2005–06 Columbus Blue Jackets season

The 2005–06 Columbus Blue Jackets season was the sixth National Hockey League season (fifth season of play) in Columbus, Ohio. The team's final position in the standings was hampered by a slow start that resulted from losing a number of key players, including goals leader Rick Nash, to injury. Once these players returned to the roster, the team had one of the strongest second halves in the NHL. Despite the strong finish, the Blue Jackets finished outside of the playoffs for the fifth consecutive season. However, the strong finish did lead to raised expectations for the 2006–07 season.

Regular season

Season standings

Central Division
No.	CR		GP	W	L	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
1	1	Detroit Red Wings	82	58	16	8	305	209	124
2	4	Nashville Predators	82	49	25	8	259	227	106
3	13	Columbus Blue Jackets	82	35	43	4	223	279	74
4	14	Chicago Blackhawks	82	26	43	13	211	285	65
5	15	St. Louis Blues	82	21	46	15	197	292	57

^[1] Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime loss; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points
Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.

Western Conference^[2]
R		Div	GP	W	L	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
1	P- Detroit Red Wings	CE	82	58	16	8	305	209	124
2	Y- Dallas Stars	PA	82	53	23	6	265	218	112
3	Y- Calgary Flames	NW	82	46	25	11	218	200	103
4	X- Nashville Predators	CE	82	49	25	8	259	227	106
5	X- San Jose Sharks	PA	82	44	27	11	266	242	99
6	X- Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	PA	82	43	27	12	254	229	98
7	X- Colorado Avalanche	NW	82	43	30	9	283	257	95
8	X- Edmonton Oilers	NW	82	41	28	13	256	251	95
8.5
9	Vancouver Canucks	NW	82	42	32	8	256	255	92
8	Los Angeles Kings	PA	82	42	35	5	249	270	89
11	Minnesota Wild	NW	82	38	36	8	231	215	84
12	Phoenix Coyotes	PA	82	38	39	5	246	271	81
13	Columbus Blue Jackets	CE	82	35	43	4	223	279	74
14	Chicago Blackhawks	CE	82	26	43	13	211	285	65
15	St. Louis Blues	CE	82	21	46	15	197	292	57

Divisions: CE – Central, PA – Pacific, NW – Northwest

P- Clinched Presidents Trophy; Y- Clinched Division; X- Clinched Playoff spot

Schedule and results

October

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts
1	October 5	Columbus	3 – 2	Washington		Leclaire	16,325	0–1–0	0
2	October 7	Calgary	3 – 1	Columbus		Denis	18,136	0–2–0	0
3	October 9	Columbus	3 – 2	Chicago		Denis	11,062	1–2–0	2
4	October 12	Columbus	1 – 4	San Jose		Denis	17,496	1–3–0	2
5	October 14	Columbus	3 – 4	Anaheim		Leclaire	12,930	1–4–0	2
6	October 16	Columbus	1 – 3	Los Angeles		Denis	17,156	1–5–0	2
7	October 21	San Jose	1 – 4	Columbus		Denis	15,388	2–5–0	4
8	October 22	Detroit	6 – 0	Columbus		Denis	18,136	2–6–0	4
9	October 24	Detroit	6 – 2	Columbus		Denis	16,098	2–7–0	4
10	October 26	Nashville	2 – 3	Columbus	OT	Prusek	15,110	3–7–0	6
11	October 28	Minnesota	1 – 2	Columbus	SO	Prusek	15,669	4–7–0	8
12	October 29	Columbus	1 – 3	Minnesota		Prusek	18,568	4–8–0	8

November

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts
13	November 1	Columbus	1 – 5	Edmonton		Denis	16,839	4–9–0	8
14	November 3	Columbus	1 – 2	Calgary		Denis	19,289	4–10–0	8
15	November 4	Columbus	3 – 5	Vancouver		Denis	18,630	4–11–0	8
16	November 9	St. Louis	1 – 3	Columbus		Denis	16,058	5–11–0	10
17	November 11	Edmonton	3 – 1	Columbus		Denis	18,136	5–12–0	10
18	November 13	Los Angeles	8 – 2	Columbus		Prusek	16,174	5–13–0	10
19	November 16	St. Louis	2 – 0	Columbus		Denis	15,802	5–14–0	10
20	November 18	Columbus	3 – 6	Dallas		Prusek	18,532	5–15–0	10
21	November 20	Columbus	1 – 5	Phoenix		Denis	13,953	5–16–0	10
22	November 23	Nashville	4 – 2	Columbus		Leclaire	15,833	5–17–0	10
23	November 25	Colorado	5 – 0	Columbus		Leclaire	18,136	5–18–0	10
24	November 26	Columbus	4 – 3	St. Louis		Prusek	15,002	6–18–0	12
25	November 30	Columbus	3 – 2	Minnesota	SO	Leclaire	18,568	7–18–0	14

