Tarasenko named to 2023 NHL All-Star roster

Vladimir Tarasenko has been selected to represent the St. Louis Blues at the 2023 NHL All-Star Game in Florida.
This will be Tarasenko's fourth trip to All-Star Weekend after previously making appearances in 2015, 2016 and 2017. In three career All-Star games, he has scored one goal and tallied four assists (five points), which ranks third in franchise history.

Named to the All-Star Game by NHL Hockey Operations Departments, Tarasenko has 10 goals and 19 assists for 29 points this season.
"Congrats to Vladi. He's a heck of a player," Blues Head Coach Craig Berube said. "Obviously he's been a real good player in this League for some time now. It's a great honor for him and for the team, too, for him to go back. He's injured right now, but he'll back. We're very happy for him."
On Nov. 26, Tarasenko scored a late third-period goal in Florida - the site of this year's All-Star Game - to complete a three-goal comeback for the Blues in an eventual overtime win over the Panthers.
Drafted in the first round of the 2010 NHL Draft, Tarasenko now ranks fifth in franchise history in points and goals, while ranking No. 7 in assists. In postseason play, his 60 points rank No. 3 in Blues history - and he played a critical role in the capturing the club's first-ever Stanley Cup championship in 2019.

Despite being placed on injured reserve on Jan. 2, Tarasenko is set to be re-evaluated in four weeks, which would make him available to participate in the All-Star festivities.
Fans can tune in for All-Star Weekend on Friday Feb. 3 at 6 p.m. CT on ESPN (Skills Competition) and Saturday, Feb. 4 at 2 p.m. CT on ABC (All-Star Game). Both events will also stream on ESPN+.