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Columbus Blue Jackets

2015–16·34–40–8·76 points·8th in the Metropolitan, 15th in the Eastern

Points
76#27
Goal differential
−35#26
xGF% (5v5, adj.)
51.5%#10
Power play
17.3%#21
Penalty kill
81.0%#19
GSAx
−4.0#20

Splits

Home and away, month by month, and against each part of the league.

Home4118–17–6420.5111512655.2%
Away4116–23–2340.419812247.7%
October122–10–040.17254650.5%
November138–5–0160.62353052.0%
December144–7–3110.39374652.6%
January125–5–2120.50343952.3%
February137–3–3170.65313152.9%
March134–9–080.31304550.0%
April54–1–080.80211153.0%
Division rivals3011–16–3250.42709053.2%
Rest of conference249–11–4220.46606852.2%
Other conference2814–13–1290.52839050.1%
NJD54–1–080.8018853.0%
PHI43–1–060.7581150.1%
TOR32–1–040.6711847.9%
COL22–0–041.006457.3%
PIT42–2–040.5081050.1%
ARI22–0–041.0012750.3%
MTL32–1–040.6711652.8%
BOS31–0–240.679852.3%
LAK21–0–130.755556.8%
FLA31–1–130.506742.9%

On the road

59,696 km of travel between arenas over the season, drawn leg by leg.

2015-10-10: to New York, 768 km (L)2015-10-12: to Buffalo, 468 km (L)2015-10-14: to Columbus, 472 km (L)2015-10-17: to Chicago, 446 km (L)2015-10-20: to Columbus, 446 km (L)2015-10-22: to St. Paul, 995 km (L)2015-10-24: to Denver, 1,135 km (W)2015-10-27: to Newark, 2,606 km (W)2015-10-30: to Washington, 318 km (L)2015-10-31: to Columbus, 528 km (L)2015-11-03: to San Jose, 3,364 km (W)2015-11-05: to Los Angeles, 491 km (W)2015-11-06: to Anaheim, 45 km (L)2015-11-10: to Columbus, 3,155 km (L)2015-11-13: to Pittsburgh, 261 km (W)2015-11-14: to Columbus, 261 km (W)2015-11-19: to Ottawa, 828 km (L)2015-11-20: to Columbus, 828 km (W)2015-11-25: to Newark, 753 km (W)2015-11-27: to Columbus, 753 km (OTW)2015-11-28: to St. Louis, 637 km (L)2015-12-01: to Montreal, 1,567 km (L)2015-12-04: to Columbus, 985 km (SOL)2015-12-05: to Philadelphia, 668 km (W)2015-12-08: to Columbus, 668 km (OTL)2015-12-10: to Winnipeg, 1,562 km (L)2015-12-12: to Columbus, 1,562 km (OTL)2015-12-15: to Dallas, 1,469 km (L)2015-12-17: to Glendale, 1,439 km (W)2015-12-19: to Columbus, 2,689 km (SOW)2015-12-21: to Pittsburgh, 261 km (L)2015-12-26: to Tampa, 1,408 km (L)2015-12-27: to Sunrise, 289 km (L)2015-12-29: to Columbus, 1,556 km (W)2016-01-08: to Raleigh, 596 km (L)2016-01-09: to Columbus, 596 km (OTL)2016-01-12: to Brooklyn, 769 km (L)2016-01-13: to Toronto, 554 km (W)2016-01-16: to Columbus, 507 km (W)2016-01-23: to Boston, 1,034 km (SOL)2016-01-25: to Columbus, 1,034 km (W)2016-01-26: to Montreal, 985 km (W)2016-02-02: to Edmonton, 2,971 km (L)2016-02-04: to Vancouver, 821 km (SOW)2016-02-05: to Calgary, 674 km (W)2016-02-09: to Columbus, 2,687 km (SOL)2016-02-22: to Boston, 1,034 km (W)2016-02-23: to Detroit, 985 km (SOL)2016-02-25: to Columbus, 262 km (W)2016-02-29: to New York, 768 km (L)2016-03-04: to Columbus, 768 km (W)2016-03-05: to Philadelphia, 668 km (L)2016-03-08: to Columbus, 668 km (W)2016-03-20: to Newark, 753 km (L)2016-03-22: to Columbus, 753 km (SOW)2016-03-26: to Nashville, 537 km (L)2016-03-28: to Washington, 912 km (L)2016-03-31: to Brooklyn, 327 km (L)2016-04-02: to Raleigh, 683 km (W)2016-04-04: to Columbus, 596 km (L)2016-04-06: to Toronto, 507 km (W)2016-04-08: to Buffalo, 95 km (W)2016-04-09: to Columbus, 472 km (OTW)ColumbusNew YorkBuffaloChicagoSt. PaulDenverNewarkWashingtonSan JoseLos AngelesAnaheimPittsburghOttawaSt. LouisMontrealPhiladelphiaWinnipegDallasGlendaleTampaSunriseRaleighBrooklynTorontoBostonEdmontonVancouverCalgaryDetroitNashville
Leg ending in a win Overtime or shootout loss Regulation loss Home arena

Rest

Does a day off help? Back-to-backs are the second game on consecutive nights.

Rest days

Points percentage and 5-on-5 expected-goals share by days since the previous game. The count in grey is how many of those games came against a better-rested opponent.

Points %xGF% (5v5)
Back-to-back
18 GP · 7–9–2 · 13 vs fresher opponent
44.4%
47.9%
1 day
35 GP · 17–16–2 · 10 vs fresher opponent
51.4%
53.3%
2 days
21 GP · 8–10–3 · 0 vs fresher opponent
45.2%
52.3%
3+ days
7 GP · 2–4–1 · 1 vs fresher opponent
35.7%
50.9%

Pulling the goalie

50 times this season the Blue Jackets were trailing late and sent out an extra attacker. Earlier pulls are bolder. The dark tick is the league median for each deficit.

0:001:002:003:004:005:006:00Down 1Down 2+time left when the goalie came off →
Scored with the extra attacker Conceded an empty-net goal Neither League median

Close and late

Does the team raise its game when it counts?

When it matters

The Blue Jackets in all situations against the close-and-late state: the third period or overtime, tied or within a goal.

All situationsClose and late
Expected goals share
50.1%
49.1%
Goals share
46.2%
43.6%
Shooting %
8.9%
9.4%
Save %
.909
.902