2019-20 Playoff Appearance
First playoff series win in franchise history, sweeping the Presidents' Trophy winners.
The Columbus Blue Jackets qualified for the 2019 Stanley Cup playoffs as the Eastern Conference's second wild card with 98 points.
Quick Facts
- Season
- 2019–20
- Playoff result
- First-round elimination
- Playoff venue
- Rogers Place, Edmonton, Alberta
- Season context
- Regular season suspended after most teams had played 68–71 games due to the 2020 pandemic
- Franchise era
- Late rebuilding; early competitive window
- Notable roster players
- Oliver Bjorkstrand
- Seth Jones
- Cam Atkinson
Lore & Background
The Blue Jackets won a playoff series for the first time in franchise history, defeating the Presidents' Trophy-winning Tampa Bay Lightning in a four-game sweep in the first round. This marked the first time in Stanley Cup playoff history that the Presidents' Trophy winners were swept in the opening round.
Reader's Guide
In the first round, the Blue Jackets (WC2) faced the Atlantic Division champions and Presidents' Trophy winners, the Tampa Bay Lightning (A1). Columbus swept the series 4–0, earning their first playoff series victory.
Did You Know?
- Matt Duchene recorded a goal and two assists in game two of the series.
- Sergei Bobrovsky made 30 saves in game three to give Columbus a 3–1 victory and their first 3–0 series lead in franchise history.
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