2008–09 Columbus Blue Jackets season

National Hockey League season

2008–09 Columbus Blue Jackets
Division4th Central
Conference7th Western
2008–09 record41–31–10
Home record25–13–3
Road record16–18–7
Goals for226
Goals against230
Team information
General managerScott Howson
CoachKen Hitchcock
CaptainRick Nash
Alternate captainsRostislav Klesla
Fredrik Modin
Michael Peca
ArenaNationwide Arena
Average attendance15,543
Team leaders
GoalsRick Nash (40)
AssistsRick Nash (39)
PointsRick Nash (79)
Penalty minutesJared Boll (180)
Plus/minusJan Hejda (+23)
WinsSteve Mason (33)
Goals against averageSteve Mason (2.29)

The 2008–09 Columbus Blue Jackets season was the ninth National Hockey League (NHL) season in Columbus, Ohio. On April 8, 2009, the Blue Jackets clinched a playoff berth after a shootout victory against the Chicago Blackhawks, the first berth in team history.

Preseason

The Jackets selected Russian forward Nikita Filatov with the sixth overall pick at the 2008 NHL Entry Draft. Filatov made an immediate impact with Columbus, scoring a goal in his NHL debut against the Nashville Predators. Columbus was rather aggressive in free agency, signing proven forward Kristian Huselius, and solidifying the defensive core with veteran Mike Commodore. General Manager Scott Howson also engineered two key pre-season trades, trading a draft pick to the Philadelphia Flyers for R. J. Umberger, and trading stars Nikolay Zherdev and Dan Fritsche to the New York Rangers in exchange for defensemen Fedor Tyutin and Christian Backman.

Regular season

Rookie goaltender Steve Mason, who missed the first month of the season following knee surgery,[1] led the Blue Jackets into playoff contention at the All-Star break. Recalled from the American Hockey League's Syracuse Crunch following Pascal Leclaire's injury, Mason was named the Rookie of the Month by the NHL for November after recording five wins in eight decisions, including two shutouts.[2] He again won Rookie of the Month honors in December,[3] and was named to the YoungStars team at the 2009 All-Star Game in Montreal, though he declined to play after suffering back spasms.[4] Captain Rick Nash was the team's representative at the All-Star Game, his fourth appearance at the game. Rookie Nikita Filatov scored his first career hat trick on January 10, 2009, in a 4–2 win against the Minnesota Wild. Filatov's achievement marked the first hat trick by a Blue Jackets rookie. On the eve of the NHL trade deadline, Columbus traded recently oft-injured goaltender Pascal Leclaire and a draft pick to the Ottawa Senators for forward Antoine Vermette.[5] Vermette made an instant impact with the club, racking up seven points in his first six games.

The Blue Jackets struggled on the power play, finishing 30th in power-play goals (41) and power-play percentage (12.73%). They also had the most shutouts of any team in the league, with 11.[6][7][8]

Divisional standings

Central Division
GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1 y – Detroit Red Wings 82 51 21 10 295 244 112
2 Chicago Blackhawks 82 46 24 12 264 216 104
3 St. Louis Blues 82 41 31 10 233 233 92
4 Columbus Blue Jackets 82 41 31 10 226 230 92
5 Nashville Predators 82 40 34 8 213 233 88

Conference standings

Western Conference
R Div GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1 p – San Jose Sharks PA 82 53 18 11 257 204 117
2 y – Detroit Red Wings CE 82 51 21 10 295 244 112
3 y – Vancouver Canucks NW 82 45 27 10 246 220 100
4 Chicago Blackhawks CE 82 46 24 12 264 216 104
5 Calgary Flames NW 82 46 30 6 254 248 98
6 St. Louis Blues CE 82 41 31 10 233 233 92
7 Columbus Blue Jackets CE 82 41 31 10 226 230 92
8 Anaheim Ducks PA 82 42 33 7 245 238 91
8.5
9 Minnesota Wild NW 82 40 33 9 219 200 89
10 Nashville Predators CE 82 40 34 8 213 233 88
11 Edmonton Oilers NW 82 38 35 9 234 248 85
12 Dallas Stars PA 82 36 35 11 230 257 83
13 Phoenix Coyotes PA 82 36 39 7 208 252 79
14 Los Angeles Kings PA 82 34 37 11 207 234 79
15 Colorado Avalanche NW 82 32 45 5 199 257 69

bold – qualified for playoffs, y – division winner, p – Presidents' Trophy winner
CE – Central Division, NW – Northwest Division, PA – Pacific Division


