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
Division3rd Metropolitan
Conference3rd Eastern
2016–17 record50–24–8
Home record28–12–1
Road record22–12–7
Goals for249
Goals against195
Team information
General managerJarmo Kekalainen
CoachJohn Tortorella
CaptainNick Foligno
Alternate captainsBrandon Dubinsky
Boone Jenner
ArenaNationwide Arena
Minor league affiliate(s)Cleveland Monsters (AHL)
Team leaders
GoalsCam Atkinson (35)
AssistsAlexander Wennberg (46)
PointsCam Atkinson (62)
Penalty minutesBrandon Dubinsky (91)
Plus/minusDavid Savard (+33)
WinsSergei Bobrovsky (41)
Goals against averageSergei 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 3, 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

Metropolitan Division
Pos Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
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
Source: National Hockey League
p Clinched Presidents' Trophy; x Clinched playoff spot.

Schedule and results

Pre-season

Regular season

2016–17 Game Log

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.

2017 Stanley Cup playoffs

Legend:   Win   Loss

Player statistics

Final Stats[3]

Skaters
Goaltenders
Regular season[3]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Sergei Bobrovsky63633707:04411751272.061,854.9317008
Joonas Korpisalo1413790:31751382.88401.9051000
Curtis McElhinney75375:55212152.39198.9240000
Anton Forsberg1158:3501044.1027.8520000
Playoffs
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Sergei Bobrovsky54309:15131203.88170.8820000

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
Ref
June 25, 2016 To Toronto Maple Leafs
Kerby Rychel
To Columbus Blue Jackets
Scott Harrington
conditional 5th-round pick in 2017
[4]
November 28, 2016 To Colorado Avalanche
Cody Goloubef
To Columbus Blue Jackets
Ryan Stanton
[5]
March 1, 2017 To New Jersey Devils
Dalton Prout
To Columbus Blue Jackets
Kyle Quincey
[6]
March 1, 2017 To Dallas Stars
Dillon Heatherington
To Columbus Blue Jackets
Lauri Korpikoski
[7]

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)
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

References

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