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2008–09 Columbus Blue Jackets season

{{Short description|National Hockey League season}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{Infobox ice hockey team season

|League=NHL

|Season=2008–09

|year=2008

|Team=Columbus Blue Jackets

|Conference=Western

|ConferenceRank=7th

|Division=Central

|DivisionRank=4th

|Record=41–31–10

|HomeRecord=25–13–3

|RoadRecord=16–18–7

|GoalsFor=226

|GoalsAgainst=230

|GeneralManager= Scott Howson

|Coach= Ken Hitchcock

|Captain= Rick Nash

|AltCaptain= Rostislav Klesla
Fredrik Modin
Michael Peca

|Arena= Nationwide Arena

|Attendance=15,543

|GoalsLeader=Rick Nash (40)

|AssistsLeader=Rick Nash (39)

|PointsLeader=Rick Nash (79)

|PlusMinusLeader=Jan Hejda (+23)

|PIMLeader=Jared Boll (180)

|WinsLeader=Steve Mason (33)

|GAALeader=Steve Mason (2.29)

}}

The 2008–09 Columbus Blue Jackets season was the ninth National Hockey League (NHL) season in Columbus, Ohio. On April 8, 2009, the Blue Jackets clinched a playoff berth after a shootout victory against the Chicago Blackhawks, the first berth in team history.

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Preseason

The Jackets selected Russian forward Nikita Filatov with the sixth overall pick at the 2008 NHL Entry Draft. Filatov made an immediate impact with Columbus, scoring a goal in his NHL debut against the Nashville Predators. Columbus was rather aggressive in free agency, signing proven forward Kristian Huselius, and solidifying the defensive core with veteran Mike Commodore. General Manager Scott Howson also engineered two key pre-season trades, trading a draft pick to the Philadelphia Flyers for R. J. Umberger, and trading stars Nikolay Zherdev and Dan Fritsche to the New York Rangers in exchange for defensemen Fedor Tyutin and Christian Backman.

Regular season

Rookie goaltender Steve Mason, who missed the first month of the season following knee surgery,{{Cite web|title=Blue Jackets lose Steve Mason for 4-6 weeks|url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/blue-jackets-lose-steve-mason-for-4-6-weeks-1.763641|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090206024624/http://www.cbc.ca/news/story/2008/09/23/nhl-bluejackets-mason.html|url-status=live|archive-date=February 6, 2009|access-date=2008-12-02|date=2008-09-23|publisher=CBC}} led the Blue Jackets into playoff contention at the All-Star break. Recalled from the American Hockey League's Syracuse Crunch following Pascal Leclaire's injury, Mason was named the Rookie of the Month by the NHL for November after recording five wins in eight decisions, including two shutouts.{{Cite web|title=Blue Jackets goalie Steve Mason named NHL rookie of the month|url=https://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5jelc-HDk-2SyaZ-lyf8s40x348Gw|accessdate=2008-12-02|date=2008-12-02|publisher=Canadian Press| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20081213003443/https://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5jelc-HDk-2SyaZ-lyf8s40x348Gw| archivedate= 13 December 2008 | url-status= dead}} He again won Rookie of the Month honors in December,{{cite news|title=Blue Jackets G Steve Mason named rookie of the month again |url=http://nationalpost.pa-sportsticker.com/default.aspx?s=nhl-news-display&nid=A38328411230931321A |accessdate=2009-01-02 |date=2009-01-02 |newspaper=National Post |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090207191513/http://nationalpost.pa-sportsticker.com/default.aspx?s=nhl-news-display&nid=A38328411230931321A |archivedate=7 February 2009 |url-status=dead }} and was named to the YoungStars team at the 2009 All-Star Game in Montreal, though he declined to play after suffering back spasms.{{cite web |url=http://bluejackets.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=405332 |title=Columbus Blue Jackets Goaltender Steve Mason to Miss this Weekend's NHL YoungStars Game |publisher=Columbus Blue Jackets Hockey Club |date=2009-01-20 |accessdate=2009-01-22| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20090122215802/http://bluejackets.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=405332| archivedate= 22 January 2009 | url-status= dead}} Captain Rick Nash was the team's representative at the All-Star Game, his fourth appearance at the game. Rookie Nikita Filatov scored his first career hat trick on January 10, 2009, in a 4–2 win against the Minnesota Wild. Filatov's achievement marked the first hat trick by a Blue Jackets rookie. On the eve of the NHL trade deadline, Columbus traded recently oft-injured goaltender Pascal Leclaire and a draft pick to the Ottawa Senators for forward Antoine Vermette.{{cite web |title=Columbus Blue Jackets - News: Columbus Blue Jackets Acquire Center Antoine Vermette from the Ottawa Senators in Exchange for Goaltender Pascal Leclaire and a Second Round Pick in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft - 03/04/2009 |url=http://bluejackets.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=412147 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090309004304/http://bluejackets.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=412147 |archivedate=2009-03-09 |url-status=dead |accessdate=2009-03-20 }} Vermette made an instant impact with the club, racking up seven points in his first six games.