Schedule and results

Pre-season

2008 pre-season game log: 4–4–0 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 1–3–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Recap
1 September 23 Columbus 3–4 Chicago 0–1–0 Recap
2 September 24 Columbus 1–2 Minnesota 0–2–0 Recap
3 September 26 Nashville 3–4 Columbus 1–2–0 Recap
4 September 27 Columbus 1–3 Nashville 1–3–0 Recap
5 September 29 Chicago 1–7 Columbus 2–3–0 Recap
6 October 2 Buffalo 5–2 Columbus 2–4–0 Recap
7 October 3 Minnesota 3–5 Columbus 3–4–0 Recap
8 October 5 Columbus 5–4 Toronto SO 4–4–0 Recap

Regular season

2008–09 Game Log
October: 4–6–0 (Home: 2–2–0 ; Road: 2–4–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
1 October 10 Columbus 5 – 4 Dallas OT Leclaire 18,532 1–0–0 2 Recap
2 October 11 Columbus 1 – 3 Phoenix Leclaire 17,125 1–1–0 2 Recap
3 October 14 Columbus 2 – 5 San Jose Leclaire 17,496 1–2–0 2 Recap
4 October 17 Nashville 3 – 5 Columbus Leclaire 17,930 2–2–0 4 Recap
5 October 18 Columbus 3 – 6 Nashville Norrena 13,259 2–3–0 4 Recap
6 October 21 Vancouver 2 - 4 Columbus Leclaire 12,057 3-3-0 6 Recap
7 October 24 N.Y. Rangers 3 - 1 Columbus Leclaire 14,724 3-4-0 6 Recap
8 October 25 Columbus 1 - 2 Minnesota Leclaire 18,568 3-5-0 6 Recap
9 October 27 Anaheim 3 - 2 Columbus Norrena 10,494 3-6-0 6 Recap
10 October 30 Columbus 4 - 2 Colorado Norrena 14,945 4-6-0 8 Recap
November: 6–4–3 (Home: 4–3–1 ; Road: 2–1–2)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
11 November 1 Chicago 4 - 3 Columbus SO Norrena 14,680 4-6-1 9 Recap
12 November 3 Columbus 3 - 4 N.Y. Islanders OT Norrena 10,184 4-6-2 10 Recap
13 November 5 Edmonton 4 - 5 Columbus Mason 11,228 5-6-2 12 Recap
14 November 7 Montreal 3 - 4 Columbus SO Mason 14,603 6-6-2 14 Recap
15 November 8 Calgary 1 – 3 Columbus Mason 14,088 7–6–2 16 Recap
16 November 12 Phoenix 5 – 2 Columbus Mason 11,350 7–7–2 16 Recap
17 November 14 Columbus 6 – 1 Buffalo Leclaire 18,690 8–7–2 18 Recap
18 November 15 Columbus 2 - 3 Minnesota SO Mason 18,568 8-7-3 19 Recap
19 November 18 Edmonton 7 - 2 Columbus Leclaire 12,689 8-8-3 19 Recap
20 November 22 Columbus 2 - 0 Atlanta Mason 15,561 9-8-3 21 Recap
21 November 26 Phoenix 3 - 2 Columbus Mason 14,569 9-9-3 21 Recap
22 November 28 Columbus 3 - 5 Detroit Leclaire 20,066 9-10-3 21 Recap
23 November 29 Washington 0 - 3 Columbus Mason 17,448 10-10-3 23 Recap
December: 7–6–1 (Home: 5–1–0 ; Road: 2–5–1)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
24 December 1 Vancouver 2 - 3 Columbus Mason 13,299 11-10-3 25 Recap
25 December 4 Columbus 2 - 3 San Jose Mason 17,496 11-11-3 25 Recap
26 December 6 Columbus 0 - 3 Los Angeles Mason 15,235 11-12-3 25 Recap
27 December 7 Columbus 3 - 5 Anaheim Leclaire 16,914 11-13-3 25 Recap
28 December 11 Nashville 1 - 2 Columbus SO Mason 13,484 12-13-3 27 Recap
29 December 13 N.Y. Islanders 1 - 3 Columbus Mason 15,443 13-13-3 29 Recap
30 December 14 Columbus 1 - 3 Chicago Mason 21,379 13-14-3 29 Recap
31 December 17 San Jose 1 - 2 Columbus OT Mason 13,884 14-14-3 31 Recap
32 December 18 Columbus 5 - 6 Dallas SO Leclaire 16,281 14-14-4 32 Recap
33 December 20 Columbus 0 - 2 Phoenix Mason 16,125 14-15-4 32 Recap
34 December 23 Los Angeles 3 - 0 Columbus Mason 15,145 14-16-4 32 Recap
35 December 27 Philadelphia 0 - 3 Columbus Mason 18,402 15-16-4 34 Recap
36 December 29 Columbus 2 - 0 Los Angeles Mason 18,118 16-16-4 36 Recap
37 December 31 Columbus 2 - 0 Anaheim Mason 16,758 17-16-4 38 Recap
