2013–14 Columbus Blue Jackets season
The 2013–14 Columbus Blue Jackets season was the 14th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 25, 1997. They will now be playing in the Eastern Conference as a member of the Metropolitan Division. As a result of their move to the Metropolitan Division, the Blue Jackets became the fourth "Big 4" sports league team from Ohio to share a division with a team from Pittsburgh. The others are the Cincinnati Bengals and Cleveland Browns of the National Football League and the Cincinnati Reds of Major League Baseball - Ohio teams and Pittsburgh teams have generally been rivals over the years. The Blue Jackets also made it to the playoffs, making it the second time in their franchise's history to qualify for the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
Standings
Schedule and results
Pre-season
Regular season
Playoffs
The Columbus Blue Jackets entered the playoffs as the Eastern Conference's first wild card. They faced the Pittsburgh Penguins in the first round. This marked the second time the Blue Jackets qualified for the playoffs, and given that they were swept out of the playoffs by the Detroit Red Wings in 2009, their victory in game 2 was the franchise's first playoff win.Player stats
Final stats;Skaters
| Player | ||||||
| 82 | 33 | 30 | 63 | 3 | 43 | |
| 75 | 7 | 44 | 51 | 0 | 61 | |
| 76 | 16 | 34 | 50 | 5 | 98 | |
| 79 | 21 | 19 | 40 | −4 | 18 | |
| 81 | 22 | 17 | 39 | −2 | 20 | |
| 70 | 18 | 21 | 39 | 5 | 96 | |
| 74 | 18 | 16 | 34 | −3 | 26 | |
| 82 | 12 | 22 | 34 | 1 | 20 | |
| 82 | 5 | 28 | 33 | −7 | 48 | |
| 72 | 16 | 13 | 29 | 6 | 45 | |
| 69 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 6 | 44 | |
| 56 | 9 | 15 | 24 | −1 | 53 | |
| 66 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 4 | 10 | |
| 36 | 5 | 14 | 19 | −3 | 24 | |
| 71 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 0 | 47 | |
| 61 | 5 | 11 | 16 | −2 | 36 | |
| 70 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 28 | |
| 66 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 20 | |
| ‡ | 18 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 6 |
| † | 44 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 37 |
| 49 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −7 | 37 | |
| 16 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | |
| 28 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −6 | 62 | |
| † | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 4 |
| † | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Player | ||||||
| 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −1 | 4 | |
| 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 4 | |
| 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 6 | |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | −4 | 4 | |
| 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | |
| 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | |
| 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −2 | 4 | |
| 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −2 | 0 | |
| 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −7 | 10 | |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 2 | |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 2 | |
| 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 0 | |
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 0 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | |
| 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 10 | |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
;Goaltenders
| Player | ||||||||||||||
| 58 | 58 | 3299 | 32 | 20 | 5 | 131 | 2.38 | 1699 | 0.923 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 28 | 21 | 1423 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 64 | 2.70 | 703 | 0.909 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 4 | 3 | 219 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3.01 | 114 | 0.904 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | |||||||||||||
| 6 | 6 | 378 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 3.17 | 218 | .908 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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.
Transactions
The Blue Jackets have been involved in the following transactions during the 2013–14 season.Trades
| June 30, 2013 | To Pittsburgh Penguins 2nd-round pick in 2013 | To Columbus Blue Jackets SJS's 2nd-round pick in 2013 3rd-round pick in 2013 |
| July 2, 2013 | To Tampa Bay Lightning Drew Olson | To Columbus Blue Jackets Future Considerations |
| February 6, 2014 | To Pittsburgh Penguins Spencer Machacek | To Columbus Blue Jackets Paul Thompson |
| February 7, 2014 | To Boston Bruins Blake Parlett | To Columbus Blue Jackets Carter Camper |
| March 5, 2014 | To Los Angeles Kings Marian Gaborik | To Columbus Blue Jackets Matt Frattin 2nd round pick in 2014 or 2015 conditional 3rd round pick in 2014 or 2015 |
| March 5, 2014 | To Edmonton Oilers 5th-round pick in 2014 | To Columbus Blue Jackets Nick Schultz |
| March 5, 2014 | To Tampa Bay Lightning Jonathan Marchessault Dalton Smith | To Columbus Blue Jackets Matt Taormina Dana Tyrell |
| June 23, 2014 | To Philadelphia Flyers R. J. Umberger 4th-round pick in 2015 | To Columbus Blue Jackets Scott Hartnell |
| June 25, 2014 | To Edmonton Oilers Nikita Nikitin | To Columbus Blue Jackets CBJ's 5th-round pick in 2014 |
Free agents acquired
Free agents lost
Claimed via waivers
Lost via waivers
Lost via retirement
Player signings
Draft picks
Columbus Blue Jackets' picks at the 2013 NHL Entry Draft, which was held in Newark, New Jersey on June 30, 2013.| Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/Junior/Club Team |
| 1 | 14 | Alexander Wennberg | Center | Djurgardens IF | |
| 1 | 19 | Kerby Rychel | Left Wing | Windsor Spitfires | |
| 1 | 27 | Marko Dano | Center | Slovan Bratislava | |
| 2 | 50 | Dillon Heatherington | Defence | Swift Current Broncos | |
| 3 | 89 | Oliver Bjorkstrand | Right Wing | Portland Winterhawks | |
| 4 | 105 | Nick Moutrey | Center/Left Wing | Saginaw Spirit | |
| 6 | 165 | Markus Soberg | Right Wing | Frolunda HC | |
| 7 | 195 | Peter Quenneville | Center/Right Wing | Dubuque Fighting Saints |
;Draft notes
- The New York Rangers' first-round pick went to the Columbus Blue Jackets as a result of a July 23, 2012, trade that sent Rick Nash, Steven Delisle and a 2013 conditional third-round pick to the Rangers in exchange for Artem Anisimov, Brandon Dubinsky, Tim Erixon and this pick.
- The Los Angeles Kings' first-round pick went to the Columbus Blue Jackets as a result of a February 23, 2012, trade that sent Jeff Carter to the Kings in exchange for Jack Johnson and this pick.
- The Columbus Blue Jackets' second-round pick went to the Pittsburgh Penguins as the result of a trade on June 30, 2013, that sent San Jose's second-round pick in 2013 and a third-round pick in 2013 to Columbus in exchange for this pick.
- The San Jose Sharks' second-round pick went to the Columbus Blue Jackets as the result of a trade on June 30, 2013, that sent a second-round pick in 2013 to Pittsburgh in exchange for a third-round pick in 2013 and this pick. Pittsburgh previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 30, 2013, that sent Tyler Kennedy to San Jose in exchange for this pick.
- The Columbus Blue Jackets' third-round pick went to the New York Rangers as the result of a July 23, 2012, trade that sent Artem Anisimov, Brandon Dubinsky, Tim Erixon and a 2013 first-round pick to the Blue Jackets in exchange for Rick Nash, Steven Delisle and this pick.
- The Pittsburgh Penguins' third-round pick went to the Columbus Blue Jackets as the result of a trade on June 30, 2013, that sent a second-round pick in 2013 to Pittsburgh in exchange for San Jose's second-round pick in 2013 and this pick.
- The Columbus Blue Jackets' fifth-round pick went to the Calgary Flames as the result of an April 3, 2013, trade that sent Blake Comeau to the Blue Jackets in exchange for this pick.