[2] The season was suspended by the league officials on March 12, 2020, after several other professional and collegiate sports organizations followed suit as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
[3][4] On May 26, the NHL regular season was officially declared over with the remaining games being cancelled.
[5] The Blue Jackets advanced to the playoffs and defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs in the qualifying round,[6] but were defeated in the first round by the Tampa Bay Lightning in five games.
[90] The Blue Jackets faced the Tampa Bay Lightning in the first round, and lost in five games.
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Blue Jackets.