Tarasenko to miss at least 5 months following shoulder surgery

St. Louis Blues forward Vladimir Tarasenko will undergo left shoulder surgery Tuesday and be re-evaluated in five months, the team announced Monday.

Tarasenko suffered the injury Oct. 24 against the Los Angeles Kings, leaving the contest in the first period after logging just four minutes and 37 seconds of ice time.

The 27-year-old winger was riding a five-game point streak before sustaining the injury. He's recorded three goals and 10 points through 10 games in 2019-20.

The talented Russian played a pivotal role during the Blues' Stanley Cup run this past spring, contributing 11 goals and 17 points in 26 playoff contests while averaging over 18 minutes of ice time per game.

Tarasenko has led the Blues in goals for five straight seasons, notching at least 30 tallies in each of those campaigns. Only Alex Ovechkin and John Tavares have recorded more goals than Tarasenko's 185 since the start of the 2014-15 season.