FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: JUNE 22, 2017 COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS ANNOUNCE 2017-18 REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE Club opens 17th NHL season at Nationwide Arena on Friday, October 6 vs. the New York Islanders COLUMBUS, OHIO — The Columbus Blue Jackets and National Hockey League announced today a 2017-18 regular season schedule in which the club will play 82 games, including 41 home dates at Nationwide Arena. The Blue Jackets will kick off their 17th NHL season on Friday, October 6 against the New York Islanders with faceoff slated for 7 p.m. ET at Nationwide Arena. The Blue Jackets’ announcement of the club’s 2017-18 schedule is presented by Mike’s Hard Lemonade. This season’s schedule will see the Blue Jackets play every team in the NHL at least once at home and once on the road, including games against the NHL’s 31st team, the expansion Vegas Golden Knights. Columbus will play Metropolitan Division teams a total of 28 times, including 14 games at Nationwide Arena. The Carolina Hurricanes, New Jersey Devils, Islanders, New York Rangers, Philadelphia Flyers, Pittsburgh Penguins and Washington Capitals will each visit Nationwide Arena twice. The Blue Jackets will face members of the Eastern Conference’s Atlantic Division 24 times, including 12 at home. The club will play two home games each against the Detroit Red Wings, Florida Panthers, Ottawa Senators and Tampa Bay Lightning, while hosting the Boston Bruins, Buffalo Sabres, Montreal Canadiens and Toronto Maple Leafs one time each. Overall, the Blue Jackets will play their 82 games over 184 days with 47 games slated for Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, including six Thursday home games, 11 Friday home contests and seven Saturday home games at Nationwide Arena. Columbus will also play 17 times on Tuesday nights, including eight times at home. March is the club’s busiest month with 16 contests, followed by December with 15 games. Columbus hosts a season-long four-game homestand from October 19- 27 and March 6-12. The club will have a mandated five-day break from January 13-17 and the All-Star break is slated for January 26-29. In addition to Opening Night vs. the Islanders, highlights of the 2017-18 home schedule include: Oct. 13 and Nov. 17 vs. NY Rangers (Rick Nash, Henrik Lundqvist and Metropolitan Division rivals) Nov. 7 vs. Nashville Predators (lone visit by reigning Western Conference champions and former Central Division rivals) Feb. 6 and Feb. 26 vs. Washington Capitals (Alex Ovechkin and back-to-back reigning Presidents’ Trophy winners) Feb. 18 and Apr. 5 vs. Pittsburgh Penguins (Sidney Crosby and back-to-back reigning Stanley Cup champions) Feb. 24 vs. Chicago Blackhawks (lone visit by former Central Division rival; 