Columbus Blue Jackets Playoff Game Notes Thu, Apr 9, 8 Round Game 4 Columbus Blue Jackets - Washington Capitals - Team Game: 4 Home Game: - (Home) - (Road) Team Game: 4 Road Game: - (Home) - (Road) # Goalie GP W L OT GAA SV% 35 Jeff Zatkoff - - - - - - 7 Joonas Korpisalo - - - - - - 7 Sergei Bobrovsky 3.64.95 # P Player GP G A P +/- PIM 3 D Seth Jones 3 3 4 4 D Scott Harrington - - - - - - 7 D Jack Johnson - - - - - - 8 D Zach Werenski 3 3 9 L Artemi Panarin 3 5 7 C Alexander Wennberg L Matt Calvert 3 3 R Cam Atkinson 3 4 3 7 C Brandon Dubinsky 3 4 8 C Pierre-Luc Dubois 3 3 3 4 L Sonny Milano 3 D Ian Cole 3 6 L Thomas Vanek 3 7 D Ryan Murray 3 8 R Oliver Bjorkstrand 3-37 L Markus Hannikainen - - - - - - 38 C Boone Jenner 3-44 D Taylor Chorney - - - - - - 46 D Dean Kukan - - - - - - 55 C Mark Letestu 3 58 D David Savard 3 6 C Alex Broadhurst - - - - - - 65 D Markus Nutivaara 3 7 L Nick Foligno 3-4 77 R Josh Anderson 3 7 # Goalie GP W L OT GAA SV% Pheonix Copley - - - - - - 3 Philipp Grubauer 4.57.837 7 Braden Holtby.49.93 # P Player GP G A P +/- PIM D Matt Niskanen 3-6 D Michal Kempny 3-8 L Alex Ovechkin 3 4-9 D Dmitry Orlov 3-3 R Brett Connolly 3 3 L Jakub Vrana - 8 C Chandler Stephenson 3 9 C Nicklas Backstrom 3 5 5 C Lars Eller 3 - D Madison Bowey - - - - - - 5 R Devante Smith-Pelly 3-8 D Jakub Jerabek - 9 D Christian Djoos 39 R Alex Chiasson 3-43 R Tom Wilson 3-6 44 D Brooks Orpik 3 63 L Shane Gersich - - - - - - 65 L Andre Burakovsky 7 C Travis Boyd - - - - - - 74 D John Carlson 3 6 7-77 R T.J. Oshie 3 83 C Jay Beagle 9 C Evgeny Kuznetsov 3-4 President, Hockey Operations/Alternate Governor General Manager Assistant General Manager Head Coach Coaching Staff (Assistants / Goaltending / Video) John Davidson Jarmo Kekalainen Bill Zito John Tortorella Brad Larsen, Brad Shaw, Kenny McCudden/Ian Clark/Dan Singleton Senior VP and General Manager Head Coach Associate Coach/Assistant Coaches Goaltending Coach Video Coach/Analyst Brian MacLellan Barry Trotz Todd Reirden/Blaine Forsythe, Lane Lambert Scott Murray Brett Leonhardt/Tim Ohashi Tonight's Officials Referees Brad Watson (3), Francis Charron (6), Ian Walsh (9)* * Denotes Standby Official. Linesmen Ryan Gibbons (58), Jonny Murray (95) Supervisor Don Koharski Video Judge Jim Christensen Ntl. Anthem Leo Welsh Today's Schedule BOS @ TOR : 7: WSH @ CBJ : 7:3
Columbus Blue Jackets: Roster Active (8 Players) # Name Pos Ht. Wt. Born Birth Place 3 Seth Jones D 6' 4" Oct 3, 994 Arlington, TX, USA 4 Scott Harrington D 6' " 7 Mar, 993 Kingston, ON, CAN 7 Jack Johnson D 6' " 7 Jan 3, 987 Indianapolis, IN, USA 8 Zach Werenski D 6' " 9 Jul 9, 997 Grosse Pointe, MI, USA 9 Artemi Panarin L 5' " 68 Oct 3, 99 Korkino, RUS Alexander Wennberg C 6' " 96 Sep, 994 Stockholm, SWE Matt Calvert L 5' " 86 Dec 4, 989 Brandon, MB, CAN 3 Cam Atkinson R 5' 8" 79 Jun 5, 989 Riverside, CT, USA 7 Brandon Dubinsky C 6' " 5 Apr 9, 986 Anchorage, AK, USA 8 Pierre-Luc Dubois C 6' 3" 7 Jun 4, 998 Ste-Agathe-Des-Monts, QC, CAN Sonny Milano L 6' " 95 May, 996 Massapequa, NY, USA 3 Ian Cole D 6' " 9 Feb, 989 Ann Arbor, MI, USA 6 Thomas Vanek L 6' " 4 Jan 9, 984 Vienna, AUT 7 Ryan Murray D 6' " 5 Sep 7, 993 Regina, SK, CAN 8 Oliver Bjorkstrand R 6' " 77 Apr, 995 Herning, DNK 35 Jeff Zatkoff G 6' " 86 Jun 9, 987 Detroit, MI, USA 37 Markus Hannikainen L 6' " Mar 6, 993 Helsinki, FIN 38 Boone Jenner C 6' " 6 Jun 5, 993 Dorchester, ON, CAN 44 Taylor Chorney D 6' " 93 Apr 7, 987 Thunder Bay, ON, CAN 46 Dean Kukan D 6' " 86 Jul 8, 993 Volketswil, CHE 55 Mark Letestu C 5' " 95 Feb 4, 985 Elk Point, AB, CAN 58 David Savard D 6' " 7 Oct, 99 St. Hyacinthe, QC, CAN 6 Alex Broadhurst C 6' " 78 Mar 7, 993 New Lenox, IL, USA 65 Markus Nutivaara D 6' " 9 Jun 6, 994 Oulu, FIN 7 Joonas Korpisalo G 6' 3" 8 Apr 8, 994 Pori, FIN 7 Nick Foligno L 6' " Oct 3, 987 Buffalo, NY, USA 7 Sergei Bobrovsky G 6' " 8 Sep, 988 Novokuznetsk, RUS 77 Josh Anderson R 6' 3" May 7, 994 Burlington, ON, CAN 8 Players Total Avg: 6' " 98 Age: 6.7 Injured Reserve List ( Players) 45 Lukas Sedlak C 6' " 5 Feb 5, 993 Ceské Budejovice, CZE Goal Streaks No active streaks Assist Streaks SETH JONES (3 / Games) ARTEMI PANARIN (5 / 3 Games) Point Streaks SETH JONES (-3-4 / 3 Games) ARTEMI PANARIN (-5-7 / 3 Games) CAM ATKINSON (--4 / 3 Games) Washington Capitals: Roster Active (6 Players) # Name Pos Ht. Wt. Born Birth Place Pheonix Copley G 6' 4" Jan 8, 99 North Pole, AK, USA Matt Niskanen D 6' " 3 Dec 6, 986 Virginia, MN, USA 6 Michal Kempny D 6' " 94 Sep 8, 99 Hodonin, CZE 8 Alex Ovechkin L 6' 3" 35 Sep 7, 985 Moscow, RUS 9 Dmitry Orlov D 5' " Jul 3, 99 Novokuznetsk, RUS Brett Connolly R 6' 3" 95 May, 99 Campbell River, BC, CAN 3 Jakub Vrana L 6' " 97 Feb 8, 996 Prague, CZE 8 Chandler Stephenson C 6' " 3 Apr, 994 Saskatoon, SK, CAN 9 Nicklas Backstrom C 6' " Nov 3, 987 Gävle, SWE Lars Eller C 6' " 7 May 8, 989 Rodovre, DNK Madison Bowey D 6' " 98 Apr, 995 Winnipeg, MB, CAN 5 Devante Smith-Pelly R 6' " 3 Jun 4, 99 Scarborough, ON, CAN 8 Jakub Jerabek D 5' " May, 99 Pilsen, CZE 9 Christian Djoos D 6' " 69 Aug 6, 994 Gothenburg, SWE 3 Philipp Grubauer G 6' " 9 Nov 5, 99 Rosenheim, DEU 39 Alex Chiasson R 6' 4" 8 Oct, 99 Montreal, QC, CAN 43 Tom Wilson R 6' 4" 8 Mar 9, 994 Toronto, ON, CAN 44 Brooks Orpik D 6' 3" 7 Sep 6, 98 San Francisco, CA, USA 63 Shane Gersich L 5' " 75 Jul, 996 Chaska, MN, USA 65 Andre Burakovsky L 6' 3" Feb 9, 995 Klagenfurt, AUT 7 Braden Holtby G 6' " Sep 6, 989 Lloydminster, SK, CAN 7 Travis Boyd C 5' " 85 Sep 4, 993 Hopkins, MN, USA 74 John Carlson D 6' 3" 8 Jan, 99 Natick, MA, USA 77 T.J. Oshie R 5' " 95 Dec 3, 986 Everett, WA, USA 83 Jay Beagle C 6' 3" 8 Oct 6, 985 Calgary, AB, CAN 9 Evgeny Kuznetsov C 6' " 4 May 9, 99 Chelyabinsk, RUS 6 Players Total Avg: 6' " 3 Age: 7. Goal Streaks No active streaks Assist Streaks NICKLAS BACKSTROM (5 / 3 Games) Point Streaks ALEX OVECHKIN (--4 / Games) NICKLAS BACKSTROM (-5-5 / 3 Games) JOHN CARLSON (-6-7 / 3 Games)
