His play during the stretch run in March, when the Blue Jackets made their final push to qualify for the 2018 Stanley Cup Playoffs, was reminiscent of his 30-goal season in 2015-16 - when he finished with 49 points.
He found instant line chemistry after the NHL Trade Deadline in late February, playing with center Alex Wennberg and veteran Tomas Vanek, and finished the regular season with seven goals, six assists and 13 points in 17 games between Mar. 4 and the end of the regular season.
The line combination worked off the playmaking skills of Wennberg and Vanek, who made sure Jenner was rewarded for going strong to the net and handling a lot of the "grunt work" in the offensive zone. The started out as the team's third line, but eventually earned a promotion as the second group, with Jenner's improved play being a big reason for the bump.
Here's a closer look his 2017-18 season by the numbers:
55.5
A statistic that has steadily climbed during Jenner's NHL career is his face-off win percentage. His 55.5 percent win rate this past season was the best of his five-year career with the Blue Jackets and highest on the team. He also played center for a stretch, after Wennberg and Brandon Dubinsky were sidelined with injuries.
32
Jenner had 32 points on 13 goals and 19 assists, which is his median point total for an NHL season. His high mark was 49 points in 2015-16 and the low for a non-injury shortened season was 29 in 2013-14, as a rookie.
75
Jenner's been a workhorse in the NHL, for the most part. He came into last season off consecutive years playing all 82 regular-season games and then logged another 75 contests in 2017-18, averaging 16:28 per game. The injury sidelined him to start out, but Jenner returned to his usual level of reliability once he was back on the ice.
7
Jenner finished the season with a career-low shooting percentage, which was 1.5 percentage points lower than his 8.5 percent in 2016-17 and 6.3 percent lower than his career-high of 13.3 percent in 2015-16. Jenner also took fewer shots last season, putting less than 200 on goal (187) in a non-injury shortened season for the first time since his rookie year (2015-16).
2
Jenner received a little more power-play time in 2017-18 and scored two more goals with the man-advantage. After not scoring a power-play goal in 2016-17, in 93 minutes, he logged 98:51 last season and had three power-play points on two goals and one assist.
205
Physicality has always been part of Jenner's game and last season was more of the same. Despite missing the first seven games injured, he led the Blue Jackets with 205 hits for an average of 2.7 per game. It was the third straight year and fourth out of five seasons that Jenner has topped 200 hits.
