Columbus Blue Jackets Game Notes Tue, Nov 8, NHL Game #7 Columbus Blue Jackets 6 - - ( pts) Detroit Red Wings 8 - - 5 ( pts) Team Game: 8 Home Game: 9-5 - (Home) - 5 - (Road) Team Game: 8 Road Game: 8 6 - - (Home) - - (Road) # Goalie GP W L OT GAA SV% Curtis McElhinney 8 5.65.887 7 Sergei Bobrovsky 9 5.6.97 # P Player GP G A P +/- PIM D Jordan Leopold 8 7 D Jack Johnson 7 7 - R Jack Skille - 9 R Cam Atkinson 6 7-9 C Ryan Johansen 7 6-5 8 D Tim Erixon 6 5 6 D James Wisniewski 6 8-6 C Brian Gibbons 7 6 6 R Corey Tropp - 9 8 D Frédéric St-Denis - R Adam Cracknell 9-5 8 C Boone Jenner 6 5 5-9 C Michael Chaput 7-5 8 R Jared Boll 7-5 C Alexander Wennberg 6-8 C Artem Anisimov 5 - L Scott Hartnell 7 5 9-7 5 7 D Dalton Prout - 6 58 D David Savard 7 7-6 7 L Nick Foligno 6 9 9 8 # Goalie GP W L OT GAA SV% Petr Mrazek - - - - - - 5 Jimmy Howard 7..99 # P Player GP G A P +/- PIM D Brendan Smith 7 D Jakub Kindl 6 8 8 L Justin Abdelkader 7 5 6 8 C Pavel Datsyuk 5 6 - R Gustav Nyquist 7 8 6 5 C Riley Sheahan 7 6 7 R Daniel Cleary - 8 C Joakim Andersson 6 8 L Drew Miller 7 L Tomas Tatar 7 5 7-6 D Brian Lashoff 5 6 R Tomas Jurco 7 D Kyle Quincey - L Henrik Zetterberg 7 7 C Luke Glendening 7 C Darren Helm 7 5 6-7 9 C Andrej Nestrasil - 5 D Jonathan Ericsson 7-6 55 D Niklas Kronwall 7 9 65 D Danny DeKeyser 7 5 5 9 R Johan Franzen 5 6 President, Hockey Operations General Manager Assistant General Managers Head Coach Coaching Staff John Davidson Jarmo Kekalainen Chris MacFarland, Bill Zito Todd Richards Craig Hartsburg (Associate), Brad Larsen (Assistant), Ian Clark (Goaltender), Dan Singleton (Video) Senior Vice President Exec. VP/General Manager Assistant General Manager Head Coach Asst. Coaches and Goaltending Coach Jim Devellano Ken Holland Ryan Martin Mike Babcock Tony Granato, Jim Hiller, Andrew Brewer, Jim Bedard Tonight's Officials Referees Dave Jackson (8), Rob Martell (6) Linesmen Brian Mach (78), Darren Gibbs (66) Supervisor Video Judge Jim Christensen Ntl. Anthem Leo Welsh Today's Schedule WSH @ ARI : 7: STL @ BOS : 7: DET @ CBJ : 7: ANA @ CGY : 7: TBL @ NYI : 7: NJD @ WPG : 7: SJS @ BUF : 7: CAR @ DAL : 7: FLA @ LAK : 7: PIT @ MTL : 7: NSH @ TOR : 7:
Columbus Blue Jackets: Roster Active ( Players) # Name Pos Ht. Wt. Born Birth Place Jordan Leopold D 6' " 6 Aug, 98 Golden Valley, MN, USA 7 Jack Johnson D 6' " 8 Jan, 987 Indianapolis, IN, USA Jack Skille R 6' " 6 May 9, 987 Madison, WI, USA Cam Atkinson R 5' 8" 7 Jun 5, 989 Riverside, CT, USA 9 Ryan Johansen C 6' " Jul, 99 Vancouver, BC, CAN Tim Erixon D 6' " Feb, 99 Port Chester, NY, USA James Wisniewski D 5' " Feb, 98 Canton, MI, USA Brian Gibbons C 5' 8" 7 Feb 6, 988 Braintree, MA, USA 6 Corey Tropp R 6' " 85 Jul 5, 989 Grosse Pointe Woods, MI, USA 8 Frédéric St-Denis D 5' " 9 Jan, 986 Greenfield Park, QC, CAN Curtis McElhinney G 6' " 5 May, 98 London, ON, CAN Adam Cracknell R 6' " Jul 5, 985 Prince Albert, SK, CAN 8 Boone Jenner C 6' " 8 Jun 5, 99 Dorchester, ON, CAN 9 Michael Chaput C 6' " 97 Apr 9, 99 Ile Bizard, QC, CAN Jared Boll R 6' " May, 986 Charlotte, NC, USA Alexander Wennberg C 6' " 9 Sep, 99 Stockholm, SWE Artem Anisimov C 6' " 98 May, 988 Yaroslavl, RUS Scott Hartnell L 6' " Apr 8, 98 Regina, SK, CAN 7 Dalton Prout D 6' " Mar, 99 Kingsville, ON, CAN 58 David Savard D 6' " 9 Oct, 99 St. Hyacinthe, QC, CAN 7 Nick Foligno L 6' " Oct, 987 Buffalo, NY, USA 7 Sergei Bobrovsky G 6' " 8 Sep, 988 Novokuznetsk, RUS Players Total Avg: 6' " Age: 6.7 Injured Reserve List (7 Players) 8 Nathan Horton R 6' " 9 May 9, 985 Welland, ON, CAN Matt Calvert L 5' " 87 Dec, 989 Brandon, MB, CAN 7 Brandon Dubinsky C 6' " 6 Apr 9, 986 Anchorage, AK, USA 7 Ryan Murray D 6' " 8 Sep 7, 99 Regina, SK, CAN 9 Cody Goloubef D 6' " 95 Nov, 989 Mississauga, ON, CAN 5 Fedor Tyutin D 6' " Jul 9, 98 Izhevsk, RUS 55 Mark Letestu C 5' " 99 Feb, 985 Elk Point, AB, CAN Goal Streaks No active streaks Assist Streaks JACK JOHNSON ( / Games) Point Streaks JACK JOHNSON (-- / Games) Detroit Red Wings: Roster Active ( Players) # Name Pos Ht. Wt. Born Birth Place Brendan Smith D 6' " Feb 8, 989 Mimico, ON, CAN Jakub Kindl D 6' " 99 Feb, 987 Sumperk, CZE 8 Justin Abdelkader L 6' " 8 Feb 5, 987 Muskegon, MI, USA Pavel Datsyuk C 5' " 9 Jul, 978 Sverdlovsk, RUS Gustav Nyquist R 5' " 8 Sep, 989 Halmstad, SWE 5 Riley Sheahan C 6' " Dec 7, 99 St. Catharines, ON, CAN 7 Daniel Cleary R 6' " 5 Dec 8, 978 Carbonear, NL, CAN 8 Joakim Andersson C 6' " Feb 5, 989 Munkedal, SWE Drew Miller L 6' " 8 Feb 7, 98 Dover, NJ, USA Tomas Tatar L 5' " 85 Dec, 99 Ilava, SVK Brian Lashoff D 6' " Jul 6, 99 Albany, NY, USA 6 Tomas Jurco R 6' " Dec 8, 99 Kosice, SVK 7 Kyle Quincey D 6' " 6 Aug, 985 Kitchener, ON, CAN Petr Mrazek G 6' " 8 Feb, 99 Ostrava, CZE 5 Jimmy Howard G 6' " 8 Mar 6, 98 Syracuse, NY, USA Henrik Zetterberg L 6' " 95 Oct 9, 98 Njurunda, SWE Luke Glendening C 5' " 9 Apr 8, 989 Grand Rapids, MI, USA Darren Helm C 6' " 96 Jan, 987 St. Andrews, MB, CAN 9 Andrej Nestrasil C 6' " Feb, 99 Prague, CZE 5 Jonathan Ericsson D 6' " Mar, 98 Karlskrona, SWE 55 Niklas Kronwall D 6' " 9 Jan, 98 Stockholm, SWE 65 Danny DeKeyser D 6' " 9 Mar 7, 99 Detroit, MI, USA 9 Johan Franzen R 6' " Dec, 979 Vetlanda, SWE Players Total Avg: 6' " Age: 8. Injured Reserve List ( Players) 5 Jonas Gustavsson G 6' " Oct, 98 Danderyd, SWE 9 Stephen Weiss C 5' " 9 Apr, 98 Toronto, ON, CAN Goal Streaks No active streaks Assist Streaks No active streaks Point Streaks TOMAS TATAR (-- / Games)
