2024–25 Columbus Blue Jackets season

The 2024–25 Columbus Blue Jackets season is the 25th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 25, 1997. This will mark the first season for the franchise since the 2021–22 campaign without star player Johnny Gaudreau, who, along with his brother Matthew, were killed while riding their bikes on August 29, 2024, after being hit from behind by a suspected drunk driver. The team is expected to dedicate the season in his memory.

2024–25 Columbus Blue Jackets
DivisionMetropolitan
ConferenceEastern
2024–25 record13–15–6
Home record9–4–3
Road record4–11–3
Goals for112
Goals against123
Team information
General managerDon Waddell
CoachDean Evason
CaptainBoone Jenner
Alternate captainsErik Gudbranson
Sean Kuraly
Zach Werenski
ArenaNationwide Arena
Minor league affiliate(s)Cleveland Monsters (AHL)
Team leaders
GoalsKirill Marchenko (11)
AssistsZach Werenski (21)
PointsZach Werenski (31)
Penalty minutesMathieu Olivier (58)
Plus/minusDante Fabbro
Sean Monahan (+12)
WinsElvis Merzlikins (9)
Goals against averageJet Greaves (2.90)
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Standings

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Divisional standings

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Metropolitan Division
Pos Team GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD Pts
1 New Jersey Devils 37 23 11 3 22 124 91 +33 49
2 Washington Capitals 34 23 9 2 20 125 89 +36 48
3 Carolina Hurricanes 34 21 12 1 19 118 96 +22 43
4 Pittsburgh Penguins 36 16 15 5 10 112 133 −21 37
5 Columbus Blue Jackets 35 14 15 6 12 117 127 −10 34
6 Philadelphia Flyers 35 15 16 4 7 108 130 −22 34
7 New York Rangers 34 16 17 1 16 96 102 −6 33
8 New York Islanders 35 13 15 7 10 93 113 −20 33
Updated to game(s) played on December 23, 2024. Source: National Hockey League[1]
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number of total wins, including shootouts (W); 5) Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded; 6) Greater goal differential (GD); 7) Greater number of goals scored (GF)

Conference standings

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Eastern Conference Wild Card
Pos Div Team GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD Pts
1 AT Tampa Bay Lightning 32 19 11 2 16 126 90 +36 40
2 AT Ottawa Senators 34 18 14 2 13 105 98 +7 38
3 ME Pittsburgh Penguins 36 16 15 5 10 112 133 −21 37
4 ME Columbus Blue Jackets 35 14 15 6 12 117 127 −10 34
5 ME Philadelphia Flyers 35 15 16 4 7 108 130 −22 34
6 ME New York Rangers 34 16 17 1 16 96 102 −6 33
7 ME New York Islanders 35 13 15 7 10 93 113 −20 33
8 AT Montreal Canadiens 34 14 17 3 11 101 123 −22 31
9 AT Detroit Red Wings 34 13 17 4 10 88 111 −23 30
10 AT Buffalo Sabres 35 12 19 4 9 104 120 −16 28
Updated to game(s) played on December 23, 2024. Source: National Hockey League[2]
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number of total wins, including shootouts (W); 5) Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded; 6) Greater goal differential (GD); 7) Greater number of goals scored (GF)

Schedule and results

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Preseason

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The Columbus Blue Jackets preseason schedule was released on June 21, 2024.[3]

Regular season

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The Columbus Blue Jackets regular season schedule was released on July 2, 2024.[12]

2024–25 game log
December: 4–6–3 (Home: 2–1–2; Road: 2–5–1)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
23 December 1 Columbus 6–3 Chicago Merzlikins 17,393 11–9–3 25 [35]
24 December 3 Columbus 0–3 Calgary Merzlikins 17,386 11–10–3 25 [36]
25 December 5 Columbus 3–6 Edmonton Tarasov 18,347 11–11–3 25 [37]
26 December 6 Columbus 2–5 Vancouver Merzlikins 18,529 11–12–3 25 [38]
27 December 8 Columbus 4–1 Winnipeg Merzlikins 13,887 12–12–3 27 [39]
28 December 10 Philadelphia 5–3 Columbus Merzlikins 15,467 12–13–3 27 [40]
29 December 12 Washington 2–1 Columbus OT Greaves 15,962 12–13–4 28 [41]
30 December 14 Anaheim 4–3 Columbus OT Greaves 17,663 12–13–5 29 [42]
31 December 15 Columbus 1–4 Carolina Merzlikins 18,700 12–14–5 29 [43]
32 December 17 Columbus 3–5 Tampa Bay Greaves 19,092 12–15–5 29 [44]
33 December 19 New Jersey 2–4 Columbus Merzlikins 15,793 13–15–5 31 [45]
34 December 21 Columbus 4–5 Philadelphia OT Merzlikins 18,644 13–15–6 32 [46]
35 December 23 Montreal 4–5 Columbus Greaves 17,875 14–15–6 34 [47]
36 December 27 Boston Columbus
37 December 28 Columbus Boston
38 December 31 Carolina Columbus

Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Roster

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Updated December 22, 2024[48][49]

No. Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
27   Zach Aston-Reese C L 30 2024 Staten Island, New York
59   Yegor Chinakhov   RW L 23 2020 Omsk, Russia
2   Jake Christiansen D L 25 2020 West Vancouver, British Columbia
17   Justin Danforth RW R 31 2021 Oshawa, Ontario
15   Dante Fabbro D R 26 2024 Coquitlam, British Columbia
19   Adam Fantilli C L 20 2023 Nobleton, Ontario
44   Erik Gudbranson (A  D R 32 2022 Ottawa, Ontario
22   Jordan Harris D L 24 2024 Haverhill, Massachusetts
38   Boone Jenner (C  C L 31 2011 London, Ontario
3   Jack Johnson D L 37 2024 Indianapolis, Indiana
91   Kent Johnson C L 22 2021 Port Moody, British Columbia
7   Sean Kuraly (A) C L 31 2021 Dublin, Ohio
62   Kevin Labanc RW R 29 2024 Staten Island, New York
67   James Malatesta LW L 21 2021 Montreal, Quebec
86   Kirill Marchenko RW R 24 2018 Barnaul, Russia
5   Denton Mateychuk D L 20 2022 Winnipeg, Manitoba
90   Elvis Merzlikins G L 30 2014 Riga, Latvia
23   Sean Monahan C L 30 2024 Brampton, Ontario
24   Mathieu Olivier RW R 27 2022 Biloxi, Mississippi
9   Ivan Provorov D L 27 2023 Yaroslavl, Russia
82   Mikael Pyyhtia LW L 23 2020 Turku, Finland
78   Damon Severson D R 30 2023 Brandon, Manitoba
4   Cole Sillinger C L 21 2021 Columbus, Ohio
40   Daniil Tarasov G L 25 2017 Novokuznetsk, Russia
21   James van Riemsdyk LW L 35 2024 Middletown, New Jersey
10   Dmitri Voronkov C L 24 2019 Angarsk, Russia
8   Zach Werenski (A) D L 27 2015 Grosse Pointe, Michigan


Transactions

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

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

Trades

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Date Details Ref
June 28, 2024 (2024-06-28) To St. Louis Blues
Alexandre Texier
To Columbus Blue Jackets
4th-round pick in 2025
[50]
June 29, 2024 (2024-06-29) To Carolina Hurricanes
3rd-round pick in 2024
5th-round pick in 2024
To Columbus Blue Jackets
2nd-round pick in 2024
[51]
August 19, 2024 (2024-08-19) To Montreal Canadiens
Patrik Laine
2nd-round pick in 2026
To Columbus Blue Jackets
Jordan Harris
[52]
November 30, 2024 (2024-11-30) To Minnesota Wild
David Jiricek
5th-round pick in 2025
To Columbus Blue Jackets
Daemon Hunt
conditional 1st-round pick in 2025 or 1st-round pick in 20261
COL 3rd-round pick in 2026
TOR 4th-round pick in 2026
2nd-round pick in 2027
[53]

Notes

  • This pick is top five protected. Columbus will receive a first-round pick in 2025 if Minnesota's first-round pick is outside the top five. If Minnesota's first-round pick is inside the top five then Columbus will receive a first-round pick in 2026.

Players acquired

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Date Player Former team Term Via Ref
July 1, 2024 (2024-07-01) Cole Clayton Cleveland Monsters (AHL) 1-year† Free agency [54]
Sean Monahan Winnipeg Jets 5-year Free agency [55]
Owen Sillinger Cleveland Monsters (AHL) 1-year Free agency [56]
July 2, 2024 (2024-07-02) Dylan Gambrell Toronto Maple Leafs 1-year Free agency [57]
Jack Johnson Colorado Avalanche 1-year Free agency [58]
July 7, 2024 (2024-07-07) Zach Sawchenko Vancouver Canucks 1-year Free agency [59]
September 15, 2024 (2024-09-15) James van Riemsdyk Boston Bruins 1-year Free agency [60]
October 5, 2024 (2024-10-05) Kevin Labanc San Jose Sharks 1-year Free agency [61]
October 7, 2024 (2024-10-07) Zach Aston-Reese Vegas Golden Knights Waivers [62]

Players lost

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Date Player New team Term Via Ref
July 1, 2024 (2024-07-01) Jake Bean Calgary Flames 2-year Free agency [63]
Nick Blankenburg Nashville Predators 2-year Free agency [64]
Adam Boqvist Buyout [65]
Josh Dunne Buffalo Sabres 2-year Free agency [66]
Brendan Gaunce Minnesota Wild 2-year Free agency [67]
Billy Sweezey Boston Bruins 2-year Free agency [68]
July 3, 2024 (2024-07-03) Carson Meyer Anaheim Ducks 1-year Free agency [69]
July 9, 2024 (2024-07-09) Adam Boqvist Florida Panthers 1-year Free agency [70]
July 28, 2024 (2024-07-28) Alexander Nylander Toronto Marlies (AHL) 1-year Free agency [71]
August 23, 2024 (2024-08-23) Tyler Angle Dusseldorfer EG (DEL) 1-year Free agency [72]
August 29, 2024 (2024-08-29) Johnny Gaudreau Killed by alleged drunk driver [73]
October 20, 2024 (2024-10-20) Jakub Zboril HC Dynamo Pardubice (ELH) 5-year Free agency [74]
October 28, 2024 (2024-10-28) Malcolm Subban Belleville Senators (AHL) 1-year Free agency [75]
November 30, 2024 (2024-11-30) Marcus Bjork Oulun Karpat (Liiga) 1-year Free agency [76]

Signings

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Date Player Term Ref
July 10, 2024 (2024-07-10) Jake Christiansen 1-year [77]
July 13, 2024 (2024-07-13) Jet Greaves 2-year [78]
July 27, 2024 (2024-07-27) Kent Johnson 3-year‡ [79]
July 28, 2024 (2024-07-28) Kirill Marchenko 3-year [80]
August 21, 2024 (2024-08-21) Cole Sillinger 2-year [81]

Draft picks

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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   Canada Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)
2 36 Charlie Elick D   Canada Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
3 60 Evan Gardner G   Canada Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
86 Luca Marrelli D   Canada Oshawa Generals (OHL)
4 101 Tanner Henricks D   United States Lincoln Stars (USHL)
6 165 Luke Ashton D   Canada Langley Rivermen (BCHL)

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