The Blue Jackets struggled on the power play, finishing 30th in power-play goals (41) and power-play percentage (12.73%). They also had the most shutouts of any team in the league, with 11.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/CBJ/2009.html|title = 2008-09 Columbus Blue Jackets Roster and Statistics}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_2009.html|title=2008-09 NHL Summary}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_2009_games.html|title=2008-09 NHL Schedule and Results}}

=Divisional standings=

{{2008–09 NHL Central Division standings|team=CBJ}}

=Conference standings=

{{2008–09 NHL Western Conference standings|team=CBJ}}

Schedule and results

=Pre-season=

class="toccolours collapsible collapsed" style="width:90%; clear:both; margin:1.5em auto; text-align:center;"
colspan=10 style="background:#fff; border-top:#002D62 5px solid; border-bottom:#D0202D 5px solid;" | 2008 pre-season game log: 4–4–0 (Home: 3–1–0; Road: 1–3–0)
style="text-align:center; background:#ddd;"

! # !! Date !! Visitor !! Score !! Home !! OT !! Decision !! Attendance !! Record !! Recap

style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"

| 1

September 23Columbus3–4Chicago0–1–0[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/cbj-vs-chi/2008/09/23/2008010012 Recap]
style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"

| 2

September 24Columbus1–2Minnesota0–2–0[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/cbj-vs-min/2008/09/24/2008010018 Recap]
style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"

| 3

September 26Nashville3–4Columbus1–2–0[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/cbj-vs-nsh/2008/09/26/2008010041 Recap]
style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"

| 4

September 27Columbus1–3Nashville1–3–0[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/cbj-vs-nsh/2008/09/27/2008010047 Recap]
style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"

| 5

September 29Chicago1–7Columbus2–3–0[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/cbj-vs-chi/2008/09/29/2008010061 Recap]
style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"

| 6

October 2Buffalo5–2Columbus2–4–0[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/buf-vs-cbj/2008/10/02/2008010079 Recap]
style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"

| 7

October 3Minnesota3–5Columbus3–4–0[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/cbj-vs-min/2008/10/03/2008010085 Recap]
style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"

| 8

October 5Columbus5–4TorontoSO4–4–0[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/cbj-vs-tor/2008/10/05/2008010104 Recap]

=Regular season=

class="toccolours" style="width:90%; clear:both; margin:1.5em auto; text-align:center;"
colspan="11" style="background:#fff; border-top:#002D62 5px solid; border-bottom:#D0202D 5px solid;"| 2008–09 Game Log
colspan=11 |

{| class="toccolours collapsible collapsed" style="width:100%;"

colspan="11" style="background:#fff; border-top:#002D62 2px solid; border-bottom:#D0202D 2px solid;"| October: 4–6–0 (Home: 2–2–0; Road: 2–4–0)
style="background:#ddd;"

! # !! Date !! Visitor !! Score !! Home !! OT !! Decision !! Attendance !! Record !! Pts !! Recap

style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"

| 1

October 10Columbus5 – 4DallasOTLeclaire18,5321–0–02[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/cbj-vs-dal/2008/10/10/2008020015 Recap]
style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"

| 2

October 11Columbus1 – 3PhoenixLeclaire17,1251–1–02[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/cbj-vs-phx/2008/10/11/2008020027 Recap]
style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"

| 3

October 14Columbus2 – 5San JoseLeclaire17,4961–2–02[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/cbj-vs-sjs/2008/10/14/2008020043 Recap]
style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"

| 4

October 17Nashville3 – 5ColumbusLeclaire17,9302–2–04[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/cbj-vs-nsh/2008/10/17/2008020058 Recap]
style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"

| 5

October 18Columbus3 – 6NashvilleNorrena13,2592–3–04[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/cbj-vs-nsh/2008/10/18/2008020072 Recap]
style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"

| 6

October 21Vancouver2 - 4ColumbusLeclaire12,0573-3-06[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/cbj-vs-van/2008/10/21/2008020084 Recap]
style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"

| 7

October 24N.Y. Rangers3 - 1ColumbusLeclaire14,7243-4-06[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/cbj-vs-nyr/2008/10/24/2008020101 Recap]
style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"

| 8

October 25Columbus1 - 2MinnesotaLeclaire18,5683-5-06[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/cbj-vs-min/2008/10/25/2008020113 Recap]
style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"

| 9

October 27Anaheim3 - 2ColumbusNorrena10,4943-6-06[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/ana-vs-cbj/2008/10/27/2008020122 Recap]
style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"

| 10

October 30Columbus4 - 2ColoradoNorrena14,9454-6-08[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/cbj-vs-col/2008/10/30/2008020143 Recap]

|-

| colspan=11 |

class="toccolours collapsible collapsed" style="width:100%;"
colspan="11" style="background:#fff; border-top:#002D62 2px solid; border-bottom:#D0202D 2px solid;"| November: 6–4–3 (Home: 4–3–1; Road: 2–1–2)
style="background:#ddd;"

! # !! Date !! Visitor !! Score !! Home !! OT !! Decision !! Attendance !! Record !! Pts !! Recap

style="text-align:center; background:#ffc;"

| 11

November 1Chicago4 - 3ColumbusSONorrena14,6804-6-19[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/cbj-vs-chi/2008/11/01/2008020156 Recap]
style="text-align:center; background:#ffc;"

| 12

November 3Columbus3 - 4N.Y. IslandersOTNorrena10,1844-6-210[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/cbj-vs-nyi/2008/11/03/2008020169 Recap]
style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"

| 13

November 5Edmonton4 - 5ColumbusMason11,2285-6-212[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/cbj-vs-edm/2008/11/05/2008020179 Recap]
style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"

| 14

November 7Montreal3 - 4ColumbusSOMason14,6036-6-214[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/cbj-vs-mtl/2008/11/07/2008020193 Recap]
style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"

| 15

November 8Calgary1 – 3ColumbusMason14,0887–6–216[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/cbj-vs-cgy/2008/11/08/2008020202 Recap]
style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"

