Blues' Vladimir Tarasenko: Grabs power-play helper in return

Tarasenko notched a power-play assist with two shots on goal and a minus-2 rating in Monday's 5-3 win over the Predators.

Tarasenko was the only forward outside of the top-line trio of Ryan O'Reilly, Brayden Schenn and Ivan Barbashev to earn a point for the Blues on Monday. The 30-year-old Tarasenko set up O'Reilly's power-play goal in the first period. In his last seven appearances, Tarasenko has six goals and six assists. He'll likely maintain a top-six role with ample power-play time going forward. For the season, the star winger has 35 points (11 on the power play), 120 shots on net, 38 hits and a plus-1 rating through 35 contests.