January: 7–5–1 (Home: 4–2–0 ; Road: 3–3–1)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
38 January 2 Columbus 6 - 1 Colorado Mason 14,482 18-16-4 40 Recap
39 January 3 Columbus 2 - 5 St. Louis Mason 19,150 18-17-4 40 Recap
40 January 6 Columbus 0 - 3 Detroit Mason 19,717 18-18-4 40 Recap
41 January 9 Columbus 3 - 0 Washington Mason 18,277 19-18-4 42 Recap
42 January 10 Minnesota 2 - 4 Columbus Mason 16,605 20-18-4 44 Recap
43 January 13 Colorado 3 - 4 Columbus Mason 15,343 21-18-4 46 Recap
44 January 16 New Jersey 2 - 1 Columbus Mason 17,738 21-19-4 46 Recap
45 January 18 Columbus 6 – 5 Vancouver SO Mason 18,630 22–19–4 48 Recap
46 January 20 Columbus 3 – 4 Edmonton Mason 16,839 22–20–4 48 Recap
47 January 21 Columbus 4 – 5 Calgary SO Mason 19,289 22–20–5 49 Recap
48 January 27 Detroit 2 - 3 Columbus OT Mason 16,348 23-20-5 51 Recap
49 January 30 Ottawa 0 - 1 Columbus Mason 17,080 24-20-5 53 Recap
50 January 31 Dallas 7 - 3 Columbus Dubielewicz 18,049 24-21-5 53 Recap
February: 7–4–1 (Home: 4–2–1 ; Road: 3–2–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
51 February 3 St. Louis 4 - 2 Columbus Mason 13,560 24-22-5 53 Recap
52 February 6 Columbus 1 - 4 Pittsburgh Dubielewicz 17,050 24-23-5 53 Recap
53 February 7 San Jose 2 - 3 Columbus OT LaCosta 18,144 25-23-5 55 Recap
54 February 10 Colorado 0 - 3 Columbus LaCosta 14,506 26-23-5 57 Recap
55 February 13 Detroit 2 - 3 Columbus Mason 18,802 27-23-5 59 Recap
56 February 14 Columbus 5 - 1 Carolina Mason 18,680 28-23-5 61 Recap
57 February 16 Dallas 3 - 2 Columbus SO Mason 15,006 28-23-6 62 Recap
58 February 18 St. Louis 3 - 4 Columbus Mason 14,305 29-23-6 64 Recap
59 February 19 Columbus 4 - 3 Toronto SO Mason 19,179 30-23-6 66 Recap
60 February 21 Anaheim 5 - 2 Columbus Mason 18,628 30-24-6 66 Recap
61 February 24 Columbus 1 - 4 Calgary Mason 19,289 30-25-6 66 Recap
62 February 26 Columbus 1 - 0 Edmonton Mason 16,839 31-25-6 68 Recap
March: 9–4–2 (Home: 6–2–0 ; Road: 3–2–2)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
63 March 1 Columbus 1 - 3 Vancouver Mason 18,630 31-26-6 68 Recap
64 March 3 Los Angeles 4 - 5 Columbus Mason 15,049 32-26-6 70 Recap
65 March 5 Columbus 2 - 4 Nashville Mason 13,064 32-27-6 70 Recap
66 March 7 Columbus 8 - 2 Detroit Mason 20,066 33-27-6 72 Recap
67 March 10 Boston 0 - 2 Columbus Mason 16,675 34-27-6 74 Recap
68 March 12 Pittsburgh 3 - 4 Columbus SO Mason 19,167 35-27-6 76 Recap
69 March 13 Columbus 5 - 3 Chicago Dubielewicz 22,176 36-27-6 78 Recap
70 March 15 Detroit 4 - 0 Columbus Mason 18,685 36-28-6 78 Recap
71 March 18 Chicago 3 - 4 Columbus OT Mason 15,190 37-28-6 80 Recap
72 March 21 Columbus 3 - 1 Florida Mason 17,032 38-28-6 82 Recap
73 March 24 Columbus 1 - 2 Tampa Bay OT Mason 14,454 38-28-7 83 Recap
74 March 26 Calgary 0 - 5 Columbus Mason 16,327 39-28-7 85 Recap
75 March 28 Columbus 3 - 4 St. Louis SO Mason 19,250 39-28-8 86 Recap
76 March 29 St. Louis 5 - 2 Columbus Mason 17,095 39-29-8 86 Recap
77 March 31 Nashville 1 - 2 Columbus Mason 14,495 40-29-8 88 Recap
April: 1–2–2 (Home: 0–1–1 ; Road: 1–1–1)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
78 April 4 Columbus 4 - 5 Nashville OT Mason 16,750 40-29-9 89 Recap
79 April 5 Chicago 1 - 0 Columbus OT Mason 15,957 40-29-10 90 Recap
80 April 8 Columbus 4 - 3 Chicago SO Mason 21,536 41-29-10 92 Recap
81 April 10 Columbus 1 - 3 St. Louis Mason 19,250 41-30-10 92 Recap
82 April 11 Minnesota 6 - 3 Columbus Mason 19,013 41-31-10 92 Recap