Columbus Blue Jackets: Season Statistics Pos # Player GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S % TOI/g FO% Hits Blks C 9 Ryan Johansen 7 6-5 8 9. 9:7 5.9 L 7 Nick Foligno 6 9 9 8 5 7. 8:5 5.9 7 L Scott Hartnell 7 5 9-7 5 6 7.8 8:7. 8 R Cam Atkinson 6 7-66.6 7:. 9 8 D James Wisniewski 6 8-6.8 :59. D 58 David Savard 7 7-6 7. :. 7 D 7 Jack Johnson 7 7-8. :6. 5 6 D Tim Erixon 6 5 6 8 5.6 6:5. C 55 Mark Letestu 9 5-6 8.8 6:7 58.8 8 6 C Artem Anisimov 5-5. 6:7 8.8 C 8 Boone Jenner 6 5 5-5. 9:6. 5 R Jack Skille - 9 9.7 : 5. C Brian Gibbons 7 6 7. 6:6. 9 D 7 Dalton Prout - 6. 6:. L Matt Calvert 9-5 6 8. 5:9 5. C 9 Michael Chaput 7-5 8. : 6.79 C Alexander Wennberg 6-8 7. :. 9 D 5 Fedor Tyutin 6-6 6. :8. 5 R 6 Corey Tropp - 9. 7:57. D 8 Frédéric St-Denis -. :7. R Adam Cracknell 9-5. : 8. R Jared Boll 7-5 8. 8:. 5 D Jordan Leopold 8. :5. 9 D 7 Ryan Murray -. 9:. D 9 Cody Goloubef -. :. # Player GP Min GAA W L OT SO GA SVS SV% G A PIM Curtis McElhinney 8 7.65 5 6.887 7 Sergei Bobrovsky 9 58.6 5.97 Detroit Red Wings: Season Statistics Pos # Player GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S % TOI/g FO% Hits Blks L Henrik Zetterberg 7 7 5 7.5 9:5 5.9 5 D 55 Niklas Kronwall 7 9.5 :6. R Gustav Nyquist 7 8 6 9.5 7:7. L 8 Justin Abdelkader 7 5 6 8. 7:. C Pavel Datsyuk 5 6-5. 9:5 56.96 6 R 9 Johan Franzen 5 6 8 7.9 6:.85 8 5 L Tomas Tatar 7 5 7-6. 5:. 5 C 5 Riley Sheahan 7 6 9 6.9 :6 7. 6 C Darren Helm 7 5 6-7 5. : 5.88 8 5 D 65 Danny DeKeyser 7 5 5. :9. 6 8 D Brendan Smith 7 6.7 9:55. 6 8 D Jakub Kindl 6 8 9. 5:7. 9 6 C Luke Glendening 7 8.7 :5 55. 7 L Drew Miller 7 9. :9. 7 9 C 8 Joakim Andersson 6 8. :8 5. 6 R 6 Tomas Jurco 6. :. 7 C 9 Andrej Nestrasil - 6. :. 5 D 5 Jonathan Ericsson 7-6 8. 9:55. 6 R 7 Daniel Cleary - 5. 8:8. 8 D 7 Kyle Quincey - 6. 7:. D Brian Lashoff 5 6. :5. 6 C 9 Stephen Weiss. 8:. # Player GP Min GAA W L OT SO GA SVS SV% G A PIM Petr Mrazek - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5 Jimmy Howard 85. 7 9.99 5 Jonas Gustavsson 8. 7 69.98
Detroit Red Wings @ Columbus Blue Jackets Team Records Detroit Red Wings Columbus Blue Jackets Last game: Sunday VS MONTREAL (- L) Saturday VS SAN JOSE (- W) Next game: Tuesday AT COLUMBUS Tuesday VS DETROIT Overall record/streak: 8 - - 5 / Lost 6 - - / Win / Undef Home record/streak: 6 - - / Lost - 5 - / Win / Undef Road record/streak: - - / OTL - 5 - / Win / Undef Last 5 Games: - - - - Last Games: - - - 7 - -Goal Games: - - 5 - - -Goal Games - - -Goal Games - - 5 Scoring first 5 - - 5 - - Opponent scoring first - - - 7 - Leading after period - - - - Trailing after period - - - 7 - Tied after period - - - - Leading after periods 5 - - 5 - - Trailing after periods - - - 6 - Tied after periods - - - - OT Record - This Season: - 5 - OT Record - Franchise: 55 - - 9 - - Shootout Record - This Season: - - Shootout Record - Franchise: - 5-5 Outshooting opponent: 7 - - - - Outshot by opponent: - - - 5 - Even shots: - - - - vs. Atlantic: - - - - vs. Metropolitan: - - - - vs. EASTERN CONFERENCE: 6 - - 5-7 - vs. Central: - - - - vs. Pacific: - - - - vs. WESTERN CONFERENCE: - - - - Month by Month Record Detroit Red Wings Columbus Blue Jackets W-L-OT Points W-L-OT Points October: 6-- -6-8 November: -- 7 -- 5 Totals: 8--5 6--
Detroit Red Wings @ Columbus Blue Jackets Situations Goals by Period OT T Avg Detroit Red Wings: 5 6 5 (.6 avg.) Opponents: 8 5 9 (. avg.) Columbus Blue Jackets: (.6 avg.) Opponents: 9 6 59 (.5 avg.) Shots by Period OT T Avg Detroit Red Wings: 78 7 58 (9.9 avg.) Opponents: 5 8 5 7 (6. avg.) Columbus Blue Jackets: 78 87 59 (9.9 avg.) Opponents: 7 85 8 5 (.9 avg.) Power Play Detroit Red Wings Columbus Blue Jackets G Att % G Att % Overall: 68 7.6 (9th NHL) 7 69.6 (T-th NHL) Home: 9. (5th NHL) 9 6.5 (7th NHL) Road: 7. (rd NHL) 8 5.9 (8th NHL) SHORT HANDED GOALS ALLOWED (T-8th NHL) SHORT HANDED GOALS ALLOWED (T-8th NHL) Penalty Killing Detroit Red Wings Columbus Blue Jackets G Att % G Att % Overall: 7 6 88.5 (rd NHL) 5 6 76. (6th NHL) Home: 6 9. (st NHL) 5 6 8.8 (th NHL) Road: 5 5 8. (T-th NHL) 7 7. (5th NHL) SHORT HANDED GOALS SCORED (T-th NHL) SHORT HANDED GOALS SCORED (T-th NHL) Penalties Detroit Red Wings Columbus Blue Jackets GP Min Avg./Rank GP Min Avg./Rank 7 8 8.7 (5th NHL) 7.8 (T-st NHL) Goal Situations Detroit Red Wings Columbus Blue Jackets For Against For Against 5 on 5: 9 7 5 9 5 on : 6 5 on : on : on : on : on : on 5: on 5: 5 Empty Net: Penalty Shots: Total: 5 9 59
Detroit Red Wings @ Columbus Blue Jackets Situations Individual Leaders Detroit Red Wings Columbus Blue Jackets Points: H. ZETTERBERG (7),N. KRONWALL (),P. DATSYUK () R. JOHANSEN (),N. FOLIGNO (8),S. HARTNELL () Goals: G. NYQUIST (8),P. DATSYUK (5),J. FRANZEN (5) N. FOLIGNO (9),C. ATKINSON (7),R. JOHANSEN (6) Assists: H. ZETTERBERG (),N. KRONWALL (9),P. DATSYUK (6) R. JOHANSEN (),S. HARTNELL (9),N. FOLIGNO (9) PP Goals: G. NYQUIST (),J. FRANZEN (),J. KINDL () N. FOLIGNO (5),S. HARTNELL (),C. ATKINSON () SH Goals: M. LETESTU () GW Goals: J. FRANZEN (),J. ABDELKADER (),G. NYQUIST () C. ATKINSON (),J. WISNIEWSKI (),M. LETESTU () + Goals: PIM: J. ABDELKADER (8),J. ERICSSON (6),L. GLENDENING () J. BOLL (),C. TROPP (9),S. HARTNELL (5) Shots: H. ZETTERBERG (5),J. ABDELKADER (),T. TATAR () C. ATKINSON (66),S. HARTNELL (6),R. JOHANSEN (9) +/-: H. ZETTERBERG (+),J. ABDELKADER (+),L. GLENDENING (+) N. FOLIGNO (+),B. GIBBONS (+),J. LEOPOLD () Shootout Detroit Red Wings Shooter G/S % GDG Gustav Nyquist /. Pavel Datsyuk /. Henrik Zetterberg /. Darren Helm /. Tomas Tatar /. Andrej Nestrasil /. Goaltender Rec. G/S % Jimmy Howard - 5/7.86 Columbus Blue Jackets Shooter G/S % GDG Goaltender Rec. G/S % Power Play Detroit Red Wings Player G A P Niklas Kronwall 6 6 Gustav Nyquist 5 Johan Franzen 5 Darren Helm Jakub Kindl Tomas Tatar Henrik Zetterberg Pavel Datsyuk Riley Sheahan Brendan Smith Danny DeKeyser Andrej Nestrasil Columbus Blue Jackets Player G A P Ryan Johansen 9 Nick Foligno 5 5 Scott Hartnell 5 James Wisniewski 5 Tim Erixon 5 Jack Johnson 5 5 Cam Atkinson David Savard Boone Jenner Alexander Wennberg Artem Anisimov Brian Gibbons Short Handed Detroit Red Wings Columbus Blue Jackets Player G A P Player G A P Mark Letestu Fedor Tyutin Artem Anisimov