Columbus Blue Jackets: Playoff Statistics Pos # Player GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S % TOI/g FO% Hits Blks L 9 Artemi Panarin 3 5 7 7 8.6 7:. 3 R 3 Cam Atkinson 3 4 3 9. 8:9. 4 D 3 Seth Jones 3 3 4 9. 3:4. 7 D 8 Zach Werenski 3 3 6 6.7 5:. 4 C 8 Pierre-Luc Dubois 3 3 3 4 7 4.3 5:56 39.8 L 6 Thomas Vanek 3 8.5 7:58 5. R 77 Josh Anderson 3 7 4 5. 5:5. 5 C Alexander Wennberg. :5 33.33 L Matt Calvert 3 7 4.3 9:8. 9 3 D 3 Ian Cole 3 8. 3:3. 6 8 R 8 Oliver Bjorkstrand 3 -. :43. C 38 Boone Jenner 3 -. : 57.89 6 L 7 Nick Foligno 3-4. :38 6.5 7 C 7 Brandon Dubinsky 3 4. 6:57 6. 8 L Sonny Milano. 4:33. D 7 Ryan Murray 3. 3:54. 9 C 55 Mark Letestu 3. :7 5.38 3 D 58 David Savard 3. 3:7. 7 5 D 65 Markus Nutivaara 3 6. 8:9. 3 4 # Player GP Min GAA W L OT SO GA SVS SV% G A PIM 7 Joonas Korpisalo - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7 Sergei Bobrovsky 3 7.64 3.95 Washington Capitals: Playoff Statistics Pos # Player GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S % TOI/g FO% Hits Blks D 74 John Carlson 3 6 7-9. 3:45. 3 4 C 9 Nicklas Backstrom 3 5 5 5. 6:3 5. L 8 Alex Ovechkin 3 4-9.5 8:. 8 C 9 Evgeny Kuznetsov 3-4 9.5 7:5 48. 5 R 5 Devante Smith-Pelly 3-5. 4:7 5. 7 R 77 T.J. Oshie 3. 4:9 36.36 3 4 C Lars Eller 3-3 7.7 8:49 4.5 7 R 43 Tom Wilson 3-6 6 6.7 :6. 6 C 83 Jay Beagle 5. 4: 64.5 3 D Matt Niskanen 3-5. 3:4. 8 R Brett Connolly 3 6. 5:45. 4 L 3 Jakub Vrana - 3. 4:9. D 8 Jakub Jerabek - 3. :53. 3 D 44 Brooks Orpik 3 3. :. 4 D 6 Michal Kempny 3-9. 6:. 6 4 D 9 Dmitry Orlov 3-3 6. 3:4. 7 7 C 8 Chandler Stephenson 3 4. 4:46 6.53 D 9 Christian Djoos 3. 7:7. R 39 Alex Chiasson 3-3. :8. 3 3 L 65 Andre Burakovsky 3. :55. # Player GP Min GAA W L OT SO GA SVS SV% G A PIM 3 Philipp Grubauer 5 4.57 8 4.837 7 Braden Holtby.49 3 4.93
Washington Capitals @ Columbus Blue Jackets Team Records Washington Capitals Columbus Blue Jackets Last game: Tuesday AT COLUMBUS (3- W) Tuesday VS WASHINGTON (3- L) Next game: Thursday AT COLUMBUS Thursday VS WASHINGTON Overall record/streak: - - / Win / Undef - - / Lost Home record/streak: - - / Lost - - / Lost Road record/streak: - - / Win / Undef - - / Win / Undef -Goal Games: - - - - -Goal Games - - 3-Goal Games - - Scoring first - - - - Opponent scoring first - - - - Leading after period - - - - Trailing after period - - - - Tied after period - - - - Leading after periods - - - - Trailing after periods - - - - Tied after periods - - - - OT Record - Playoffs: - - Outshooting opponent: - - - - Outshot by opponent: - - - - Even shots: - - - - Month by Month Record Washington Capitals Columbus Blue Jackets W-L-OT Points W-L-OT Points October: 5-6- 8-4- 6 November: 9-5- 8 8-4- 7 December: -- 6-7- 4 January: 6-- 4 5-4- February: 6-6- 4 5-7- March: -4- -3-5 April: 3-- 6 -- 3 Totals: 49-6-7 5 45-3-7 97
Washington Capitals @ Columbus Blue Jackets Situations Goals by Period 3 OT T Avg Washington Capitals: 4 3 ( 3.3 avg.) Opponents: 5 3 ( 3.7 avg.) Columbus Blue Jackets: 5 3 ( 3.7 avg.) Opponents: 4 3 ( 3.3 avg.) Shots by Period 3 OT T Avg Washington Capitals: 39 4 3 33 (44.3 avg.) Opponents: 33 4 4 9 (3.7 avg.) Columbus Blue Jackets: 33 4 4 9 (3.7 avg.) Opponents: 39 4 3 33 (44.3 avg.) Power Play Washington Capitals Columbus Blue Jackets G Att % G Att % Overall: 6 7 35.3 (T-3rd NHL) 4 33.3 (5th NHL) Home: 5 3 38.5 (6th NHL) 4. (T-3th NHL) Road: 4 5. (7th NHL) 4 8 5. (st NHL) SHORT HANDED GOALS ALLOWED (T-st NHL) SHORT HANDED GOALS ALLOWED (T-st NHL) Penalty Killing Washington Capitals Columbus Blue Jackets G Att % G Att % Overall: 4 66.7 (th NHL) 6 7 64.7 (T-3th NHL) Home: 4 8 5. (6th NHL) 4 75. (th NHL) Road: 4. (T-st NHL) 5 3 6.5 (th NHL) SHORT HANDED GOALS SCORED (T-nd NHL) SHORT HANDED GOALS SCORED (T-nd NHL) Penalties Washington Capitals Columbus Blue Jackets GP Min Avg./Rank GP Min Avg./Rank 3 6 8.7 (5th NHL) 3 45 5. (th NHL) Goal Situations Washington Capitals Columbus Blue Jackets For Against For Against 6 on 5: 6 on 4: 6 on 3: 5 on 5: 4 7 7 4 5 on 4: 5 4 5 on 3: 4 on 4: 4 on 3: 3 on 3: 3 on 4: 3 on 5: 3 on 6: 4 on 5: 4 5 4 on 6: 5 on 6: Empty Net: Penalty Shots: Total:
Washington Capitals @ Columbus Blue Jackets Situations Individual Leaders Washington Capitals Columbus Blue Jackets Points: J. CARLSON (7),N. BACKSTROM (5),A. OVECHKIN (4) A. PANARIN (7),C. ATKINSON (4),S. JONES (4) Goals: A. OVECHKIN (),E. KUZNETSOV (),T. OSHIE () C. ATKINSON (),A. PANARIN (),T. VANEK () Assists: J. CARLSON (6),N. BACKSTROM (5),A. OVECHKIN () A. PANARIN (5),S. JONES (3),C. ATKINSON () PP Goals: A. OVECHKIN (),E. KUZNETSOV (),T. OSHIE () T. VANEK (),C. ATKINSON (),S. JONES () SH Goals: GW Goals: L. ELLER () M. CALVERT (),A. PANARIN () 3+ Goals: PIM: T. WILSON (6),E. KUZNETSOV (4),B. ORPIK () J. ANDERSON (7),B. DUBINSKY (4),N. FOLIGNO (4) Shots: A. OVECHKIN (9),E. KUZNETSOV (9),L. ELLER (3) B. JENNER (),C. ATKINSON (9),S. JONES (9) +/-: C. DJOOS (+),B. ORPIK (),T. OSHIE () C. ATKINSON (+3),P. DUBOIS (+3),B. DUBINSKY (+) Power Play Washington Capitals Player G A P John Carlson 5 6 Nicklas Backstrom 5 5 Alex Ovechkin 3 Evgeny Kuznetsov T.J. Oshie Columbus Blue Jackets Player G A P Artemi Panarin 4 4 Cam Atkinson Seth Jones Oliver Bjorkstrand Pierre-Luc Dubois Thomas Vanek Zach Werenski Short Handed Washington Capitals Player G A P No players to display Columbus Blue Jackets Player G A P No players to display
Washington Capitals (-) @ Columbus Blue Jackets (-) Season Series Columbus Blue Jackets Capitals Attend Goaltenders W. Goal Apr 7, 8 3 9,337 Braden Holtby / Sergei Bobrovsky Lars Eller Washington Blue Jackets Capitals Attend Goaltenders W. Goal Apr, 8 4 3 8,56 Sergei Bobrovsky / Philipp Grubauer Artemi Panarin Apr 5, 8 5 4 8,56 Sergei Bobrovsky / Braden Holtby Matt Calvert Capitals Head To Head Stats Player GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW EN S % John Carlson 3 6 7-9. Nicklas Backstrom 3 5 5 5. Alex Ovechkin 3 4-9.5 Evgeny Kuznetsov 3-4 9.5 Devante Smith-Pelly 3-5. T.J. Oshie 3. Lars Eller 3-3 7.7 Tom Wilson 3-6 6 6.7 Jay Beagle 5. Matt Niskanen 3-5. Brett Connolly 3 6. Jakub Vrana - 3. Jakub Jerabek - 3. Brooks Orpik 3 3. Michal Kempny 3-9. Dmitry Orlov 3-3 6. Chandler Stephenson 3 4. Christian Djoos 3. Alex Chiasson 3-3. Andre Burakovsky 3. Goaltender GP Min GA GAA SO W L OT SA SV% Braden Holtby 3.48 43.93 Philipp Grubauer 5 8 4.55 49.837 Power play 6-7 (35%) Penalty Killing 4 - (66.7%) Blue Jackets Head To Head Stats Player GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW EN S % Artemi Panarin 3 5 7 7 8.6 Cam Atkinson 3 4 3 9. Seth Jones 3 3 4 9. Zach Werenski 3 3 6 6.7 Pierre-Luc Dubois 3 3 3 4 7 4.3 Thomas Vanek 3 8.5 Josh Anderson 3 7 4 5. Alexander Wennberg. Matt Calvert 3 7 4.3 Ian Cole 3 8. Oliver Bjorkstrand 3 -. Boone Jenner 3 -. Nick Foligno 3-4. Brandon Dubinsky 3 4. Sonny Milano. Ryan Murray 3. Mark Letestu 3. David Savard 3. Markus Nutivaara 3 6. Goaltender GP Min GA GAA SO W L OT SA SV% Sergei Bobrovsky 3 7.64 33.95 Power play 4 - (33%) Penalty Killing 6-7 (64.7%)
