FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: JULY 2, 2024
COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS ANNOUNCE 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE
Club opens 24
th
NHL campaign at Minnesota Wild on Thursday, October 10 and hosts defending Stanley Cup champion
Florida Panthers in home-opener at Nationwide Arena on Tuesday, October 15
COLUMBUS, OHIO – The Columbus Blue Jackets and National Hockey League announced today a 2024-25 regular season
schedule in which the club will play 82 games, including 40 home dates at Nationwide Arena and one at Ohio Stadium. The
team opens its 24
th
NHL season on Thursday, October 10 against the Minnesota Wild at Xcel Energy Center. The Blue
Jackets kick off the home slate of games with a 7 p.m. ET matchup against the 2024 Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers
on Tuesday, October 15 at Nationwide Arena.
Columbus hosts the Detroit Red Wings in the 2025 Navy Federal Credit Union NHL Stadium Series™ at historic Ohio Stadium,
home of the Ohio State Buckeyes, on Saturday, March 1. Additional details for the 2025 Navy Federal Credit Union NHL
Stadium Series™, including ticketing and broadcast information, and the game’s start time, will be announced when
available. Fans can sign up for news and updates on the 2025 Navy Federal Credit Union NHL Stadium Series™ at
www.BlueJackets.com/outdoor.
The Blue Jackets will play Metropolitan Division teams a total of 26 times, including 13 games at Nationwide Arena. The
Carolina Hurricanes, New Jersey Devils, New York Islanders, New York Rangers, Philadelphia Flyers and Washington Capitals
will each visit Nationwide Arena twice, while the Pittsburgh Penguins will make a lone visit on November 15. The Blue
Jackets will face teams in the Eastern Conference’s Atlantic Division 24 times, including 12 at home. The club will play two
home games each against the Buffalo Sabres, Detroit Red Wings, Florida Panthers and Montreal Canadiens, while hosting
the Boston Bruins, Ottawa Senators, Tampa Bay Lightning and Toronto Maple Leafs one time.
Columbus will play its 82 games over 190 days with 48 games slated for Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, including 13
Thursday, five Friday and 10 Saturday home games. The Blue Jackets also will play eight games on Sunday. December is the
team’s busiest month with 16 contests, while the club will also play 14 games in January. Columbus will host four four-game
homestands: October 15-22 (Florida, Buffalo, Minnesota, Toronto), November 21-29 (Tampa Bay, Carolina, Montreal,
Calgary), February 6-25 (Utah, NY Rangers, Chicago, Dallas) and March 13-20 (Vegas, NY Rangers, New Jersey, Florida). The
team will play five consecutive road games on two occasions: November 2-12 (Washington, San Jose, Los Angeles, Anaheim,
Seattle) and December 1-8 (Chicago, Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver, Winnipeg).
The NHL season will break for the 2025 4 Nations Face-Off from February 12-20. The tournament features Canada, Finland,
Sweden and the United States in a seven-game competition with games held at Bell Centre in Montreal and TD Garden in
Boston.
In addition to the Home Opener vs. the Panthers, highlights of the 2024-25 home schedule include:
Oct. 22 vs. Toronto Maple Leafs (Auston Matthews, Mitch Marner and 13-time Stanley Cup champions)
Oct. 28 vs. Edmonton Oilers (Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl and 2024 Stanley Cup finalists)
Nov. 27 and Dec. 23 vs. Montreal Canadiens (24-time Stanley Cup champions)
Jan. 2 and Mar. 1 vs. Detroit Red Wings (11-time Stanley Cup champions and former Central Division rivals)
Feb. 6 vs. Utah Hockey Club (lone visit from NHL’s newest team)
Feb. 8 and Mar. 15 vs. New York Rangers (Artemi Panarin and Metropolitan Division rivals)
Feb. 22 vs. Chicago Blackhawks (Calder Trophy winner Connor Bedard and former Central Division rival)
Mar. 13 vs. Vegas Golden Knights (2023 Stanley Cup champions)
Fans
can guarantee tickets to the home opener against the Panthers on October 15 by purchasing select season ticket
packages. Full and partial season tickets for the Blue Jackets’ 2024-25 campaign are currently available for purchase.