December

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts
26	December 1	Columbus	1 – 4	St. Louis		Leclaire	12,307	7–19–0	14
27	December 8	NY Islanders	3 – 4	Columbus	SO	Leclaire	15,728	8–19–0	16
28	December 9	Columbus	2 – 5	Atlanta		Leclaire	14,260	8–20–0	16
29	December 11	New Jersey	2 – 3	Columbus	OT	Denis	17,157	9–20–0	18
30	December 13	Philadelphia	3 – 1	Columbus		Denis	16,263	9–21–0	18
31	December 15	Columbus	1 – 2	Carolina		Leclaire	11,069	9–22–0	18
32	December 17	Columbus	3 – 7	Nashville		Denis	16,020	9–23–0	18
33	December 20	Columbus	3 – 4	Detroit	SO	Leclaire	20,066	9–23–1	19
34	December 21	Dallas	5 – 3	Columbus		Leclaire	16,859	9–24–1	19
35	December 23	Nashville	5 – 4	Columbus		Denis	16,330	9–25–1	19
36	December 26	Chicago	3 – 4	Columbus	OT	Denis	17,441	10–25–1	21
37	December 28	Anaheim	0 – 1	Columbus		Denis	17,387	11–25–1	23
38	December 30	Columbus	3 – 2	Chicago		Denis	13,229	12–25–1	25
39	December 31	Columbus	2 – 5	Detroit		Denis	20,066	12–26–1	25

January

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts
40	January 5	Columbus	3 – 6	San Jose		Denis	15,275	12–27–1	25
41	January 7	Columbus	2 – 3	Colorado	SO	Leclaire	18,007	12–27–2	26
42	January 8	Columbus	2 – 5	Phoenix		Denis	14,436	13–27–2	28
43	January 11	Pittsburgh	1 – 6	Columbus		Leclaire	18,136	14–27–2	30
44	January 13	Columbus	2 – 4	Tampa Bay		Denis	20,425	14–28–2	30
45	January 14	Columbus	5 – 4	Florida	OT	Leclaire	17,991	15–28–2	32
46	January 16	NY Rangers	3 – 4	Columbus		Denis	16,355	16–28–2	34
47	January 18	Detroit	4 – 0	Columbus		Leclaire	17,089	16–29–2	34
48	January 20	St. Louis	3 – 4	Columbus	SO	Denis	17,268	17–29–2	36
49	January 21	Columbus	2 – 7	Nashville		Leclaire	15,416	17–30–2	36
50	January 24	Vancouver	5 – 6	Columbus		Denis	16,192	18–30–2	38
51	January 27	Minnesota	3 – 4	Columbus		Leclaire	17,153	19–30–2	40
52	January 28	Nashville	3 – 4	Columbus		Denis	18,136	20–30–2	42

February

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts
53	February 1	Columbus	2 – 1	Calgary	SO	Denis	19,289	21–30–2	44
54	February 2	Columbus	2 – 1	Edmonton	SO	Denis	16,839	22–30–2	46
55	February 6	Columbus	4 – 7	Vancouver		Denis	18,630	22–31–2	46
56	February 8	Los Angeles	4 – 7	Columbus		Denis	16,162	23–31–2	48
57	February 10	Colorado	4 – 1	Columbus		Denis	18,136	23–32–2	48
58	February 11	Columbus	2 – 5	Nashville		Denis	17,113	23–33–2	48

