Daniil Tarasov was called up on an emergency basis on December 2, 2021 due to non-COVID illness designations for regular goaltenders Elvis Merzlikins and Joonas Korpisalo. Tarasov made it in time for puck drop and made his NHL debut that night, falling 3-2 to the Dallas Stars but making 34 saves with a .919 save percentage in his NHL debut.
Tarasov, the former 3rd round pick (86th overall) for the Blue Jackets, had a brief stint in the NHL cup short by a season ending hip injury, but he was steady in his appearances in net and arguably deserved better scoreboard results than he saw.