Information on all ticketing options can be obtained by calling (800) NHL
-C
OLS or by visiting BlueJackets.com/ticketplans
.
For more information on the 2024-25 schedule, visit https:// BlueJackets.com/hockeyisback.
2024-25 COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS SCHEDULE
2024 PRESEASON SCHEDULE (All Times ET)
Date Day Opponent Time
Sept. 23 Mon. at Buffalo Sabres 7 p.m.
Sept. 25 Wed. ST. LOUIS BLUES 7 p.m.
Sept. 27 Fri. at Washington Capitals 7 p.m.
Sept. 28 Sat. BUFFALO SABRES 7 p.m.
Sept. 30 Mon. WASHINGTON CAPITALS 7 p.m.
Oct. 1 Tue. at St. Louis Blues 8 p.m.
Oct. 3 Thu. PITTSBURGH PENGUINS 7 p.m.
Oct. 4 Fri. at Pittsburgh Penguins 7 p.m.
2024-25 REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE (All Times ET)
Date Day Opponent Time
Oct. 10 Thu. at Minnesota Wild 8 p.m.
Oct. 12 Sat. at Colorado Avalanche 9 p.m.
Oct. 15 Tue. FLORIDA PANTHERS 7 p.m.
Oct. 17 Thu. BUFFALO SABRES 7 p.m.
Oct. 19 Sat. MINNESOTA WILD 7 p.m.
Oct. 22 Tue. TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS 7:30 p.m.
Oct. 26 Sat. at Nashville Predators 8 p.m.
Oct. 28 Mon. EDMONTON OILERS 7 p.m.
Oct. 30 Wed. NEW YORK ISLANDERS 7 p.m.
Nov. 1 Fri. WINNIPEG JETS 7 p.m.
Nov. 2 Sat. at Washington Capitals 5 p.m.
Nov. 5 Tue. at San Jose Sharks 10:30 p.m.
Nov. 9 Sat. at Los Angeles Kings 9 p.m.
Nov. 10 Sun. at Anaheim Ducks 8 p.m.
Nov. 12 Tue. at Seattle Kraken 10 p.m.
Nov. 15 Fri. PITTSBURGH PENGUINS 7 p.m.
Nov. 16 Sat. at Montreal Canadiens 7 p.m.
Nov. 18 Mon. at Boston Bruins 7 p.m.
Nov. 21 Thu. TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING 7 p.m.
Nov. 23 Sat. CAROLINA HURRICANES 7 p.m.
Nov. 27 Wed. MONTREAL CANADIENS 7:30 p.m.
Nov. 29 Fri. CALGARY FLAMES 3 p.m.
Dec. 1 Sun. at Chicago Blackhawks 3 p.m.
Dec. 3 Tue. at Calgary Flames 9 p.m.
Dec. 5 Thu. at Edmonton Oilers 9 p.m.
Dec. 6 F
ri. at Vancouver Canucks 10 p.m.
Dec. 8 Sun. at Winnipeg Jets 6 p.m.
Dec. 10 Tue. PHILADELPHIA FLYERS 7 p.m.
Dec. 12 Thu. WASHINGTON CAPITALS 7 p.m.
Dec. 14 Sat. ANAHEIM DUCKS 7 p.m.
Dec. 15 Sun. at Carolina Hurricanes 5 p.m.
Dec. 17 Tue. at Tampa Bay Lightning 7 p.m.
Dec. 19 Thu. NEW JERSEY DEVILS 7 p.m.
Dec. 21 Sat. at Philadelphia Flyers 7 p.m.
Dec. 23 Mon. MONTREAL CANADIENS 7 p.m.
Dec. 27 Fri. BOSTON BRUINS 7 p.m.
Dec. 28 Sat. at Boston Bruins 7 p.m.
Dec. 31 Tue. CAROLINA HURRICANES 8 p.m.
Date Day Opponent Time
Jan. 2 Thu. DETROIT RED WINGS 7 p.m.