| 16

November 12Phoenix5 – 2ColumbusMason11,3507–7–216[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/cbj-vs-phx/2008/11/12/2008020224 Recap]
style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"

| 17

November 14Columbus6 – 1BuffaloLeclaire18,6908–7–218[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/buf-vs-cbj/2008/11/14/2008020237 Recap]
style="text-align:center; background:#ffc;"

| 18

November 15Columbus2 - 3MinnesotaSOMason18,5688-7-319[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/cbj-vs-min/2008/11/15/2008020248 Recap]
style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"

| 19

November 18Edmonton7 - 2ColumbusLeclaire12,6898-8-319[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/cbj-vs-edm/2008/11/18/2008020264 Recap]
style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"

| 20

November 22Columbus2 - 0AtlantaMason15,5619-8-321[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/atl-vs-cbj/2008/11/22/2008020291 Recap]
style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"

| 21

November 26Phoenix3 - 2ColumbusMason14,5699-9-321[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/cbj-vs-phx/2008/11/26/2008020313 Recap]
style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"

| 22

November 28Columbus3 - 5DetroitLeclaire20,0669-10-321[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/cbj-vs-det/2008/11/28/2008020332 Recap]
style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"

| 23

November 29Washington0 - 3ColumbusMason17,44810-10-323[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/cbj-vs-wsh/2008/11/29/2008020340 Recap]

|-

| colspan=11 |

class="toccolours collapsible collapsed" style="width:100%;"
colspan="11" style="background:#fff; border-top:#002D62 2px solid; border-bottom:#D0202D 2px solid;"| December: 7–6–1 (Home: 5–1–0; Road: 2–5–1)
style="background:#ddd;"

! # !! Date !! Visitor !! Score !! Home !! OT !! Decision !! Attendance !! Record !! Pts !! Recap

style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"

| 24

December 1Vancouver2 - 3ColumbusMason13,29911-10-325[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/cbj-vs-van/2008/12/01/2008020351 Recap]
style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"

| 25

December 4Columbus2 - 3San JoseMason17,49611-11-325[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/cbj-vs-sjs/2008/12/04/2008020375 Recap]
style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"

| 26

December 6Columbus0 - 3Los AngelesMason15,23511-12-325[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/cbj-vs-lak/2008/12/06/2008020391 Recap]
style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"

| 27

December 7Columbus3 - 5AnaheimLeclaire16,91411-13-325[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/ana-vs-cbj/2008/12/07/2008020396 Recap]
style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"

| 28

December 11Nashville1 - 2ColumbusSOMason13,48412-13-327[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/cbj-vs-nsh/2008/12/11/2008020415 Recap]
style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"

| 29

December 13N.Y. Islanders1 - 3ColumbusMason15,44313-13-329[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/cbj-vs-nyi/2008/12/13/2008020436 Recap]
style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"

| 30

December 14Columbus1 - 3ChicagoMason21,37913-14-329[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/cbj-vs-chi/2008/12/14/2008020441 Recap]
style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"

| 31

December 17San Jose1 - 2ColumbusOTMason13,88414-14-331[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/cbj-vs-sjs/2008/12/17/2008020456 Recap]
style="text-align:center; background:#ffc;"

| 32

December 18Columbus5 - 6DallasSOLeclaire16,28114-14-432[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/cbj-vs-dal/2008/12/18/2008020467 Recap]
style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"

| 33

December 20Columbus0 - 2PhoenixMason16,12514-15-432[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/cbj-vs-phx/2008/12/20/2008020483 Recap]
style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"

| 34

December 23Los Angeles3 - 0ColumbusMason15,14514-16-432[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/cbj-vs-lak/2008/12/23/2008020498 Recap]
style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"

| 35

December 27Philadelphia0 - 3ColumbusMason18,40215-16-434[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/cbj-vs-phi/2008/12/27/2008020519 Recap]
style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"

| 36

December 29Columbus2 - 0Los AngelesMason18,11816-16-436[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/cbj-vs-lak/2008/12/29/2008020538 Recap]
style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"

| 37

December 31Columbus2 - 0AnaheimMason16,75817-16-438[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/ana-vs-cbj/2008/12/31/2008020552 Recap]

|-

| colspan=11 |

class="toccolours collapsible collapsed" style="width:100%;"
colspan="11" style="background:#fff; border-top:#002D62 2px solid; border-bottom:#D0202D 2px solid;"| January: 7–5–1 (Home: 4–2–0; Road: 3–3–1)
style="background:#ddd;"

! # !! Date !! Visitor !! Score !! Home !! OT !! Decision !! Attendance !! Record !! Pts !! Recap

style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"

| 38

January 2Columbus6 - 1ColoradoMason14,48218-16-440[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/cbj-vs-col/2009/01/02/2008020562 Recap]
style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"

| 39

January 3Columbus2 - 5St. LouisMason19,15018-17-440[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/cbj-vs-stl/2009/01/03/2008020572 Recap]
style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"

| 40

January 6Columbus0 - 3DetroitMason19,71718-18-440[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/cbj-vs-det/2009/01/06/2008020591 Recap]
style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"

| 41

January 9Columbus3 - 0WashingtonMason18,27719-18-442[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/cbj-vs-wsh/2009/01/09/2008020609 Recap]
style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"

| 42

January 10Minnesota2 - 4ColumbusMason16,60520-18-444[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/cbj-vs-min/2009/01/10/2008020621 Recap]
style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"

