2016–17 Columbus Blue Jackets season
The 2016–17 Columbus Blue Jackets season was the 17th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 25, 1997.[1] This season marked the first time the Blue Jackets were in the Stanley Cup playoffs since the 2013–14 season.
2016–17 Columbus Blue Jackets | |
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Division | 3rd Metropolitan |
Conference | 3rd Eastern |
2016–17 record | 50–24–8 |
Home record | 28–12–1 |
Road record | 22–12–7 |
Goals for | 249 |
Goals against | 195 |
Team information | |
General manager | Jarmo Kekalainen |
Coach | John Tortorella |
Captain | Nick Foligno |
Alternate captains | Brandon Dubinsky Boone Jenner |
Arena | Nationwide Arena |
Minor league affiliate(s) | Cleveland Monsters (AHL) |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Cam Atkinson (35) |
Assists | Alexander Wennberg (46) |
Points | Cam Atkinson (62) |
Penalty minutes | Brandon Dubinsky (91) |
Plus/minus | David Savard (+33) |
Wins | Sergei Bobrovsky (41) |
Goals against average | Sergei Bobrovsky (2.06) |
Regular season
The Blue Jackets finished October with a record of 3 wins, 3 regulation losses and an overtime loss, but in November they won 9, lost 2 in regulation and 3 in overtime. On November 29, 2016, the team began a winning streak that ran to 16 consecutive games, including a perfect 14-0-0 record in December, but ended on January 5, 2017 with a loss to the Washington Capitals. The 16 game winning streak was one short of the NHL record 17 games, set by the 1992–93 Pittsburgh Penguins.[2]
Standings
Pos | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | p – Washington Capitals | 82 | 55 | 19 | 8 | 53 | 263 | 182 | +81 | 118 |
2 | x – Pittsburgh Penguins | 82 | 50 | 21 | 11 | 46 | 282 | 234 | +48 | 111 |
3 | x – Columbus Blue Jackets | 82 | 50 | 24 | 8 | 47 | 249 | 195 | +54 | 108 |
4 | x – New York Rangers | 82 | 48 | 28 | 6 | 45 | 256 | 220 | +36 | 102 |
5 | New York Islanders | 82 | 41 | 29 | 12 | 39 | 241 | 242 | −1 | 94 |
6 | Philadelphia Flyers | 82 | 39 | 33 | 10 | 32 | 219 | 236 | −17 | 88 |
7 | Carolina Hurricanes | 82 | 36 | 31 | 15 | 33 | 215 | 236 | −21 | 87 |
8 | New Jersey Devils | 82 | 28 | 40 | 14 | 25 | 183 | 244 | −61 | 70 |
Schedule and results
Pre-season
2016 Pre-season Game Log: 4–4–0 (Home: 1–3–0 ; Road: 3–1–0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1 | September 25[A] | St. Louis | 5–0 | Columbus | Forsberg | 8,574 | 0–1–0 | Recap | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | September 25[A] | Columbus | 3–7 | St. Louis | Korpisalo | 10,394 | 0–2–0 | Recap | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | September 26 | Columbus | 3–2 | Boston | SO | McElhinney | 16,285 | 1–2–0 | Recap | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | September 29 | Nashville | 2–3 | Columbus | OT | McElhinney | 8,644 | 2–2–0 | Recap | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | October 2 | Pittsburgh | 0–2 | Columbus | Bobrovsky | 11,966 | 2–3–0 | Recap | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | October 4 | Columbus | 3–2 | Nashville | OT | Korpisalo | 16,432 | 3–3–0 | Recap | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | October 6 | Boston | 2–1 | Columbus | Bobrovsky | 8,851 | 3–4–0 | Recap | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | October 8 | Columbus | 5–3 | Pittsburgh | Bobrovsky | 18,258 | 4–4–0 | Recap | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Regular season
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Legend: Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) |
Playoffs
The Blue Jackets clinched the playoffs for the first time since the 2013–14 season. They met the Pittsburgh Penguins in the first round and lost the series 4–1.
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Legend: Win Loss |
Player statistics
Final Stats[4]
- Skaters
- Goaltenders
Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
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Sergei Bobrovsky | 63 | 63 | 3707:04 | 41 | 17 | 5 | 127 | 2.06 | 1,854 | .931 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
Joonas Korpisalo | 14 | 13 | 790:31 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 38 | 2.88 | 401 | .905 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Curtis McElhinney‡ | 7 | 5 | 375:55 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 2.39 | 198 | .924 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Anton Forsberg | 1 | 1 | 58:35 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4.10 | 27 | .852 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
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Sergei Bobrovsky | 5 | 4 | 309:15 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 3.88 | 170 | .882 | 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 2016–17 season.
Trades
Date | Details |
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June 25, 2016 | To Toronto Maple Leafs Kerby Rychel |
To Columbus Blue Jackets Scott Harrington conditional 5th-round pick in 2017 |
[5] |
November 28, 2016 | To Colorado Avalanche Cody Goloubef |
To Columbus Blue Jackets Ryan Stanton |
[6] |
March 1, 2017 | To New Jersey Devils Dalton Prout |
To Columbus Blue Jackets Kyle Quincey |
[7] |
March 1, 2017 | To Dallas Stars Dillon Heatherington |
To Columbus Blue Jackets Lauri Korpikoski |
[8] |
Free agents acquired
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Free agents lost
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Claimed via waivers
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Lost via waivers
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Player signings
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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) |
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1 | 3 | Pierre-Luc Dubois | LW | Canada | Cape Breton Screaming Eagles (QMJHL) |
2 | 34 | Andrew Peeke | D | United States | Green Bay Gamblers (USHL) |
3 | 65 | Vitaly Abramov | RW | Russia | Gatineau Olympiques (QMJHL) |
6 | 155 | Peter Thome | G | United States | Aberdeen Wings (NAHL) |
7 | 185 | Calvin Thurkauf | C | 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.[34]
- 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.[35]
- The Columbus Blue Jackets' fifth-round pick went to the St. Louis Blues as the result of a trade on November 15, 2014 that sent Jordan Leopold to Columbus in exchange for this pick.[36]
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