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

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More Blue Jackets Stats

Team Leaders

4

Johnson

6

Werenski

+/-

+6

Werenski

Team Rankings

G/GP

2.38

29th

GA/GP

3.63

26th

PP%

8.7

32nd

PK%

70.0

27th

2026-27 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Hurricanes	8	2	1	17	15
Rangers	7	3	1	15	9
Islanders	5	3	1	11	7
Devils	5	4	0	10	-1
Capitals	5	4	0	10	1
Flyers	3	6	3	9	-17
Penguins	3	6	1	7	-5
Blue Jackets	3	5	0	6	-9

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 10/24	VGK	@	CBJ	7:00 PM
Tue 10/27	CBJ	@	PHI	7:00 PM
Thu 10/29	CBJ	@	CAR	7:00 PM
Sat 10/31	CBJ	@	DAL	8:00 PM
Tue 11/3	COL	@	CBJ	7:00 PM

Last Game

Maple Leafs

5 - 4 - 2

Final

Blue Jackets

3 - 5 - 0

Tue 20 Oct 2026

NHL 2026-27 Leaders

Goals Leaders

11

Kaprizov

8

Matthews

8

Stone

Assists Leaders

20

McDavid

13

Eichel

12

Tkachuk

Points Leaders

26

McDavid

18

Matthews

18

Bouchard

Hits Leaders

56

Sherwood

49

Cuylle

44

Trenin

Blocks Leaders

33

Hronek

31

Seeler

31

Weegar

Wins Leaders

7

Ullmark

6

Wallstedt

6

Swayman

Goals Against Leaders

1.13

Oettinger

1.33

Ullmark

1.40

Tarasov

Save Percentage Leaders

.945

Oettinger

.945

Ullmark

.940

Tarasov

NHL 2026-27 Rankings

Goals Rankings

4.56

4.10

3.91

Goals Against Rankings

1.56

2.11

2.18

Power Play Rankings

36.1

31.0

29.6

Penalty Kill Rankings

97.4

94.1

90.6

NHL 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

8-2

8-3

7-3

6-3

5-3

6-4

Worst Record ATS

2-7

2-6

3-7

3-6

NHL 2026-27 Standings

Atlantic Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Bruins	7	2	1	15	14
Lightning	7	2	0	14	8
Senators	7	3	0	14	5
Panthers	5	3	2	12	1
Maple Leafs	5	4	2	12	3
Canadiens	4	3	2	10	-4
Sabres	4	4	2	10	-9
Red Wings	3	3	3	9	-5
Metropolitan Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Hurricanes	8	2	1	17	15
Rangers	7	3	1	15	9
Islanders	5	3	1	11	7
Capitals	5	4	0	10	1
Devils	5	4	0	10	-1
Flyers	3	6	3	9	-17
Penguins	3	6	1	7	-5
Blue Jackets	3	5	0	6	-9

Central Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Mammoth	7	3	0	14	7
Wild	6	2	2	14	6
Stars	5	3	1	11	8
Avalanche	5	4	1	11	10
Jets	4	3	2	10	-2
Predators	3	2	3	9	-1
Blues	4	4	1	9	0
Blackhawks	3	6	0	6	-15
Pacific Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Golden Knights	8	3	0	16	14
Oilers	7	1	1	15	14
Kraken	6	3	1	13	5
Sharks	5	4	1	11	-8
Ducks	4	5	0	8	-3
Canucks	2	8	1	5	-18
Kings	1	4	2	4	-10
Flames	2	6	0	4	-20