Columbus Blue Jackets: Media Notes The Columbus Blue Jackets Press Box website, which includes game notes, stats, daily clips, releases and video/audio clips as well as the -5 Media Guide can be accessed at bluejackets.com/pressbox THE LAST GAME: Nov. 5, SJS at CBJ Columbus Goal Scorers: D. Savard, PPG C. Atkinson San Jose Goal Scorers: J. Pavelski Goalies: CBJ S. Bobrovsky (6/7, 59:6); SJS A. Niemi (6/8, 58:) CBJ PP: /; PK: / Shots: CBJ: 8 / SJS: 7 Stars:. S. Bobrovsky, CBJ;. C. Atkinson, CBJ;. D. Savard, CBJ Noteworthy: CBJ won second straight game S. Bobrovsky earned th career victory in first game back after missing seven games with injury CBJ killed off % of penalties for seventh time this season & first since Nov., including double minor in final five minutes of game. OhioHEALTH INJURY REPORT N. Horton (back); placed on Injured Non-Roster list (/5), out indefinitely (missed 7 games) B. Dubinsky (lower body); placed on IR (/7), out indefinitely (missed 7 games) M. Letestu (groin), placed on IR (/), out two to four weeks (missed 8 games) C. Goloubef (knee), placed on IR (/), expected to miss six weeks (missed 6 games) R. Murray (lower body); placed on IR (retroactive to /), week-to-week (missed 6 games) M. Calvert (upper body); day-to-day (missed games) J. Skille (upper body); day-to-day (missed games) F. Tyutin (knee); placed on IR (/5), out four to six weeks (missed game) TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST: 8 RECENT TRANSACTIONS Nov. 6 D. Tyrell assigned to Springfield (AHL). Nov. 5 J. Leopold acquired from St. Louis in exchange for 6 fifth round draft pick. Nov. 5 A. Anisimov activated from Injured Reserve. M. Calvert placed on Injured Reserve retroactive to Nov. 7 and F. Tyutin placed on Injured Reserve. Nov. S. Bobrovsky activated from Injured Reserve. A. Forsberg assigned to Springfield (AHL). UPCOMING GAMES Nov. vs Boston Nov. at Philadelphia Nov. 5 vs Winnipeg Games can be seen on FOX Sports Ohio or heard on the Scioto Downs Blue Jackets Radio Network, including flagship station Sports Radio 97. The Fan and online at BlueJackets.com. AGAINST THE RED WINGS -5 Series: -- (-- at Columbus) - Series: -- (-- at Columbus) All-Time Series: 5--- (6-6--7 at Columbus) All-Time GF/GA: 7/ All-Time SF/SA:,7/,568 All-Time PP: -of-5 All-Time PK: 76-of-7 LAST HEAD-TO-HEAD GAME: Mar. 5, DET at CBJ Columbus Goal Scorers: PPG R. Johansen, PPG B. Dubinsky, C. Atkinson, ENG R. Johansen Detroit Goal Scorers: G. Nyquist, G. Nyquist Goalies: CBJ S. Bobrovsky (9/, :), C. McElhinney (/, :); DET J. Howard (/7, 58:) CBJ PP: /; PK: / Shots: CBJ: 8 / DET: Stars:. B. Dubinsky, CBJ;. C. Atkinson, CBJ;. C. McElhinney, CBJ Noteworthy: CBJ struck for two first period PPGs, including one :5 into the game CBJ won 58% (5-of-6) of the draws R. Johansen & C. Atkinson led CBJ with six shots each.
SEASON SERIES LEFT: /6/ at Detroit //5 at Detroit CBJ/DET CONNECTIONS C. Tropp was born in Grosse Pointe, MI, less than miles from Joe Louis Arena and played college hockey at Michigan State K. Collins was born in Detroit, MI FOX Sports Ohio s B. Davidge spent time with DET as a part-time scout (99-9). NOTED (Player Highlights vs. Detroit) C. Atkinson scored first career GWG /9/ vs. DET S. Bobrovsky recorded first career shutout /9/ vs. DET and earned 5th career NHL victory in th career appearance // at DET A. Cracknell made NHL debut /5/ at DET & recorded first NHL goal // vs. DET R. Johansen posted first career NHL goal (GWG) /5/ vs. DET J. Johnson set CBJ record with :59 TOI // vs. DET J. Wisniewski made CBJ debut /5/ vs. DET. NOTED (Team Highlights vs. Detroit) Is 7-- in the last nine meetings overall and 5-- vs. DET in last six games at CBJ... Teams have combined for goals in a game three times in history, including most recently /5/ at DET Most goals scored vs DET: 5 (//)... Most goals allowed vs DET: 9 (//9). HOW THE JACKETS WERE BUILT (Active:, Injured Reserve: 7) Drafted (): C. Atkinson, J. Boll, M. Calvert, C. Goloubef, B. Jenner, R. Johansen, R. Murray, D. Prout, D. Savard, A. Wennberg Trade (): A. Anisimov, S. Bobrovsky, M. Chaput, B. Dubinsky, T. Erixon, N. Foligno, S. Hartnell, J. Johnson, J. Leopold, M. Letestu, C. McElhinney, F. Tyutin, J. Wisniewski Waivers (): A. Cracknell, J. Skille, C. Tropp Free Agent (): B. Gibbons, N. Horton, F. St. Denis DÉJÀ VU ALL OVER AGAIN Through 7 games, the Blue Jackets have recorded the same record (6--) that they had in -, a season in which the club set franchise records for wins () and points (9). Here is a look at how the statistics match up: -: Record 6-- ( pts.) GF GA 5 PP 8.6%... PK 8.%... Man Games Lost (Injury) 55-5: Record 6-- ( pts.) GF GA 59 PP.6%... PK 76.%... Man Games Lost (Injury) 8 POWERED UP Columbus currently ranks T-th in the NHL on the power play at.6 percent (7-of-69), having scored in -of-7 games this season on the man advantage. They have recorded a power play goal in seven straight home games and rank 7 th overall at home (9-of-). The Blue Jackets have scored three power play goals in two of the last four games. BACK-TO-BACK The Blue Jackets posted back-to-back wins Nov. -5 (- at Philadelphia and - vs. San Jose) for the first time since opening the season with a pair of victories Oct. 9 and (- at Buffalo and 5- vs. NY Rangers). LEADING THE WAY Ryan Johansen and Nick Foligno have been regulars on the score sheet this season. Johansen set a career high in points with four assists Nov. at Philadelphia. He also tied a franchise best with points in straight games originally set by RJ Umberger (Nov. - Dec., ) and has points in -of-7 games (6--). Foligno (9-9-8) recorded the third three-point game of his NHL career with -- Nov. at Philadelphia and has points in -of-6 games. Johansen (T- th ) and Foligno (T-5 th ) both rank among the NHL s leaders in the points scoring race. UPCOMING MILESTONES B. Dubinsky is two games away from 5 and one goal shy of in NHL career. N. Foligno is six goals away from in NHL career. S. Hartnell is four assists shy of in NHL career. J. Johnson is three points shy from in NHL career. D. Prout is four games away from in NHL/CBJ career. C. Tropp is three games shy of in NHL career. J. Wisniewski is four games shy of 5 and two points shy of 5 in NHL career.