| 43

January 13Colorado3 - 4ColumbusMason15,34321-18-446[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/cbj-vs-col/2009/01/13/2008020635 Recap]
style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"

| 44

January 16New Jersey2 - 1ColumbusMason17,73821-19-446[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/cbj-vs-njd/2009/01/16/2008020656 Recap]
style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"

| 45

January 18Columbus6 – 5VancouverSOMason18,63022–19–448[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/cbj-vs-van/2009/01/18/2008020676 Recap]
style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"

| 46

January 20Columbus3 – 4EdmontonMason16,83922–20–448[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/cbj-vs-edm/2009/01/20/2008020689 Recap]
style="text-align:center; background:#ffc;"

| 47

January 21Columbus4 – 5CalgarySOMason19,28922–20–549[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/cbj-vs-cgy/2009/01/21/2008020700 Recap]
style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"

| 48

January 27Detroit2 - 3ColumbusOTMason16,34823-20-551[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/cbj-vs-det/2009/01/27/2008020703 Recap]
style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"

| 49

January 30Ottawa0 - 1ColumbusMason17,08024-20-553[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/cbj-vs-ott/2009/01/30/2008020726 Recap]
style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"

| 50

January 31Dallas7 - 3ColumbusDubielewicz18,04924-21-553[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/cbj-vs-dal/2009/01/31/2008020736 Recap]

|-

| colspan=11 |

class="toccolours collapsible collapsed" style="width:100%;"
colspan="11" style="background:#fff; border-top:#002D62 2px solid; border-bottom:#D0202D 2px solid;"| February: 7–4–1 (Home: 4–2–1; Road: 3–2–0)
style="background:#ddd;"

! # !! Date !! Visitor !! Score !! Home !! OT !! Decision !! Attendance !! Record !! Pts !! Recap

style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"

| 51

February 3St. Louis4 - 2ColumbusMason13,56024-22-553[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/cbj-vs-stl/2009/02/03/2008020751 Recap]
style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"

| 52

February 6Columbus1 - 4PittsburghDubielewicz17,05024-23-553[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/cbj-vs-pit/2009/02/06/2008020773 Recap]
style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"

| 53

February 7San Jose2 - 3ColumbusOTLaCosta18,14425-23-555[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/cbj-vs-sjs/2009/02/07/2008020784 Recap]
style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"

| 54

February 10Colorado0 - 3ColumbusLaCosta14,50626-23-557[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/cbj-vs-col/2009/02/10/2008020797 Recap]
style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"

| 55

February 13Detroit2 - 3ColumbusMason18,80227-23-559[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/cbj-vs-det/2009/02/13/2008020819 Recap]
style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"

| 56

February 14Columbus5 - 1CarolinaMason18,68028-23-561[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/car-vs-cbj/2009/02/14/2008020828 Recap]
style="text-align:center; background:#ffc;"

| 57

February 16Dallas3 - 2ColumbusSOMason15,00628-23-662[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/cbj-vs-dal/2009/02/16/2008020842 Recap]
style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"

| 58

February 18St. Louis3 - 4ColumbusMason14,30529-23-664[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/cbj-vs-stl/2009/02/18/2008020855 Recap]
style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"

| 59

February 19Columbus4 - 3TorontoSOMason19,17930-23-666[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/cbj-vs-tor/2009/02/19/2008020862 Recap]
style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"

| 60

February 21Anaheim5 - 2ColumbusMason18,62830-24-666[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/ana-vs-cbj/2009/02/21/2008020883 Recap]
style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"

| 61

February 24Columbus1 - 4CalgaryMason19,28930-25-666[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/cbj-vs-cgy/2009/02/24/2008020902 Recap]
style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"

| 62

February 26Columbus1 - 0EdmontonMason16,83931-25-668[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/cbj-vs-edm/2009/02/26/2008020917 Recap]

|-

| colspan=11 |

class="toccolours collapsible collapsed" style="width:100%;"
colspan="11" style="background:#fff; border-top:#002D62 2px solid; border-bottom:#D0202D 2px solid;"| March: 9–4–2 (Home: 6–2–0; Road: 3–2–2)
style="background:#ddd;"

! # !! Date !! Visitor !! Score !! Home !! OT !! Decision !! Attendance !! Record !! Pts !! Recap

style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"

| 63

March 1Columbus1 - 3VancouverMason18,63031-26-668[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/cbj-vs-van/2009/03/01/2008020939 Recap]
style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"

| 64

March 3Los Angeles4 - 5ColumbusMason15,04932-26-670[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/cbj-vs-lak/2009/03/03/2008020944 Recap]
style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"

| 65

March 5Columbus2 - 4NashvilleMason13,06432-27-670[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/cbj-vs-nsh/2009/03/05/2008020961 Recap]
style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"

| 66

March 7Columbus8 - 2DetroitMason20,06633-27-672[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/cbj-vs-det/2009/03/07/2008020976 Recap]
style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"

| 67

March 10Boston0 - 2ColumbusMason16,67534-27-674[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/bos-vs-cbj/2009/03/10/2008020991 Recap]
style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"

| 68

March 12Pittsburgh3 - 4ColumbusSOMason19,16735-27-676[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/cbj-vs-pit/2009/03/12/2008021007 Recap]
style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"

| 69

March 13Columbus5 - 3ChicagoDubielewicz22,17636-27-678[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/cbj-vs-chi/2009/03/13/2008021016 Recap]
style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"