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

Playoffs

The Blue Jackets have reached the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the first time in franchise history.

2009 Stanley Cup Playoffs
Western Conference Quarter-finals: vs. (2) Detroit Red Wings: Detroit won series 4–0
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Goaltender Attendance Series Recap
1 April 16 Columbus 1–4 Detroit Mason 20,066 0–1 Recap
2 April 18 Columbus 0–4 Detroit Mason 20,066 0–2 Recap
3 April 21 Detroit 4–1 Columbus Mason 19,219 0–3 Recap
4 April 23 Detroit 6–5 Columbus Mason 18,889 0–4 Recap

Legend:   Win   Loss

Player statistics

Skaters

Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals 
Regular season
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Rick Nash 78 40 39 79 +11 52
Kristian Huselius 74 21 35 56 +1 44
R. J. Umberger 82 26 20 46 -10 53
Jakub Voráček 80 9 29 38 +11 44
Manny Malhotra 77 11 24 35 +9 28
Fedor Tyutin 82 9 25 34 +1 81
Jason Williams† 39 12 17 29 +5 16
Fredrik Modin 50 9 16 25 +2 28
Derick Brassard 31 10 15 25 +12 17
Mike Commodore 81 5 19 24 +11 100
Michael Peca 71 4 18 22 -6 58
Jason Chimera 49 8 14 22 +8 41
Kris Russell 66 2 19 21 -10 28
Jan Hejda 82 3 18 21 +23 38
Raffi Torres 51 12 8 20 -4 23
Marc Methot 66 4 13 17 +7 55
Jared Boll 75 4 10 14 -6 180
Antoine Vermette† 17 7 6 13 +5 8
Andrew Murray 67 8 3 11 -6 10
Rostislav Klesla 34 1 8 9 +2 38
Christian Backman 56 2 5 7 +5 32
Jiri Novotny 42 4 3 7 +4 14
Derek Dorsett 52 4 1 5 -1 150
Nikita Filatov 8 4 0 4 +3 0
Craig MacDonald 8 1 1 2 +1 0
Chris Gratton† 6 0 1 1 +2 2
Aaron Rome 8 0 1 1 +1 0
Ole-Kristian Tollefsen 19 0 1 1 -4 37
Alexandre Picard 15 0 1 1 -1 26
Clay Wilson‡ 5 0 1 1 -2 0
Mike York 1 0 0 0 0 0
Derek MacKenzie 1 0 0 0 -1 2
Maxim Mayorov 3 0 0 0 0 0