RECENT MILESTONES REACHED S. Bobrovsky recorded th career NHL victory Nov. 5 vs. SJS. J. Wisniewski recorded th point in CBJ career Nov. at PHI with goal J. Wisniewski recorded his th career NHL assist (second assist of game) on Nov. 8 vs. TBL TEAM QUICK HITS CBJ have accumulated 8 man games lost to injury/illness in their first 7 games, which projects to 569 over an 8-game schedule The club record for man games lost in a season is set in -. CBJ has had 9 multi-point efforts this season (.7 average a game), including five Nov. 8 vs. Tampa and four Nov. at Philadelphia. Nick Foligno has recorded a team-high seven (already two more than -), Ryan Johansen has posted five and Scott Hartnell four. CBJ has gone -- in games decided by one goal this season. CBJ has recorded 8 hits on the season, 8 th most in the NHL. CBJ has recorded of goals in second period, T-5th most in the NHL. PLAYER QUICK HITS J. Wisniewski tied career highs with three assists Nov. 8 vs. TBL and two goals Nov. at PHI and has recorded --5 in the last four games. D. Savard has recorded -- in the last nine games, including goals Nov. at WSH and Nov. 5 vs. SJS. C. Atkinson has picked up points in six of eight home games (5--7). J. Johnson has posted -- in his last five games played. B. Jenner has recorded -5-5 in the last five games. CBJ -5 TEAM GAME HIGHS GOALS: 5 (x, / at SJS most recent)... GOALS AGAINST: 7 (/8 vs TBL) PPG: (x, / at PHI most recent)... PPGA: (5x, / at PHI most recent)... SHOTS: (x, /8 at OTT most recent)... SHOTS AGAINST: 8 (/8 vs TBL)... PIM: (/8 vs OTT)... HITS: (/8 vs OTT)... FOW: (/7 vs. CGY)... BKS: (/7 at CAR) CBJ -5 PLAYER SEASON HIGHS GOALS: - 9x MR: Foligno & Wisniewski (/ at PHI)... ASSISTS: x MR: Johansen (/ at PHI)... POINTS: x MR: Johansen (/ at PHI)... HITS: 6 6x MR: Jenner & Foligno (/8 vs TBL)... PLUS/MINUS RATING: +5 - Tyutin (/ vs. NYR)... SOG: 9 - Atkinson (/8 vs. TBL)... TOI: 7:6 - Johnson (/ vs. CAR)... SAVES: 6, Bobrosvky (/5 vs SJS) THE LAST TIME BLUE JACKETS OPPONENTS Recorded A Shutout Home: /6/ vs. NYI (Bobrovsky) Road: // at PHI (Bobrovsky) Recorded A Shutout Home: /7/ vs NSH (Mazanec) Road: // at NYI (Nabokov) Player Scored OT Goal Home: /8/, Johansen vs PHX (Greiss) Road: /9/, Johansen at CAR (Khudobin) Player Scored OT Goal Home: // vs. COL (Landeskog) Road: /7/ at CAR (Lindholm) Player Recorded A Hat Trick Home: //, R.J. Umberger vs CAR (Ward) Road: /5/, Atkinson at COL (Varlamov) Player Recorded A Hat Trick Home: // vs. DAL (Seguin) Road: // at PHX (Sullivan) Player Had Penalty Shot Home: /5/ vs EDM, R. Nash (goal, Dubnyk) Road: // at WPG, Jenner (goal, Pavelec) Player Had A Penalty Shot Home: /8/ vs. TBL, N. Kucherov (no goal, Forsberg) Road: /8/ at OTT, Hoffman (no goal, McElhinney) Player Scored A SHG Home: // vs. SJS (Umberger) Road: // at SJS (Letestu) Player Scored A SHG Home: // vs. CAR (Faulk) Road: /7/ at NJD (Henrique)
Columbus Blue Jackets: Game By Game Summary * = Overtime, ** = Shootout, + = Sellout # Date Team W-L-OT Record GF-GA Scorers W Goal PP PK SF-SA W-L Gltdr. Attend. /9/ @ Buffalo Sabres W -- -,p, - - - 7 / 85 // New York Rangers W -- 5-,7,,56, - - -6 7 / 89+ // Dallas Stars L -- - 9,9p 9 - - 5-5 / 7 5995 /7/ Calgary Flames W -- -,9p, -5-6- 7 / 5987 5 /8/ @ Ottawa Senators L -- - 7,58 68 - - -5 / 7 899 6 // @ San Jose Sharks W -- 5-9,55s,9,7p,55 55-5 -5 8-7 7 / 756+ 7 // @ Anaheim Ducks L -- - p 5 - - 7-6 / 7 5778 8 /6/ @ Los Angeles Kings L -- -5 p,55 7 - - -7 / 7 8+ 9 /8/ Ottawa Senators L -5- -5 58p, 65-6 - 8- / 79 // Toronto Maple Leafs L -6- - p 7 - - 9-7 5 / 79 // @ New Jersey Devils L -7- -,7p 5 - -6-9 5 / 5 // Carolina Hurricanes L -8- - 7p,7 7-6-6 9-7 / 568 /7/ @ Carolina Hurricanes O* -8- -, 6-6-7-5 / 5 /8/ Tampa Bay Lightning L -9- -7 p,p,9,7p -5 - -8 / 89 5 // @ Washington Capitals L -- -,58 8 - -5 6-7 / 856+ 6 // @ Philadelphia Flyers W 5-- - p,7p,7,p - - 8-7 / 5 9789+ 7 /5/ San Jose Sharks W 6-- - 58,p - - 8-7 7 / 595 8 /8/ Detroit Red Wings 9 // Boston Bruins // @ Philadelphia Flyers /5/ Winnipeg Jets /8/ Vancouver Canucks /9/ @ Nashville Predators // Florida Panthers 5 // @ Florida Panthers 6 /6/ @ Tampa Bay Lightning 7 /9/ Philadelphia Flyers 8 // @ Washington Capitals 9 // Pittsburgh Penguins /6/ @ Detroit Red Wings /8/ Washington Capitals // Chicago Blackhawks // Nashville Predators /7/ Boston Bruins 5 // Minnesota Wild 6 //5 @ Arizona Coyotes 7 //5 @ Colorado Avalanche 8 /6/5 @ Dallas Stars 9 /9/5 @ Toronto Maple Leafs //5 New York Islanders //5 Montréal Canadiens /6/5 New York Rangers /7/5 @ Boston Bruins /9/5 @ Minnesota Wild 5 //5 @ Winnipeg Jets 6 /7/5 Washington Capitals 7 /9/5 @ Florida Panthers 8 //5 @ Tampa Bay Lightning 9 //5 Arizona Coyotes 5 /6/5 St. Louis Blues 5 /7/5 @ Ottawa Senators 5 /9/5 Los Angeles Kings 5 //5 Philadelphia Flyers 5 //5 @ New York Islanders 55 /7/5 @ Philadelphia Flyers 56 /9/5 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 57 //5 @ Montréal Canadiens 58 //5 @ New York Rangers 59 //5 Buffalo Sabres 6 /6/5 Montréal Canadiens 6 /8/5 New Jersey Devils 6 //5 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 6 //5 Washington Capitals 6 /6/5 @ New Jersey Devils 65 /7/5 Colorado Avalanche 66 //5 @ Carolina Hurricanes 67 //5 @ Detroit Red Wings 68 //5 Edmonton Oilers 69 /5/5 Carolina Hurricanes 7 /8/5 @ Edmonton Oilers 7 /9/5 @ Vancouver Canucks 7 //5 @ Calgary Flames 7 //5 Anaheim Ducks 7 /7/5 @ Chicago Blackhawks 75 /8/5 @ St. Louis Blues 76 //5 New Jersey Devils 77 //5 New York Islanders 78 //5 Pittsburgh Penguins 79 /6/5 @ New York Rangers 8 /8/5 Toronto Maple Leafs 8 //5 Buffalo Sabres 8 //5 @ New York Islanders
