 His team lost to Team Toews 17–12.On April 4, 2015, Foligno scored his first career NHL hat-trick against the Pittsburgh Penguins.On May 20, shortly after the end of the 2014–15 season, Foligno was named captain of the Blue Jackets, filling a vacancy existent since previous team captain Rick Nash's departure to the New York Rangers in the 2012 off-season.