Playoffs
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Rick Nash 4 1 2 3 -4 2
R. J. Umberger 4 3 0 3 0 0
Kristian Huselius 4 1 1 2 -4 4
Raffi Torres 4 0 2 2 -3 2
Kris Russell 4 1 1 2 0 2
Rostislav Klesla 4 0 1 1 0 0
Fredrik Modin 4 1 0 1 -2 0
Jason Williams 4 0 1 1 -2 2
Jason Chimera 4 0 1 1 0 2
Aaron Rome 1 0 1 1 +2 0
Jakub Voráček 4 0 1 1 0 8
Manny Malhotra 4 0 0 0 -2 0
Michael Peca 4 0 0 0 +1 2
Mike Commodore 4 0 0 0 -7 18
Antoine Vermette 4 0 0 0 -4 10
Fedor Tyutin 4 0 0 0 0 0
Marc Methot 4 0 0 0 -3 2
Jan Hejda 3 0 0 0 -5 2
Jared Boll 1 0 0 0 -2 0
Derek Dorsett 3 0 0 0 -1 2

Goaltenders

Note:  Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;
Regular season
Player GP Min W L OT GA GAA SA SV Sv% SO
Steve Mason 61 3663 33 20 7 140 2.29 1658 1518 .916 10
Pascal Leclaire‡ 12 673 4 6 1 43 3.83 324 281 .867 0
Fredrik Norrena 8 323 1 3 2 17 3.16 133 116 .872 0
Wade Dubielewicz 3 168 1 2 0 10 3.56 77 67 .870 0
Dan LaCosta 3 155 2 0 0 4 1.54 80 76 .950 1
Playoffs
Player GP Min W L GA GAA SA SV Sv% SO
Steve Mason 4 239 0 4 17 4.26 139 122 .878 0

†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Blue Jackets. Stats reflect time with the Blue Jackets only.
‡Traded mid-season
Italics denotes franchise record

Awards and records

Awards

Steve Mason - Calder Memorial Trophy

Rick Nash – NHL Foundation Player Award

Records

Player Record Number Reached
Steve Mason Consecutive shutout minutes 199:19 January 2, 2009
Rick Nash Most Points Scored - Career 318 pts January 18, 2009
Team Most Goals Scored - Game 8 goals March 7, 2009
Team Largest Margin of Victory 6 goals March 7, 2009
Steve Mason Most Wins - Season 28 wins March 12, 2009
Team Most Wins - Season 36 wins March 13, 2009
Team Most Points - Season 82 points March 21, 2009
Steve Mason Most Shutouts - Season 10 shutouts March 26, 2009
Rick Nash Most Points Scored - Season 79 pts April 8, 2009
Jan Hejda Highest Plus/Minus Rating - Season +23 April 11, 2009

Milestones

Regular Season
Player Milestone Reached
Jakub Voracek 1st NHL Game
1st NHL Goal
1st NHL Assist
1st NHL Point		 October 10, 2008
Derek Dorsett 1st NHL Game October 11, 2008
Mike Commodore 300th NHL Game October 17, 2008
Nikita Filatov 1st NHL Game
1st NHL Goal
1st NHL Point		 October 17, 2008
Marc Methot 1st NHL Goal October 18, 2008
Derek Dorsett 1st NHL Goal
1st NHL Point		 October 21, 2008
Derek Dorsett 1st NHL Assist October 30, 2008
Steve Mason 1st NHL Game
1st NHL Win		 November 5, 2008
Steve Mason 1st NHL Shutout November 22, 2008
Maksim Mayorov 1st NHL Game January 3, 2009
Nikita Filatov 1st NHL Hat Trick January 10, 2009
Fredrik Modin 800th NHL Game January 10, 2009
Ken Hitchcock 500th NHL Victory February 19, 2009