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 7-8 Media Guide can be accessed at bluejackets.com/pressbox. Also follow @BlueJacketsPR on twitter for the latest updates and info. THE LAST GAME: Apr. 7, 8 CBJ vs. WSH 3 (OT) CBJ Goal Scorers: Dubois, Panarin WSH Goal Scorers: Wilson, PP Carlson, Eller Goalies: CBJ Bobrovsky (4/45, 89:); WSH Holtby (33/35, 89:) CBJ PP: /4; PK: 3/4 Shots: CBJ: 35 / WSH: 45 3 Stars:. Holtby, WSH;. Bobrovsky, CBJ; 3. Eller, WSH Noteworthy: CBJ played in longest game in franchise history and 3rd-straight OT contest Club trailed - and - after nd period Panarin recorded 8th-straight multi-point game (regular season/playoffs) Dubois scored st career playoff goal. OhioHEALTH INJURY REPORT (Games missed in playoffs/total) Sedlak (upper body); day-to-day (3/ games) Wennberg (upper body); day-to-day (/ games) TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST: 5/9 RECENT TRANSACTIONS Apr. 5 Recalled Zatkoff from Cleveland (AHL) UPCOMING PLAYOFF GAMES Apr. at WSH (Game 5) Apr. 3 vs. WSH (Game 6)* Apr. 5 at WSH (Game 7)* * If necessary Games can be seen on FOX Sports Ohio or heard on the Scioto Downs Blue Jackets Radio Network and online at BlueJackets.com AGAINST THE CAPITALS ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON 7-8 Series: -3- (-- at CBJ) 6-7 Series: -- (-- at CBJ) All-Time Series: -7--6 (8-8--3 at CBJ) All-Time GF/GA: 98/5 All-Time SF/SA:,78/,8 All-Time PP: 3-of-43 All-Time PK: 5-of-3 AGAINST THE CAPITALS ALL-TIME POSTSEASON 7-8 Series: - (- at CBJ) All-Time Series: - (- at CBJ) All-Time GF/GA: / All-Time SF/SA: 9/33 All-Time PP: 4-of- All-Time PK: -of-7 CBJ/WSH CONNECTIONS CBJ: Shaw played in four games (998-99) Chorney had 3--5 in 97 games from 5-8 Rimer served as play-by-play from 983-93. NOTED (Player Highlights vs. WSH) Dubinsky played in 5th career NHL game on //4 at WSH... Harrington made CBJ debut on /5/6 vs. WSH Johnson tallied st career NHL regular season multi-goal game with --3 on //6 vs. WSH.
NOTED (Team Highlights vs. WSH) Nine of last meetings in series (regular season/playoffs) have been decided by single goal Winning team has scored at least three goals in 35-of-38 victories in all-time series, including past 8-straight Most goals scored vs. WSH: 5 (4x, MR: /6/8)... Most goals allowed vs. WSH: 6 (/9/6) BLUE JACKETS NOTES OVERTIME THRILLERS The Jackets will play Game 4 in Columbus with a - series lead as each of the first three games were decided after regulation. The club overcame multi-goal deficits in Games and, becoming just the fourth team in Stanley Cup Playoffs history to overcome a multigoal deficit to win in each of their first two games of a playoff series (fifth time overall, MR: LA in 4 Stanley Cup Final vs. NYR). It s the 8th time in NHL history that three-straight games in a series were decided in overtime and the sixth time that at least the first three contests in a series went past regulation (MR: TOR-WSH, st Round of 7 Playoffs). RECORD CROWD Columbus and Washington played in front of 9,377 fans at Nationwide Arena on Tuesday. It s a record for the largest home crowd in CBJ history (reg. season/playoffs), surpassing the crowd of 9,9 on hand for the club s first ever playoff game on Apr., 9 vs. Detroit. METRO RIVALS MEET IN THE PLAYOFFS The Jackets face the Capitals in the Stanley Cup Eastern Conference quarterfinals in the franchise s second consecutive playoff appearance and fourth appearance all-time. It s the first time Columbus and Washington face each other in the postseason, who are making their fourth consecutive playoff appearance and th in the last seasons. The two teams meet in Game 4 on Thursday at Nationwide Arena and will shift back to Washington for Game 5 at Capital One Arena on Saturday. SINCE THE DEADLINE The Jackets caught fire around the trade deadline (Feb. 6), finishing the campaign 4-4- in the final contests (8-7-3 in final 8). The club s 3 points since Feb. 6 was fourth-t most (Boston) while the.75 point percentage was third-t (Anaheim), only trailing Winnipeg (.775) and Nashville (.76). The Jackets led the league in goals scored and goal differential (79-56, +3) while the power play was sixth-t (Washington) at 5. pct. (4-of-56). CBJ THIS SEASON The Blue Jackets won 45 of their 8 contests (45-3-7) this season with Columbus averaging 3.76 goals per game and.76 goals against in their 45 victories (including SO goals) and allowed two goals or less in 34 of those contests, including 8 of the last 36 wins. It was the fourth time in the past five campaigns they ve recorded 4+ wins. The 45 wins and 97 points finished as the second most in club history (5 wins, 8 points, 6-7). MORE BREAD Following up on his CBJ record of a regular season, Artemi Panarin has continued a strong postseason with -5-7 and multi-points in each of the first three playoff games. He has, in fact, recorded multi-points in eight-straight games (4-6-) and nine of the past contests (8-8-6). During the regular season, he set career highs and club records for the most assists and points in a single season (7-55-8), surpassing Ray Whitney (5 assists, -3) and Rick Nash (79 points, 8-9). His 33 points (-3-33) from Feb. 4 until the completion of the regular season ranked second in the NHL, trailing only Edmonton's Connor McDavid (37) as