St. Louis Blues forward Vladimir Tarasenko is set to undergo shoulder surgery, the club announced Monday.
The 27-year-old will be re-evaluated in five months.
Tarasenko sustained the injury Thursday in a game against the Los Angeles Kings — he was forced out of the tilt in the first period after playing just 4:37. Through 10 games in 2019-20, the winger had been scoring at a point-per-game clip, posting three goals and seven assists.
The injury is to Tarasenko’s left shoulder, the same one he dislocated during last year’s Stanley Cup Final and had surgery on following the 2017-18 campaign.
Tarasenko has played at least 75 games in each of the past five seasons, with his 64 games in 2013-14 representing the last time he didn’t play close to a full NHL season.
Through 507 games with the Blues, he’s amassed 214 goals and 428 total points over his near-decade in the big leagues.
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