Tarasenko vs. Ovechkin highlights Sunday's matchup

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Vladimir Tarasenko will face off against his fellow countryman Sunday when the Blues meet Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals to wrap up a two-game road trip.
Since the start of the 2014-15 season, Tarasenko ranks second in the League with 133 goals while Ovechkin ranks first with 162.
The puck drops at 2 p.m. Fans can follow the action on FOX Sports Midwest, FOX Sports GO or KMOX 1120 AM. Coverage will also be available at stlouisblues.com or by using the NHL app.

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THE MATCHUP

BLUES The Philadelphia Flyers jumped out to an early 2-0 lead against the Blues on Saturday afternoon and extended it to 4-0 before the Blues got on the scoreboard.
Ivan Barbashev, Paul Stastny and Colton Parayko would score in an eventual 6-3 loss to the Flyers, putting an end to the Blues' three-game winning streak.
"You can't be trying to come back from (down) 4-0," Blues forward Kyle Brodziak said after the game. "It's too good of a League. We just waited too long today."
"One of the keys to the game was for us to start on time and we didn't," added Blues Head Coach Mike Yeo.
CAPITALS The Washington Capitals will certainly be well rested for Sunday's game.
They haven't played since Tuesday, when Ovechkin scored twice - including 1:57 into overtime - to help the Capitals to a 5-4 win against the Carolina Hurricanes.
The overtime goal was the 22nd career game-winning OT goal for Ovechkin, whose performance helped the Capitals to a third consecutive victory.
"He has a bit of a, not really a stutter-step, but he sort of pulls the puck and it sort of locks that goalie into whatever position they're in," Capitals coach Barry Trotz told NHL.com. "And then he releases it and they can't move."
The Capitals are 7-1-2 in their last 10 games and have climbed into first place in the Metropolitan Division and second overall in the Eastern Conference.
HEAD-TO-HEAD The Blues had won three straight games against the Capitals before losing the last three meetings between the clubs. Overall, the Blues are 3-2-0 against the Capitals in their last five trips to D.C. and are 8-3-0 against the Metropolitan Division this season.

HOT VS. WASHINGTON

• Alexander Steen has six points in his last three games against the Capitals (four goals, two assists).
  - Paul Stastny has a five-game point streak against Washington (six assists).
  - Tarasenko has six points in his last five games against the Capitals (five goals, one assist).
  - Colton Parayko has three points in four career games against Washington (one goal, two assists).
  - Jake Allen stopped all 32 shots he faced in his only career start at Washington on March 26, 2016.

THIS DAY IN BLUES HISTORY

Bernie Federko became the first 300 goal scorer in St. Louis Blues history on Jan. 7, 1987. Goal No. 300 came in a 6-3 win over the Hartford Whalers. Federko also had three assists in the game.