he had at least one point in 4 of his last 6 games (9--9) and of the last 3 (-4-36). DUBOIS DEBUT Rookie Pierre-Luc Dubois has continued his successful first season in the NHL. The 9-year old recorded two assists in his NHL debut on Apr. before becoming the second-youngest player in club history to score a playoff goal on Tuesday (Werenski youngest by 6 days). The rookie recorded -8-48 in 8 regular season games, setting franchise rookie marks for goals, points and games played. He ranked seventh-t among NHL rookies in goals and eighth in assists and points. The 5 third overall pick has tallied -8-9 in his past 34 games (reg. season/playoffs). DEADLINE DIVIDENDS The Jackets added three NHL veterans at the trade deadline, acquiring former Blue Jacket C Mark Letestu from Nashville, D Ian Cole from Ottawa and RW Thomas Vanek from Vancouver. The club added the trio with over, games played (regular season/postseason) of experience (,8 prior to trades). Vanek has posting 8-9-7 in his past 8 games played. Cole has notched - 6-8 and has been even or plus in of his 3 games with the club (+3) while Letestu has picked up -3-4 and won 5.9 pct. of his
faceoffs in 3 outings. CAMSANITY Cam Atkinson has recorded 9-5-34 over his last 33 games played (reg. season/playoffs), including tying his career high with a ninegame point streak from Mar. 7-Apr. 5 (8-5-3). He finished second-t on the club in goals during the regular season (4), becoming the second player in franchise history to record five-straight -goal campaigns (Rick Nash, 8-straight). WENN JENNERATING OFFENSE The trio of LW Boone Jenner, C Alexander Wennberg and RW Thomas Vanek, were offensive producers for the Jackets late this season. The line has combined for 8-3-4 and a +35 rating in the last 8 games (regular season/playoffs). Jenner has 7-6-3 in the last 8 games, Wennberg has collected 3-8- in his past 5 and Vanek has notched 8-9-7 in the final 8. Of all players traded at the deadline, only J.T. Miller (-8-8) had more regular season points than Vanek. CBJ S TOP PAIR The Jackets top defensive duo of Seth Jones and Zach Werenski each reached the -goal and 3-point mark for the second-straight season with the duo setting franchise marks and finishing fourth-t among NHL blueliners in goals (6). Jones, who has 7-3- in his past 4 contests (reg. season/playoffs), led CBJ blueliners in goals (tied), assists and points (6-4-57), ranking th-t in scoring. He surpassed James Wisniewski (5) for the most points by a CBJ defenseman in a single season in club history on Mar. 3 at Vancouver. Werenski (6--37), has 6-8-4 in his past games (reg. season/playoffs) and tied the franchise record set by Artemi Panarin in Game for the most points in a playoff game (--3) in Game. The Jones-Werenski pair combined for 3.6 percent of the Jackets goals during the regular season. UPCOMING PLAYOFF MILESTONES 4 Jackets have yet to make their playoff debut Dubinsky is 5 games from 5 career playoff contests RECENTLY REACHED MILESTONES Dubois made playoff debut on 4/ at WSH 7-8 TEAM QUICK HITS CBJ went 3-- in final 7 games of reg. season, 9-- in final home games and 6-- in final 8 road contests CBJ ranked 3rd in NHL in win percentage in one-goal games (.6) and 4th-T in wins (3) CBJ ranked nd in NHL in goals from defensemen (5), trailing NSH (56) CBJ went 34-5- when allowing two goals or less and -- when allowing one goal or less 7-8 PLAYER QUICK HITS Panarin led CBJ in multi-point games with 9 and Jones had 3 Jenner (5, th in NHL) and Foligno (8, 8th) led CBJ in hits Panarin led CBJ in home points (9-7-36) while Jones added --3 and Atkinson had -4-6 Bobrovsky finished 5th in NHL wins (37) CBJ 7-8 TEAM GAME HIGHS GOALS: 7 (x, MR: 3/7 at EDM)... GOALS AGAINST: 7 (x, MR: /8 at BOS) PPG: 3 (4/3 vs. DET)... PPGA: 3 (/6 at NYR)... SHOTS: 57 (/4 at TOR)... SHOTS AGAINST: 58 (4/5 at WSH) PIM: 37 (/ at PIT)... HITS: 5 (/7 at MTL)... FOW: 4 (/ at PIT)... BKS: 8 (4/7 vs. WSH). CBJ 7-8 PLAYER SEASON HIGHS GOALS: 3 4x, MR: Dubois (3/9 at CGY) ASSISTS: 5 Panarin (/8 at NJD)... POINTS: 5 Panarin (/8 at NJD)... HITS: Jenner (/7 at MTL)... PLUS/MINUS RATING: +6 Wennberg (3/7 at EDM)... SOG: Werenski (/5 vs. NJD) TOI: 35:4 Jones (4/7 vs. WSH)... SAVES: 54 Bobrovsky (4/5 at WSH).
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. 4//8 @ Washington Capitals W* -- 4-3,6p,3p,9 9-4 4-6 7-3 7 / 3 856+ 4/5/8 @ Washington Capitals W* -- 5-4 3,77,3p,8p, -4 4-7 3-58 7 / 7 856+ 3 4/7/8 Washington Capitals L* -- -3 8,9-4 3-4 35-45 7 / 7 9337+ 4 4/9/8 Washington Capitals 5 4//8 @ Washington Capitals 6 4/3/8 Washington Capitals 7 4/5/8 @ Washington Capitals
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. JONES # 3 WERENSKI # 8 PANARIN # 9 WENNBERG # CALVERT # ATKINSON # 3 DUBINSKY # 7 Apr @ WSH -,4/ 3:59 -,/ : -(W),3/ 3:9 -,/ :5 -,/ 6:5 -,/ 5: -,/ :49 Apr 5 @ WSH -,/ 3:5 -,5/ 4:8 -,/ 6:59 INJ -(W),/ 5:44 -,4/ 7:8 -,/ 3:43 Apr 7 Vs WSH -,4/- 35:4 -,/- 3:8 -,3/ 3:39 DNP -,6/ 4:5 -,3/ 3:5 -,/ 4:9 Date Opp. DUBOIS # 8 MILANO # COLE # 3 VANEK # 6 MURRAY # 7 BJORKSTRAND # 8 Apr @ WSH -,3/ 3:35 -,3/ 8:6 -,4/ 6:8 -,/ : -,/- 4:9 -,3/ 6:6 Apr 5 @ WSH -,/ 3:5 -,/ 3: -,/ :55 -,/- 6:9 -,/ :9 -,/ 9:4 -,4/- :5 Apr 7 Vs WSH -,/ 3:9 -,/ 5:55 -,3/ 8:5 -,3/ :57 -,/ 7:4 -,/- 8:9 -,5/- 6:44 JENNER # 38 Date Opp. LETESTU # 55 SAVARD # 58 NUTIVAARA # 65 FOLIGNO # 7 ANDERSON # 77 KORPISALO # 7 BOBROVSKY # 7 Apr @ WSH -,/ :3 -,/ :6 -,/ 4:6 -,/- 6:45 -,/ 3:59 DND 3/3 W 65:56 Apr 5 @ WSH -,/ 4: -,/ :8 -,4/- 6:37 -,/ :5 -,/ 5:43 DND 4/58 W 7: Apr 7 Vs WSH -,/ 8: -,/ 6:48 -,/ 3:6 -,/- 6:4 -,3/- 6:4 DND 3/45 L 89:
