64 votes, 32 comments. â Lou Korac (@lkorac10) March 5, 2021. Bortuzzo, Schenn score in Blues' 3-1 victory over Ducks, Robert Bortuzzo got his first goal of the season and Brayden Schenn also scored, leading the St. Louis Blues to a 3-1 victory over the Anaheim Ducks. Tarasenko (lower body) won't play Friday versus Vegas, Jim Thomas of The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports. Tarasenko's wicked shot was well-noted in the draft process, and the only reason the winger slipped to No. He had a breakout season in 2014-15, finishing with 73 points (37 goals, 36 assists) in 77 games. Augustin (ankle), Eric Gordon (groin) and Sterling Brown (knee) are set to miss the upcoming ⦠Vladimir Tarasenko has been officially removed from IR and will be skating in tonightâs game.He hasnât played a regular season game since October of 2019, also against the Kings, when he injured his shoulder. If the Los Angeles Kings werenât a little concerned about tonightâs game, well, maybe they should be. Discuss the NHL, AHL, KHL, NWHL, IIHF and every other hockey league you can think of! All NHL logos and marks and NHL team logos and marks as well as all other proprietary materials depicted herein are the property of the NHL and the respective NHL teams and may not be reproduced without the prior written consent of NHL Enterprises, L.P. Tarasenko (lower body) is in doubt for Monday's Game 1 versus Colorado, Jeremy Rutherford of The Athletic reports. He had a four-game goal streak from Oct. 5-15, 2013, finished 2013-14 with 43 points (21 goals, 22 assists) in 64 games and scored team-leading four goals in six Stanley Cup Playoff games. Vladimir Andreyevich Tarasenko is a Russian professional ice hockey right winger and alternate captain for the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League. Tarasenko (shoulder) has been activated from long-term injured reserve and is expected to play in Saturday's game versus the Kings, Jeremy Rutherford of ⦠So far, the Blues are 3-0, winning all three games by just one goal, and thereâs a lot to like from those three games. He only played in 10 regular season games and two playoff games for the Blues in 2020. Tarasenko also played for Russia at the 2014 Sochi Olympics. The following season, Tarasenko scored 39 goals, had an NHL career-high 75 points and played in his third straight All-Star Game. Milwaukee Bucks: Both Giannis Antetokounmpo (ankle sprain) and Donte DiVincenzo (Achilles) are listed as doubtful for the game, while Alex Toupane is set to be absent due to his oblique injury. Stay up to date with NHL player news, rumors, updates, social feeds, analysis and more at FOX Sports. 1.2m members in the hockey community. The 29-year-old winger will be questionable for Wednesday's game against the Wild. Vladimir Tarasenko hasn't played a regular-season game since injuring his shoulder on Oct. 24, 2019 against the Los Angeles Kings, but that will change on Saturday night. Tarasenko got his first Stanley Cup Playoff hat trick against Devan Dubnyk and the Minnesota Wild in Game 2 of the Western Conference First Round on April 18, 2015 and scored six goals in the six-game series. Tarasenko returned to action Monday after missing two games with his lower-body issue and ended up aggravating the injury. St. Louis plays Los Angeles on 3-game road skid, St. Louis is looking to break its three-game road slide with a victory against Los Angeles. Anaheim heads to St. Louis for division showdown, St. Louis hosts Anaheim in a matchup of West Division teams, Fox Sports⢠and © 2021 Fox Media LLC and Fox Sports Interactive Media, LLC. Two years later. Tarasenko made his mark early on playing for Russia. Welcome back, Vladimir Tarasenko. Is Giannis playing tonight? Tarasenko missed Wednesdayâs practice and Thursdayâs morning skate but remains a game-time decision for tonightâs game vs. the Capitals. Posted by u/[deleted] 6 years ago. Vegas hosts St. Louis after overtime victory, Vegas hosts St. Louis after the Golden Knights beat St. Louis 4-3 in overtime. He wears No. With injuries limiting his games, Tarasenko has now missed the 30-goal mark in two consecutive seasons. Prior to getting hurt, the Russian winger was struggling to rack up goals with just one tally in his last nine appearances. And sorry, Kyle Clifford. Tarasenko hasn't played a regular-season game since dislocating the shoulder Oct. 24, 2019, against the Los Angeles Kings and having surgery three days later. David Perron out for Blues in Game 1 against Avalanche. Vladimir Tarasenko (91) and Robert Thomas (18) will not play in the Blues' matchup with the Golden Knights on Thursday. Berube confirms Tarasenko will not play tonight. Tarasenko also had five points in his first two games, tying Wayne Babych (1978) for the best start to an NHL career by a Blues rookie, and was named the NHL Rookie of the Month for January 2013 after leading first-year players in scoring with nine points (five goals, four assists) in seven games. St Louis Blues, stlouisblues.com and stlblues.com are trademarks of the St Louis Blues Hockey Club. All rights reserved. As per reports, the Mavericks will play the upcoming game against the Warriors without Porzingis in the lineup. Tarasenko, 27, was out of the lineup for the Blues' back-to-back weekend matchups in Boston and Detroit as his shoulder was evaluated back in St. Louis. Check back for another update on the Russian winger's status ahead of Friday's game versus Vegas. In 2015-16, Tarasenko again led the Blues in goals (40) and points (74), helping them reach the Western Conference Final; he was named an NHL Second-Team All-Star for the second straight year. The good news is he's considered day-to-day, so he may not be sidelined for long. Tarasenko brings up a Players' Tribune article former NHL defenseman Ryan Whitney wrote about his stint playing in the KHL. Tarasenko (lower body) won't play Wednesday versus Minnesota, but he could be ready to return for Thursday's rematch with the Wild, Jim Thomas of The St. Louis Post-Dispatch report... Tarsenko skated with the taxi squad Wednesday morning, so even if he isn't able to rejoin the lineup for Thursday's season finale, he appears to be on track to suit up for Game 1 of St. Louis' first-round playoff series. Tarasenko was the Bluesâ first-round pick in the 2010 draft, and will play in the Russian KHL this season. Tarasenko missed the last six games of the regular s... Tarasenko (lower body) will play in Monday's Game 1 against the Avalanche, Lou Korac of NHL.com reports. Edit: yeah just found out Oshie and Bergie are out.. TARASENKO IS PLAYING TONIGHT! The Blues confirm Vladimir Tarasenko will be in the lineup for Game 1 against Colorado. STL@NYI: Tarasenko nets PPG for first of season. He scored eight goals to help his country finish second at the 2009 IIHF World Under-18 Championship. PAUL, Minn. _ Vladimir Tarasenko and Torey Krug are out of the lineup for the Blues tonight against the Minnesota Wild. After missing a couple of games thanks to a lower body injury, Tarasenko returns to the lineup tonight on a line with Jaden Schwartz and Tyler Bozak; Sammy Blais, who has been playing well, will be sliding down to the fourth line with Ivan Barbashev and Zach Sanford.