Jan. 4 Sat. ST. LOUIS BLUES 7 p.m.
Jan. 7 Tue. at Pittsburgh Penguins 7 p.m.
Jan. 9 Thu. SEATTLE KRAKEN 7 p.m.
Jan. 11 Sat at St. Louis Blues 7 p.m.
Jan. 14 Tue. PHILADELPHIA FLYERS 7 p.m.
Jan. 16 Thu. SAN JOSE SHARKS 7 p.m.
Jan. 18 Sat. at New York Rangers 7 p.m.
Jan. 20 Mon. at New York Islanders 7:30 p.m.
Jan. 22 Wed at Toronto Maple Leafs 7:30 p.m.
Jan. 23 Thu. at Carolina Hurricanes 7 p.m.
Jan. 25 Sat. LOS ANGELES KINGS 7 p.m.
Jan. 30 Thu. at Vegas Golden Knights 10 p.m.
Jan. 31 Fri. at Utah Hockey Club 9 p.m.
Feb. 2 Sun. at Dallas Stars 6 p.m.
Feb. 4 Tue. at Buffalo Sabres 7 p.m.
Feb. 6 Thu. UTAH HOCKEY CLUB 7 p.m.
Feb. 8 Sat. NEW YORK RANGERS 7 p.m.
Feb. 22 Sat. CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS 7 p.m.
Feb. 25 Tue. DALLAS STARS 7 p.m.
Feb. 27 Thu. at Detroit Red Wings 7 p.m.
Mar. 1 Sat. DETROIT RED WINGS* TBA
Mar. 4 Tue. at Tampa Bay Lightning 7 p.m.
Mar. 6 T
hu. at Florida Panthers 7 p.m.
Mar. 9 Sun. at New York Rangers 6 p.m.
Mar. 11 Tue. at New Jersey Devils 7 p.m.
Mar. 13 Thu. VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS 7 p.m.
Mar. 15 Sat. NEW YORK RANGERS 7 p.m.
Mar. 17 Mon. NEW JERSEY DEVILS 7 p.m.
Mar. 20 Thu. FLORIDA PANTHERS 7 p.m.
Mar. 21 Fri. at Pittsburgh Penguins 7 p.m.
Mar. 24 Mon. at New York Islanders 7:30 p.m.
Mar. 28 Fri. VANCOUVER CANUCKS 7 p.m.
Mar. 29 Sat. at Ottawa Senators 7 p.m.
Apr. 1 Tue. NASHVILLE PREDATORS 7 p.m.
Apr. 3 Thu. COLORADO AVALANCHE 7:30 p.m.
Apr. 5 Sat. at Toronto Maple Leafs 7 p.m.
Apr. 6 Sun. at Ottawa Senators 5 p.m.
Apr. 8 Tue. OTTAWA SENATORS 7 p.m.
Apr. 10 Thu. BUFFALO SABRES 7 p.m.
Apr. 12 Sat. WASHINGTON CAPITALS 7 p.m.
Apr. 13 Sun. at Washington Capitals 6 p.m.
Apr. 15 Tue. at Philadelphia Flyers 7 p.m.
Apr. 17 Thu. NEW YORK ISLANDERS 7 p.m.