Columbus Blue Jackets: Head Coach and Player Bios Head Coach: John Tortorella John Tortorella was named head coach of the Jackets on //5. He has compiled a 575-46-38 record in,75 games during his NHL coaching career with TBL, NYR, VAN and CBJ. His teams have qualified for the Stanley Cup Playoffs times and he led TBL to the 4 Stanley Cup championship and the NYR to the Eastern Conference Final. The Boston native won his nd Jack Adams Award as NHL's Coach of the Year (st in 3-4 w/ TBL) after leading CBJ to the best season in club history in 6-7 (5-4-8). He ranks st among U.S.-born coaches in all-time NHL wins and surpassed Todd Richards for the most wins in CBJ history with his 8th victory on Mar. 9, 8 at Calgary (9-87-3). Internationally, Tortorella served as head coach for Team USA at the World Cup of Hockey 6 and was an assistant coach with Team USA at the Olympic Games (silver). He also served as the squad s head coach at the 8 World Championships and was an assistant coach at the 5 World Championships. #35: Jeff Zatkoff (G) 6' ", 86 lbs. / Jun 9, 987 (3 years and months) Drafted: Los Angeles' third round pick, 74th overall, in the 6 NHL Draft. Acquired: Acquired from Los Angeles on Jan., 8 in exchange for future considerations. Last Win: DEC 5, 6 @ DETROIT (5) Last SO: NOV, 3 @ COLUMBUS (45) Playoff Highs: Shots Saves - - Last Game: Did not dress for nd-straight game (healthy extra) on 4/7 vs. WSH. GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV% Playoffs - --- - - Career Playoffs - --- - - - Season - ----- - Career 48 8--4.7.98 Career vs. Opp --.5.9 7-8: Posted 4-9- record with 3. GAA and.885 SV% and SO for CLE (AHL)... Earned th career AHL victory on 3/4 vs. TUC... Stopped all 7 shots for shutout win in CLE debut on /3 at MIL. Career: Went -7- with.95 GAA in 3 games with LAK in 6-7... Earned 4-7- with.79 GAA and.97 SV% in 4 games with PIT in 5-6... Also went -- with 3.8 GAA and.98 SV% in two playoff games as PIT won 6 Stanley Cup... Made NHL debut in 3-4, going 8--6 with.6 GAA and.9 SV% in games with PIT... Won seven-straight games from /-/9/3... Stopped all 9 shots for first NHL win on //3 at CBJ... Made NHL debut on //3 at FLA, stopping 4-of-3 shots in loss... Spent three seasons at Miami (Ohio) from 5-8, going 54--7,.96 GAA,.97 SV% and 7 SOs in 8 games. #7: Joonas Korpisalo (G) 6' 3", 8 lbs. / Apr 8, 994 (3 years and months) YOH-nuhs kohr-pih-sal-loh Drafted: Columbus third round pick, 6nd overall, in the NHL Draft 3rd NHL / 3rd CBJ Season Last Win: MAR 9, 8 @ BOSTON () Last SO: FEB 5, 7 vs NY ISLANDERS (5) Playoff Highs: Shots Saves Last Game: Served as backup for 3rd-straight game on 4/7 vs. WSH. GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV% Playoffs - --- - - Career Playoffs - --- - - - Season 8 8-8- 3.3.897 Career 63 3-4-6.87.9 Career vs. Opp - ----- - - - 7-8: Won 3-straight starts from /8-/... Stopped 4-of-6 shots for st win of campaign on /7 at WPG... Is 3-4- with.6 GAA and.94 SV% for CLE. Career: Went 7-5-,.95 SV% and.88 GAA in 4 games with CBJ and added 7-6-3 with.69 GAA and.97 SV% in 6 games with CLE (AHL) in 6-7... Turned aside all 4 shots for st NHL shutout on /5/7 vs. NYI... Went 6--4 with.6 GAA and.9 SV% in 3 games with CBJ in 5-6, leading club in wins, GAA and SV%... Stopped 3 shots in REG/OT in st NHL win on /9/5 vs. PHI... Made NHL debut on /4/5 vs. TBL (7 saves, - L)... Also went 8-8- with.36 GAA and.93 SV% in 8 games w/ LE (AHL) and 6- w/.96 GAA in 9 playoff games to help club capture Calder Cup... Went 4-3-7 with.34 GAA and.99 SV% for Ilves Tampere in Finland's Liiga in 4-5. Personal: Began playing hockey at the age of 3 and grew up idolizing Miikka Kiprusoff.
#7: Sergei Bobrovsky (G) 6' ", 8 lbs. / Sep, 988 (9 years and 6 months) SAIR-gay bawb-rawf-skee Drafted: Undrafted: Signed by Philadelphia as a free agent 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 3 NHL Draft on June, 8th NHL / 6th CBJ Season Last Win: APR 5, 8 @ WASHINGTON () Last SO: MAR, 8 vs FLORIDA (5) GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV% Playoffs 3 -.64.95 Career Playoffs 5-3.43.895 Season 65 37--6 5.4.9 Career 395 8-9-36 4.44.9 Career vs. Opp 7--4 3..9 Playoff Highs: Shots Saves 58 54 58 4/5 vs WSH Last Game: Stopped 4-of-45 shots in double overtime loss on 4/7 vs. WSH. 7-8: His 37 wins were nd-most in career and ranked 5th in NHL... Went -- w/.33 GAA and.96 SV% since /4... Earned th career NHL win on / at DAL... Set CBJ record with 67th career game on /7 at MTL... Had back-to-back home shutouts (/7-)... Won st 4 games of season... Stopped 9 shots for CBJ record th career shutout on /6 vs. NYI. Career: Won nd career Vezina Trophy, was finalist for Hart Trophy and was named NHL First Team All-Star after leading NHL in GAA (.6) and SV% (.93) and finishing 3rd in wins (4) and SOs (7, tied) in 6-7... st goalie in CBJ history to record 3 wins in back-to-back seasons in 3-4 and 4-5... Won Vezina Trophy as NHL s top goalie and earned st Team NHL All-Star honors in -3, setting CBJ single-season record for best GAA (.- nd, NHL). Personal: Began playing hockey at the age of 7 and grew up idolizing Vadim Tarasov. #3: Seth Jones (D) 6' 4", lbs. / Oct 3, 994 (3 years and 6 months) SEHTH JOHNZ Drafted: Nashville s first round pick, fourth overall, in the 3 NHL Draft Acquired: Acquired by Columbus from Nashville in exchange for Ryan Johansen on January 6, 6 5th NHL / 3rd CBJ Season Last Goal: APR, 8 @ WASHINGTON () Last Assist: APR 7, 8 vs WASHINGTON Playoffs 3-3-4 Career Playoffs 4-9- - 6 Season 78 6-4-57 3 Career 393 45-37-8-8 Career vs. Opp 3-7- 35:4 4 4 + 4/ vs WSH 4/5 vs WSH 4/5 vs WSH 3 times 4/7 vs WSH times 4/5 vs WSH 4/5 vs WSH Last Game: Posted an assist with 4 shots and 4 blocked shots on 35:4 TOI on 4/7 vs. WSH. 7-8: Multi-point games: 3 (-3-3, 4/3 vs. DET)... Set career highs as well as single season club records for most goals (tied with Werenski) and points by a defenseman, finishing 4th-T among NHL defesemen in goals and th-t in points... Registered 8-3- in final 7 games... Notched th career CBJ point on st assist of 3 points on /6 vs. WSH... Selected to play in nd-straight NHL All-Star Game... Collected th career NHL assist on /7 at WPG. Career: Tallied -3-4 in 75 games in 6-7... Had 3-8-3 in 8 games split between NSH and CBJ in 5-6, setting then-career highs in assists/points... Notched 6-9-5 in 77 games in rookie season in 3-4... Awarded WHL Rookie of the Year and CHL Top Prospect of the Year with Portland in -3. Personal: Began playing hockey at the age of 6 and grew up idolizing Nicklas Lidström.
