2024–25 Columbus Blue Jackets season

National Hockey League season

2024–25 Columbus Blue Jackets
DivisionMetropolitan
ConferenceEastern
Team information
General managerJohn Davidson
CoachPascal Vincent
CaptainBoone Jenner
Alternate captainsErik Gudbranson
Sean Kuraly
Zach Werenski
ArenaNationwide Arena
Minor league affiliate(s)Cleveland Monsters (AHL)
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The 2024–25 Columbus Blue Jackets season will be the 25th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 25, 1997.

Schedule and results

Preseason

The Columbus Blue Jackets preseason schedule was released on June 21, 2024.[1]

2024 preseason game log: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Recap
1 September 23 Columbus Buffalo
2 September 25 St. Louis Columbus
3 September 27 Columbus Washington
4 September 28 Buffalo Columbus
5 September 30 Washington Columbus
6 October 1 Columbus St. Louis
7 October 3 Pittsburgh Columbus
8 October 4 Columbus Pittsburgh


Regular season

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

2024–25 game log
October: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
1 October 10 Columbus – Minnesota
2 October 12 Columbus – Colorado
3 October 15 Florida – Columbus
4 October 17 Buffalo – Columbus
5 October 19 Minnesota – Columbus
6 October 22 Toronto – Columbus
7 October 26 Columbus – Nashville
8 October 28 Edmonton – Columbus
9 October 30 NY Islanders – Columbus
November: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
10 November 1 Winnipeg – Columbus
11 November 2 Columbus – Washington
12 November 5 Columbus – San Jose
13 November 9 Columbus – Los Angeles
14 November 10 Columbus – Anaheim
15 November 12 Columbus – Seattle
16 November 15 Pittsburgh – Columbus
17 November 16 Columbus – Montreal
18 November 18 Columbus – Boston
19 November 21 Tampa Bay – Columbus
20 November 23 Carolina – Columbus
21 November 27 Montreal – Columbus
22 November 29 Calgary – Columbus
December: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
23 December 1 Columbus – Chicago
24 December 3 Columbus – Calgary
25 December 5 Columbus –
26 December 6 Columbus –
27 December 8 Columbus –
28 December 10 – Columbus
29 December 12 – Columbus
30 December 14 – Columbus
31 December 15 Columbus –
32 December 17 Columbus –
33 December 19 – Columbus
34 December 21 Columbus –
35 December 23 – Columbus
36 December 27 – Columbus
37 December 28 Columbus –
38 December 31 – Columbus
January: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
39 January 2 – Columbus
40 January 4 – Columbus
41 January 7 Columbus –
42 January 9 – Columbus
43 January 11 Columbus –
44 January 14 – Columbus
45 January 16 – Columbus
46 January 18 Columbus –
47 January 20 Columbus –
48 January 22 Columbus –
49 January 23 Columbus –
50 January 25 – Columbus
51 January 30 Columbus –
52 January 31 Columbus –
February: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
53 February 2 Columbus –
54 February 4 Columbus –
55 February 6 – Columbus
56 February 8 – Columbus
57 February 22 – Columbus
58 February 25 – Columbus
59 February 27 Columbus –
March: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
60 March 1 – Columbus
61 March 4 Columbus –
62 March 6 Columbus –
63 March 9 Columbus –
64 March 11 Columbus –
65 March 13 – Columbus
66 March 15 – Columbus
67 March 17 – Columbus
68 March 20 – Columbus
69 March 21 Columbus –
70 March 24 Columbus –
71 March 28 – Columbus
72 March 29 Columbus –
April: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
73 April 1 – Columbus
74 April 3 – Columbus
75 April 5 Columbus –
76 April 6 Columbus –
77 April 8 – Columbus
78 April 10 – Columbus
79 April 12 – Columbus
80 April 13 Columbus –
81 April 15 Columbus –
82 April 17 – Columbus

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

Roster

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Updated June 28, 2024[3][4]

No. Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
45 United States Gavin Brindley RW R 19 2023 Estero, Florida
59 Russia Yegor Chinakhov RW L 23 2020 Omsk, Russia
17 Canada Justin Danforth RW R 31 2021 Oshawa, Ontario
19 Canada Adam Fantilli Injured Reserve C L 19 2023 Nobleton, Ontario
13 United States Johnny Gaudreau LW L 30 2022 Salem, New Jersey
44 Canada Erik Gudbranson (A) D R 32 2022 Ottawa, Ontario
38 Canada Boone Jenner (C) C L 31 2011 London, Ontario
91 Canada Kent Johnson Injured Reserve C L 21 2021 Port Moody, British Columbia
7 United States Sean Kuraly (A) C L 31 2021 Dublin, Ohio
29 Finland Patrik Laine Injured Reserve RW R 26 2021 Tampere, Finland
86 Russia Kirill Marchenko RW R 23 2018 Barnaul, Russia
90 Latvia Elvis Merzlikins G L 30 2014 Riga, Latvia
23 Canada Sean Monahan C L 29 2024 Brampton, Ontario
24 Canada Mathieu Olivier RW R 27 2022 Biloxi, Mississippi
9 Russia Ivan Provorov D L 27 2023 Yaroslavl, Russia
78 Canada Damon Severson D R 29 2023 Brandon, Manitoba
4 Canada Cole Sillinger C L 21 2021 Columbus, Ohio
40 Russia Daniil Tarasov G L 25 2017 Novokuznetsk, Russia
10 Russia Dmitri Voronkov C L 23 2019 Angarsk, Russia
8 United States Zach Werenski (A) D L 26 2015 Grosse Pointe, Michigan

Transactions

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

Key

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

Trades

Date Details Ref
June 28, 2024 (2024-06-28) To St. Louis Blues
Alexandre Texier 		To Columbus Blue Jackets
4th-round pick in 2025 		[5]

Players acquired

Date Player Former team Term Via Ref

Players lost

Date Player New team Term Via Ref

Signings

Date Player Term Ref

Draft picks

Below are the Columbus Blue Jackets' selections at the 2023 NHL Entry Draft, which will be held on June 28 to 29, 2024, at Sphere in Paradise, Nevada.

Round # Player Pos. Nationality Team (League)
1 3 Cayden Lindstrom C  Canada Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)
2 36
3 69
3 86
4 101
5 133
6 165

References

  1. ^ "Blue Jackets announce 2024 preseason schedule". June 21, 2024. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
  2. ^ Newland, Jason (July 2, 2024). "Blue Jackets announce 2024-25 regular season schedule". Columbus Blue Jackets. Retrieved July 7, 2024.
  3. ^ "Columbus Blue Jackets Roster". National Hockey League. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
  4. ^ "Columbus Blue Jackets Hockey Transactions". The Sports Network. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
  5. ^ "Blue Jackets acquire fourth-round pick from St. Louis for Alexandre Texier". Columbus Blue Jackets. June 28, 2024. Retrieved June 29, 2024 – via NHL.com.
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