Columbus has had only a handful of seasons worth arguing over, which makes each one personal: breakthrough springs, record-setting winters and a year that ended two points short.
12019–20 Blue JacketsThe 2019–20 team went 33-22-15 in a season cut short by the pandemic, beat Toronto in the bubble qualifying round, and lost to Tampa Bay in a first-round series that opened with a five-overtime game.1000pts- 22017–18 Blue JacketsThe 2017–18 team went 45-30-7 for 97 points and reached the playoffs, where Washington came back to win the first-round series in six games after Columbus took the first two in overtime.733pts
32008–09 Blue JacketsKen Hitchcock's 2008–09 team went 41-31-10 for 92 points and reached the playoffs for the first time in franchise history, with rookie goalie Steve Mason winning the Calder Trophy.599pts
42024–25 Blue JacketsPlaying the season after the death of Johnny Gaudreau, the 2024–25 team finished 40-33-9 with 89 points, two points short of a playoff spot, as Zach Werenski became a Norris Trophy finalist.0pts
52013–14 Blue JacketsThe 2013–14 club finished 43-32-7 with 93 points and won the franchise's first playoff games before falling to Pittsburgh in six games in the first round.0pts
62016–17 Blue JacketsThe 2016–17 team set franchise records with 50 wins and 108 points, put together a 16-game winning streak, and saw Sergei Bobrovsky win the Vezina Trophy and John Tortorella the Jack Adams Award.0pts
72018–19 Blue JacketsAfter going all-in at the trade deadline, the 2018–19 team swept the 62-win Tampa Bay Lightning for the franchise's first playoff series win, then lost to Boston in six games in the second round.0pts
Photo credits
- 2019–20 Blue Jackets — Pens Through My Lens, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2008–09 Blue Jackets — PicktownGolfer, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 2024–25 Blue Jackets — Jenn G from Seattle, WA, CC BY-SA 2.0
- 2013–14 Blue Jackets — [1] from New York, NY, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0
- 2016–17 Blue Jackets — Leech44, CC BY 3.0
- 2018–19 Blue Jackets — Leech44, CC BY 3.0
