Daniil Tarasov News: Taking on Avs

Updated on January 4, 2026 at 7:42pm

Tarasov will start Sunday's contest against the Avalanche, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.

Tarasov will get his first start of 2026 against the league-leading Avalanche. The 26-year-old is 4-6-2 with a 2.96 GAA and an .899 save percentage as the backup goaltender behind Sergei Bobrovsky. The Avalanche come in on the second of a back-to-back but are owners of the league's best offense (4.08 goals per game).