan Gerbe. NHL.com. January 25, 2018. January 24, 2018.
21. Web site: Columbus Blue Jackets sign Eric Robinson to two-year entry level contract. NHL.com. March 26, 2018. March 26, 2018.
22. Web site: PRESS RELEASE: Oilers sign seven. NHL. July 1, 2017.
23. Web site: Wild, Quincey Agree to Terms. nhl.com. July 1, 2017.
24. Web site: Sam Gagner signed to a three-year contract . Vancouver Canucks . July 1, 2017 . July 1, 2017 .
25. Web site: Golden Knights Sign Six Free Agents; Trade Emelin To Nashville . NHL.com . July 1, 2017 . July 1, 2017 .
26. Web site: Golden Knights' Oscar Dansk: Signs one-year agreement . . July 3, 2017.
27. Web site: COMETS SIGN DEFENSEMAN JAIME SIFERS . . July 13, 2017.
28. Web site: FLAMES REDUCE ROSTER BY 21 . . September 19, 2017.
29. Web site: Blue Jackets Claim Veteran Forward Jussi Jokinen Off Waivers. NHL.com. January 17, 2018. January 17, 2018.
30. Web site: Jackets place Nick Foligno on IR, claim Taylor Chorney off waivers. NHL.com. February 21, 2018. February 21, 2018.
31. Web site: Jackets sign center Alex Broadhurst to one-year, two way extension. NHL.com. June 23, 2017. June 26, 2017.
32. Web site: Columbus Blue Jackets sign center Jordan Schroeder to two-year contract. NHL.com. June 27, 2017. June 27, 2017.
33. Web site: Jackets sign Wennberg to six-year contract. NHL.com. September 1, 2017. September 2, 2017.
34. Web site: Blue Jackets sign right wing Josh Anderson to three-year contract. NHL.com. October 2, 2017. October 3, 2017.
35. Web site: Blue Jackets sign Cam Atkinson to a seven-year contract extension. NHL.com. November 17, 2017. November 19, 2017.
36. Web site: Columbus Blue Jackets sign Dean Kukan to two-year contract extension. NHL.com. March 14, 2018. March 14, 2018.
37. Web site: Columbus Blue Jackets sign Nathan Gerbe to two-year contract extension. NHL.com. March 15, 2018. March 15, 2018.
38. Web site: Columbus Blue Jackets sign Markus Nutivaara to four-year extension. NHL.com. March 30, 2018. March 29, 2018.
39. Web site: Columbus Blue Jackets sign Jonathan Davidsson to three-year ELC. NHL.com. May 5, 2018. May 4, 2018.
40. Web site: Columbus Blue Jackets sign Alexandre Texier to three-year ELC. NHL.com. May 23, 2018. May 22, 2018.
41. Web site: Columbus Blue Jackets sign Alex Broadhurst to one-year, two-way extension. NHL.com. June 19, 2018. June 18, 2018.
42. Web site: 2017 NHL Entry Draft Pending Transactions Transactions. Pro Sports Transactions. June 1, 2017.
43. Web site: Blue Jackets select seven players on day two of 2017 NHL Draft. NHL.com. August 28, 2017. June 24, 2017.
44. Web site: Blackhawks send Artemi Panarin to Blue Jackets for Brandon Saad. June 23, 2017. June 23, 2017.