The 2013–14

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was the 14th season for the

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franchise that was established on June 25, 1997. Before the season, the team was moved into the Eastern Conference as a member of the

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. As a result of their move to the Metropolitan Division, the Blue Jackets became the fourth "Big 4" sports league team from Ohio to share a division with a

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from

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. The others are the Cincinnati Bengals and

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of the

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and the Cincinnati Reds of

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- Ohio teams and Pittsburgh teams have generally been rivals over the years. The Blue Jackets also qualified for the playoffs, making it for the second time in their franchise's history.

Standings

Schedule and results

Pre-season

Regular season

Playoffs

The Columbus Blue Jackets entered the playoffs as the Eastern Conference's first wild card. They faced the

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in the first round. This marked the second time the Blue Jackets qualified for the playoffs, and given that they were swept out of the playoffs by the Detroit Red Wings in 2009, their victory in game 2 was the franchise's first playoff win.

Player stats

Final stats ;Skaters ;Goaltenders ^†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Blue Jackets. Stats reflect time with the Blue Jackets only.
^‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Blue Jackets only.
Bold/italics denotes franchise record.

Transactions

The Blue Jackets have been involved in the following transactions during the 2013–14 season.

Trades

Free agents acquired

Free agents lost

Claimed via waivers

Lost via waivers

Lost via retirement

Player signings

Draft picks

Columbus Blue Jackets' picks at the

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, which was held in

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' first-round pick went to the Columbus Blue Jackets as a result of a July 23, 2012, trade that sent

Rick Nash Richard McLaren Nash (born June 16, 1984) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who serves as the director of player development for the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League (NHL). After being selected first overal ...

, Steven Delisle and a 2013 conditional third-round pick to the Rangers in exchange for

Artem Anisimov Artem Alekseevich Anisimov (russian: Артём Алексеевич Анисимов; born 24 May 1988) is a Russian professional ice hockey centre who currently plays for the Lehigh Valley Phantoms of the American Hockey League (AHL). Anisim ...

Brandon Dubinsky Brandon Grae Dubinsky (born April 29, 1986) is an American former professional ice hockey player. He previously played for the New York Rangers and Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League (NHL). Dubinsky was drafted 60th overall in the ...

Tim Erixon Tim Carl Erixon (born 24 February 1991) is an American-born Swedish professional ice hockey defenseman who is currently playing with Timrå IK in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). Erixon was selected in the first round—23rd overall—by the Calg ...

and this pick. * The

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' first-round pick went to the Columbus Blue Jackets as a result of a February 23, 2012, trade that sent

Jeff Carter Jeffrey J. Carter (born January 1, 1985) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL). He previously played for the Philadelphia Flyers, Columbus Blue Jackets, and Los Angeles Kings ...

to the Kings in exchange for Jack Johnson and this pick. * The Columbus Blue Jackets' second-round pick went to the

as the result of a trade on June 30, 2013, that sent San Jose's second-round pick in 2013 (50th overall) and a third-round pick in 2013 (89th overall) to Columbus in exchange for this pick. * The

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' second-round pick went to the Columbus Blue Jackets as the result of a trade on June 30, 2013, that sent a second-round pick in 2013 (44th overall) to Pittsburgh in exchange for a third-round pick in 2013 (89th overall) and this pick. Pittsburgh previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 30, 2013, that sent Tyler Kennedy to San Jose in exchange for this pick. * The Columbus Blue Jackets' third-round pick went to the

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as the result of a July 23, 2012, trade that sent

and a 2013 first-round pick to the Blue Jackets in exchange for

, Steven Delisle and this pick. * The

' third-round pick went to the

as the result of a trade on June 30, 2013, that sent a second-round pick in 2013 (44th overall) to Pittsburgh in exchange for San Jose's second-round pick in 2013 (50th overall) and this pick. * The Columbus Blue Jackets' fifth-round pick went to the

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as the result of an April 3, 2013, trade that sent

Blake Comeau Blake Comeau (born February 18, 1986) is a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger currently an unrestricted free agent of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected in the second round, 47th overall, by the New York Islanders at t ...

to the Blue Jackets in exchange for this pick.

Notes

References

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