Transactions

Trades

June 20, 2008
 To Columbus Blue Jackets
R. J. Umberger
4th-round pick in 2008 – Drew Olson 		To Philadelphia Flyers
1st-round pick in 2008 – Luca Sbisa
Third-round pick in 2008 – Marc-Andre Bourdon
July 1, 2008
 To Columbus Blue Jackets
Raffi Torres 		To Edmonton Oilers
Gilbert Brule
July 2, 2008
 To Columbus Blue Jackets
Fedor Tyutin
Christian Backman 		To New York Rangers
Nikolay Zherdev
Dan Fritsche
January 10, 2009
 To Columbus Blue Jackets
Mike Blunden 		To Chicago Blackhawks
Adam Pineault
January 14, 2009
 To Columbus Blue Jackets
Jason Williams 		To Atlanta Thrashers
Clay Wilson
6th-round pick in 2009 – David Pacan
March 4, 2009
 To Columbus Blue Jackets
Antoine Vermette 		To Ottawa Senators
Pascal Leclaire
2nd-round pick in 2009 – Robin Lehner
March 4, 2009
 To Columbus Blue Jackets
Kevin Lalande 		To Calgary Flames
4th-round pick in 2009 – Garrett Wilson

Free agents

Player Former team Contract Terms
Mike Commodore Ottawa Senators 5 years, $18.75 million
Kristian Huselius Calgary Flames 4 years, $19 million
Player New team
Ron Hainsey Atlanta Thrashers
Zenon Konopka Tampa Bay Lightning

Claimed from waivers

Player Former team Date claimed off waivers
Wade Dubielewicz New York Islanders January 17, 2009
Chris Gratton Tampa Bay Lightning February 21, 2009

Draft picks

The Blue Jackets entered the 2008 NHL Entry Draft in Ottawa with the sixth overall selection. Columbus drafted Russian forward Nikita Filatov with the pick.[9] Filatov started the season with the Jackets' American Hockey League affiliate, scoring two goals in two games for the Syracuse Crunch before being recalled to the NHL.[10] Filatov made his NHL debut on October 17, scoring a goal against the Nashville Predators.[11]

Rnd Pick Player Nat Pos Team (league) NHL statistics
GP G A Pts PIM
1 6 Nikita Filatov  Russia LW CSKA Moscow (RSL) Made debut in 2008–09
2 37 Cody Goloubef  Canada D University of Wisconsin (WCHA)
4 107 Steven Delisle  Canada D Gatineau Olympiques (QMJHL)
4 118 Drew Olson  United States D Brainerd High School (USHS-MN)
5 127 Matt Calvert  Canada LW Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
5 135 Tomas Kubalik  Czech Republic RW HC Plzeň (Czech Extraliga)
5 137 Brent Regner  Canada D Vancouver Giants (WHL)
6 157 Cam Atkinson  United States RW Avon Old Farms (USHS-CT)
7 187 Sean Collins  Canada C Waywayseecappo Wolverines (MJHL)

See also

Farm teams

American Hockey League

Syracuse Crunch

ECHL

Johnstown Chiefs: GM Scott Howson announced on August 22, 2008 that the Blue Jackets reached an agreement with the Johnstown Chiefs to serve as the club's ECHL affiliate for the 2008–09 season, replacing the Elmira Jackals.

References

  • Player stats: Columbus Blue Jackets player stats on espn.com
  • Game log: Columbus Blue Jackets game log on espn.com
  • Team standings: NHL standings on espn.com
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  3. ^ "Blue Jackets G Steve Mason named rookie of the month again". National Post. January 2, 2009. Archived from the original on February 7, 2009. Retrieved January 2, 2009.
  4. ^ "Columbus Blue Jackets Goaltender Steve Mason to Miss this Weekend's NHL YoungStars Game". Columbus Blue Jackets Hockey Club. January 20, 2009. Archived from the original on January 22, 2009. Retrieved January 22, 2009.
  5. ^ "Columbus Blue Jackets - News: Columbus Blue Jackets Acquire Center Antoine Vermette from the Ottawa Senators in Exchange for Goaltender Pascal Leclaire and a Second Round Pick in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft - 03/04/2009". Archived from the original on March 9, 2009. Retrieved March 20, 2009.
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  7. ^ "2008-09 NHL Summary".
  8. ^ "2008-09 NHL Schedule and Results".
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