#4: Scott Harrington (D) 6' ", 7 lbs. / Mar, 993 (5 years and month) SKAWT HAIR-ihng-tuhn Drafted: Pittsburgh s second round pick, 54th overall, in the NHL Draft. Acquired: Acquired from Toronto along with a conditional draft pick in exchange for Kerby Rychel on June 5, 6 4th NHL / nd CBJ Season Last Goal: FEB, 8 @ NEW JERSEY (3) Last Assist: APR 7, 8 @ NASHVILLE Playoffs - ----- - - Career Playoffs 3 -- Season 3-3-5 8 Career 79 3-6-9-7 6 Career vs. Opp 6 -- -4 : + Last Game: Did not dress for 3rd-straight game (healthy extra) on 4/7 vs. WSH. 7-8: Set career highs in goals, assists, points and games played... Notched st career GWG on / at NJD... Played in career-best 4-straight games from /8-/3... Had -- in three games from /8-. Career: Posted --3 in games w/ CBJ in 6-7... Notched st career NHL goal and added assist on //7 at OTT... Had -- in 5 games w/ TOR in 5-6... Made NHL debut w/ PIT, skating in games in 4-5... Added -- in 48 games w/ Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL)... Played in st pro season in 3-4, collecting 5-9-4 in 76 games with WB/S (AHL)... Posted 3-6-9 in 6 games in -3 with London... Captained Knights to nd-straight OHL Championship... Set OHL career highs in assists and points with 3-3-6 in 44 games with London in -. Personal: Began playing hockey at the age of 4 and grew up idolizing Nicklas Lidström. #7: Jack Johnson (D) 6' ", 7 lbs. / Jan 3, 987 (3 years and 3 months) JAK JAHN-suhn Drafted: Carolina s first round pick, third overall, in the 5 NHL Draft Acquired: Acquired by Columbus along with a first round pick in the 3 Draft (Marko Dano) from Los Angeles in exchange for Jeff Carter on Feb. 3, th NHL / 7th CBJ Season Last Goal: FEB 4, 8 @ TORONTO () Last Assist: APR 5, 8 vs PITTSBURGH () Playoffs - ----- - - Career Playoffs 3 5-6- - Season 77 3-8- -6 Career 788 66--78-9 454 Career vs. Opp 4 5-8-3-3 8 : + Last Game: Did not dress for 3rd-straight game (healthy extra) on 4/7 vs. WSH. 7-8: Finished nd on club in blocked shots (35) and 4th in TOI/game (9:3)... Skated in 4th career CBJ game on /4 vs. NYI... Collected - 3-4 in 5 games from /4-/5. Career: Led CBJ in blocked shots (34), finished nd-t in plus/minus (+3) and 3rd in TOI (:49) in 6-7, playing all 8 games for 4th time in NHL career... Led CBJ in TOI/game (4:) in 5-6... Led CBJ d-men in assists and points with 8-3-4 in 4-5... Registered 4+ points for the nd time in NHL career (-)... Played in 5th career NHL game on /3/4 vs. TOR... Led the CBJ in blocked shots (8) and TOI/game (4:4); finished nd among d-men in points (33), assists (8) and goals (5, tied) in 3-4... Ranked 3rd-T among NHL d-men in power play assists (5) and 4th-T in power play points (8) in -. Personal: Began playing hockey at the age of 5 and grew up idolizing Chris Chelios.
#8: Zach Werenski (D) 6' ", 9 lbs. / Jul 9, 997 ( years and 8 months) ZAK wuh-rehn-skee Drafted: Columbus first round pick, eighth overall, in the 5 NHL Draft nd NHL / nd CBJ Season Last Goal: APR 5, 8 @ WASHINGTON () Last Assist: APR 5, 8 @ WASHINGTON () Playoffs 3 --3 Career Playoffs 6 --4 - Season 77 6--37 8 6 Career 55 7-57-84 5 3 Career vs. Opp 9 --3 3 3:8 5 + 4/5 vs WSH 4/5 vs WSH 4/5 vs WSH 4/5 vs WSH 4/7 vs WSH 4/5 vs WSH 4/7 vs WSH 4/5 vs WSH Last Game: Posted a shot, hit and 3 blocked shots on 3:8 TOI on 4/7 vs. WSH. 7-8: Multi-point games: 7 (MR: --; 3/8 vs. COL)... Finished 4th-T among NHL defensemen and with Jones set CBJ single season record for goals by blueliner... Finished nd on club in TOI/game (:34) and 4th in shots (7) and blocked shots (9)... Collected assist in All-Star Game debut on /8 at Tampa. Career: Led CBJ d-men in assists/points with -36-47 in 6-7, finishing 3rd in Calder Trophy voting & earned All-Rookie Team honors... Recorded nd-most points by a CBJ blueliner in a season (Wisniewski, 5; 3-4) & 6th-most points by a teenage d-man in NHL history... Made pro debut w/ LE (AHL) with 5-9-4 in 7 playoff contests on way to 6 Calder Cup... Was nd among d-men in goals (tied) & points, recorded most assists/points by 8-year old in single playoff in AHL history. Personal: Began playing hockey at the age of 3 and grew up idolizing Nicklas Lidström. #9: Artemi Panarin (L) 5' ", 68 lbs. / Oct 3, 99 (6 years and 5 months) ahr-tehm-ee pah-nahr-ihn Drafted: Undrafted; Signed by Chicago on May, 5 Acquired: Acquired with Tyler Motte & a 7 sixth-round pick for Brandon Saad, Anton Forsberg and a 8 fifth-round pick on June 3, 7 3rd NHL / st CBJ Season Last Goal: APR 7, 8 vs WASHINGTON Last Assist: APR 7, 8 vs WASHINGTON Playoffs 3-5-7 Career Playoffs 4 4--5 6 Season 8 7-55-8 3 6 Career 43 88-45-33 49 79 Career vs. Opp 8 3-3-6 3 3 3:39 3 + times times 4/ vs WSH 4/ vs WSH 4/7 vs WSH times 4/7 vs WSH times Last Game: Posted -- with 3 shots, hit, blocked shot and was + on 3:39 TOI on 4/7 vs. WSH. 7-8: Multi-point games: 9 (MR: --; 4/5 vs. PIT)... Set CBJ playoff record with --3 on 4/ at WSH... Set franchise single season records with career highs in assists and points... Finished nd in NHL in scoring since Feb. 4 w/ -3-33 in games (McDavid; 37)... His 5 points in March (8-7-5) are most in a single month in CBJ history... Notched st CBJ goal on /3 vs. NYR... Set club record w/ 3 assists/points in CBJ debut on /6 vs. NYI. Career: Named nd Team NHL All-Star after posting 3-43-74 in 8 games with Chicago in 6-7, setting career high in goals and finished th-t in NHL in points... Earned 6 Calder Trophy after leading NHL rookies in goals, assists and points with 3-47-77 in 8 games with Chicago in 5-6. Personal: Began playing hockey at age of 5 and grew up idolizing Pavel Datsyuk.
#: Alexander Wennberg (C) 6' ", 96 lbs. / Sep, 994 (3 years and 6 months) al-ehx-an-duhr WEHN-buhrg Drafted: Columbus first round pick, 4th overall, in the 3 NHL Draft 4th NHL / 4th CBJ Season Last Goal: APR, 8 @ WASHINGTON Last Assist: APR 4, 7 @ PITTSBURGH (4) Playoffs -- Career Playoffs 6 -- - Season 66 8-7-35 Career 83 33--54 57 Career vs. Opp 6-7-8-3 :5 + 4/ vs WSH 4/ vs WSH 4/ vs WSH 4/ vs WSH 4/ vs WSH 4/ vs WSH 4/ vs WSH 4/ vs WSH Last Game: Did not dress for nd-straight game (upper body) on 4/7 vs. WSH. 7-8: Multi-point games: 7 (MR: --; 3/7 at EDM)... Tallied st career playoff goal on 4/ at WSH... Finished nd on CBJ in plus/minus (+) and 4th in assists... Had -9- in games from 3/6-3/7... Missed 8 games (back) from /3-/8. Career: Led CBJ in assists (4th all-time in a season) and was nd in points with 3-46-59 in 8 games in 6-7... Set then-career highs with 8-3-4, 5:5 TOI/game and 97 shots in 69 games in 5-6, leading CBJ in assists... Led CBJ rookies in assists and GP (4-6- in 68 GP) in 4-5... Completed rookie campaign in the SHL with Frolunda HC... Finalist for the league s Rookie of the Year award... Made jump to Sweden s HockeyAllsvenskan, recording 4-8- in 46 games in -3. Personal: Began playing hockey at the age of 4 and grew up idolizing Peter Forsberg. #: Matt Calvert (L) 5' ", 86 lbs. / Dec 4, 989 (8 years and 3 months) MAT CAL-vuhrt Drafted: Columbus fifth round pick, 7th overall, in the 8 NHL Draft 8th NHL / 8th CBJ Season Last Goal: APR 5, 8 @ WASHINGTON () Last Assist: APR 8, 7 vs PITTSBURGH (4) Playoffs 3 -- Career Playoffs 3 4-3-7 8 Season 69 9-5-4-33 Career 46 7-77-49-4 73 Career vs. Opp 7-7-9-4 7 4:5 6 4 + 4/5 vs WSH 3 times 4/5 vs WSH 4/5 vs WSH 4/7 vs WSH 4/7 vs WSH 4/7 vs WSH 4/5 vs WSH Last Game: Posted 6 shots, 4 hits and a takeaway on 4:5 TOI on 4/7 vs. WSH. 7-8: Multi-point games: (--; / at FLA)... Notched OT GWG in Game on 4/5 at WSH... Tied career high in assists and points and led club in SHG... Skated in 4th career NHL game on 3/ at ANA... Tallied 3-5-8 in 9 games from /4-/. Career: Finished 5th-T in NHL with 3 SH goals in 6-7... Tallied career highs in games played (73), shots (4) and points (4, tied) in 5-6... Registered career highs in goals (3) and game-winners (3) in 4-5... Set career highs in assists (5), points (4), penalty minutes (53) and TOI/game (6:6) in 3-4... Finished nd on CBJ in S% (4.3) and T-5th in goals (9) in -3... Scored st career NHL goal on /8/ at LAK (J. Quick)... Made NHL debut on /7/ at ANA Played 3 seasons (7-) in the WHL with Brandon (98GP; 99-3-3). Personal: Began playing hockey at the age of 5 and grew up idolizing Martin St. Louis.
