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
Division6th Metropolitan
Conference9th Eastern
2019–20 record33–22–15
Home record20–12–4
Road record13–10–11
Goals for180
Goals against187
Team information
General managerJarmo Kekalainen
CoachJohn Tortorella
CaptainNick Foligno
Alternate captainsCam Atkinson
Boone Jenner
Seth Jones
ArenaNationwide Arena
Average attendance16,898[1]
Minor league affiliate(s)Cleveland Monsters (AHL)
Team leaders
GoalsOliver Bjorkstrand (21)
AssistsPierre-Luc Dubois (31)
PointsPierre-Luc Dubois (49)
Penalty minutesNick Foligno (62)
Plus/minusSeth Jones
Eric Robinson (+10)
WinsJoonas Korpisalo (19)
Goals against averageElvis 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

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Divisional standings

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Metropolitan Division
Pos Team GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD Pts
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
Source: National Hockey League[8]

Eastern Conference

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Pos Team GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD PCT Qualification
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
Source: National Hockey League[10]

Schedule and results

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Preseason

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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]

Regular season

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The regular season schedule was published on June 25, 2019.[19]

2019–20 game log

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

Playoffs

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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]

2020 Stanley Cup playoffs

Legend:   Win   Loss

Player statistics

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Skaters

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Goaltenders

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Regular season[104]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
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
Playoffs[105]
Player GP GS TOI W L GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
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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