2010, 2013 and 2015 Stanley Cup champions) Dec. 31 vs. Tampa Bay Lightning (New Year’s Eve) Mar. 6 vs. Vegas Golden Knights (debut visit by NHL’s newest franchise) Mar. 9 and Apr. 3 vs. Detroit Red Wings (former Central Division rivals) Mar. 12 vs. Montreal Canadiens (lone visit by 24-time Stanley Cup champions) Full and partial season tickets for the Blue Jackets’ 2017-18 campaign are currently available for purchase. Information on all ticketing options can be obtained by calling (800) NHL-COLS or by visiting BlueJackets.com. - more - 2017-18 COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS SCHEDULE 2017 PRESEASON SCHEDULE (All Times ET) Date Day Opponent Time Date Day Opponent Time Sept. 19 Tue. CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS 7 p.m. Dec. 23 Sat. PHILADELPHIA FLYERS 7 p.m. Sept. 20 Wed. at St. Louis Blues 8 p.m. Dec. 27 Wed. at Pittsburgh Penguins 7 p.m. Sept. 22 Fri. PITTSBURGH PENGUINS 7 p.m. Dec. 29 Fri. at Ottawa Senators 7:30 p.m. Sept. 23 Sat. at Chicago Blackhawks 8:30 p.m. Dec. 31 Sun. TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING 6 p.m. Sept. 24 Sun. NASHVILLE PREDATORS 3 p.m. Sept. 26 Tue. ST. LOUIS BLUES 7 p.m. Jan. 2 Tue. at Dallas Stars 8:30 p.m. Sept. 28 Thu. at Nashville Predators 8 p.m. Jan. 4 Thu. at Colorado Avalanche 9 p.m. Sept. 30 Sat. at Pittsburgh Penguins 3 p.m. Jan. 7 Sun. FLORIDA PANTHERS 5 p.m. Jan. 8 Mon. at Toronto Maple Leafs 7 p.m. Jan. 11 Thu. at Buffalo Sabres 7 p.m. 2017-18 REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE (All Times ET) Jan. 12 Fri. VANCOUVER CANUCKS 7 p.m. Date Day Opponent Time Jan. 18 Thu. DALLAS STARS 7 p.m. Oct. 6 Fri. NEW YORK ISLANDERS 7 p.m. Jan. 23 Tue. at Vegas Golden Knights 10 p.m. Oct. 7 Sat. at Chicago Blackhawks 8:30 p.m. Jan. 25 Thu. at Arizona Coyotes 9 p.m. Oct. 10 Tue. at Carolina Hurricanes 7 p.m. Jan. 30 Tue. MINNESOTA WILD 7 p.m. Oct. 13 Fri. NEW YORK RANGERS 7 p.m. Oct. 14 Sat. at Minnesota Wild 8 p.m. Feb. 2 Fri. SAN JOSE SHARKS 7 p.m. Oct. 17 Tue. at Winnipeg Jets 8 p.m. Feb. 3 Sat. at New York Islanders 7 p.m. Oct. 19 Thu. TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING 7 p.m. Feb. 6 Tue. WASHINGTON CAPITALS 7 p.m. Oct. 21 Sat. LOS ANGELES KINGS 7 p.m. Feb. 9 Fri. at Washington Capitals 7 p.m. Oct. 25 Wed. BUFFALO SABRES 8 p.m. Feb. 10 Sat. NEW JERSEY DEVILS 7 p.m. Oct. 27 Fri. WINNIPEG JETS 7 p.m. Feb. 13 Tue. at New York Islanders 7 p.m. Oct. 28 Sat. at St. Louis Blues 8 p.m. Feb. 14 Wed. at Toronto Maple Leafs 7 p.m. Oct. 30 Mon. BOSTON BRUINS 7 p.m. Feb. 16 Fri. PHILADELPHIA FLYERS 7 p.m. Feb. 18 Sun. PITTSBURGH PENGUINS 6 p.m. Nov. 2 Thu. at Florida Panthers 7:30 p.m. Feb. 20 Tue. at New Jersey Devils 7 p.m. Nov. 4 Sat. at Tampa Bay Lightning 7 p.m. Feb. 22 Thu. at Philadelphia Flyers 7 p.m. Nov. 6 Mon. at New York Rangers 7 p.m. Feb. 