#3: Cam Atkinson (R) 5' 8", 79 lbs. / Jun 5, 989 (8 years and months) KAM AT-kihn-suhn Drafted: Columbus sixth round pick, 57th overall, in the 8 NHL Draft 7th NHL / 7th CBJ Season Last Goal: APR 5, 8 @ WASHINGTON () Last Assist: APR 7, 8 vs WASHINGTON Playoffs 3 --4 3 Career Playoffs 4 5-5- Season 65 4--46 9 4 Career 447 45-8-73 8 6 Career vs. Opp 9-7-6 3 3:5 4 + 4/5 vs WSH times 4/5 vs WSH 4/5 vs WSH 4/7 vs WSH 4/5 vs WSH 4/5 vs WSH 3 times Last Game: Posted an assist with 3 shots, blocked shot and was + on 3:5 TOI on 4/7 vs. WSH. 7-8: Multi-point games: 8 (MR: --; 4/3 vs. DET)... Finished nd on club in goals (tied), joining Nash (8-straight) as only players in CBJ history to record -goals in 5-straight seasons... Tied career best with 9-game point streak from 3/7-4/5 (8-5-3)... Skated in 4th career NHL game on / vs. CGY. Career: Led CBJ in points for nd-straight season, setting career highs in goals, assists and points and finished 8th-T in NHL in goals with 35-7-6 in 8 games in 6-7... Picked up th career NHL point (assist) on /3/6 vs. MTL... Set then-career highs in G/A/Pts (7-6-53) and games played (8) in 5-6... Skated in his 3th career NHL game on 4/9/6 vs. CHI... Had -8-4 and 6:59 TOI in 4-5... Member of BC Eagles from 8- (7GP; 68-56-4). Personal: Began playing hockey at the age of and grew up idolizing Joe Sakic. #7: Brandon Dubinsky (C) 6' ", 5 lbs. / Apr 9, 986 (3 years and months) BRAN-duhn doo-bihn-skee Drafted: NY Rangers fourth round pick, 6th overall, in the 4 NHL Draft Acquired: Acquired by Columbus with Artem Anisimov, Tim Erixon and a first round pick in the 3 Draft from NY Rangers in exchange for Rick Nash, Steven Delisle and a conditional third round pick in the 3 Draft on July 3, th NHL / 6th CBJ Season Last Goal: APR 6, 7 vs PITTSBURGH (5) Last Assist: APR 6, 7 vs PITTSBURGH (5) Playoffs 3 -- 4 Career Playoffs 45 9-6-5 6 Season 6 6--6-33 Career 76 47-77-44 4 869 Career vs. Opp 38 7-5- - 43 4:9 4 + 3 times 3 times 3 times times 4/7 vs WSH 4/ vs WSH 4/ vs WSH 4/5 vs WSH Last Game: Posted 3 hits, blocked shot and won 8-of-8 faceoffs on 4:9 TOI on 4/7 vs. WSH. 7-8: Notched assists in 3-straight from /4-... Collected th career point as Jacket (assist) on /6 at NYR... Had points in 3-straight games (--3) from /-/6, including st goal of season on /4 at TBL. Career: Registered 7th career 4-point campaign and 3rd in past 4 seasons with -9-4 in 8 games in 6-7... Led CBJ in hits for nd-straight season (7th in NHL) with 48... Finished nd on club in assists (3) w/ 3rd career 3-assist campaign in 5-6... Led CBJ in FO% (5.9) and PIM (98); ranked nd in hits (34) in 3-4... Set career high in assists (34) and reached 5 points for the nd time in his NHL career (54 with NYR in -) in 3-4... Finished 7th in NHL rookie scoring race in 7-8 (8GP; 4-6-4). Personal: Began playing hockey at the age of 3 and grew up idolizing Adam Graves.
#8: Pierre-Luc Dubois (C) 6' 3", 7 lbs. / Jun 4, 998 (9 years and 9 months) pee-aihr-lewk doo-bwah Drafted: Columbus' first round pick, third overall, in the 6 NHL Draft. st NHL / st CBJ Season Last Goal: APR 7, 8 vs WASHINGTON Last Assist: APR, 8 @ WASHINGTON () Playoffs 3 --3 3 4 Career Playoffs 3 --3 3 4 Season 8-8-48 8 49 Career 8-8-48 8 49 Career vs. Opp 4 --3 4 3:9 3 6 + 4/7 vs WSH 4/ vs WSH 4/ vs WSH 4/5 vs WSH 4/7 vs WSH 4/ vs WSH 4/7 vs WSH 3 times Last Game: Posted st career playoff goal with shots, 6 hits and was + on 3:9 TOI on 4/7 vs. WSH. 7-8: Multi-point games: (MR: --; 4/5 vs. PIT)... Collected assists in NHL playoff debut on 4/ at WSH... Finished 7th-T among NHL rookies in goals and 8th inn assists/points... Set CBJ single season rookie records in goals and points... Notched st career OT goal on 4/3 vs. DET... Notched 5-9-4 in 6 March games, tying CBJ mark for most points by rookie in single month (Zherdev, Mar. 4)... Tallied st career hat trick on 3/9 at CGY. Career: Tallied -34-55 in 48 games split between Cape Breton and Blainville-Boisbriand (QMJHL) in 6-7... Notched 5--37 in 8 games with Armada after trade... Finished 3rd in QMJHL in points, 5th in goals and 6th in assists with 4-57-99 in 6 games with Cape Breton in 5-6... Led club in assists, points and plus/minus (+4). Personal: Began playing hockey at the age of 3 and grew up idolizing Joe Sakic. #: Sonny Milano (L) 6' ", 95 lbs. / May, 996 ( years and months) SUH-nee mih-lahn-oh Drafted: Columbus' first round selection, 6th overall in the 4 Draft 3rd NHL / 3rd CBJ Season Last Goal: APR 3, 8 vs DETROIT () Last Assist: APR 5, 8 vs PITTSBURGH () Playoffs -- Career Playoffs 3 -- Season 55 4-8- -8 Career 6 4-9-3 - Career vs. Opp -- 5:55 + times times times times 4/7 vs WSH times 4/5 vs WSH times Last Game: Had 5:55 TOI on 4/7 vs. WSH. 7-8: Multi-point games: (MR: --; /9 at OTT)... Finished nd among CBJ rookies in goals, asssists, points and GP... His 4 goals were 4th most by a rookie in single season... Tied club mark with goals in 3-straight games to begin season, including goals on / at CAR... Notched st NHL goal on /6 vs. NYI... Collected -3-5 in nine games with CLE at time of recall on /6. Career: Led CLE (AHL) in points and assists and ranked nd in goals with 8-9-47 in 64 games in 6-7... Made NHL debut on 3/3/6 at NYI and picked up st NHL point (assist) a game later on 4/ at CAR... Tallied 4-7-3 in 54 games with Lake Erie (AHL), finishing 5th in goals... Added 4-4-8 in 7 playoff games to help Monsters capture Calder Cup... Made OHL debut in 4-5, collecting -46-68 in 5 games with Plymouth, leading the club in scoring. Personal: Began playing hockey at the age of and grew up idolizing Mario Lemieux. #3: Ian Cole (D) 6' ", 9 lbs. / Feb, 989 (9 years and month) EE-an KOHL Drafted: 7 - St. Louis' second first-round pick (8th overall) Acquired: Acquired from STL in exchange for Robert Bortuzzo and a 6 7th-round draft pick on 3//5 8th NHL / st CBJ Season Last Goal: JUN 6, 6 @ SAN JOSE (3) Last Assist: APR, 8 @ WASHINGTON () Playoffs 3 -- Career Playoffs 59-4-5 9 46 Season 67 5-5- 4 76 Career 45-77-97 75 356 Career vs. Opp 6 -- - 8 8:5 3 3 + 3 times 4/ vs WSH 4/ vs WSH 4/ vs WSH 4/7 vs WSH times 4/7 vs WSH times Last Game: Posted 3 shots, 3 hits and 5 blocked shots on 8:5 TOI on 4/7 vs. WSH. 7-8: Multi-point games: (MR: --; 3/ at NYR)... Had -5-7 in games from 3/4-3/7... Skated in 4th career NHL game on 3/7 at EDM... Posted st CBJ goal on 3/6 vs. VGK... Collected st CBJ point (assist) on 3/4 at SJS... Made CBJ debut on /6 vs. WSH... Collected 3--3 in 47 games with PIT prior to trade to OTT on /4... Recorded -4-5 over six-game stretch from /5-/9. Career: Helped PIT win nd-straight Stanley Cup in 7, registering -9-9 in 5 playoff contests... Set career highs with 5--6 and had team-record 94 blocked shots and was nd on club with +6 in 6-7 with PIT... Helped PIT win 6 Stanley Cup with --3 in 4 games... Posted -- in 7 games with PIT in 5-6... Split 4-5 campaign with STL/PIT, recording 5--7 in 74 games... Registered 7-48-65 and 53 penalty minutes in career games at University of Notre Dame (7-).
