2024–25 Columbus Blue Jackets season explained

League:	NHL
Season:	2024–25
Year:	2024
Team:	Columbus Blue Jackets
Division:	Metropolitan
Conference:	Eastern
Record:	0–0–0
Homerecord:	0–0–0
Roadrecord:	0–0–0
Goalsfor:	0
Goalsagainst:	0
Generalmanager:	Don Waddell
Coach:	Dean Evason
Captain:	Boone Jenner
Altcaptain:	Erik Gudbranson Sean Kuraly Zach Werenski
Minorleague:	Cleveland Monsters (AHL)

The 2024–25 Columbus Blue Jackets season will be the 25th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 25, 1997.

Schedule and results

Preseason

The Columbus Blue Jackets preseason schedule was released on June 21, 2024.^[1]

2024 preseason game log: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0)
	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Recap
1	September 23	Columbus
2	September 25			Columbus
3	September 27	Columbus
4	September 28	Buffalo		Columbus
5	September 30	Washington		Columbus
6	October 1	Columbus		St. Louis
7	October 3			Columbus
8	October 4	Columbus		Pittsburgh

Regular season

The Columbus Blue Jackets regular season schedule was released on July 2, 2024.^[2]

2024–25 game log

October: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0)
	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
1	October 10	Columbus	–
2	October 12	Columbus	–
3	October 15		–	Columbus
4	October 17		–	Columbus
5	October 19	Minnesota	–	Columbus
6	October 22		–	Columbus
7	October 26	Columbus	–
8	October 28		–	Columbus
9	October 30		–	Columbus

November: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0)
	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
10	November 1		–	Columbus
11	November 2	Columbus	–
12	November 5	Columbus	–
13	November 9	Columbus	–
14	November 10	Columbus	–
15	November 12	Columbus	–
16	November 15		–	Columbus
17	November 16	Columbus	–
18	November 18	Columbus	–
19	November 21		–	Columbus
20	November 23		–	Columbus
21	November 27	Montreal	–	Columbus
22	November 29		–	Columbus

December: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0)
	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
23	December 1	Columbus	–
24	December 3	Columbus	–
25	December 5	Columbus	–
26	December 6	Columbus	–
27	December 8	Columbus	–
28	December 10		–	Columbus
29	December 12		–	Columbus
30	December 14		–	Columbus
31	December 15	Columbus	–
32	December 17	Columbus	–
33	December 19		–	Columbus
34	December 21	Columbus	–
35	December 23		–	Columbus
36	December 27		–	Columbus
37	December 28	Columbus	–	Boston
38	December 31	Carolina	–	Columbus

January: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0)
	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
39	January 2		–	Columbus
40	January 4		–	Columbus
41	January 7	Columbus	–
42	January 9		–	Columbus
43	January 11	Columbus	–	St. Louis
44	January 14		–	Columbus
45	January 16		–	Columbus
46	January 18	Columbus	–
47	January 20	Columbus	–
48	January 22	Columbus	–
49	January 23	Columbus	–
50	January 25		–	Columbus
51	January 30	Columbus	–
52	January 31	Columbus	–

February: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0)
	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
53	February 2	Columbus	–
54	February 4	Columbus	–
55	February 6		–	Columbus
56	February 8		–	Columbus
57	February 22		–	Columbus
58	February 25		–	Columbus
59	February 27	Columbus	–

March: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0)
	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
60	March 1		–	Columbus
61	March 4	Columbus	–
62	March 6	Columbus	–
63	March 9	Columbus	–
64	March 11	Columbus	–
65	March 13		–	Columbus
66	March 15	NY Rangers	–	Columbus
67	March 17	New Jersey	–	Columbus
68	March 20		–	Columbus
69	March 21	Columbus	–
70	March 24	Columbus	–
71	March 28		–	Columbus
72	March 29	Columbus	–

April: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0)
	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
73	April 1		–	Columbus
74	April 3		–	Columbus
75	April 5	Columbus	–
76	April 6	Columbus	–
77	April 8	Ottawa	–	Columbus
78	April 10		–	Columbus
79	April 12		–	Columbus
80	April 13	Columbus	–	Washington
81	April 15	Columbus	–
82	April 17		–	Columbus

Legend:

Transactions

The Blue Jackets have been involved in the following transactions during the 2024–25 season.

Key

Contract is entry-level.
Contract initially takes effect in the 2025–26 season.

Trades

Date	Details		Ref
	To St. Louis Blues Alexandre Texier	To Columbus Blue Jackets 4th-round pick in 2025	^[3]
	To Montreal Canadiens Patrik Laine 2nd-round pick in 2026	To Columbus Blue Jackets Jordan Harris	^[4]

Signings

Draft picks

See also: List of Columbus Blue Jackets draft picks. Below are the Columbus Blue Jackets' selections at the 2024 NHL entry draft, which was held on June 28 to 29, 2024, at Sphere in Paradise, Nevada.

Round		Player	Pos.	Nationality	Team (League)
1	4	Cayden Lindstrom	C		Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)
2	36	Charlie Elick	D		Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
3	60	Evan Gardner	G		Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
86		D		Oshawa Generals (OHL)
4	101		D		Lincoln Stars (USHL)
6	165	Luke Ashton	D		Langley Rivermen (BCHL)

Notes and References

News: Blue Jackets announce 2024 preseason schedule . June 21, 2024 . June 29, 2024.
News: Newland . Jason . July 2, 2024 . Blue Jackets announce 2024-25 regular season schedule . Columbus Blue Jackets . July 7, 2024.
Web site: Blue Jackets acquire fourth-round pick from St. Louis for Alexandre Texier. NHL.com. Columbus Blue Jackets. June 28, 2024. June 29, 2024.
Web site: CBJ acquire defenseman Jordan Harris from Montreal in exchange for Patrik Laine and a second-round pick.. NHL.com. Columbus Blue Jackets. August 19, 2024. August 20, 2024.