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NHL playoffs: Sharks' Vlasic blanking Blues' leading scorer Tarasenko

One of the most dangerous scorers in the NHL has shaken the Western Conference finals with his silence.

Blues winger Vladimir Tarasenko, who scored 40 goals during the regular season, is scoreless in five games against the Sharks."What happens with goal-scorers when they get frustrated is they look to hit home runs,'' Blues coach Ken Hitchcock said. "They feel that anxiety to try and score and help the team."The Sharks' ace in their shutout of Tarasenko is defenseman Marc-Edouard Vlasic, arguably the NHL's best when it comes to silencing an opposing scorer."(Vlasic) did the same thing to (L.