The Florida Panthers have acquired Daniil Tarasov from the Columbus Blue Jackets as a strategic transfer to strengthen their goaltending depth. The commerce was introduced by President of Hockey Operations & Basic Supervisor Invoice Zito, in keeping with which Florida shall be parting with their fifth-round choose (one hundred and sixtieth total) within the 2025 NHL Draft.
Tarasov’s NHL and AHL performances
Daniil Tarasov, the 26-year-old goaltender from Novokuznetsk, Russia, has proven spectacular performances in his younger profession.
Within the 2024-25 season, Tarasov performed 20 video games for the Blue Jackets, posting a 7-10-2 report with a .881 save proportion and a 3.54 goals-against common (GAA). He got here into the limelight this season on January 18, when he recorded his first NHL shutout, stopping all 26 pictures in a matchup towards the New York Rangers.
Aside from the NHL, Tarasov has additionally competed within the American Hockey League (AHL) with the Cleveland Monsters, Columbus’ affiliate. In his two appearances in the course of the 2024-25 season, Tarasov posted a 1-1-0 report, a .908 save proportion, and a 2.96 GAA.
Daniil Tarasov was initially a third-round choose (86th total) by Columbus within the 2017 NHL Draft. Notably, Tarasov has performed 65 NHL video games with Columbus (2021-22 to 2024-25), holding a 19-34-6 report, a .898 save proportion, and three.44 GAA, alongside 34 AHL video games with a 17-12-3 report.
Worldwide and KHL expertise
Earlier than arriving in North America, Tarasov was part of Russia’s Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) with Salavat Yulaev Ufa. Throughout 18 video games within the 2018-19 and 2020-21 seasons, he recorded a commendable 11-4-3 report, a .924 save proportion, and a 2.13 GAA.
On the worldwide stage, Tarasov earned a bronze medal on the 2019 IIHF U20 World Junior Championship (2-0-0 report) and competed within the 2016 IIHF U18 World Junior Championship, the place he posted a 2-1-0 report with a .921 save proportion.