Columbus Blue Jackets: Player Game By Game Summary Skaters: Goals-Assists (Game Winning or Game Tying), Shots / (+/-), TOI Goalies: Goals Allowed/Shots, Decision, Minutes Played Date Opp. LEOPOLD # JOHNSON # 7 SKILLE # CALVERT # ATKINSON # JOHANSEN # 9 Oct 9 @ BUF -,/- :7 -,/ 9:58 -,/ 5:9 -(W),/ 5:8 -,/ : -,/ 7: Oct Vs NYR -,/- : -,/ 9: -,/ 6:9 -(W),5/ :5 -,/ 5:8 -,/ 6: Oct Vs DAL -,/- : -,/ :59 -,/- 5: -,5/ 9:8 -,/ 9: -,/ 9:8 Oct 7 Vs CGY -,/ 6:6 -,/ : -(W),/ 5:7 -,/ 6: -,/- 9: -,/ :5 Oct 8 @ OTT -,/ : -,/- :7 -,/ 5:6 -,5/- 6: -,5/ 7: -,/ :5 Oct @ SJS -,/ 5:9 -,/ :58 -,/- 8: -,/- 6:56 -,5/ 8:5 -,/ :8 Oct @ ANA -,/- 6: -,/- : -,/ : -,/ :5 -,/- 8:57 -,/ 5:6 Oct 6 @ LAK -,/- 9: -,/- 7: INJ DNP -,/- 8:6 -,/- 7:9 Oct 8 Vs OTT -,/- 5: -,/- :6 INJ -,/- : -,/- : DNP Oct Vs TOR -,/- : -,/ :5 INJ -,/- 9: -,7/- :8 -,/- 9:5 Nov @ NJD -,/ : -,/ : INJ -,7/- :5 -,5/- :6 -,/ 7: Nov Vs CAR -,/- 7:6 -,/ :5 -,/- 6:6 -,/- 8:5 -,/- : -,/- :9 Nov 7 @ CAR DNP -,/- :7 -,/- 6: -,/ 8: -,/ 9: -,/ 9:7 Nov 8 Vs TBL DNP -,/- :7 DNP -,9/- 9:9 -,6/ :9 -,/ :8 Nov @ WSH SUS DNP DNP -,/ 7:5 -,/ : -,/ 9:9 Nov @ PHI -,/ :7 DNP DNP -,6/ 7: -,/ :57 -,/ 7: Nov 5 Vs SJS -,/ 7: -,/- : DNP INJ -(W),5/ 6:8 -,/- 8:6 -,/ 6:5 ERIXON # Date Opp. WISNIEWSKI # GIBBONS # TROPP # 6 MURRAY # 7 ST-DENIS # 8 GOLOUBEF # 9 CRACKNELL # Oct 9 @ BUF -,/ :9 Oct Vs NYR -,/ :8 Oct Vs DAL -,/- :5 Oct 7 Vs CGY -,5/- : -,/- 7:7 Oct 8 @ OTT -,/ : -,/ 7: Oct @ SJS -,/ : DNP -,/- :8 -,/- 7:9 Oct @ ANA -,/- : DNP -,/ : -,/ :7 Oct 6 @ LAK -,5/- :8 -,/ : -,/- 7:55 DNP -,/- :7 Oct 8 Vs OTT -,/- : -,/ 7:9 -,/- 7:7 DNP -,/ : Oct Vs TOR INJ -,/ 5:8 -,/ 9: DNP -,/- : Nov @ NJD INJ -,/ :9 DNP -,/ :7 -,/ :9 -,/ 9:8 Nov Vs CAR INJ -,/ : DNP INJ -,/ 5:6 INJ DNP Nov 7 @ CAR -,5/ 5: -,/ 6: -,/ :6 INJ -,/ 8:5 INJ DNP Nov 8 Vs TBL -,/ :7 -,/ 7:56 -,/- 7: INJ -,/- 5:6 INJ DNP Nov @ WSH -,/- :8 -,/ 7: -,/- :7 INJ -,/ :9 INJ -,/- :5 Nov @ PHI -(W),5/ 9:8 -,/- 8:5 -,/ : INJ DNP INJ -,/ : Nov 5 Vs SJS -,/ :9 -,/ 6:5 -,/ 7: INJ DNP INJ -,/ :5 Date Opp. TYRELL # COLLINS # 7 JENNER # 8 CHAPUT # 9 BOLL # WENNBERG # ANISIMOV # Oct 9 @ BUF -,/ : -,/ 8:5 -,/ 7: -,/ 8:5 Oct Vs NYR -,/ :9 -,/ 9:56 -,/- 6:5 -,/ 6:8 Oct Vs DAL -,/ 8: -,/ 7:5 -,6/- 6: -,/- 5: Oct 7 Vs CGY -,/- 9:59 -,/- 7:5 -,/- :5 -,/ 8:7 Oct 8 @ OTT -,/ 9: -,/ 9: -,/- 5: -,/- 8: Oct @ SJS -,/- : -,/ : -,/- :6 -,/ 7:5 Oct @ ANA -,/ : -,/ : -,/ : -,/- 7: Oct 6 @ LAK -,/ 5:6 -,/- : MIN -,/ 7: Oct 8 Vs OTT -,/ :7 -,/ 9: -,/- :9 -,/ 8: Oct Vs TOR -,/- 9: -,/- :6 -,/- : -,/ :56 INJ Nov @ NJD -,/ 7: -,/ :5 -,/ 8:9 -,/ :6 INJ Nov Vs CAR MIN -,/- 7:5 -,/- :5 -,/- 6:6 -,/- 6:8 INJ Nov 7 @ CAR MIN -,5/ :8 -,/- 5: -,/ :7 -,/ : INJ Nov 8 Vs TBL -,/- 6: MIN -,/- : -,/- 8: -,/- 6: -,/- :57 INJ Nov @ WSH -,/ 6:55 MIN -,/ 9:5 -,/ 7:57 -,/ 8: -,/- :55 INJ Nov @ PHI -,/ 7: MIN -,/ 8:9 -,/ 7: -,/ 7: -,/- :6 INJ Nov 5 Vs SJS DNP MIN -,/- 8:8 -,/ 7: -,/ 6: -,/ 6:9 -,/ 7:7 Date Opp. HARTNELL # PROUT # 7 TYUTIN # 5 LETESTU # 55 DANO # 56 SAVARD # 58 FOLIGNO # 7 Oct 9 @ BUF -,5/ 7:5 -,/ : -,/ 8:5 -,/ 5:5 -,/ : -,/- : -,/ 5: Oct Vs NYR -,/ 5:5 -,/ 5:8 -,/5 8: -,/ 6:7 -,/ :8 -,/- : -,/ 7:7 Oct Vs DAL -,/- 7:7 -,/ 7: -,/ 8: -,/- 5:9 -,/ 9: -,/- 9: -,/ 8: Oct 7 Vs CGY -,/ 5:5 -,/ : -,/ : -,/ 6: DNP -,/ 5: -,/ 8: Oct 8 @ OTT -,/ 8:6 -,/- : -,/- 6: -,/- 7: DNP -,/ :5 -,/ 8: Oct @ SJS -,/ 6:8 DNP -,/ :5 -(W),/ 5:7 DNP -,/ :5 -,/ 8: Oct @ ANA -,5/- 9: DNP -,/- 9:5 -,/- 5:5 DNP -,/- 5: -,/- 8:6 Oct 6 @ LAK -,/- 9:7 -,/ 6:7 -,/- :9 -,/ 6:8 -,/ 5:6 -,/- 6:6 -,/- : Oct 8 Vs OTT -,8/- 9:5 -,/ 9:7 -,/ 7: -,/- 8:7 -,/ : -,5/ 9:9 DNP Oct Vs TOR -,/- :9 -,/- 8: -,/- 9: INJ -,/- :6 -,/ :6 -,/- 8: Nov @ NJD -,/- 8:55 DNP -,/ : INJ -,/ 8: -,/ 5:5 -,/ 8:7 Nov Vs CAR -,/- 6:6 -,/- :59 -,/ : INJ -,/- 8:5 -,/ :8 -,/ 9:8 Nov 7 @ CAR -,6/ 8: -,/ 6:6 -,/ 6:8 INJ DNP -,/ 6:8 -,/ 8:9 Nov 8 Vs TBL -,/- : -,/- 6:8 -,/- : INJ MIN -,/- :7 -,/ :6 Nov @ WSH -,/ 7: -,/- 8: -,/ :6 INJ MIN -,/ :8 -,/ :5 Nov @ PHI -,6/ : -,/- 9:7 -,/ : INJ MIN -,/ :5 -,/ : Nov 5 Vs SJS -,/- 7: -,/- : INJ INJ MIN -,/ : -,/ 7:5
Columbus Blue Jackets: Player Game By Game Summary Skaters: Goals-Assists (Game Winning or Game Tying), Shots / (+/-), TOI Goalies: Goals Allowed/Shots, Decision, Minutes Played Date Opp. MCELHINNEY # FORSBERG # BOBROVSKY # 7 Oct 9 @ BUF DND / W 59: Oct Vs NYR DND /6 W 6: Oct Vs DAL DND / L 59: Oct 7 Vs CGY DND / W 59:8 Oct 8 @ OTT /7 7: /8 L : Oct @ SJS INJ DND /7 W 59: Oct @ ANA INJ DND / L 59:6 Oct 6 @ LAK DND MIN 5/7 L 59:5 Oct 8 Vs OTT 5/ L 6: DND INJ Oct Vs TOR /7 L 6: DND INJ Nov @ NJD DND /9 L 59: INJ Nov Vs CAR /6 L 58:5 DND INJ Nov 7 @ CAR /5 O 6:5 DND INJ Nov 8 Vs TBL / L 8:5 /5 : INJ Nov @ WSH / L 58: DND INJ Nov @ PHI /7 W 59:5 MIN DND Nov 5 Vs SJS DND MIN /7 W 59:6
Columbus Blue Jackets: Head Coach and Player Bios Head Coach: Todd Richards Todd Richards was named the 6th head coach in CBJ history on 5//. He joined the club as an asst. coach on 6// and took over as interim head coach on /9/. He led CBJ to the nd playoff birth in franchise history in - (--7), setting franchise marks for wins and points (9) in a season. CBJ is 85-7-6 with Richards at the helm. Before CBJ, Richards compiled a 77-7-6 record as head coach of MIN from 9-. He served as an asst. coach with SJS (8-9) and helped the club amass an NHL-best 5-8- record. Richards was head coach of W-B/Scranton (AHL) from 6-8 (98-9-), reaching the Calder Cup Finals in '8. He began his coaching career as an asst. with Milwaukee (AHL) from -6, winning a league championship in '. A native of Crystal, MN, he was an asst. coach on Team USA's staff at the IIHF World Championships and Winter Olympics. A defenseman, Richards played seasons of pro hockey, winning the Calder Cup (99) and Turner Cup (). #: Curtis McElhinney (G) 6' ", 5 lbs. / May, 98 ( years and 5 months) Drafted: Calgary s ninth pick, 76th overall, in the Draft Acquired: Acquired by Columbus with a second round pick (later traded to Philadelphia) in the Draft and a fifth round pick in the Draft from Phoenix in exchange for Antoine Vermette on Feb., Last Win: NOV, @ PHILADELPHIA Last SO: JAN, @ PHOENIX (8) Career Shootouts: /7 (.588), - GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV% Season 8-5-.65.887 Career 5 --6..9 Career vs. Opp --.6.9 Season Highs: Shots Saves 6 6 / vs CAR -5: Stopped shots in first win of season / at PHI... Played in th career NHL game / vs. TOR. -: Set career NHL highs in wins, appearances and MIN... Recorded th career NHL shutout on / at PHX ( saves, - W)... Won CBJ debut on / vs. VAN. Career: Finished th in AHL with. GAA and st with franchise-record 9 shutouts in -... Recipient of Springfield s Ross Lowe Memorial Award as Team MVP in -... Made 5 saves on 6 shots for Team East at AHL All-Star Classic... Named CCM/AHL Goaltender of the Month for October... Made NHL debut (w/cgy) on /7/7 vs. SJS... Spent seasons (-5) with WCHA's Colorado College (6-6,.,.9)... Led Tigers to NCAA Frozen Four appearance in 5. Personal: Favorite player growing up was Curtis Joseph... Enjoys fly fishing in the off-season... Favorite NFL team is Denver. #7: Sergei Bobrovsky (G) 6' ", 8 lbs. / Sep, 988 (6 years and month) Drafted: Undrafted: Signed by the Flyers as a free agent by Philadelphia on May 6, Acquired: Acquired by Columbus from Philadelphia in exchange for second and fourth round picks in the NHL Draft and a fourth round pick in the NHL Draft on June, Last Win: NOV 5, vs SAN JOSE Last SO: APR 6, vs NY ISLANDERS () Career Shootouts: /66 (.66), - GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV% Season 9 5--.6.97 Career 88-58- 9.6.99 Career vs. Opp 8 --..95 Season Highs: Shots Saves 7 6 7 /5 vs SJS -5: Turned aside 6 shots for th career victory /5 vs. SJS... Stopped -of- shots in first win of season /9 at BUF. -: Set new career highs in both wins () and shutouts (5)... Went -9- (. GAA,.9 SV%) from /9-/... Named NHL's st Star of the Week for /-/6 (--,.58 GAA,.95 SV%). Career: Represented Russia at the Olympics (--,.5 GAA,.95 SV%) and 8 IIHF World Jr. Championships (--,.6 GAA,.99 SV%, Bronze) Won Vezina Trophy as NHL s top goalie and earned st Team NHL All-Star honors in -, setting CBJ singleseason record for best GAA (.