| 70

March 15Detroit4 - 0ColumbusMason18,68536-28-678[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/cbj-vs-det/2009/03/15/2008021034 Recap]
style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"

| 71

March 18Chicago3 - 4ColumbusOTMason15,19037-28-680[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/cbj-vs-chi/2009/03/18/2008021052 Recap]
style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"

| 72

March 21Columbus3 - 1FloridaMason17,03238-28-682[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/cbj-vs-fla/2009/03/21/2008021075 Recap]
style="text-align:center; background:#ffc;"

| 73

March 24Columbus1 - 2Tampa BayOTMason14,45438-28-783[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/cbj-vs-tbl/2009/03/24/2008021091 Recap]
style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"

| 74

March 26Calgary0 - 5ColumbusMason16,32739-28-785[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/cbj-vs-cgy/2009/03/26/2008021104 Recap]
style="text-align:center; background:#ffc;"

| 75

March 28Columbus3 - 4St. LouisSOMason19,25039-28-886[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/cbj-vs-stl/2009/03/28/2008021124 Recap]
style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"

| 76

March 29St. Louis5 - 2ColumbusMason17,09539-29-886[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/cbj-vs-stl/2009/03/29/2008021128 Recap]
style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"

| 77

March 31Nashville1 - 2ColumbusMason14,49540-29-888[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/cbj-vs-nsh/2009/03/31/2008021138 Recap]

|-

| colspan=11 |

class="toccolours collapsible collapsed" style="width:100%;"
colspan="11" style="background:#fff; border-top:#002D62 2px solid; border-bottom:#D0202D 2px solid;"| April: 1–2–2 (Home: 0–1–1; Road: 1–1–1)
style="background:#ddd;"

! # !! Date !! Visitor !! Score !! Home !! OT !! Decision !! Attendance !! Record !! Pts !! Recap

style="text-align:center; background:#ffc;"

| 78

April 4Columbus4 - 5NashvilleOTMason16,75040-29-989[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/cbj-vs-nsh/2009/04/04/2008021170 Recap]
style="text-align:center; background:#ffc;"

| 79

April 5Chicago1 - 0ColumbusOTMason15,95740-29-1090[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/cbj-vs-chi/2009/04/05/2008021178 Recap]
style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"

| 80

April 8Columbus4 - 3ChicagoSOMason21,53641-29-1092[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/cbj-vs-chi/2009/04/08/2008021198 Recap]
style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"

| 81

April 10Columbus1 - 3St. LouisMason19,25041-30-1092[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/cbj-vs-stl/2009/04/10/2008021211 Recap]
style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"

| 82

April 11Minnesota6 - 3ColumbusMason19,01341-31-1092[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/cbj-vs-min/2009/04/11/2008021224 Recap]

|-

| colspan="11" style="text-align:center;"|

Legend:

{{legend2|#cfc|Win (2 points)|border=1px solid #ccffcc}}

{{legend2|#fcc|Loss (0 points)|border=1px solid #ffcccc}}

{{legend2|#ffc|Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)|border=1px solid #ffffcc}}

|}

Playoffs

{{Main|2009 Stanley Cup Playoffs}}

The Blue Jackets have reached the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the first time in franchise history.

class="toccolours" style="width:90%; clear:both; margin:1.5em auto; text-align:center;"
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colspan=10 |

{| class="toccolours collapsible collapsed" style="width:100%;"

colspan="10" style="background:#fff; border-top:#002D62 2px solid; border-bottom:#D0202D 2px solid;"| Western Conference Quarter-finals: vs. (2) Detroit Red Wings: Detroit won series 4–0
style="background:#ddd;"

! # !! Date !! Visitor !! Score !! Home !! OT !! Goaltender !! Attendance !! Series !! Recap

style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"

| 1

April 16Columbus1–4DetroitMason20,0660–1[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008030161 Recap]
style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"

| 2

April 18Columbus0–4DetroitMason20,0660–2[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008030162 Recap]
style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"

| 3

April 21Detroit4–1ColumbusMason19,2190–3[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008030163 Recap]
style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"

| 4

April 23Detroit6–5ColumbusMason18,8890–4[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008030164 Recap]

|-

| colspan="10" style="text-align:center;"|

Legend:

{{legend2|#cfc|Win|border=1px solid #ccffcc}}

{{legend2|#fcc|Loss|border=1px solid #ffcccc}}

|}

Player statistics

=Skaters=

{{Hockey season stats note|type=player}}

{{col-begin}}

{{col-2}}

class="wikitable" style="border: 1px solid #aaa;"

! style="border: 0;" | Regular season

style="background: #f2f2f2; border: 0; text-align: center;" |

{| class="wikitable sortable" width="100%"

