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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 2023-24. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Tyler Toffoli WPG · 55 P in 79 GP Quinton Byfield LAK · 55 P in 80 GP Michael Bunting PIT · 55 P in 81 GP Troy Terry ANA · 54 P in 76 GP Philipp Kurashev CHI · 54 P in 75 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

2023-24 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
76 23 32 55 13 12 155 85 0.72 14.8 15:44

Contract

$5MCap hitends in 2024, then UFA
$91KCap dollars per point55 points in 76 games
$5.194MCap dollars per goal above replacement1.0 goals above replacement
$1.5MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$3.5MValueworth 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 718 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the Ottawa Senators on Jul 27, 2023, as a new contract: 1 year and $5M, beginning in 2023-24. It runs through 2023-24, so this is its last season, after which he is an unrestricted free agent.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2023-24 $5M $5M $0 $5M NTC

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 2023-24 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.

2023-24 analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+1.0Goals above replacement436th of 721 skaters, 304th of 469 forwards
+0.2Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-2.3Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 469 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+3.1 79th percentileEven-strength defence-5.2 1st percentilePower play-0.7 16th percentilePenalty kill+0.0 56th percentilePenalties+0.4 58th 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.

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

49.8Corsi for %1020 attempts for, 1028 against
-1.5CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
46.9Expected goals for %41.8 expected for, 47.3 against
-3.7xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
50.1Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
55.0Goals for %55 for, 45 against
102.0PDO10.6% shooting + 91.4% saves
208Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 616 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 lineTeamGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Vladimir Tarasenko · Drake Batherson · Tim StĂ¼tzleOTT23154:3151.149.410-9
Vladimir Tarasenko · Aleksander Barkov · Sam ReinhartFLA13119:4153.855.29-5
Vladimir Tarasenko · Brady Tkachuk · Shane PintoOTT978:5254.955.55-5
Vladimir Tarasenko · Shane Pinto · Ridly GreigOTT854:0550.866.62-1

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.

22Goalsnot counting empty-netters
14.9Expected goalsfrom 215 unblocked attempts
+7.1Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.75 expected goals per 60 minutes46th
Shot quality 6.9% chance per attempt24th
Finishing +7.1 goals above expected93rdOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 438 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