- nd, NHL) and SV% (.9-5th, NHL)... Finished nd among rookie goalies in - with 8 wins (Crawford, CHI, ) Named NHL Rookie of the Month for Nov. Won NHL debut on /7/ (9 saves, PHI at PIT ). Personal: Nickname is Bob Favorite movie is Gladiator... Favorite athlete is Usain Bolt.
#: Jordan Leopold (D) 6' ", 6 lbs. / Aug, 98 ( years and months) Drafted: Anaheim's first pickk, th overall, at the 999 Draft Acquired: Acquired by Columbus from St. Louis in exchange for fifth round pick in the 6 NHL Draft on November 5, Last Goal: FEB, vs OTTAWA () Last Assist: JAN 9, @ CALGARY (9) Career Shootouts: / (5%), GDG Season 8 -- Career 66 66-- - 76 Career vs. Opp -- -6 8 7: + 8 times 8 times 8 times /8 vs ARI /5 vs SJS /5 vs CHI / vs ANA times -5: Recorded hit, blocked shot and takeaway on 7: TOI in CBJ debut /5 vs. SJS... Posted two penalty minutes in seven games with STL prior to being acquired on /5. -: Blues were 6-8- when he dressed... Broke a 8-gm goal drought with his first as a Blue on / vs. OTT... Posted points in consecutive games on /7 and /9 (--). Career: Posted a career high goals and 5 points in -... In -, he led all Calgary rookies with points (g, a) in his first NHL season... Won the NCAA National Championships with Minnesota and earned the Hobey Baker Award as the best collegiate hockey player... Represented the United States in several world tournaments including the 6 Winter Olympics. #7: Jack Johnson (D) 6' ", 8 lbs. / Jan, 987 (7 years and months) Drafted: Carolina s first pick, third overall, in the 5 Draft Acquired: Acquired by Columbus along with a first round pick in the Draft (Marko Dano) from Los Angeles in exchange for Jeff Carter on Feb., 5 NHL / CBJ Season Last Goal: APR 6, vs NY ISLANDERS (8) Last Assist: NOV 5, vs SAN JOSE Career Shootouts: /6 (8%), GDG Season -7-7 - Career 5-5-97-9 Career vs. Opp 6 --6-6 7:6 5 + times / vs DAL / vs DAL 5 times / vs CAR times / vs ANA times -5: Collected 5th career NHL assist in his 5th career NHL game / vs. TOR... Registered two assists / vs. DAL. -: Recorded --7 in six playoff games to lead the Jackets in postseason scoring Led Jackets in blocked shots (8) and TOI/game (:); finished second among club defensemen in points, assists and goals (tied) Matched career-high with three assists and recorded th career multipoint game on Mar. vs. FLA. Career: Member of Team USA at the IIHF World Championships in 7, 9,, and (Team Captain), World Jr. Championships in 7 (Bronze) & 6, World U8 Championships in 5 (Gold) & ' (Silver) and the Winter Olympics (Silver), totaling 6G-6A-P in 69 career int'l appearances... Spent seasons (5-7) at the University of Michigan (7GP-6G-5A-7P-6PIM) Named CCHA st Team All-Star and conference s Best Offensive D in 7. Personal: Nickname: JJ Favorite defenseman growing up was Chris Chelios. #8: Nathan Horton (R) (*Injured) 6' ", 9 lbs. / May 9, 985 (9 years and 5 months) Drafted: Florida s first pick, third overall, at the NHL Entry Draft Acquired: Signed a seven-year contract with Columbus that runs through the 9- season on July 5, Last Goal: APR 9, @ DALLAS Last Assist: APR 8, vs PHOENIX () Career Shootouts: / (8%), GDG Season - ----- - - Career 67-8- 5 567 Career vs. Opp -6-6 -6 6 - - - - - - - - -: Credited with goal on /9 at DAL despite not dressing as part of makeup game against Stars (postponed on Mar. ) Dished out a seasonhigh six hits on / vs. NYR.. Scored GWG in his 6th career NHL game, / vs. LAK... Scored GWG in his CBJ debut on / at PHX... Missed st months of season recovering from shoulder surgery. Career: Won Stanley Cup with BOS in ; scored series-clinching goal in both Round (MTL, Game 7) and Round (TBL, Game 7)... Finished 6th in the NHL in - with a S% of 8.9... Recorded 6th consecutive -goal season in -... Appeared in 5th career NHL game on /6/ vs. NYI... Became youngest player in NHL history to score on a PS when he converted on his st career attempt on /8/ vs. PHI (Hackett)... Made NHL debut with FLA on /9/ vs. CAR... Named to OHL/CHL All-Rookie Team with Oshawa in -. Personal: Nickname is 'Horty'... Favorite TV show: Breaking Bad
#: Jack Skille (R) 6' ", 6 lbs. / May 9, 987 (7 years and 5 months) Drafted: Chicago's first selection, fifth overall at the 5 Draft Acquired: Claimed off waivers from NY Islanders on Oct. 5, Last Goal: NOV, @ NEW JERSEY () Last Assist: APR, vs PITTSBURGH (6) Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season -- - 9 Career 8 7-9-56-88 Career vs. Opp -- - 5 7: + times times times / vs NYR /6 vs LAK times times /7 vs CGY -5: Played in th career NHL game / at SJS... Recorded first goal of season /9 at BUF. -: Tallied -- in GP w/springfield... Scored st goal for CBJ on /5 at TOR (Reimer)... Made CBJ debut on /9 at WSH. Career: Had career-high -game point streak from /7-// (--)... Finished nd on FLA in hits with 96 in -... Skated in th career NHL game on // at MTL... Recorded st career NHL goal and assist on /8/8 at MTL (w/chi)... Made NHL debut on //7 vs. LAK (w/chi)... Won NCAA championship with Wisconsin in 6... One of a record-setting 8 American-born players selected in the st round of the 5 NHL Entry Draft... Member of Team USA at the IIHF World U8 Championships in (silver) and 5 (gold) as well as the IIHF World Junior Championships in 6 and 7 (silver)... Also represented USA at IIHF World Championship. Personal: Favorite player growing up was Chris Chelios. #: Matt Calvert (L) (*Injured) 5' ", 87 lbs. / Dec, 989 ( years and months) Drafted: Columbus fifth pick, 7th overall, in the 8 Draft Last Goal: OCT 