align=center

! style="background:#00285D; color: #FFFFFF;" width="40%" | Player

! style="background:#00285D; color: #FFFFFF;" width="10%" | GP

! style="background:#00285D; color: #FFFFFF;" width="10%" | G

! style="background:#00285D; color: #FFFFFF;" width="10%" | A

! style="background:#00285D; color: #FFFFFF;" width="10%" | Pts

! style="background:#00285D; color: #FFFFFF;" width="10%" | +/−

! style="background:#00285D; color: #FFFFFF;" width="10%" | PIM

align=center

| {{sortname|Rick|Nash|Rick Nash}}

78403979+1152
align=center

| {{sortname|Kristian|Huselius|Kristian Huselius}}

74213556+144
align=center

| {{sortname|R. J.|Umberger}}

82262046-1053
align=center

| {{sortname|Jakub|Voráček}}

8092938+1144
align=center

| {{sortname|Manny|Malhotra|Manny Malhotra}}

77112435+928
align=center

| {{sortname|Fedor|Tyutin|Fedor Tyutin}}

8292534+181
align=center

| {{sortname|Jason|Williams|Jason Williams (ice hockey)}}†

39121729+516
align=center

| {{sortname|Fredrik|Modin|Fredrik Modin}}

5091625+228
align=center

| {{sortname|Derick|Brassard|Derick Brassard}}

31101525+1217
align=center

| {{sortname|Mike|Commodore|Mike Commodore}}

8151924+11100
align=center

| {{sortname|Michael|Peca|Michael Peca}}

7141822-658
align=center

| {{sortname|Jason|Chimera|Jason Chimera}}

4981422+841
align=center

| {{sortname|Kris|Russell|Kris Russell}}

6621921-1028
align=center

| {{sortname|Jan|Hejda|Jan Hejda}}

8231821+2338
align=center

| {{sortname|Raffi|Torres|Raffi Torres}}

5112820-423
align=center

| {{sortname|Marc|Methot|Marc Methot}}

6641317+755
align=center

| {{sortname|Jared|Boll|Jared Boll}}

7541014-6180
align=center

| {{sortname|Antoine|Vermette|Antoine Vermette}}†

177613+58
align=center

| {{sortname|Andrew|Murray|Andrew Murray (ice hockey)}}

678311-610
align=center

| {{sortname|Rostislav|Klesla|Rostislav Klesla}}

34189+238
align=center

| {{sortname|Christian|Backman|Christian Bäckman}}

56257+532
align=center

| {{sortname|Jiri|Novotny|Jiří Novotný (ice hockey)}}

42437+414
align=center

| {{sortname|Derek|Dorsett|Derek Dorsett}}

52415-1150
align=center

| {{sortname|Nikita|Filatov|Nikita Filatov}}

8404+30
align=center

| {{sortname|Craig|MacDonald|Craig MacDonald (ice hockey b. 1977)}}

8112+10
align=center

| {{sortname|Chris|Gratton|Chris Gratton}}†

6011+22
align=center

| {{sortname|Aaron|Rome|Aaron Rome}}

8011+10
align=center

| {{sortname|Ole-Kristian|Tollefsen|Ole-Kristian Tollefsen}}

19011-437
align=center

| {{sortname|Alexandre|Picard|Alexandre Picard (ice hockey)}}

15011-126
align=center

| {{sortname|Clay|Wilson|Clay Wilson}}‡

5011-20
align=center

| {{sortname|Mike|York|Mike York}}

100000
align=center

| {{sortname|Derek|MacKenzie|Derek MacKenzie}}

1000-12
align=center

| {{sortname|Maxim|Mayorov|Maxim Mayorov}}

300000

|}

{{col-2}}

class="wikitable" style="border: 1px solid #aaa;"

! style="border: 0;" | Playoffs

style="background: #f2f2f2; border: 0; text-align: center;" |

{| class="wikitable sortable" width="100%"

align=center

! style="background:#00285D; color: #FFFFFF;" width="40%" | Player

! style="background:#00285D; color: #FFFFFF;" width="10%" | GP

! style="background:#00285D; color: #FFFFFF;" width="10%" | G

! style="background:#00285D; color: #FFFFFF;" width="10%" | A

! style="background:#00285D; color: #FFFFFF;" width="10%" | Pts

! style="background:#00285D; color: #FFFFFF;" width="10%" | +/−

! style="background:#00285D; color: #FFFFFF;" width="10%" | PIM

align=center

| {{sortname|Rick|Nash|Rick Nash}}

4123-42
align=center

| {{sortname|R. J.|Umberger}}

430300
align=center

| {{sortname|Kristian|Huselius|Kristian Huselius}}

4112-44
align=center

| {{sortname|Raffi|Torres|Raffi Torres}}

4022-32
align=center

| {{sortname|Kris|Russell|Kris Russell}}

411202
align=center

| {{sortname|Rostislav|Klesla|Rostislav Klesla}}

401100
align=center

| {{sortname|Fredrik|Modin|Fredrik Modin}}

4101-20
align=center

| {{sortname|Jason|Williams|Jason Williams (ice hockey)}}

4011-22
align=center

| {{sortname|Jason|Chimera|Jason Chimera}}

401102
align=center

| {{sortname|Aaron|Rome|Aaron Rome}}

1011+20
align=center

| {{sortname|Jakub|Voráček}}

401108
align=center

| {{sortname|Manny|Malhotra|Manny Malhotra}}

4000-20
align=center

| {{sortname|Michael|Peca|Michael Peca}}

4000+12
align=center

| {{sortname|Mike|Commodore|Mike Commodore}}

4000-718
align=center

| {{sortname|Antoine|Vermette|Antoine Vermette}}

4000-410
align=center

| {{sortname|Fedor|Tyutin|Fedor Tyutin}}

400000
align=center

| {{sortname|Marc|Methot|Marc Methot}}

4000-32
align=center

| {{sortname|Jan|Hejda|Jan Hejda}}

3000-52
align=center

| {{sortname|Jared|Boll|Jared Boll}}

1000-20
align=center

| {{sortname|Derek|Dorsett|Derek Dorsett}}

3000-12

|}

{{col-end}}

=Goaltenders=

{{Hockey season stats note|type=goalie}}

class="wikitable" style="border: 1px solid #aaa;" width="75%"

