Vladimir Tarasenko looked comfortable at Busch Stadium. It turns out his wicked wrist shot works outside, too.
Tarasenko scored two goals in the third period, Jake Allen stopped 22 shots and host St. Louis beat Chicago 4-1 in the Winter Classic on Monday at the home of baseball’s Cardinals.
Tarasenko is “a hungry offensive player. He sniffs out coverage issues and he jumps on it,” St. Louis head coach Ken Hitchcock said. “When he’s engaged like he was today and like he’s been for the most part this year, he’s dangerous.