* Game played at Ohio Stadium
SCHEDULE BY OPPONENT
Eastern Conference, Metropolitan Div. (13 Home/13 Away)
Carolina (2H/2A) Nov. 23, Dec. 15, Dec. 31, Jan. 23
New Jersey (2H/1A) Dec. 19, Mar. 11, Mar. 17
NY Islanders (2H/2A) Oct. 30, Jan. 20, Mar. 24, Apr. 17
NY Rangers (2H/2A) Jan. 18, Feb. 8, Mar. 9, Mar. 15
Philadelphia (2H/2A) Dec. 10, Dec. 21, Jan. 14, Apr. 15
Pittsburgh (1H/2A) Nov. 15, Jan. 7, Mar. 21
Washington (2H/2A) Nov. 2, Dec. 12, Apr. 12, Apr. 13
Eastern Conference, Atlantic Div. (12 Home/12 Away)
Boston (1H/2A) Nov. 18, Dec. 27, Dec. 28
Buffalo (2H/1A) Oct. 17, Feb. 4, Apr. 10
Detroit (2H/1A) Jan. 2, Feb. 27, Mar. 1
Florida (2H/1A) Oct. 15, Mar. 6, Mar. 20
Montreal (2H/1A) Nov. 16, Nov. 27, Dec. 23
Ottawa (1H/2A) Mar. 29, Apr. 6, Apr. 8
Tampa Bay (1H/2A) Nov. 21, Dec. 17, Mar. 4
Toronto (1H/2A) Oct. 22, Jan. 22, Apr. 5
Western Conference, Pacific Div. (8 Home/8 Away)
Anaheim (1H/1A) Nov. 10, Dec. 14
Calgary (1H/1A) Nov. 29, Dec. 3
Edmonton (1H/1A) Oct. 28, Dec. 5
Los Angeles (1H/1A) Nov. 9, Jan. 25
San Jose (1H/1A) Nov. 5, Jan. 16
Seattle (1H/1A) Nov. 12, Jan. 9
Vancouver (1H/1A) Dec. 6, Mar. 28
Vegas (1H/1A) Jan. 30, Mar. 13
Western Conference, Central Div. (8 Home/8 Away)
Chicago (1H/1A) Dec. 1, Feb. 22
Colorado (1H/1A) Oct. 12, Apr. 3
Dallas (1H/1A) Feb. 2, Feb. 25
Minnesota (1H/1A) Oct. 10, Oct. 19
Nashville (1H/1A) Oct. 26, Apr. 1
St. Louis (1H/1A) Jan. 4, Jan. 11
Utah (1H/1A) Jan. 31, Feb. 6
Winnipeg (1H/1A) Nov. 1, Dec. 8
SCHEDULE BY DAY OF THE WEEK
Monday: 6 (3 Home/3 Away)
Tuesday: 17 (8 Home/9 Away)
Wednesday: 3 (2 Home/1 Away)
Thursday: 19 (13 Home/6 Away)
Friday: 8 (5 Home/3 Away)
Saturday: 21 (10 Home/11 Away)
Sunday: 8 (0 Home/8 Away)
SCHEDULE BY MONTH
October: 9 (6 Home/3 Away)
November: 13 (6 Home/7 Away)
December: 16 (7 Home/9 Away)
January: 14 (6 Home/8 Away)
February: 7 (4 Home/3 Away)
March: 13 (6 Home/7 Away)
April: 10 (6 Home/4 Away)
BACK-TO-BACK ACTION (12 times)
Home/Home – 0 times; Home/Away – 7 times
Away/Home – 0 times; Away/Away – 5 times
First Game Second Game
Nov. 1 vs. Winnipeg Nov. 2 at Washington
Nov. 9 at Los Angeles Nov. 10 at Anaheim
Nov. 15 vs. Pittsburgh Nov. 16 at Montreal
Dec. 5 at Edmonton Dec. 6 at Vancouver
Dec. 14 vs. Anaheim Dec. 15 at Carolina
Dec. 27 vs. Boston Dec. 28 at Boston
Jan. 22 at Toronto Jan. 23 at Carolina
Jan. 30 at Vegas Jan. 31 at Utah
Mar. 20 vs. Florida Mar. 21 at Pittsburgh
Mar. 28 vs. Vancouver Mar. 29 at Ottawa
Apr. 5 at Toronto Apr. 6 at Ottawa
Apr. 12 vs. Washington Apr. 13 at Washington
- CBJ -
Contacts:
Todd Sharrock, Vice President of Communications & Team Services - (614) 246-4157, [email protected]
Glenn Odebralski, Manager of Communications – (614) 246-0288, godebralski@BlueJackets.com
Lindy Noel, Corporate Communications Specialist – (614) 246-4310, lnoel@BlueJackets.com
Madison White, Senior Communications Coordinator – 614/246-4237 or mwhite@BlueJackets.com