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Vladimir Tarasenko

#91 · Right wing · Free agent, last with the Minnesota Wild

Born Dec 13, 1991 in Yaroslavl, RUS · 6'1", 219 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 16th overall in 2010 by STL (round 1)

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The forwards closest to him in points in 2013-14. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Mathieu Perreault ANA · 43 P in 69 GP Ales Hemsky OTT · 43 P in 75 GP Adam Henrique NJD · 43 P in 77 GP Ryan Kesler VAN · 43 P in 77 GP Tyler Ennis BUF · 43 P in 80 GP

Career

Regular season games only. Pick a season to see its game log below. Cap hit is what he counted against the salary cap that season, where it is known.

0204060802012-13: 19 points1912-132013-14: 43 points4313-142014-15: 73 points7314-152015-16: 74 points7415-162016-17: 75 points7516-172017-18: 66 points6617-182018-19: 68 points6818-192019-20: 10 points1019-202020-21: 14 points1420-212021-22: 82 points8221-222022-23: 50 points5022-232023-24: 55 points5523-242024-25: 33 points3324-252025-26: 47 points4725-26

Points by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2012-13 STL 38 8 11 19 1 10 75 28 0.50 $900K
2013-14 STL 64 21 22 43 20 16 136 22 0.67 $900K
2014-15 STL 77 37 36 73 27 31 264 32 0.95 $900K
2015-16 STL 80 40 34 74 7 37 292 32 0.93 $7.5M
2016-17 STL 82 39 36 75 -1 12 286 50 0.91 $7.5M
2017-18 STL 80 33 33 66 15 17 306 89 0.83 $7.5M
2018-19 STL 76 33 35 68 8 22 275 88 0.89 $7.5M
2019-20 STL 10 3 7 10 -2 0 26 17 1.00 $7.5M
2020-21 STL 24 4 10 14 -7 0 65 30 0.58 $7.5M
2021-22 STL 75 34 48 82 7 32 230 83 1.09 $7.5M
2022-23 STL 38 10 19 29 -18 8 103 44 0.76 $7.5M
2022-23 NYR 31 8 13 21 4 0 66 31 0.68
2023-24 OTT 57 17 24 41 13 12 116 54 0.72 $5M
2023-24 FLA 19 6 8 14 0 0 39 31 0.74
2024-25 DET 80 11 22 33 -13 6 133 63 0.41 $4.75M
2025-26 MIN 75 23 24 47 -11 10 148 60 0.63 $4.75M
14 seasons Career 906 327 382 709 50 213 2560 754 0.78

Playoffs

Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2012-13 STL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
2013-14 STL 6 4 0 4 1 0 22 5 0.67
2014-15 STL 6 6 1 7 -4 0 14 4 1.17
2015-16 STL 20 9 6 15 -5 2 62 28 0.75
2016-17 STL 11 3 3 6 2 0 44 13 0.55
2018-19 STL 26 11 6 17 -5 4 90 50 0.65
2019-20 STL 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.00
2020-21 STL 4 2 0 2 -8 0 7 2 0.50
2021-22 STL 12 6 3 9 -2 0 32 21 0.75
2022-23 NYR 7 3 1 4 -1 2 19 4 0.57
2023-24 FLA 24 5 4 9 4 2 47 46 0.38
2025-26 MIN 11 2 3 5 2 2 18 14 0.45
12 seasons Playoffs 130 51 27 78 -16 12 360 187 0.60

2013-14 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
64 21 22 43 20 16 136 22 0.67 15.4 15:10

Contract

$900KCap hitends in 2015, then RFA
$21KCap dollars per point43 points in 64 games
$73KCap dollars per goal above replacement12.3 goals above replacement
$7.6MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$6.7MValueworth minus cap hit; below zero is overpaid

His cap hit for the whole season, set against what he did in the regular season. Lower is better value. In a season still being played the cost per point starts high and falls as the games add up. Value is coloured by where it ranks among the 641 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the St. Louis Blues on Jul 2, 2012, as an entry-level contract: 3 years and $5.25M, beginning in 2012-13. It runs through 2014-15, with 1 season left after this one, and he is then a restricted free agent.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2012-13 $900K $810K $90K $850K $900K
2013-14 $900K $810K $90K $850K $900K
2014-15 $900K $810K $90K $850K $900K

Each season of the contract, with this one marked. The cap hit is the same every year; what he is paid is not. The pay is as written when the contract was recorded in October 2024, so a later change, such as the rise in the lowest salary for 2026-27, is not shown.