March

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts
59	March 2	Columbus	0 – 1	Colorado		Leclaire	18,007	23–34–2	48
60	March 4	Columbus	2 – 3	Los Angeles		Denis	17,238	23–35–2	48
61	March 5	Columbus	3 – 2	Anaheim	SO	Leclaire	16,124	24–35–2	50
62	March 7	Chicago	3 – 1	Columbus		Denis	16,137	24–36–2	50
63	March 9	Phoenix	4 – 5	Columbus		Leclaire	17,066	25–36–2	52
64	March 11	Edmonton	3 – 4	Columbus	OT	Denis	18,136	26–36–2	54
65	March 13	Columbus	2 – 3	St. Louis	OT	Leclaire	12,130	26–36–3	55
66	March 15	Columbus	2 – 3	Chicago		Denis	10,130	26–37–3	55
67	March 17	Vancouver	3 – 2	Columbus		Leclaire	16,163	26–38–3	55
68	March 19	Anaheim	3 – 4	Columbus		Denis	16,519	26–39–3	55
69	March 21	Phoenix	5 – 2	Columbus		Leclaire	15,581	26–40–3	55
70	March 24	Calgary	2 – 3	Columbus		Denis	17,041	27–40–3	57
71	March 25	Columbus	5 – 4	Detroit	SO	Leclaire	20,066	28–40–3	59
72	March 28	San Jose	1 – 4	Columbus		Denis	16,094	29–40–3	61
73	March 31	Columbus	4 – 2	St. Louis		Leclaire	14,101	30–40–3	63

April

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts
74	April 1	Chicago	2 – 5	Columbus		Denis	17,394	31–40–3	65
75	April 3	Columbus	3 – 1	Nashville		Leclaire	12,073	32–40–3	67
76	April 7	Columbus	5 – 6	Detroit	SO	Denis	20,066	32–40–4	68
77	April 8	Detroit	4 – 2	Columbus		Leclaire	18,136	32–41–4	68
78	April 11	Columbus	2 – 3	Dallas		Denis	18,543	32–42–4	68
79	April 13	St. Louis	1 – 4	Columbus		Leclaire	16,262	33–42–4	70
80	April 15	Chicago	2 – 5	Columbus		Denis	16,555	34–42–4	72
81	April 16	Columbus	3 – 4	Chicago		Leclaire	10,733	34–43–4	72
82	April 18	Dallas	4 – 5	Columbus	OT	Denis	17,103	35–43–4	74

Green background indicates win.
Red background indicates regulation loss.
White background indicates overtime/shootout loss.

Playoffs

The Blue Jackets failed to qualify for the playoffs for the fifth consecutive season.

Player stats

Scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM
David Vyborny	80	22	43	65	-9	50
Rick Nash	54	31	23	54	5	51
Nikolay Zherdev	73	27	27	54	-13	50
Sergei Fedorov^*	62	12	31	43	-1	64
Jan Hrdina	75	10	23	33	-8	78

Final Season Stats

*Stats reflect games played with Columbus only.

Goaltending

Note: GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime losses; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average

Player	GP	Min	W	L	OT	GA	SO	SV%	GAA
Martin Prusek	9	373	3	3	0	20	0	.870	3.22
Pascal Leclaire	33	1804	11	15	3	97	0	.911	3.23
Marc Denis	49	2786	21	25	1	151	1	.900	3.25

Transactions

The Blue Jackets have been involved in the following transactions during the 2005–06 season.^[3]

Trades

October 8, 2005	To Columbus Blue Jackets Jason Chimera Michael Rupp Cale Hulse	To Phoenix Coyotes Geoff Sanderson Tim Jackman
November 15, 2005	To Columbus Blue Jackets Sergei Fedorov 5th round pick in 2006	To Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Tyler Wright Francois Beauchemin
February 28, 2006	To Columbus Blue Jackets Cam Severson	To Calgary Flames Cale Hulse
March 8, 2006	To Columbus Blue Jackets Conditional draft pick	To Toronto Maple Leafs Luke Richardson

Free agents acquired

Player signed	Former team
D Adam Foote	Colorado Avalanche
D Brian Berard	Chicago Blackhawks
F Jan Hrdina	New Jersey Devils
G Martin Prusek	Ottawa Senators
D Andy Delmore	Buffalo Sabres

Free agents lost

Player lost	New team
F Andrew Cassels	Washington Capitals
D Jaroslav Spacek	Chicago Blackhawks

Draft picks

Columbus' picks at the 2005 NHL Entry Draft in Ottawa, Ontario. The Blue Jackets picked sixth in odd rounds, 25th in even rounds.

