2019–20 Columbus Blue Jackets season
The 2019–20 Columbus Blue Jackets season was the 20th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 25, 1997.[2]
2019–20 Columbus Blue Jackets | |
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Division | 6th Metropolitan |
Conference | 9th Eastern |
2019–20 record | 33–22–15 |
Home record | 20–12–4 |
Road record | 13–10–11 |
Goals for | 180 |
Goals against | 187 |
Team information | |
General manager | Jarmo Kekalainen |
Coach | John Tortorella |
Captain | Nick Foligno |
Alternate captains | Cam Atkinson Boone Jenner Seth Jones |
Arena | Nationwide Arena |
Average attendance | 16,898[1] |
Minor league affiliate(s) | Cleveland Monsters (AHL) |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Oliver Bjorkstrand (21) |
Assists | Pierre-Luc Dubois (31) |
Points | Pierre-Luc Dubois (49) |
Penalty minutes | Nick Foligno (62) |
Plus/minus | Seth Jones Eric Robinson (+10) |
Wins | Joonas Korpisalo (19) |
Goals against average | Elvis Merzlikins (2.35) |
The season was suspended by the league officials on March 12, 2020, after several other professional and collegiate sports organizations followed suit as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.[3][4] On May 26, the NHL regular season was officially declared over with the remaining games being cancelled.[5]
The Blue Jackets advanced to the playoffs and defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs in the qualifying round,[6] but were defeated in the first round by the Tampa Bay Lightning in five games.[7]
Standings
Divisional standings
Pos | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Washington Capitals | 69 | 41 | 20 | 8 | 31 | 240 | 215 | +25 | 90 |
2 | Philadelphia Flyers | 69 | 41 | 21 | 7 | 31 | 232 | 196 | +36 | 89 |
3 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 69 | 40 | 23 | 6 | 29 | 224 | 196 | +28 | 86 |
4 | Carolina Hurricanes | 68 | 38 | 25 | 5 | 27 | 222 | 193 | +29 | 81 |
5 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 70 | 33 | 22 | 15 | 25 | 180 | 187 | −7 | 81 |
6 | New York Islanders | 68 | 35 | 23 | 10 | 24 | 192 | 193 | −1 | 80 |
7 | New York Rangers | 70 | 37 | 28 | 5 | 31 | 234 | 222 | +12 | 79 |
8 | New Jersey Devils | 69 | 28 | 29 | 12 | 22 | 189 | 230 | −41 | 68 |
Eastern Conference
Pos | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | PCT | Qualification |
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1 | Boston Bruins | 70 | 44 | 14 | 12 | 38 | 227 | 174 | +53 | .714 | Advance to Seeding round-robin tournament[9] |
2 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 70 | 43 | 21 | 6 | 35 | 245 | 195 | +50 | .657 | |
3 | Washington Capitals | 69 | 41 | 20 | 8 | 31 | 240 | 215 | +25 | .652 | |
4 | Philadelphia Flyers | 69 | 41 | 21 | 7 | 31 | 232 | 196 | +36 | .645 | |
5 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 69 | 40 | 23 | 6 | 29 | 224 | 196 | +28 | .623 | Advance to 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs qualifying round[9] |
6 | Carolina Hurricanes | 68 | 38 | 25 | 5 | 27 | 222 | 193 | +29 | .596 | |
7 | New York Islanders | 68 | 35 | 23 | 10 | 24 | 192 | 193 | −1 | .588 | |
8 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 70 | 36 | 25 | 9 | 28 | 238 | 227 | +11 | .579 | |
9 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 70 | 33 | 22 | 15 | 25 | 180 | 187 | −7 | .579 | |
10 | Florida Panthers | 69 | 35 | 26 | 8 | 30 | 231 | 228 | +3 | .565 | |
11 | New York Rangers | 70 | 37 | 28 | 5 | 31 | 234 | 222 | +12 | .564 | |
12 | Montreal Canadiens | 71 | 31 | 31 | 9 | 19 | 212 | 221 | −9 | .500 | |
13 | Buffalo Sabres | 69 | 30 | 31 | 8 | 22 | 195 | 217 | −22 | .493 | |
14 | New Jersey Devils | 69 | 28 | 29 | 12 | 22 | 189 | 230 | −41 | .493 | |
15 | Ottawa Senators | 71 | 25 | 34 | 12 | 18 | 191 | 243 | −52 | .437 | |
16 | Detroit Red Wings | 71 | 17 | 49 | 5 | 13 | 145 | 267 | −122 | .275 |
Schedule and results
Preseason
The preseason schedule was published on June 18, 2019.[11] The September 29 game between the Blue Jackets and the St. Louis Blues was cancelled due to issues with the team's flight.[12]
2019 preseason game log: 2–3–1 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 0–2–1) | ||||||||||||
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# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Recap | |||
1 | September 17 | Buffalo | 1–4 | Columbus | Kivlenieks | — | 1–0–0 | [13] | ||||
2 | September 19 | Columbus | 1–4 | Pittsburgh | Vehvilainen | 15,649 | 1–1–0 | [14] | ||||
3 | September 21 | Pittsburgh | 1–3 | Columbus | Korpisalo | 13,637 | 2–1–0 | [15] | ||||
4 | September 22 | Columbus | 3–5 | St. Louis | Merzlikins | 16,672 | 2–2–0 | [16] | ||||
5 | September 25 | Columbus | 3–4 | Buffalo | OT | Merzlikins | 15,788 | 2–2–1 | [17] | |||
6 | September 27 | New Jersey | 2–0 | Columbus | Korpisalo | 12,347 | 2–3–1 | [18] | ||||
7 | September 29 | St. Louis | – | Columbus | Game cancelled due to a mechanical issue with St. Louis' aircraft. |
Regular season
The regular season schedule was published on June 25, 2019.[19]
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Playoffs
The Blue Jackets defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs in the qualifying round in five games.[90]
The Blue Jackets faced the Tampa Bay Lightning in the first round, and lost in five games.[91]
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Player statistics
Skaters
Goaltenders
Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
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Joonas Korpisalo | 37 | 35 | 2,125:54 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 92 | 2.60 | 1,030 | .911 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Elvis Merzlikins | 33 | 31 | 1,815:08 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 71 | 2.35 | 919 | .923 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Matīss Kivlenieks | 6 | 4 | 284:50 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 2.95 | 137 | .898 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
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Joonas Korpisalo | 9 | 9 | 599:00 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 1.90 | 320 | .941 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Elvis Merzlikins | 2 | 1 | 122:45 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1.96 | 74 | .946 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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.
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