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
Jul 3, 2024 Detroit Red Wings New contract 2024-25 to 2025-26 2 $9.5M $4.75M
Jul 27, 2023 Ottawa Senators New contract 2023-24 to 2023-24 1 $5M $5M
Jul 7, 2015 St. Louis Blues New contract 2015-16 to 2022-23 8 $60M $7.5M
Jul 2, 2012 St. Louis Blues Entry-level 2012-13 to 2014-15 3 $5.25M $900K

Every contract on record for him, newest first, with the team that signed him to it and the day it was signed. The one covering 2013-14 is marked. An extension is signed while the contract before it is still running, often a year ahead. A row with no team or date is a contract known only by its cap hit, most often one signed since October 2024.

2013-14 analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+12.3Goals above replacement30th of 672 skaters, 25th of 438 forwards
+2.0Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+9.6Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 438 ranked forwards: green is in the top fifth and red the bottom fifth, with paler shades in between and amber for the middle. Hover over a tile for its percentile.

Even-strength offence+6.6 96th percentileEven-strength defence+0.2 49th percentilePower play0.0 63rd percentilePenalty kill+0.1 77th percentilePenalties+2.6 96th percentile

The goals he added to his team's goal difference, compared with a spare-part player given the same ice time. Each part is measured against the league, so zero is an average skater, and the rank beside it is among forwards. A full season is about two-thirds the player and one-third chance. Before 2023-24 the NHL timed events less exactly, and differently from rink to rink, so expected goals for this season are rougher than for recent ones.

051015202012-132014-152016-172018-192020-212022-232024-25Goals above replacementGoals above replacement, by season

On the ice

What happened at five-on-five while he was on the ice. What these numbers mean

58.1Corsi for %843 attempts for, 608 against
+7.4CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
58.8Expected goals for %35.0 expected for, 24.5 against
+6.4xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
57.6Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
67.7Goals for %42 for, 20 against
103.9PDO9.9% shooting + 94.0% saves
226Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 567 skaters who played enough to be ranked: green is in the top fifth and red the bottom fifth, with paler shades in between and amber for the middle. Hover over a tile for its percentile. PDO and attempts taken are left plain, since neither is good or bad on its own.

Who he played with

Forward lineGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Patrik Berglund · Vladimir Tarasenko · Jaden Schwartz32198:5555.956.512-2
Vladimir Sobotka · Vladimir Tarasenko · Jaden Schwartz25102:0462.764.55-4
Patrik Berglund · Magnus Paajarvi · Vladimir Tarasenko1699:3455.559.93-2
Vladimir Sobotka · Patrik Berglund · Vladimir Tarasenko850:5167.065.06-2

The lines he spent the most time in at five-on-five, with the team's share of the shot attempts and expected goals, and the goals for and against, while they were out. The two shares are coloured as above, against the league's lines that played a fair amount together. Hover over one for its percentile.

Chances and finishing

Expected goals adds up how likely each of his shots was to go in, judged by where it came from, what kind of shot it was and whether it was a rebound. All situations, leaving out shots at an empty net. Before 2023-24 the NHL timed events less exactly, and differently from rink to rink, so expected goals for this season are rougher than for recent ones.

20Goalsnot counting empty-netters
15.7Expected goalsfrom 214 unblocked attempts
+4.3Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.97 expected goals per 60 minutes90th
Shot quality 7.4% chance per attempt51st
Finishing +4.3 goals above expected86thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 403 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

05101520Game 20Game 40Game 60Goals 20Expected 15.7

His goals and his expected goals as the season went on. When the goals line pulls away above, he is scoring more than his chances were worth; below, less.

Where he shot from

Every attempt he took this season, in all situations, attacking the net on the right. Darker red means more attempts from that spot, and each dot is a goal. "Show every shot" switches to a dot for each attempt, bigger for a better chance. Click a goal for its details.

