Vladimir Tarasenko

Sports 05/29/19, 02:28

The Boston Bruins are a case study in extremes on the blue line.There are some prototypical bruisers: At 6-foot-9 and 250 pounds, 42-year-old Zdeno Chara anchors Boston's first pairing and the 6-foot-5 Brandon Carlo is on the second line.The rest of the defense? Take it down a notch: Torey Krug ...

Sports 05/27/19, 22:17

Bruce Cassidy didn't mince words or hide behind the secrecy of playoff hockey.The Boston Bruins coach telegraphed the most important matchup of the Stanley Cup Final on the morning of Game 1. As long as he had the last change and the ability to dictate matchups, his top line of ...

Sports 05/27/19, 22:14

Sean Kuraly scored to break a third-period tie and assisted on another goal to help the Boston Bruins rally from a two-goal deficit and beat the St. Louis Blues 4-2 on Monday night in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final.Tuukka Rask stopped 18 shots for Boston, which fell behind ...

Sports 05/21/19, 22:01

The St. Louis Blues are marching into the Stanley Cup Final for the first time in decades.David Perron had a goal and an assist, Jordan Binnington picked up his franchise-record 12th playoff win and the Blues beat the San Jose Sharks 5-1 in Game 6 of the Western Conference final ...

Hockey 05/20/19, 17:45

Jaden Schwartz is on a scoring run that has the St. Louis Blues dreaming big.Schwartz's hat trick in Game 5 on Sunday helped give the Blues a 3-2 series lead against the San Jose Sharks in the Western Conference final and set the single-season franchise record for playoff wins.The Blues ...

Hockey 05/19/19, 17:03

Vladimir Tarasenko scored on a penalty shot and Jaden Schwartz added the first of his three goals during a dominant second period that carried St. Louis to the brink of its first trip to the Stanley Cup Final in nearly a half-century, sending the Blues to a 5-0 victory over ...

Sports 05/15/19, 22:35

Erik Karlsson scored 5:23 into overtime after the officials missed a hand pass by Timo Meier, and the San Jose Sharks rallied to beat the St. Louis Blues 5-4 on Wednesday night to take a 2-1 lead in the Western Conference final.Meier used his right hand to knock a loose ...

Hockey 05/01/19, 23:31

Rookie Roope Hintz scored his fifth goal of the playoffs, Tyler Seguin and Alexander Radulov each had two assists and the Dallas Stars beat the St. Louis Blues 4-2 on Wednesday night to even the second-round series at two games each.Rookie coach Jim Montgomery made a significant change by switching ...

Hockey 04/25/19, 23:28

Vladimir Tarasenko scored two goals and the St. Louis Blues beat the Dallas Stars 3-2 Thursday night in first game of the teams' Western Conference semifinal series.Robby Fabbri also scored and Jordan Binnington made 27 saves for the Blues, who had lost three of four to Dallas during the regular ...

Sports 04/17/19, 00:00

Kyle Connor scored 6:02 into overtime and the Winnipeg Jets beat the St. Louis Blues 2-1 on Tuesday night to tie their best-of-seven Western Conference playoff series at two games apiece.Mark Scheifele also scored and Connor Hellebuyck made 31 saves for the Jets, who arrived in St. Louis down 2-0. ...

Sports 04/14/19, 21:23

Kyle Connor scored twice, Patrik Laine had a goal and an assist, and the Winnipeg Jets beat the St. Louis Blues 6-3 on Sunday night to climb back into their first-round playoff series.Winnipeg dropped the first two games by one goal, but got back on track in St. Louis. Kevin ...

Hockey 04/06/19, 18:09

Jordan Binnington stopped both shots he faced in the shootout, and the St. Louis Blues remained in the hunt for the Central Division title with a 3-2 win over the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday.The 25-year-old Binnington finished with 23 saves and closed out his breakthrough season with a 24-5-1 record.Vladimir ...

Hockey 04/03/19, 22:16

Jonathan Toews scored the lone goal in the shootout after connecting for his career-high 35th in regulation, and the Chicago Blackhawks beat the St. Louis Blues 4-3 on Wednesday night.Patrick Kane had a goal and an assist to set a career high for points at 107. Cam Ward stopped 37 ...

Hockey 04/01/19, 22:18

Ryan O'Reilly scored the only goal in a shootout and the St. Louis Blues slowed Colorado's playoff push with a 3-2 victory over the Avalanche on Monday night.Trying to hold onto the final postseason spot in the Western Conference, the Avalanche had won four straight and were 6-0-1 in their ...

Hockey 03/29/19, 20:53

Jimmy Vesey scored the go-ahead goal early in the third period, helping the Rangers beat the St. Louis Blues 4-2 on Friday night.Ryan Strome, Pavel Buchnevich and Chris Kreider also scored, and Alexandar Georgiev made 44 saves for the Rangers, who had lost two in a row.Vladimir Tarasenko and David ...

Hockey 03/23/19, 21:52

Vladimir Tarasenko had a goal and an assist, Jordan Binnington made 39 saves, and the St. Louis Blues snapped Tampa Bay's seven-game win streak with a 4-3 victory over the NHL-leading Lightning on Saturday night.Robert Thomas, Alexander Steen and Brayden Schenn also scored for St. Louis, which earned its third ...

Hockey 03/08/19, 02:30

Vladimir Tarasenko had a goal and an assist, Jake Allen stopped 28 shots for his 19th career shutout and the St. Louis Blues beat the Los Angeles Kings 4-0 on Thursday night.Tyler Bozak, Ryan O'Reilly and Ivan Barbashev also scored for Blues, who won back-to-back games against Anaheim and Los ...

Hockey 03/07/19, 01:14

Robert Thomas and Alex Pietrangelo scored 12 seconds apart late in the third period as the St. Louis Blues rallied for a 5-4 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Wednesday night.Thomas got his second goal of the game with 1:04 left on the rebound of a loose shot and Pietrangelo ...

Hockey 02/26/19, 22:57

Tyler Bozak broke a scoreless tie with 7:25 left and Jordan Binnington earned his fifth shutout in two months as the St. Louis Blues beat the Nashville Predators 2-0 on Tuesday night.Binnington stopped 19 shots. All his shutouts have come since Jan. 7, when he made his first NHL start. ...

Hockey 02/17/19, 18:14

Jordan Binnington made 31 saves and the St. Louis Blues posted their third straight shutout, beating the Minnesota Wild 4-0 on Sunday for their 10th straight win.Binnington made 21 saves to blank Arizona on Thursday, and Jake Allen stopped 32 shots in a 3-0 win against Colorado on Saturday. St. ...