#6: Thomas Vanek (L) 6' ", 4 lbs. / Jan 9, 984 (34 years and months) TAW-muhs VAN-ehk Drafted: Buffalo's first round pick, fifth overall, in the 3 NHL Draft Acquired: Acquired from Vancouver in exchange for a F Jussi Jokinen and F Tyler Motte on Feb. 6, 8 3th NHL / st CBJ Season Last Goal: APR, 8 @ WASHINGTON () Last Assist: APR, 8 @ WASHINGTON () Playoffs 3 -- Career Playoffs 66-5-36-5 4 Season 8 4-3-56-3 36 Career 965 357-396-753 7 5 Career vs. Opp 4-5-7 9 8 :57 4 + 4/ vs WSH 4/ vs WSH 4/ vs WSH 3 times 4/7 vs WSH 4/ vs WSH 4/7 vs WSH times Last Game: Posted 3 shots, hit, takeaways and was + on :57 TOI on 4/7 vs. WSH. 7-8: Multi-point games: 9 (MR: 3--4; 3/7 at EDM)... Had 7-8-5 in final 5 games of campaign... Notched th career hat trick on 3/7 at EDM... Tallied th goal of campaign on 3/9 at BOS... Made CBJ debut on 3/ at LAK... Tallied 7-4-4 in 6 games with VAN, ranking nd-t on club in points and 3rd in goals/assists at time of trade on /6... Tied career high with 5 pts (3rd time, -3-5) on /8 vs. CHI... Posted -- in 9th career game on /7 at CGY... Notched 7th career NHL point (goal) on /7 at OTT. Career: Has scored at least 7 goals in all 3 NHL seasons... Split 6-7 campaign with DET/FLA, recording 7-3-48 in 68 contests... Notched 8-3-4 in 74 games with MIN in 5-6... Tallied 3+ goals in four of five seasons w/ BUF from 6-, including 7-8 (36), 8-9 (4) and - (3)... Racked up career-high 43-4-84 in 8 games with BUF in 6-7. #7: Ryan Murray (D) 6' ", 5 lbs. / Sep 7, 993 (4 years and 6 months) RIGH-unn MUHR-ee Drafted: Columbus first round pick, second overall, in the NHL Draft 5th NHL / 5th CBJ Season Last Goal: OCT 6, 7 vs NY ISLANDERS (43) Last Assist: APR 9, 4 @ PITTSBURGH (6) Playoffs 3 -- Career Playoffs 8 -- Season 44 -- 4 8 Career 64-6-7 9 Career vs. Opp --3-7:4 + 3 times 3 times 3 times 4/7 vs WSH 4/7 vs WSH 3 times times 4/7 vs WSH Last Game: Posted a hit, 4 blocked shots and was + on 7:4 TOI on 4/7 vs. WSH. 7-8: Collected -6-6 in final nine contests of season, including assists on 3/9 at BOS... Missed 34 games (upper body) from Nov. 8-Feb. 6... Notched st goal of season on /6 vs. NYI. Career: Missed games due to injury, including final 5 regular season games (broken hand) in 6-7... Set career highs in assists, points, PIM, shots (9) and blocked shots (7) with 4--5 in 8 games in 5-6... Missed 68 games with various injuries in 4-5... Finished nd on CBJ in blocked shots (97) in 3-4... Set CBJ rookie D scoring record with points... Represented Canada at U8 Junior World Cup (Team Captain, Gold), & IIHF World U8 Championships, IIHF World JRs. (Bronze) & IIHF World Championships... Posted -99-, +5 rating in 9 career WHL games w/ Everett. Personal: Began playing hockey at the age of and grew up idolizing Scott Niedermayer.
#8: Oliver Bjorkstrand (R) 6' ", 77 lbs. / Apr, 995 (3 years) AWL-ih-vuhr bih-yohrk-strand Drafted: Columbus third round pick, 89th overall, in the 3 NHL Draft 3rd NHL / 3rd CBJ Season Last Goal: MAR 5, 8 @ PHILADELPHIA () Last Assist: APR 5, 8 @ WASHINGTON () Playoffs 3 -- - Career Playoffs 8 -- -4 Season 8-9-4 4 9 Career -4-6 4 5 Career vs. Opp 5 -- - 4:9 + 3 times 4/5 vs WSH 4/5 vs WSH 3 times 4/ vs WSH 4/7 vs WSH times 4/5 vs WSH Last Game: Posted a shot and hit on 8:9 TOI on 4/7 vs. WSH. 7-8: Multi-point games: 8 (MR: --; 4/3 vs. DET)... Set career highs, finishing 4th on the club in assists and 6th in points... Was one of two players to play all 8 games (Dubois)... Had 5--7 in 8 contests from /9-/6. Career: Tallied 6-7-3 in 6 games with CBJ and added 4--6 in 37 games with Cleveland (AHL) in 6-7... Finished 3rd on LE (AHL) in goals with 7--9 in 5 games... Captured 6 Jack A. Butterfield Trophy (Playoff MVP) w/ postseason high in goals with -6-6 in 7 games, tying AHL record with 6 GWG... Named 4-5 WHL Player of the Year after leading league in goals, points and plus/minus with 63-55-8, +6 in 59 games (Portland)... Finished nd-t in WHL in goals with 5-59-9 in 69 games with Portland in 3-4... Led WHL rookies in goals (3) & points (63) in -3. Personal: Began playing hockey at the age of 3 and grew up idolizing Mike Modano. #37: Markus Hannikainen (L) 6' ", lbs. / Mar 6, 993 (5 years) MAHR-kuhs hah-nih-kigh-nehn Drafted: Undrafted Acquired: Signed by Columbus to a two-year entry level contract on April, 5 3rd NHL / 3rd CBJ Season Last Goal: MAR 9, 8 @ CALGARY () Last Assist: APR 7, 8 @ NASHVILLE Playoffs - ----- - - Career Playoffs - ----- - - Season 33 3-3-6-6 Career 47 4-4-8-3 Career vs. Opp -- - : + Last Game: Did not dress for 3rd-straight game (healthy extra) on 4/7 vs. WSH. 7-8: Collected -- in his final three games of campaign... Had goals in -straight games from /-/4 (--3)... Collected st career multi-point game with -- on /4 at TBL... Added -3-3 in 8 games with CLE (AHL). Career: Collected 9-8-37 in 57 games with Cleveland (AHL), leading club in goals and finishing 3rd in points in 6-7... Made NHL debut with CBJ in 5-6, skating in 4 games... Added 7-3- in 5 games with Lake Erie (AHL) in first N.A. pro season... Added 3-7- in 6 playoff games in 6 Calder Cup... Collected 9-7-46, 5 penalty minutes and + plus/minus rating in 6 games with JYP HT Jyvaskyla in first full season in Liiga in 4-5 and was among Liiga s leaders in goals (4th-T), assists (th-t), points (8th), plus/minus (st) and games played (st-t). Personal: Began playing hockey at the age of 3 and idolized Tuomo Ruutu growing up.