! style="border: 0;" | Regular season

style="background: #f2f2f2; border: 0; text-align: center;" |

{| class="wikitable sortable" width="100%"

align="center" bgcolor="#dddddd"

! style="background:#00285D; color: #FFFFFF;" | Player

! style="background:#00285D; color: #FFFFFF;" | GP

! style="background:#00285D; color: #FFFFFF;" | Min

! style="background:#00285D; color: #FFFFFF;" | W

! style="background:#00285D; color: #FFFFFF;" | L

! style="background:#00285D; color: #FFFFFF;" | OT

! style="background:#00285D; color: #FFFFFF;" | GA

! style="background:#00285D; color: #FFFFFF;" | GAA

! style="background:#00285D; color: #FFFFFF;" | SA

! style="background:#00285D; color: #FFFFFF;" | SV

! style="background:#00285D; color: #FFFFFF;" | Sv%

! style="background:#00285D; color: #FFFFFF;" | SO

align=center

| {{sortname|Steve|Mason|Steve Mason (ice hockey)}}

613663332071402.2916581518.91610
align=center

| {{sortname|Pascal|Leclaire|Pascal Leclaire}}‡

12673461433.83324281.8670
align=center

| {{sortname|Fredrik|Norrena|Fredrik Norrena}}

8323132173.16133116.8720
align=center

| {{sortname|Wade|Dubielewicz|Wade Dubielewicz}}

3168120103.567767.8700
align=center

| {{sortname|Dan|LaCosta|Dan LaCosta}}

315520041.548076.9501

|}

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! style="border: 0;" | Playoffs

style="background: #f2f2f2; border: 0; text-align: center;" |

{| class="wikitable sortable" width="100%"

align="center" bgcolor="#dddddd"

! style="background:#00285D; color: #FFFFFF;" | Player

! style="background:#00285D; color: #FFFFFF;" | GP

! style="background:#00285D; color: #FFFFFF;" | Min

! style="background:#00285D; color: #FFFFFF;" | W

! style="background:#00285D; color: #FFFFFF;" | L

! style="background:#00285D; color: #FFFFFF;" | GA

! style="background:#00285D; color: #FFFFFF;" | GAA

! style="background:#00285D; color: #FFFFFF;" | SA

! style="background:#00285D; color: #FFFFFF;" | SV

! style="background:#00285D; color: #FFFFFF;" | Sv%

! style="background:#00285D; color: #FFFFFF;" | SO

align=center

| {{sortname|Steve|Mason|Steve Mason (ice hockey)}}

423904174.26139122.8780

|}

†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Blue Jackets. Stats reflect time with the Blue Jackets only.


‡Traded mid-season


Italics denotes franchise record

Awards and records

=Awards=

Steve Mason - Calder Memorial Trophy

Rick Nash – NHL Foundation Player Award

=Records=

class="wikitable" width="52%"
align="center" bgcolor="#dddddd"

| Player

RecordNumberReached
bgcolor="#eeeeee"

| Steve Mason

Consecutive shutout minutes199:19January 2, 2009
Rick NashMost Points Scored - Career318 ptsJanuary 18, 2009
bgcolor="#eeeeee"

| Team

Most Goals Scored - Game8 goalsMarch 7, 2009
TeamLargest Margin of Victory6 goalsMarch 7, 2009
bgcolor="#eeeeee"

| Steve Mason

Most Wins - Season28 winsMarch 12, 2009
TeamMost Wins - Season36 winsMarch 13, 2009
bgcolor="#eeeeee"

| Team

Most Points - Season82 pointsMarch 21, 2009
Steve MasonMost Shutouts - Season10 shutoutsMarch 26, 2009
bgcolor="#eeeeee"

| Rick Nash

Most Points Scored - Season79 ptsApril 8, 2009
Jan HejdaHighest Plus/Minus Rating - Season+23April 11, 2009

=Milestones=

class="wikitable" width="52%"

| colspan="10" align="center" | Regular Season

PlayerMilestoneReached
bgcolor="#eeeeee"

| Jakub Voracek

1st NHL Game
1st NHL Goal
1st NHL Assist
1st NHL Point		October 10, 2008
Derek Dorsett1st NHL GameOctober 11, 2008
bgcolor="#eeeeee"

| Mike Commodore

300th NHL GameOctober 17, 2008
Nikita Filatov1st NHL Game
1st NHL Goal
1st NHL Point		October 17, 2008
bgcolor="#eeeeee"

| Marc Methot

1st NHL GoalOctober 18, 2008
Derek Dorsett1st NHL Goal
1st NHL Point		October 21, 2008
bgcolor="#eeeeee"

| Derek Dorsett

1st NHL AssistOctober 30, 2008
Steve Mason1st NHL Game
1st NHL Win		November 5, 2008
bgcolor="#eeeeee"

| Steve Mason

1st NHL ShutoutNovember 22, 2008
Maksim Mayorov1st NHL GameJanuary 3, 2009
bgcolor="#eeeeee"

| Nikita Filatov

1st NHL Hat TrickJanuary 10, 2009
Fredrik Modin800th NHL GameJanuary 10, 2009
bgcolor="#eeeeee"

| Ken Hitchcock

500th NHL VictoryFebruary 19, 2009

Transactions

=Trades=

border=1 style="border-collapse:collapse" bordercolor="#DFDFDF" cellpadding="5"
bgcolor="#eeeeee"

| June 20, 2008

| valign="top"| To Columbus Blue Jackets

R. J. Umberger
4th-round pick in 2008 – Drew Olson

| valign="top"| To Philadelphia Flyers

1st-round pick in 2008 – Luca Sbisa
Third-round pick in 2008 – Marc-Andre Bourdon
July 1, 2008

