ST. PAUL, MINN. — Boone Jenner has joined Rick Nash and Cam Atkinson in the Blue Jackets’ 200 goal club.
The Blue Jackets’ captain joined the exclusive group Oct. 11 to help the Blue Jackets down the Minnesota Wild 7-4 in their home opener at Grand Casino Arena. His first goal of the 2025-26 season made Jenner the third player to score 200 goals for the franchise, which is celebrating its 25th anniversary.
“Whenever you get those milestones, it’s cool to get there,” Jenner said. “Just looking back, you’re never thinking about it … trying to get to that spot. You’re not really thinking about it. You’re just trying to play. So, I don’t put too much thought into it, but it’ll be cool to look back on hopefully.”
Jenner scored into an empty net with 1:26 left to play, sealing a high-scoring game against the Wild. Charlie Coyle assisted on the goal to lift Jenner into elite company with Nash and Atkinson. He was happier that it was his first goal as a new father.
“It feels good,” Jenner said. “More important, we got the win tonight than 200, but it’s No. 1 for my son, so that’s how I’ll think of it.”
Nash, now the Blue Jackets’ director of hockey operations, holds the top spot on the franchise’s all-time goals rankings with 289. Atkinson, who will sign a one-day contract on Oct. 16 to retire with the Blue Jackets, is second at 213.
The Blue Jackets selected Jenner in the second round of the 2011 NHL Draft (37th overall) and he’s now starting his 13th season playing in Columbus. He’s steadily climbing multiple all-time statistical rankings for the Blue Jackets and succeeded Nick Foligno as captain prior to the 2021-22 season.
Aside from ranking third in goals, Jenner began the season first in games played (742), first in hits (1,662), fourth in points (384) — one behind Zach Werenski (385) — sixth in assists (184), second in power-play goals (44), third in winning goals (28), third in shots (1,860), fifth in blocked shots (717), second in takeaways (33) and tied for fifth in hat tricks (two) with eight others.
“He’s obviously been here his whole career and he’s our leader, and it was his first goal as a dad for him, so that’s exciting,” Werenski said. “It’s a testament to how much he loves being a Blue Jacket and how much time he’s spent here, and we love having him. I’m so happy for him.”
Blue Jackets reporter Brian Hedger can be reached at bhedger@dispatch.com and @BrianHedger.bsky.social