Round	#	Player	Nationality	NHL Team	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1	6	Gilbert Brule (C)	Canada	Columbus Blue Jackets	Vancouver Giants (WHL)
2	55	Adam McQuaid (D)	Canada	Columbus Blue Jackets	Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
3	67	Kris Russell (D)	Canada	Columbus Blue Jackets	Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)
4	101	Jared Boll (RW)	United States	Columbus Blue Jackets (from Toronto Maple Leafs)	Lincoln Stars (USHL)
5	131	Tomas Popperle (G)	Czech Republic	Columbus Blue Jackets	Sparta Prague (Czech Republic)
6	177	Derek Reinhart (D)	Canada	Columbus Blue Jackets (from Phoenix)	Regina Pats (WHL)
6	189	Kirill Starkov (LW)	Russia/ Denmark*	Columbus Blue Jackets	Frolunda HC Jr. (Sweden Jr.)
7	201	Trevor Hendrikx (D)	Canada	Columbus Blue Jackets	Peterborough Petes (OHL)

* Kirill Starkov became a Danish citizen in the summer of 2006.^[4]

Farm teams

Syracuse Crunch

The Syracuse Crunch are the Blue Jackets American Hockey League affiliate for the sixth season.

Dayton Bombers

The Dayton Bombers of the ECHL are also entering their sixth season as an affiliate of the Blue Jackets.

References

Player stats: Columbus Blue Jackets - News - Columbus Hockey History on bluejackets.nhl.com
Game log: Columbus Blue Jackets game log on espn.com
Team standings: Columbus Blue Jackets - News - Columbus Hockey History on bluejackets.nhl.com
Free agent signings: 2005 NHL Free Agents on proicehockey.about.com

↑ Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2009). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2010. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 162.
↑ "2005–2006 Standings by Conference". National Hockey League. Retrieved March 26, 2012.
↑ Blue Jackets History - 2005 Events, bluejackets.nhl.com, accessed September 12, 2007
↑ 2005–06 – L 226 (som vedtaget): Forslag til lov om indfødsrets meddelelse

2005–06 Columbus Blue Jackets Roster

Goaltenders:

30 – Denis • 31 – Leclaire • 35 – Prusek

Defensemen

4 – Berard • 5 – Pushor • 6 – Hainsey • 15 – Westcott • 21 – Suchy • 47 – Johnson • 51 – Delmore • 52 – Foote • 55 – Tollefsen • 97 – Klesla

Forwards

9 – Vyborny • 10 – Letowski • 13 – Zherdev • 17 – Brule • 18 – Platt • 19 – Picard • 20 – Rupp • 24 – Severson • 25 – Chimera • 27 – Malhotra • 37 – Motzko • 38 – Hrdina • 39 – Goertzen • 40 – Balastik • 41 – Simon • 42 – Hartigan • 44 – Sarno • 45 – Shelley • 49 – Fritsche • 50 – Lindstrom • 61 – Nash • 91 – Fedorov

General Manager: Doug MacLean • Coach: Gerard Gallant

Columbus Blue Jackets

Founded in 2000 Based in Columbus, Ohio

Franchise	Team General managers Coaches Players Captains Draft picks Seasons Current season

History	Expansion Draft Records Award winners

Personnel	Owner John P. McConnell General manager Jarmo Kekalainen Head coach John Tortorella Team captain Nick Foligno Current roster

Arena	Nationwide Arena

Affiliates	AHL Lake Erie Monsters ECHL Kalamazoo Wings

General managers	MacLean Clark Howson Kekalainen

Head coaches	King MacLean Gallant Agnew Hitchcock Noel Arniel Richards

Media	Radio: WBNS-FM Blue Jackets Radio Network TV: Fox Sports Ohio

Culture/Lore	Stinger

Columbus Blue Jackets seasons

2000s	2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10

2010s	2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15

2005–06 NHL season

Atlantic	New Jersey NY Islanders NY Rangers Philadelphia Pittsburgh

Northeast	Boston Buffalo Montreal Ottawa Toronto

Southeast	Atlanta Carolina Florida Tampa Bay Washington

Central	Chicago Columbus Detroit Nashville St. Louis

Northwest	Calgary Colorado Edmonton Minnesota Vancouver

Pacific	Anaheim Dallas Los Angeles Phoenix San Jose

See also	West Coast Express Draft Stanley Cup Playoffs Stanley Cup Finals Transactions

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