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Jakob Lilja's 2019-2020 season

Points
5
Swedish flag#69NHL#618
Goals
2
Swedish flag#59NHL#544
Assists
3
Swedish flag#72NHL#617
Plus/minus
+5
Swedish flag#20NHL#174
Games
37
52%
52% of 70

Left winger Jakob Lilja was 26 years old when the 2019-2020 season began, his 1st in the NHL, and played it for Columbus Blue Jackets. He played 37 of a possible 70 games and scored 2 goals and 3 assists for 5 points, 0.14 points per game. That was 69th among the Swedes and 618th in the NHL.

Below: the whole season, game by game.

2019-2020Playoffs
  1. NHL debut

    Jakob Lilja makes his NHL debut in 1–⁠4 loss against Toronto Maple Leafs

    Jakob was 26 years old · Nationwide Arena, USA

    His first NHL game
    0
    Goals
    0
    Assists
    0
    Points
    0
    +/-
    7:58
    TOI

    Other Swedes on the ice: William Nylander, Andreas Johnson, Rasmus Sandin, among others.

    • The game
      TOR4–1CBJ
      L
      game 1/706
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG07:58TOI
    • The game
      CBJ2–7PIT
      L
      game 2/705
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG11:40TOI
    • The game
      BUF3–4CBJ
      W
      game 3/708
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG07:32TOI
    • The game
      ANA2–1CBJ
      L
      game 4/707
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG09:27TOI
    • The game
      CBJ3–2CAR
      W
      game 5/704
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG08:43TOI
    • The game
      DAL2–3CBJ
      W
      game 6/705
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-1SOG08:31TOI
      +1 assist
    Milestone

    Jakob Lilja records his first NHL assist

    in the game against Dallas Stars · October 16

    • The game
      CBJ2–3CHI
      L
      game 7/706
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG07:16TOI
    • The game
      NYI3–2CBJ
      L
      game 8/703
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG09:55TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      EDM4–1CBJ
      L
      game 12/705
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG09:18TOI
    • November 2019
    • The game
      CBJ3–4STL
      L
      game 13/706
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG07:13TOI
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 35 of 7010 of 35 played
      2
      points
      Swedish flag#66NHL#600
      0
      goals
      Swedish flag#68NHL#609
      2
      assists
      Swedish flag#61NHL#547
      CBJ
      15-14-6W-L-OT36Points
      7th in the Metropolitan·13th in the Eastern Conference·24th in the whole NHL
    • December 2019
    • The game
      NJD1–5CBJ
      W
      game 36/705
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG09:02TOI
    • The game
      CBJ3–2NYI
      W
      game 37/703
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG10:57TOI
    • The game
      CBJ1–2WSH
      L
      game 38/707
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG08:16TOI
      +1 goal
    Milestone

    Jakob Lilja scores his first NHL goal

    in the game against Washington Capitals · December 27

    • The game
      CHI3–2CBJ
      L
      game 39/708
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG07:25TOI
    • The game
      FLA1–4CBJ
      W
      game 40/705
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG10:34TOI
    • The game
      CBJ2–1BOS
      W
      game 41/705
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG09:38TOI
    • The game
      SJS3–2CBJ
      L
      game 42/708
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG10:38TOI
    • The game
      CBJ4–2LAK
      W
      game 43/705
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG12:32TOI
    • The game
      CBJ4–3ANA
      W
      game 44/709
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG10:42TOI
    • The game
      CBJ1–3SJS
      L
      game 45/708
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG08:06TOI
    • The game
      CBJ3–0VGK
      W
      game 46/705
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG12:45TOI
    • The game
      BOS0–3CBJ
      W
      game 47/705
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG10:09TOI
    • The game
      CAR2–3CBJ
      W
      game 48/705
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG12:55TOI
    • The game
      NJD0–5CBJ
      W
      game 49/706
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG10:20TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      CBJ2–1NYR
      W
      game 50/705
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG10:55TOI
    • The game
      WPG3–4CBJ
      W
      game 51/703
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG09:52TOI
    • February 2020
    • The game
      CBJ1–2BUF
      L
      game 52/707
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG09:50TOI
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 53 of 7027 of 53 played
      4
      points
      Swedish flag#64NHL#588
      2
      goals
      Swedish flag#55NHL#488
      2
      assists
      Swedish flag#69NHL#615
      CBJ
      28-16-9W-L-OT65Points
      4th in the Metropolitan·6th in the Eastern Conference·9th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      NYR3–1CBJ
      L
      game 59/705
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG10:16TOI
    • The game
      CBJ3–4NJD
      L
      game 60/704
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG09:33TOI
    • The game
      CBJ1–5PHI
      L
      game 61/704
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG11:57TOI
    • The game
      PHI4–3CBJ
      L
      game 62/704
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG13:15TOI
    • The game
      CBJ3–4NSH
      L
      game 63/707
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG14:03TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      OTT3–4CBJ
      W
      game 64/705
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG10:13TOI
    • The game
      CBJ4–5MIN
      L
      game 65/705
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG07:08TOI
    • March 2020
    • The game
      CBJ2–3CGY
      L
      game 68/708
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG11:31TOI
    • The game
      CBJ1–4EDM
      L
      game 69/706
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG08:18TOI
    • The game
      CBJ2–1VAN
      W
      game 70/708
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG07:45TOI
    The season in numbers

    Jakob Lilja closes the 2019-2020 season with 5 points

    Points
    5
    #69NHL#618
    Games
    37of 70
    53%
    Goals
    2
    #59NHL#544
    Assists
    3
    #72NHL#617
    P/GP
    0.14
    #69NHL#605
    +/-
    +5
    #20NHL#174
    Events
    5
    career best in points
    2
    career best in goals
    3
    career best in assists
    1
    First NHL goal
    1
    First NHL point
    1
    First NHL assist
    4 months and 25 days later · 1 season
    Playoffs

    Columbus Blue Jackets are in the playoffs

    Qualifying round

    Columbus Blue Jackets meet Toronto Maple Leafs

    CBJvsTOR
    7 days later
    Qualifying round

    Columbus Blue Jackets knock Toronto Maple Leafs out 3–2

    CBJ3–2TOR
    Advance
    He did not play in this round
    2 days later
    First round

    Columbus Blue Jackets meet Tampa Bay Lightning

    CBJvsTBL
    Swedes on Tampa Bay Lightning
    8 days later
    First round

    Tampa Bay Lightning knock Columbus Blue Jackets out 4–1

    CBJ1–4TBL
    Eliminated
    He did not play in this round
    The run in numbers

    Jakob Lilja ends the 2019-2020 playoffs with 0 points

    Points
    0
    Games
    0
    Goals
    0
    Assists
    0
    P/GP
    —
    +/-
    0
    TOR3–2→TBL1–4