St. Louis Blues

ST. LOUIS -- Three days after missing the playoffs, the St. Louis Blues learned their star forward Vladimir Tarasenko will need surgery today for a dislocated left shoulder. Tarasenko was hurt in the first period of the regular-season finale Saturday in Colorado. The Blues needed a point in the game to reach the playoffs, but lost 5-2...

DENVER — Gabriel Landeskog sat at his locker stall, his skates still laced and most of his gear still on. The only thing missing was his jersey, which was given to a lucky fan. Quick, get the captain a new one -- the Colorado Avalanche are going to need it where they're going...

CHICAGO -- Patrik Berglund scored three times, including a tiebreaking rebound goal in the third period, and the St. Louis Blues moved into position for the last Western Conference wild card with a 4-1 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Friday night...

ST. LOUIS -- Duncan Keith scored a power-play goal with 8.5 seconds left and the Chicago Blackhawks beat St. Louis 4-3 on Wednesday night to hurt the Blues' playoff hopes. Andreas Martinsen, Blake Hillman and Alex DeBrincat also scored, and Jean-Francois Berube made 30 saves. The Blackhawks beat the Blues for the first time in three meetings this season...

ST. LOUIS -- St. Louis Blues defenseman Carl Gunnarsson will miss at least six months on the ice after surgery to repair a torn ACL in his left knee. The Blues say the 31-year-old Gunnarsson was hurt during the first period of the Blues' 4-1 win over Vancouver on March 23. In 63 games this season, the Swede had five goals and four assists along with 22 penalty minutes...

ST. LOUIS -- Nicklas Backstrom started a three-goal second period, Braden Holtby made 34 saves, and the surging Washington Capitals beat the St. Louis Blues 4-2 on Monday night. Alex Ovechkin got his league-leading 46th goal, and Alex Chiasson and Andre Burakovsky also scored to help the Capitals get their seventh win in eight games, and 11th in the last 13. Washington secured its third straight Metropolitan Division title one day earlier with a win at Pittsburgh...

LAS VEGAS — Jonathan Marchessault's goal 22 seconds into overtime lifted the Vegas Golden Knights to a 4-3 victory over the St. Louis Blues on Friday night. The expansion Golden Knights (49-22-7) can win the Pacific Division with a point in Saturday's game against San Jose...

ST. LOUIS -- Vladimir Tarasenko scored his second goal of the game in overtime to lift the St. Louis Blues over the San Jose Sharks 3-2 on Tuesday night. Tarasenko got a pass from Vladimir Sobotka and tipped in the winner with 2 minutes, 33 seconds left in overtime. It was Tarasenko's 31st goal, and he has 30 or more in four consecutive seasons...