Blues forward Tarasenko gets 40th goal

Scores against Capitals in first period to reach mark for first time

By NHL.com @NHLdotcom

St. Louis Blues forward Vladimir Tarasenko reached 40 goals in an NHL season for the first time by scoring in the first period against the Washington Capitals on Saturday.
Tarasenko scored 1:15 into the first period; it was his fourth goal in the past three games.

The 24-year-old Russian is in his fourth NHL season. He scored 37 goals last season and has 106 in 259 games.

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