7, vs CALGARY (5) Last Assist: OCT 7, vs CALGARY (5) Career Shootouts: /7 (%), GDG Season 9 -- -5 6 Career 6-5-65-7 9 Career vs. Opp --5 8: + /7 vs CGY /7 vs CGY /7 vs CGY times / vs SJS 5 times /7 vs CAR /7 vs CGY -5: Recorded --, including GWG, /7 vs. CGY. -: Scored two goals, including game-winner in OT, in Blue Jackets first-ever playoff victory on /9 at PIT Registered career highs in assists (5), points (), penalty minutes (5) and TOI/game (6:6) Recorded his eighth career multi-point game (--) and scored his fourth career gamewinning goal on / vs. PHI... Recorded his 8th career MPG (--) and scored his th career GWG on / vs. PHI... Skated in the th game of his NHL career on / at BUF. Career: Finished nd on CBJ in S% (.) and T-5th in goals (9) in -... Scored st career OTG on /7/ vs. VAN...Made his NHL debut on /7/ at ANA Scored st career NHL goal on /8/ at LAK (opposing goalie: J. Quick) Named NHL's rd Star of the Week for /-/7/ (GP- 5--6)... Played seasons (7-) in the WHL with Brandon (98GP-99G-A-P). Personal: Nickname: 'Calvs'... Favorite player growing up: Martin St-Louis. #: Cam Atkinson (R) 5' 8", 7 lbs. / Jun 5, 989 (5 years and 5 months) Drafted: Columbus eighth pick, 57th overall, at the 8 NHL Draft Last Goal: NOV 5, vs SAN JOSE Last Assist: NOV 7, @ CAROLINA () Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season 6 7-- - Career 57-8-8 8 Career vs. Opp 9 --7 6 : 9 + / vs NYR times / vs NYR / vs WSH /8 vs OTT /8 vs TBL / vs NYR / vs NYR -5: Tied career high with 9 shots /8 vs. TBL... Posted goal on career high : TOI /8 vs. OTT... Tied career-best four-game point streak (--5) /9-/7...Posted -- / vs. NYR... Recorded first goal of season (PPG/GWG) /9 at BUF. -: Reached -goal plateau for the st time in his career, / vs. COL... Finished nd on CBJ in SOG (6)... Tallied career-high P (G-A), / vs. NJD. Career: Registered 9-9-8 in 5 games with CBJ in -... Fired career-high 9 SOG on /8 at EDM... Recorded GP-7G-A-8P with Falcons (AHL) during work stoppage... Represented USA at IIHF World Championships (8GP-G-A-P) Member of BC Eagles from 8- (7GP- 68G-56A-P) Won NCAA title in... Led Hockey East in scoring in - (9GP-G-A-5P) Named Hockey East st Team All-Star and was finalist for Hobey Baker Award in -. Personal: Nickname is Atki... Favorite athletes are LeBron James and Derek Jeter.
#7: Brandon Dubinsky (C) (*Injured) 6' ", 6 lbs. / Apr 9, 986 (8 years and 6 months) Drafted: NY Rangers sixth pick, 6th overall, in the Draft Acquired: Acquired by Columbus with Artem Anisimov, Tim Erixon and a first round pick in the Draft from NY Rangers in exchange for Rick Nash, Steven Delisle and a conditional third round pick in the Draft on July, Last Goal: APR, @ PHILADELPHIA (6) Last Assist: APR, @ FLORIDA Career Shootouts: /7 (%), GDG Season - ----- - - Career 98 99-8-8 6 Career vs. Opp 8-5-8 - - - - - - - - -: Led CBJ in FO% (5.9, T-7th in NHL) and PIM (98); ranked nd in hits ()... Set career high with st assist on / vs. CHI... Recorded career-high P (G-A), / vs. NJD... Finished T-nd on CBJ with multipoint games. Career: Led CBJ in points-per-game (.69) and finished T-st on the team in assists (8) in -... Led Team USA in scoring at IIHF World Championships (6GP; -7-) Named MVP of 8 NHL YoungStars Game after tallying G-A-P for Team East Finished 7th in NHL rookie scoring race in 7-8 (8GP; -6-) Registered st career Gordie Howe Hat Trick (G-A, fight vs. M. Komisarek) on /9/8 at MTL Scored st career NHL goal on /8/7 vs. PIT (opposing G: M-A Fleury) Spent seasons with WHL's Portland Winterhawks (-6), tallying GP; 8-8-. Personal: Nickname is Dubi Favorite player growing up: Adam Graves... Favorite NFL team is Kansas City. #9: Ryan Johansen (C) 6' ", lbs. / Jul, 99 ( years and months) Drafted: Columbus first pick, fourth overall, in the Draft Last Goal: NOV 8, vs TAMPA BAY () Last Assist: NOV, @ PHILADELPHIA () Career Shootouts: /5 (7%), GDG Season 7 6-- -5 8 Career 6 5-6-6-87 Career vs. Opp -5-8 6 :8 7 + times / vs PHI / vs PHI times / vs TOR / vs TOR times times -5: Posted career-high four points (--) / at PHI... Played in th career NHL game / at NJD... Tied franchise best with points in straight games (5-8-; /9-/)... Played career high :8 / vs. TOR... Tied career high with two goals and recorded th career point on first goal / vs. DAL...Tied career high with two assists / vs. NYR. -: Led CBJ in goals/points, SOG (7), FOW (69), st goals (8) and multipoint games (6)... Became rd player in CBJ history to reach -goal plateau, netting OT/GWG on /9 at CAR... Set career-high with 9-game point streak, /9-/6 (-7-). Career: Tallied 5-7- in games with CBJ in -... Skated in th career NHL game on // vs. STL... Made NHL debut on /7/ vs. NSH Scored st career NHL goal/gwg on /5/ vs. DET (opposing goalie: T. Conklin) Spent seasons with Portland Winterhawks (WHL), tallying GP-65G-96A-6P. Personal: Nickname: Joey Favorite player growing up: Joe Thornton. #: Tim Erixon (D) 6' ", lbs. / Feb, 99 ( years and 8 months) Drafted: Calgary s first pick, rd overall, in the 9 Draft Acquired: Acquired by Columbus with Brandon Dubinsky, Artem Anisimov and a first round pick in the NHL Draft in exchange for Rick Nash, Steven Delisle and a conditional third round pick in the NHL Draft on July, Last Goal: OCT 6, @ LOS ANGELES (8) Last Assist: NOV, @ PHILADELPHIA () Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season 6-5-6 Career 67 -- 8 Career vs. Opp 5 -- :8 + /6 vs LAK times times times /8 vs TBL /9 vs BUF /7 vs CAR times -5: Recorded -- / at PHI... Posted first multi-assist/point game with -- /8 vs. TBL... Recorded first NHL goal /6 at LAK... Registered first point of season (assist) /8 at OTT. -: Has registered 5G-8A-P in 6 GP with Springfield (AHL), ranking among the team's top scorers. Career: Logged career-high :8 on // vs. COL... Recorded st point w/cbj on /5/ vs. LAK (assist)... Made CBJ debut on // vs. STL... Made NHL debut (w/nyr) on /7/ at LAK... Member of Team Sweden at the IIHF World Championships (Silver) as well as the (Bronze) & '9 (Silver) World Junior Championships, the 9 World U8 Championships and the 8 and 7 (Gold) U8 Junior World Cup... Skated in games in the Swedish Elite League (7-) with Skellefteå (--8, +/- rating). Personal: Favorite players growing up: Nick Lidstrom & Brian Leetch... Favorite TV show: It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia and Family Guy Favorite soccer team: Manchester United.
