Rick Nash was chosen by the Columbus Blue Jackets with the 1st overall pick in the 2002 NHL draft.

	NAME	TEAM	YEAR	ROUND	PICK
1	Rick Nash R. Nash	Blue Jackets	2002	1	1
2	Kari Lehtonen K. Lehtonen	Thrashers	2002	1	2
3	Jay Bouwmeester J. Bouwmeester	Panthers	2002	1	3
4	Joni Pitkanen J. Pitkanen	Flyers	2002	1	4
5	Ryan Whitney R. Whitney	Penguins	2002	1	5
6	Scottie Upshall S. Upshall	Predators	2002	1	6
7	Joffrey Lupul J. Lupul	Mighty Ducks	2002	1	7
8	Pierre-Marc Bouchard P. Bouchard	Wild	2002	1	8
9	Petr Taticek P. Taticek	Panthers	2002	1	9
10	Eric Nystrom E. Nystrom	Flames	2002	1	10
11	Keith Ballard K. Ballard	Sabres	2002	1	11
12	Steve Eminger S. Eminger	Capitals	2002	1	12
13	Alexander Semin A. Semin	Capitals	2002	1	13
14	Chris Higgins C. Higgins	Canadiens	2002	1	14
15	Jesse Niinimaki	Oilers	2002	1	15
16	Jakub Klepis J. Klepis	Senators	2002	1	16
17	Boyd Gordon B. Gordon	Capitals	2002	1	17
18	Denis Grebeshkov D. Grebeshkov	Kings	2002	1	18
19	Jakub Koreis	Coyotes	2002	1	19
20	Daniel Paille D. Paille	Sabres	2002	1	20
21	Anton Babchuk A. Babchuk	Blackhawks	2002	1	21
22	Sean Bergenheim S. Bergenheim	Islanders	2002	1	22
23	Ben Eager B. Eager	Coyotes	2002	1	23
24	Alexander Steen A. Steen	Maple Leafs	2002	1	24
25	Cam Ward C. Ward	Hurricanes	2002	1	25

More Blue Jackets Stats

Team Leaders

25

Marchenko

56

Werenski

+/-

+18

Provorov

Team Rankings

G/GP

3.12

14th

GA/GP

3.03

13th

PP%

20.2

17th

PK%

77.3

24th

2025-26 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Hurricanes	46	21	6	98	42
Islanders	42	27	5	89	7
Penguins	36	21	16	88	16
Blue Jackets	38	24	12	88	11
Flyers	37	24	12	86	-3
Capitals	37	28	9	83	13
Devils	38	33	2	78	-19
Rangers	30	35	9	69	-21

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 3/31	CAR	@	CBJ	7:30 PM
Thu 4/2	CBJ	@	CAR	7:00 PM
Sat 4/4	WPG	@	CBJ	7:00 PM
Tue 4/7	CBJ	@	DET	7:00 PM
Thu 4/9	CBJ	@	BUF	7:00 PM

Last Game

Bruins

42 - 24 - 8

Final

Blue Jackets

38 - 24 - 12

Sun 29 Mar 2026

NHL 2025-26 Leaders

Goals Leaders

48

MacKinnon

46

Caufield

42

McDavid

Assists Leaders

82

McDavid

81

Kucherov

69

MacKinnon

Points Leaders

124

McDavid

121

Kucherov

117

MacKinnon

Hits Leaders

371

Trenin

290

Sherwood

269

McBain

Blocks Leaders

179

Dobson

174

McCabe

164

Lindell

Wins Leaders

35

Vasilevskiy

33

Vejmelka

30

Swayman

Goals Against Leaders

2.19

Wedgewood

2.33

Vasilevskiy

2.38

DeSmith

Save Percentage Leaders

.916

Wedgewood

.915

Cooley

.914

Sorokin

NHL 2025-26 Rankings

Goals Rankings

3.68

3.60

3.51

Goals Against Rankings

2.46

2.69

2.75

Power Play Rankings

30.2

28.8

25.0

Penalty Kill Rankings

84.3

83.7

82.3

NHL 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

48-25

48-26

46-26

43-28

44-30

42-31

Worst Record ATS

24-49

27-46

28-46

28-45

29-45

NHL 2025-26 Standings

Central Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Avalanche - x	48	14	10	106	85
Stars - x	44	18	12	100	49
Wild	41	21	12	94	26
Mammoth	38	30	6	82	23
Predators	34	31	9	77	-26
Jets	31	30	12	74	-16
Blues	31	30	11	73	-36
Blackhawks	27	34	13	67	-52
Pacific Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Ducks	41	28	4	86	-6
Oilers	37	28	9	83	7
Golden Knights	32	26	16	80	-2
Kings	29	26	18	76	-27
Kraken	32	29	11	75	-18
Sharks	33	31	7	73	-38
Flames	31	34	8	70	-36
Canucks - e	21	43	8	50	-88

Atlantic Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Lightning	46	21	6	98	64
Sabres	45	21	8	98	41
Canadiens	42	21	10	94	25
Bruins	42	24	8	92	20
Senators	38	25	10	86	20
Red Wings	39	26	8	86	-3
Maple Leafs	31	30	13	75	-30
Panthers	35	35	3	73	-28
Metropolitan Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Hurricanes	46	21	6	98	42
Islanders	42	27	5	89	7
Penguins	36	21	16	88	16
Blue Jackets	38	24	12	88	11
Flyers	37	24	12	86	-3
Capitals	37	28	9	83	13
Devils	38	33	2	78	-19
Rangers - e	30	35	9	69	-21