2024–25 Columbus Blue Jackets season

The 2024–25 Columbus Blue Jackets season will be the 25th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 25, 1997.

2024–25 Columbus Blue Jackets
Division	Metropolitan
Conference	Eastern
Team information
General manager	Don Waddell
Coach	Dean Evason
Captain	Boone Jenner
Alternate captains	Erik Gudbranson Sean Kuraly Zach Werenski
Arena	Nationwide Arena
Minor league affiliate(s)	Cleveland Monsters (AHL)

Schedule and results

Preseason

The Columbus Blue Jackets preseason schedule was released on June 21, 2024.

2024 preseason game log: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Recap
1	September 23	Columbus		Buffalo
2	September 25	St. Louis		Columbus
3	September 27	Columbus		Washington
4	September 28	Buffalo		Columbus
5	September 30	Washington		Columbus
6	October 1	Columbus		St. Louis
7	October 3	Pittsburgh		Columbus
8	October 4	Columbus		Pittsburgh

Regular season

The Columbus Blue Jackets regular season schedule was released on July 2, 2024.

2024–25 game log
October: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 October 10 Columbus – Minnesota 2 October 12 Columbus – Colorado 3 October 15 Florida – Columbus 4 October 17 Buffalo – Columbus 5 October 19 Minnesota – Columbus 6 October 22 Toronto – Columbus 7 October 26 Columbus – Nashville 8 October 28 Edmonton – Columbus 9 October 30 NY Islanders – Columbus
November: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 10 November 1 Winnipeg – Columbus 11 November 2 Columbus – Washington 12 November 5 Columbus – San Jose 13 November 9 Columbus – Los Angeles 14 November 10 Columbus – Anaheim 15 November 12 Columbus – Seattle 16 November 15 Pittsburgh – Columbus 17 November 16 Columbus – Montreal 18 November 18 Columbus – Boston 19 November 21 Tampa Bay – Columbus 20 November 23 Carolina – Columbus 21 November 27 Montreal – Columbus 22 November 29 Calgary – Columbus
December: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 23 December 1 Columbus – Chicago 24 December 3 Columbus – Calgary 25 December 5 Columbus – Edmonton 26 December 6 Columbus – Vancouver 27 December 8 Columbus – Winnipeg 28 December 10 Philadelphia – Columbus 29 December 12 Washington – Columbus 30 December 14 Anaheim – Columbus 31 December 15 Columbus – Carolina 32 December 17 Columbus – Tampa Bay 33 December 19 New Jersey – Columbus 34 December 21 Columbus – Philadelphia 35 December 23 Montreal – Columbus 36 December 27 Boston – Columbus 37 December 28 Columbus – Boston 38 December 31 Carolina – Columbus
January: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 39 January 2 Detroit – Columbus 40 January 4 St. Louis – Columbus 41 January 7 Columbus – Pittsburgh 42 January 9 Seattle – Columbus 43 January 11 Columbus – St. Louis 44 January 14 Philadelphia – Columbus 45 January 16 San Jose – Columbus 46 January 18 Columbus – NY Rangers 47 January 20 Columbus – NY Islanders 48 January 22 Columbus – Toronto 49 January 23 Columbus – Carolina 50 January 25 Los Angeles – Columbus 51 January 30 Columbus – Vegas 52 January 31 Columbus – Utah
February: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 53 February 2 Columbus – Dallas 54 February 4 Columbus – Buffalo 55 February 6 Utah – Columbus 56 February 8 NY Rangers – Columbus 57 February 22 Chicago – Columbus 58 February 25 Dallas – Columbus 59 February 27 Columbus – Detroit
March: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 60 March 1 Detroit – Columbus 61 March 4 Columbus – Tampa Bay 62 March 6 Columbus – Florida 63 March 9 Columbus – NY Rangers 64 March 11 Columbus – New Jersey 65 March 13 Vegas – Columbus 66 March 15 NY Rangers – Columbus 67 March 17 New Jersey – Columbus 68 March 20 Florida – Columbus 69 March 21 Columbus – Pittsburgh 70 March 24 Columbus – NY Islanders 71 March 28 Vancouver – Columbus 72 March 29 Columbus – Ottawa
April: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 73 April 1 Nashville – Columbus 74 April 3 Colorado – Columbus 75 April 5 Columbus – Toronto 76 April 6 Columbus – Ottawa 77 April 8 Ottawa – Columbus 78 April 10 Buffalo – Columbus 79 April 12 Washington – Columbus 80 April 13 Columbus – Washington 81 April 15 Columbus – Philadelphia 82 April 17 NY Islanders – Columbus
Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Roster

Updated July 28, 2024

No.	Nat	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
45		Gavin Brindley	RW	R	19	2023	Estero, Florida
59		Yegor Chinakhov	RW	L	23	2020	Omsk, Russia
17		Justin Danforth	RW	R	31	2021	Oshawa, Ontario
19		Adam Fantilli	C	L	19	2023	Nobleton, Ontario
–		Dylan Gambrell	C	R	27	2024	Bonney Lake, Washington
13		Johnny Gaudreau	LW	L	30	2022	Salem, New Jersey
44		Erik Gudbranson (A)	D	R	32	2022	Ottawa, Ontario
38		Boone Jenner (C)	C	L	31	2011	London, Ontario
3		Jack Johnson	D	L	37	2024	Indianapolis, Indiana
91		Kent Johnson	C	L	21	2021	Port Moody, British Columbia
7		Sean Kuraly (A)	C	L	31	2021	Dublin, Ohio
29		Patrik Laine	RW	R	26	2021	Tampere, Finland
86		Kirill Marchenko	RW	R	24	2018	Barnaul, Russia
90		Elvis Merzlikins	G	L	30	2014	Riga, Latvia
23		Sean Monahan	C	L	29	2024	Brampton, Ontario
24		Mathieu Olivier	RW	R	27	2022	Biloxi, Mississippi
9		Ivan Provorov	D	L	27	2023	Yaroslavl, Russia
78		Damon Severson	D	R	29	2023	Brandon, Manitoba
4		Cole Sillinger (RFA)	C	L	21	2021	Columbus, Ohio
40		Daniil Tarasov	G	L	25	2017	Novokuznetsk, Russia
10		Dmitri Voronkov	C	L	23	2019	Angarsk, Russia
8		Zach Werenski (A)	D	L	27	2015	Grosse Pointe, Michigan

Transactions

The Blue Jackets have been involved in the following transactions during the 2024–25 season.

Key

 †  Contract is entry-level.
 ‡  Contract initially takes effect in the 2025–26 season.

Trades

Date	Details		Ref
June 28, 2024 (2024-06-28)	To St. Louis Blues Alexandre Texier	To Columbus Blue Jackets 4th-round pick in 2025

Players acquired

Date	Player	Former team	Term	Via	Ref

Players lost

Date	Player	New team	Term	Via	Ref

Signings

Date	Player	Term	Ref

Draft picks

See also: List of Columbus Blue Jackets draft picks

Below are the Columbus Blue Jackets' selections at the 2024 NHL entry draft, which was held on June 28 to 29, 2024, at Sphere in Paradise, Nevada.

Round	#	Player	Pos.	Nationality	Team (League)
1	4	Cayden Lindstrom	C	Canada	Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)
2	36	Charlie Elick	D	Canada	Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
3	60	Evan Gardner	G	Canada	Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
	86	Luca Marrelli	D	Canada	Oshawa Generals (OHL)
4	101	Tanner Henricks	D	United States	Lincoln Stars (USHL)
6	165	Luke Ashton	D	Canada	Langley Rivermen (BCHL)