#: James Wisniewski (D) 5' ", lbs. / Feb, 98 ( years and 8 months) Wiz-NOO-skee Drafted: Chicago s fifth pick, 56th overall, in the Draft Acquired: Rights acquired by Columbus from Montreal in exchange for a fifth round pick (pick traded to Calgary, which selected Ryan Culkin) in the Draft on June 9, 7th NHL / st CBJ Season Last Goal: NOV, @ PHILADELPHIA () Last Assist: NOV 8, vs TAMPA BAY () Career Shootouts: /8 (8%), GDG Season -6-8 - 6 Career 96 7--8 - Career vs. Opp 8-8- - 5: 5 + / vs PHI /8 vs TBL /8 vs TBL times /7 vs CAR times / vs ANA /9 vs BUF -5: Recorded second two-goal game of NHL career / at PHI... Tied career high in assists/points with --, recording th assist of NHL career on second helper, /8 vs. TBL. -: Matched career high with 5P (-), setting new CBJ record for most points/assists () by a D in a season... Finished 9th in the NHL in PPP (8, rd among D)... Tallied th career NHL point (assist) on /7 vs. NYR. Career: Finished rd on CBJ in TOI (:9/game) and nd in PP TOI (:6/game) in -... Represented USA at 8 IIHF World Championships (6GP; --) as well as & ' (Gold Medal, st in national team history) World Junior Championships (GP; -7-9 combined) Also won st World U8 Championship Gold Medal in USA history in (GP; --) Played seasons (-) in OHL with Plymouth (7GP; 5-5-87). Personal: Nickname: Wiz Nephew of former NHL player (PIT, DET, CHI, NYR), head coach (DET) and FLA scout Billy Dea. #: Brian Gibbons (C) 5' 8", 7 lbs. / Feb 6, 988 (6 years and 8 months) Drafted: Undrafted; Signed by Pittsburgh as a free agent on Apr., Acquired: Signed by Columbus as a free agent on July, Last Goal: APR, @ WINNIPEG () Last Assist: NOV 8, vs TAMPA BAY () Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season 7 -- 6 Career 8 5-5- 7 Career vs. Opp -- 8:5 + 7 times / vs NJD / vs NJD / vs CAR / vs PHI /8 vs TBL times times -5: Picked up two assists in CBJ debut / at NJD... Recorded -- in seven games with Springfield (AHL) at time of recall on Oct.. -: Split the season between Pittsburgh (NHL) and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL) Enjoyed successful rookie campaign in NHL with 5--7 in games Hit multiple NHL milestones /8/ vs. ANA, making his NHL debut while posting first goal and first assist. Career: Played in 7 games for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton in -, totaling 8-- and penalty minutes... Ranked third on the team in assists () and fourth in points ()...Posted -5-8 in 5 playoff games Netted first three-point game as pro with -- at MAN on /9/ Notched first pro goal, shorthanded, on /8/ vs. HER... First time in team history that a rookie scored a shorthanded goal in the season opener. Personal: Nickname is 'Gib'... Traveling to Austrailia is on his bucket list. #6: Corey Tropp (R) 6' ", 85 lbs. / Jul 5, 989 (5 years and months) Drafted: Buffalo s third selection, 89th overall, at the 7 Draft Acquired: Claimed off of waivers from Buffalo on Nov. 8, Last Goal: DEC 9, vs PITTSBURGH () Last Assist: OCT 6, @ LOS ANGELES (7) Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season -- - 9 Career 97 5-5- - 86 Career vs. Opp -- 5 : 5 + times /6 vs LAK /6 vs LAK /8 vs OTT / vs PHI /6 vs LAK / vs WSH 7 times -5: Made season debut /7 vs. CGY. -: Led Columbus in plus/minus (+) and finished sixth in fighting majors () Dished out a career-high nine hits on /8 vs. CAR Scored first goal as a Blue Jacket on / at CAR (Peters) Registered first career multi-point game (--) and recorded a career-best + rating on / vs. PHI. Career: Tallied -- in 6GP with Rochester (AHL) in - Missed majority of the season with knee injury... Made NHL debut on // vs. CGY Scored st career NHL goal on /8/ vs. WPG (Pavelec) Scored st career AHL goal on // at Charlotte (Pogge)... Made pro (AHL) debut on /9/ with Portland at Manchester... Spent seasons (7-) with MSU Spartans (CCHA/NCAA), recording GP; 9--7. Personal: Favorite player growing up: Steve Yzerman... Favorite TV show: Homeland... Favorite NFL team: Lions.
#7: Ryan Murray (D) (*Injured) 6' ", 8 lbs. / Sep 7, 99 ( years and month) Drafted: Columbus first pick, second overall, in the Draft Last Goal: APR 6, vs NY ISLANDERS (7) Last Assist: MAR, vs FLORIDA () Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season -- - Career 7-7- Career vs. Opp -- :7 + times times times /8 vs OTT / vs NJD / vs NJD times times -5: Made season debut /6 at LAK finishing with 7:55 TOI after missing first eight games of season (knee). -: Finished nd on CBJ in blocked shots (97) and th in TOI (9:5/game)... Set CBJ rookie D scoring record with points.. Scored st career NHL goal on /5 vs. TOR (Bernier)... Tallied st career point/assist and recorded a + rating on / at BUF... Made NHL debut on / vs. CGY ( SOG, :9 TOI). Career: Has represented Canada at the U8 Junior World Cup (Team Captain, Gold Medal), the (lone underage player on team) & (st Team All-Star) IIHF World U8 Championships, the IIHF World Jr. Championships (Bronze) and the IIHF World Championships (ndyoungest player in national team history at event; P. Kariya, 99)... Registered G-99-, +5 rating in 9 career WHL games with Everett. Personal: Favorite player growing up: Scott Niedermayer... Favorite athlete: Peyton Manning. #8: Frédéric St-Denis (D) 5' ", 9 lbs. / Jan, 986 (8 years and 9 months) Drafted: Undrafted: Signed by Montreal as a free agent on July,. Acquired: Signed as a free agent on July 7, Last Goal: DEC 8, vs VANCOUVER () Last Assist: NOV 7, @ CAROLINA () Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season -- - Career -- Career vs. Opp - ----- - - 5:6 + times /7 vs CAR /7 vs CAR times /8 vs TBL / vs WSH / vs WSH times -5: Recorded first point (assist) with CBJ /7 at CAR... Finished with 5:6 TOI in CBJ debut / vs. CAR... Recalled on /... Had an assist in six games with Springfield (AHL) at time of recall. -: Tallied 9-7-6, penalty minutes and was a +6 in 6 games played for Springfield... Competed in the AHL All-Star Game, recording a + rating for Team AHL in a 7- victory over Färjestad BK... Registered -- in five Calder Cup Playoff games. Career: Recorded 7--8 in 6 games with Hamilton in -... Recorded first NHL goal /8/ vs. VAN... Made NHL debut /6/ vs. CAR... Competed in the AHL All-Star Game in -... Named Hamilton Bulldog s Top Defenseman after posting 5-8- in 76 games in -. Personal: Favorite athlete is Georges St. Pierre... Began playing hockey at five and grew up idolizing Ray Bourque. #9: Cody Goloubef (D) (*Injured) 6' ", 95 lbs. / Nov, 989 ( years and months) Drafted: Columbus second pick, 7th overall, in the 8 Draft Last Goal: FEB, vs SAN JOSE (5) Last Assist: - Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season -- - Career -- - Career vs. Opp - ----- - - :8 + times times times / vs NJD / vs SJS / vs SJS times times -5: Made season debut / at SJS. -: Recorded 7--8 in 6GP with Springfield... Tallied G-A-P, + rating at AHL All-Star Classic. Career: Registered 5-8- in 8 GP, +9 rating with Falcons and -- in GP with Blue Jackets in -... Scored st career NHL goal on // vs. SJS (opposing goalie: T. Greiss)... Registered 8-5-7 and PIM in 98 career AHL games with Springfield Played three seasons (7-) at the University of Wisconsin (WCHA), recording 8GP; -5-7 Helped Badgers reach the NCAA title game (5- loss to BC Eagles in Detroit) in Won Gold with Team Canada at '9 IIHF World Junior Championships (6GP; -- in tournament)... Member of Team Ontario (5th place) at '6 World U7 Hockey Challenge. Personal: Favorite NHL player growing up was Tomas Kaberle... Favorite pro athlete is Derek Jeter... Favorite NFL team is Green Bay.