Game log

Date Opponent Result G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits TOI
Mar 15, 2014 @ NSH W 4-1 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 15:19
Mar 13, 2014 vs EDM W 6-2 1 1 2 2 4 4 0 13:24
Mar 11, 2014 vs DAL L 2-3 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 14:35
Mar 9, 2014 @ MIN W 3-2 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 16:43
Mar 8, 2014 @ COL W 2-1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 13:10
Mar 6, 2014 @ NSH W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 15:24
Mar 4, 2014 vs TBL W 4-2 1 1 2 1 0 4 0 14:22
Mar 2, 2014 @ PHX W 4-2 0 1 1 2 0 0 3 13:37
Feb 28, 2014 @ ANA L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17:30
Feb 26, 2014 @ VAN L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15:50
Feb 8, 2014 vs WPG W 4-3 (SO) 0 1 1 2 0 3 0 17:07
Feb 4, 2014 vs OTT L 4-5 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 14:49
Feb 1, 2014 vs NSH W 4-3 (SO) 1 1 2 1 0 3 0 16:04
Jan 31, 2014 @ CAR L 1-3 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 14:30
Jan 28, 2014 vs NJD W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13:43
Jan 25, 2014 @ NYI W 4-3 (SO) 2 0 2 3 0 6 0 20:10
Jan 23, 2014 @ NYR W 2-1 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 16:13
Jan 18, 2014 vs ANA L 2-3 0 1 1 1 0 5 0 16:51
Jan 16, 2014 vs LAK L 1-4 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 15:55
Jan 14, 2014 vs PHX W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 17:43
Jan 10, 2014 @ VAN L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17:30
Jan 9, 2014 @ CGY W 5-0 1 1 2 1 0 3 0 13:44
Jan 7, 2014 @ EDM W 5-2 1 1 2 2 0 2 1 16:12
Jan 4, 2014 vs CBJ W 6-2 0 2 2 2 0 2 0 14:30
Jan 2, 2014 vs LAK W 5-0 1 0 1 1 2 4 1 14:04
Dec 31, 2013 @ MIN W 2-1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 16:15
Dec 29, 2013 @ DAL W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 15:18
Dec 28, 2013 vs CHI W 6-5 (SO) 1 2 3 1 2 3 0 18:01
Dec 23, 2013 @ CGY L 3-4 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 18:39
Dec 21, 2013 @ EDM W 6-0 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 15:57
Dec 19, 2013 vs MTL W 5-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 16:02
Dec 17, 2013 vs SJS L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 2 3 1 16:44
Dec 16, 2013 @ OTT L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -2 0 3 1 19:23
Dec 14, 2013 @ CBJ W 4-3 (OT) 2 0 2 1 2 4 0 15:31
Dec 12, 2013 vs TOR W 6-3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 13:18
Dec 10, 2013 @ WPG W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 13:01
Dec 7, 2013 vs ANA L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 15:02
Dec 5, 2013 vs NYI W 5-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15:00
Dec 2, 2013 @ LAK L 2-3 1 1 2 0 0 1 1 14:35
Nov 29, 2013 @ SJS L 3-6 0 0 0 -2 0 3 0 14:27
Nov 27, 2013 @ COL W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15:49
Nov 25, 2013 vs MIN W 3-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 11:06
Nov 23, 2013 vs DAL W 6-1 1 0 1 2 0 3 1 13:38
Nov 21, 2013 @ BOS W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 13:27
Nov 19, 2013 @ BUF W 4-1 1 0 1 -1 2 4 0 13:45
Nov 17, 2013 @ WSH L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 15:29
Nov 16, 2013 vs CAR W 4-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 13:14
Nov 14, 2013 vs COL W 7-3 1 1 2 1 0 2 0 12:22
Nov 12, 2013 vs PHX L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 17:05
Nov 9, 2013 vs PIT W 2-1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 13:57
Nov 7, 2013 vs CGY W 3-2 1 0 1 -1 0 3 1 10:53
Nov 5, 2013 @ MTL W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 16:33
Nov 2, 2013 @ TBL L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15:43
Nov 1, 2013 @ FLA W 4-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 14:24
Oct 29, 2013 vs WPG W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12:53
Oct 26, 2013 @ NSH W 6-1 0 2 2 1 0 2 0 16:41
Oct 25, 2013 vs VAN L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 14:00
Oct 18, 2013 @ WPG L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 16:06
Oct 17, 2013 @ CHI W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12:35
Oct 15, 2013 vs SJS L 2-6 1 0 1 1 0 3 2 16:52
Oct 12, 2013 vs NYR W 5-3 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 13:30
Oct 9, 2013 vs CHI W 3-2 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 15:34
Oct 5, 2013 vs FLA W 7-0 1 1 2 2 0 1 0 14:26
Oct 3, 2013 vs NSH W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 14:52