List of Columbus Blue Jackets seasons

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This is a list of seasons completed by the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League. This list documents the records and playoff results for all seasons the Blue Jackets have completed in the NHL since their inception in 2000.

Year by year

Stanley Cup Champions

Conference Champions

Division Champions

Playoff berth

President's Trophy

Note: GP = Games played, OTL = Overtime Losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against

Season	Team	League	Conference	Finish	Division	Finish	GP	Wins	Losses	Ties	OTL	Points	GF	GA	Playoff Results
2000–01	2000–01	NHL	Western	13th	Central	5th	82	28	39	9	6	71	190	233	Did not qualify
2001–02	2001–02	NHL	Western	15th	Central	5th	82	22	47	8	5	57	164	255	Did not qualify
2002–03	2002–03	NHL	Western	15th	Central	5th	82	29	42	8	3	69	213	263	Did not qualify
2003–04	2003–04	NHL	Western	14th	Central	4th	82	25	45	8	4	62	177	238	Did not qualify
2004–05^[b]	2004–05	Season not played due to lockout
2005–06	2005–06	NHL	Western	13th	Central	3rd	82	35	43	—	4	74	223	279	Did not qualify
2006–07	2006–07	NHL	Western	11th	Central	4th	82	33	42	—	7	73	201	249	Did not qualify
2007–08	2007–08	NHL	Western	13th	Central	4th	82	34	36	—	12	80	193	218	Did not qualify
2008–09	2008–09	NHL	Western	7th	Central	4th	82	41	31	—	10	92	226	230	Lost Conference Quarterfinals (Red Wings) 4–0[1]
2009–10	2009–10	NHL	Western	14th	Central	5th	82	32	35	—	15	79	216	259	Did not qualify
2010–11	2010–11	NHL	Western	13th	Central	5th	82	34	35	—	13	81	215	258	Did not qualify
2011–12	2011–12	NHL	Western	15th	Central	5th	82	29	46	—	7	65	202	262	Did not qualify
2012–13^[c]	2012–13	NHL	Western	9th	Central	4th	48	24	17		7	55	120	119	Did not qualify
2013–14	2013–14^[d]	NHL	Eastern	7th	Metropolitan	4th	82	43	32	—	7	93	231	216	Lost First Round (Penguins) 4–2[2]
2014–15	2014–15	NHL	Eastern	11th	Metropolitan	5th	82	42	35	—	5	89	236	250	Did not qualify
2015–16	2015–16	NHL	Eastern	15th	Metropolitan	8th	82	34	40	—	8	76	219	252	Did not qualify
Regular Season Record							1,032	409	490	33	100	951	2,571	3,079
Postseason Record							10	2	8	Postseason Series Record: 0–2

Notes

• ^ a: As of the 2005–06 NHL season, all games will have a winner; the OTL column includes SOL (Shootout losses).^[3]
• ^ b: The season was cancelled because of the 2004–05 NHL lockout.^[4]
• ^ c: The season was shortened to 48 games because of the 2012–13 NHL lockout.^[5]
• ^ d: The NHL realigned prior to the 2013–14 season. The Blue Jackets were placed in the Metropolitan Division of the Eastern Conference.^[6]

References

1. "2009 NHL Playoff Summary". Hockey-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2010-04-11.
2. "2013 NHL Playoff Summary". Hockey-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
3. "Shootouts are fan-friendly". The Washington Times. October 19, 2005. Retrieved 2010-04-14.
4. "Lockout over salary cap shuts down NHL". Associated Press. ESPN. February 16, 2005. Retrieved May 24, 2013.
5. "NHL lockout ends, training camps set to open". Yahoo! News. January 12, 2013. Retrieved May 23, 2013.
6. "NHL slate, division names revealed". ESPN.com news services. ESPN. 2013-07-20. Retrieved 2013-07-21.