05101520Game 20Game 40Game 60Goals 22Expected 14.9

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
Apr 16, 2024 vs TOR W 5-2 0 1 1 2 0 5 4 15:27
Apr 13, 2024 vs BUF W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 18:55
Apr 11, 2024 vs CBJ W 4-0 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 16:39
Apr 9, 2024 vs OTT W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 17:32
Apr 6, 2024 @ BOS L 2-3 (OT) 0 1 1 -1 0 3 1 15:48
Apr 4, 2024 @ OTT W 6-0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 12:10
Apr 2, 2024 @ MTL L 3-5 0 1 1 -1 0 3 2 17:46
Apr 1, 2024 @ TOR L 4-6 1 2 3 -1 0 4 1 15:48
Mar 30, 2024 vs DET W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 12:07
Mar 28, 2024 vs NYI L 2-3 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 13:54
Mar 26, 2024 vs BOS L 3-4 0 1 1 1 0 1 3 15:26
Mar 24, 2024 @ PHI W 4-1 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 12:23
Mar 23, 2024 @ NYR L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 14:02
Mar 21, 2024 vs NSH L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 12:11
Mar 16, 2024 vs TBL L 3-5 0 0 0 -3 0 2 0 14:25
Mar 14, 2024 @ CAR L 0-4 0 0 0 -2 0 0 2 15:56
Mar 12, 2024 @ DAL W 4-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 12:06
Mar 9, 2024 vs CGY W 5-1 2 1 3 3 0 2 2 13:28
Mar 7, 2024 vs PHI L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 15:09
Mar 2, 2024 @ PHI L 2-4 1 0 1 1 0 4 2 18:34
Mar 1, 2024 vs ARI L 3-5 1 1 2 0 0 2 3 17:34
Feb 27, 2024 @ NSH L 1-4 0 0 0 -3 0 2 0 14:38
Feb 26, 2024 @ WSH L 3-6 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 16:03
Feb 24, 2024 vs VGK W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 17:28
Feb 22, 2024 vs DAL W 4-1 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 17:19
Feb 20, 2024 @ FLA L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 17:58
Feb 19, 2024 @ TBL W 4-2 1 0 1 1 0 5 1 17:25
Feb 17, 2024 @ CHI L 2-3 0 1 1 -1 0 3 0 16:43
Feb 15, 2024 vs ANA L 1-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 14:55
Feb 13, 2024 vs CBJ W 6-3 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 16:43
Feb 10, 2024 vs TOR W 5-3 1 0 1 2 0 2 1 16:57
Jan 31, 2024 @ DET W 3-2 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 14:56
Jan 29, 2024 vs NSH W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 13:20
Jan 27, 2024 vs NYR L 2-7 0 0 0 -3 0 3 0 13:09
Jan 25, 2024 vs BOS L 2-3 (OT) 1 0 1 -1 0 2 0 17:26
Jan 23, 2024 @ MTL W 4-1 0 0 0 2 2 1 1 12:39
Jan 21, 2024 @ PHI W 5-3 1 0 1 2 0 2 0 15:19
Jan 20, 2024 vs WPG L 1-2 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 3 1 15:06
Jan 18, 2024 vs MTL W 6-2 1 0 1 3 0 1 1 13:10
Jan 16, 2024 vs COL L 4-7 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 15:26
Jan 13, 2024 vs SJS W 5-4 1 1 2 0 0 3 1 16:52
Jan 11, 2024 @ BUF L 3-5 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 14:15
Jan 9, 2024 @ CGY L 3-6 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 15:47
Jan 6, 2024 @ EDM L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 19:20
Jan 4, 2024 @ SEA L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 4 1 16:55
Jan 2, 2024 @ VAN L 3-6 2 0 2 1 0 3 0 16:20
Dec 31, 2023 vs BUF W 5-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14:14
Dec 29, 2023 vs NJD L 2-6 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 15:09
Dec 27, 2023 @ TOR W 4-2 0 2 2 2 0 1 4 14:56
Dec 23, 2023 vs PIT W 5-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13:55
Dec 21, 2023 @ COL L 4-6 0 1 1 1 0 5 0 15:21
Dec 19, 2023 @ ARI L 3-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 16:54
Dec 14, 2023 @ STL L 2-4 0 0 0 -2 2 3 0 17:07
Dec 12, 2023 vs CAR L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 4 1 17:58
Dec 9, 2023 @ DET W 5-1 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 15:55
Dec 7, 2023 vs TOR L 3-4 0 0 0 1 0 4 1 18:37
Dec 5, 2023 vs NYR W 6-2 2 1 3 3 0 3 0 19:15
Dec 2, 2023 vs SEA W 2-0 0 1 1 1 0 2 2 17:51
Dec 1, 2023 @ CBJ L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 5 0 18:46
Nov 27, 2023 vs FLA L 0-5 0 0 0 -1 2 0 2 15:27
Nov 24, 2023 vs NYI L 3-5 0 0 0 -3 0 3 2 15:46
Nov 18, 2023 vs MIN W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 19:09
Nov 16, 2023 vs DET W 5-4 (OT) 0 2 2 2 0 2 0 16:16
Nov 11, 2023 vs CGY W 4-1 0 0 0 0 2 3 2 17:25
Nov 9, 2023 vs VAN L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 12:49
Nov 8, 2023 @ TOR W 6-3 0 1 1 2 0 1 2 17:18
Nov 4, 2023 vs TBL L 4-6 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 14:43
Nov 2, 2023 vs LAK L 2-3 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 16:49
Oct 28, 2023 @ PIT W 5-2 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 16:48
Oct 26, 2023 @ NYI L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 18:39
Oct 24, 2023 vs BUF L 4-6 1 1 2 2 4 1 3 14:04
Oct 21, 2023 vs DET L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 16:49
Oct 18, 2023 vs WSH W 6-1 1 1 2 2 0 1 3 14:05
Oct 15, 2023 vs TBL W 5-2 1 1 2 2 0 4 2 15:49
Oct 14, 2023 vs PHI W 5-2 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 11:25
Oct 11, 2023 @ CAR L 3-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 13:12