New York acquired Tarasenko and defenseman Niko Mikkola from the Blues in exchange for a conditional first-round pick in the 2023 NHL Entry Draft, a conditional fourth-round pick in the 2024 NHL Entry Draft, Sammy Bleu and Hunter Skinner, Rangers press office said. ".

Tarasenko, 31, has been with St. Louis since 2013.

The Russian spent 734 matches for the team, in which he won the Stanley Cup in the 2018/19 season.

Earlier, the Minnesota Wild were defeated by the Dallas Stars in the NHL regular season match.