Before today, we knew a few things about the schedule.
There will be seven preseason games.
There will be 82 regular season games – 41 at Nationwide Arena, and 41 on the road.
The Blue Jackets play their home opener on Friday, Oct. 4 against the Toronto Maple Leafs.
And now, we know the rest of it. The NHL and its member clubs announced the full 2019-20 regular season schedule on Tuesday afternoon, allowing us all to prematurely analyze it and determine if it's a difficult or relatively friendly schedule.
IT'S HERE! IT'S HERE!
— Columbus Blue Jackets (@BlueJacketsNHL) June 25, 2019
The 2019-20 regular season schedule https://t.co/2Mr1cmBTvg#CBJ pic.twitter.com/Dmn1Wo1T5h
Per the club, here's some of the noteworthy games to keep an eye out for:
- Oct. 30 vs. Edmonton: Lone visit by three-time NHL First Team All-Star Connor McDavid and the Oilers
- Nov. 5 vs. Vegas: Lone visit to Columbus by the Golden Knights
- Nov. 15 vs. St. Louis: Lone appearance at Nationwide Arena of the 2019 Stanley Cup champions
- Nov. 29 and Mar. 12 vs. Pittsburgh: Sidney Crosby and 2016 and 2017 Stanley Cup champions
- Dec. 5 and Feb. 14 vs. NY Rangers: Former CBJ President of Hockey Ops John Davidson and Metropolitan rivals visit
- Dec. 16 and Mar. 19 vs. Washington: Alex Ovechkin and 2018 Stanley Cup champions
- Dec. 29 vs. Chicago: Lone visit by Patrick Kane, Jonathan Toews and the 2010, '13, '15 Stanley Cup champions
- Dec. 31 vs. Florida: Celebrate New Year's Eve
- Jan. 14 vs. Boston: Lone home game vs. 2019 Eastern Conference champions and rematch of 2019 2nd round opponents
- Feb. 10 and Apr. 2 vs. Tampa Bay: NHL MVP Nikita Kucherov and Lightning visit in rematch of 2019 1st round playoff series
The link to the full schedule from the team can be found here.