| valign="top"| To Columbus Blue Jackets

Raffi Torres

| valign="top"| To Edmonton Oilers

Gilbert Brule
bgcolor="#eeeeee"

| July 2, 2008

| valign="top"| To Columbus Blue Jackets

Fedor Tyutin
Christian Backman

| valign="top"| To New York Rangers

Nikolay Zherdev
Dan Fritsche
January 10, 2009

| valign="top"| To Columbus Blue Jackets

Mike Blunden

| valign="top"| To Chicago Blackhawks

Adam Pineault
bgcolor="#eeeeee"

| January 14, 2009

| valign="top"| To Columbus Blue Jackets

Jason Williams

| valign="top"| To Atlanta Thrashers

Clay Wilson
6th-round pick in 2009 – David Pacan
March 4, 2009

| valign="top"| To Columbus Blue Jackets

Antoine Vermette

| valign="top"| To Ottawa Senators

Pascal Leclaire
2nd-round pick in 2009 – Robin Lehner
bgcolor="#eeeeee"

| March 4, 2009

| valign="top"| To Columbus Blue Jackets

Kevin Lalande

| valign="top"| To Calgary Flames

4th-round pick in 2009 – Garrett Wilson

=Free agents=

cellspacing="10"

| valign="top" |

{|class="wikitable"

align="center" bgcolor="#dddddd"

| Player

Former teamContract Terms
bgcolor="#eeeeee"

| Mike Commodore

Ottawa Senators5 years, $18.75 million
Kristian HuseliusCalgary Flames4 years, $19 million

| valign="top" |

class="wikitable"
align="center" bgcolor="#dddddd"

| Player

New team
bgcolor="#eeeeee"

| Ron Hainsey

Atlanta Thrashers
Zenon KonopkaTampa Bay Lightning

|}

=Claimed from waivers=

cellspacing="10"

| valign="top" |

{|class="wikitable"

PlayerFormer teamDate claimed off waivers
bgcolor="#eeeeee"

| Wade Dubielewicz

| New York Islanders

| January 17, 2009

Chris Gratton

| Tampa Bay Lightning

| February 21, 2009

|}

Draft picks

The Blue Jackets entered the 2008 NHL Entry Draft in Ottawa with the sixth overall selection. Columbus drafted Russian forward Nikita Filatov with the pick.{{Cite journal |url=https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/feature/?id=11513 |title=2008 Entry Draft – First round tracker |accessdate=2008-10-24 |publisher=TSN| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20081010033327/http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/feature/?id=11513| archivedate= 10 October 2008 | url-status= live}} Filatov started the season with the Jackets' American Hockey League affiliate, scoring two goals in two games for the Syracuse Crunch before being recalled to the NHL.{{Cite journal |url=http://canadianpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5iO8odo6tnDurOzD3e1ABPTQ1BNrQ |title=Jared Boll on IR, Nikita Filatov joins Blue Jackets |publisher=Canadian Press |date=2008-10-15 |accessdate=2008-10-24}}{{dead link|date=November 2012|bot=Legobot}} Filatov made his NHL debut on October 17, scoring a goal against the Nashville Predators.{{Cite journal |url=http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gysKr8DzM3-bgmha-l6ZuCinKd8wD93SR6UO0 |title=Valiquette blanks Leafs; Filatov nets first goal |publisher=Associated Press |date=2008-10-17 |accessdate=2008-10-24}}{{dead link|date=November 2012|bot=Legobot}}

class="wikitable" width="75%"
rowspan="2"|Rnd

!rowspan="2"|Pick

!rowspan="2"|Player

!rowspan="2"|Nat

!rowspan="2"|Pos

!rowspan="2"|Team (league)

!colspan="5"|NHL statistics

GPGAPtsPIM
16Nikita Filatov{{RUS}}LWCSKA Moscow (RSL)colspan="5"|Made debut in 2008–09
237Cody Goloubef{{CAN}}DUniversity of Wisconsin (WCHA)
4107Steven Delisle{{CAN}}DGatineau Olympiques (QMJHL)
4118Drew Olson{{USA}}DBrainerd High School (USHS-MN)
5127Matt Calvert{{CAN}}LWBrandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
5135Tomas Kubalik{{CZE}}RWHC Plzeň (Czech Extraliga)
5137Brent Regner{{CAN}}DVancouver Giants (WHL)
6157Cam Atkinson{{USA}}RWAvon Old Farms (USHS-CT)
7187Sean Collins{{CAN}}CWaywayseecappo Wolverines (MJHL)

See also

Farm teams

=American Hockey League=

Syracuse Crunch

=ECHL=

Johnstown Chiefs: GM Scott Howson announced on August 22, 2008 that the Blue Jackets reached an agreement with the Johnstown Chiefs to serve as the club's ECHL affiliate for the 2008–09 season, replacing the Elmira Jackals.

References

{{refbegin}}

  • Player stats: [https://www.espn.com/nhl/team/stats/_/name/cbj/columbus-blue-jackets Columbus Blue Jackets player stats] on espn.com
  • Game log: [https://www.espn.com/nhl/team/schedule/_/name/cbj/columbus-blue-jackets Columbus Blue Jackets game log] on espn.com
  • Team standings: [https://www.espn.com/nhl/standings NHL standings] on espn.com

{{refend}}

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Columbus Blue Jackets season, 2008-09

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