24 Sat. CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS 7 p.m. Nov. 7 Tue. NASHVILLE PREDATORS 7 p.m. Feb. 26 Mon. WASHINGTON CAPITALS 7 p.m. Nov. 10 Fri. CAROLINA HURRICANES 7 p.m. Nov. 11 Sat. at Detroit Red Wings 7 p.m. Mar. 1 Thu. at Los Angeles Kings 10:30 p.m. Nov. 14 Tue. at Montreal Canadiens 7:30 p.m. Mar. 2 Fri. at Anaheim Ducks 10 p.m. Nov. 17 Fri. NEW YORK RANGERS 7 p.m. Mar. 4 Sun. at San Jose Sharks 9 p.m. Nov. 20 Mon. at Buffalo Sabres 7 p.m. Mar. 6 Tue. VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS 7 p.m. Nov. 22 Wed. CALGARY FLAMES 7 p.m. Mar. 8 Thu. COLORADO AVALANCHE 7 p.m. Nov. 24 Fri. OTTAWA SENATORS 7 p.m. Mar. 9 Fri. DETROIT RED WINGS 7 p.m. Nov. 27 Mon. at Montreal Canadiens 7:30 p.m. Mar. 12 Mon. MONTREAL CANADIENS 7 p.m. Nov. 28 Tue. CAROLINA HURRICANES 7 p.m. Mar. 15 Thu. at Philadelphia Flyers 7 p.m. Mar. 17 Sat. OTTAWA SENATORS 7 p.m. Dec. 1 Fri. ANAHEIM DUCKS 7 p.m. Mar. 19 Mon. at Boston Bruins 7 p.m. Dec. 2 Sat. at Washington Capitals 7 p.m. Mar. 20 Tue. at New York Rangers 7 p.m. Dec. 5 Tue. NEW JERSEY DEVILS 7 p.m. Mar. 22 Thu. FLORIDA PANTHERS 7 p.m. Dec. 8 Fri. at New Jersey Devils 7 p.m. Mar. 24 Sat. ST. LOUIS BLUES 7 p.m. Dec. 9 Sat. ARIZONA COYOTES 7 p.m. Mar. 27 Tue. at Edmonton Oilers 9 p.m. Dec. 12 Tue. EDMONTON OILERS 7 p.m. Mar. 29 Thu. at Calgary Flames 9 p.m. Dec. 14 Thu. NEW YORK ISLANDERS 7 p.m. Mar. 31 Sat. at Vancouver Canucks 4 p.m. Dec. 16 Sat. at Carolina Hurricanes 8 p.m. Dec. 18 Mon. at Boston Bruins 7 p.m. Apr. 3 Tue. DETROIT RED WINGS 7 p.m. Dec. 20 Wed. TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS 7:30 p.m. Apr. 5 Thu. PITTSBURGH PENGUINS 7 p.m. Dec. 21 Thu. at Pittsburgh Penguins 7 p.m. Apr. 7 Sat. at Nashville Predators 8 p.m. - more - SCHEDULE BY OPPONENT Eastern Conference, Metropolitan Div. (14 Home/14 Away) Eastern Conference, Atlantic Div. (12 Home/12 Away) Carolina (2H/2A) Oct. 10, Nov. 10, Nov. 28, Dec. 16 Boston (1H/2A) Oct. 30, Dec. 18, Mar. 19 New Jersey (2H/2A) Dec. 5, Dec. 8, Feb. 10, Feb. 20 Buffalo (1H/2A) Oct. 25, Nov. 20, Jan. 11 NY Islanders (2H/2A) Oct. 6, Dec. 14, Feb. 3, Feb. 13 Detroit (2H/1A) Nov. 11, Mar. 9, Apr. 3 NY Rangers (2H/2A) Oct. 13, Nov. 6, Nov. 17, Mar. 20 Florida (2H/1A) Nov. 2, Jan. 7, Mar. 22 Philadelphia (2H/2A) Dec. 23, Feb. 16, Feb. 22, Mar. 15 Montreal (1H/2A) Nov. 14, Nov. 27, Mar. 12 Pittsburgh (2H/2A) Dec. 21, Dec. 27, Feb. 18, Apr. 5 Ottawa (2H/1A) Nov. 24, Dec. 29, Mar. 17 Washington (2H/2A) Dec. 2, Feb. 6, Feb. 9, Feb. 26 Tampa Bay (2H/1A) Oct. 19, Nov. 4, Dec. 31 Toronto (1H/2A) Dec. 20, Jan. 8, Feb. 14 Western Conference, Pacific Div. (8 Home/8 Away) Western Conference, Central Div. (7 Home/7 Away) Arizona (1H/1A) Dec. 9, Jan. 25 Chicago (1H/1A) Oct. 7, Feb. 24 Anaheim (1H/1A) Dec. 1, Mar. 2 Colorado (1H/1A) Jan. 4, Mar. 8 Calgary (1H/1A) Nov.