Blues' Aleksanteri Kaskimaki: First NHL goal a game-winner
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Kaskimaki scored the game-winning goal in Saturday's 5-4 victory over Detroit.
In his 11th career NHL game, Kaskimaki found the back of the net for the first time, deflecting home a shot by Alexey Toropchenko to break a 4-4 tie in the third period. Kaskimaki has been operating in a bottom-six role since being called up from AHL Springfield a couple weeks ago, contributing two points in six games with seven shots on net, five hits and a plus-1 rating.
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Blues' Aleksanteri Kaskimaki: Logs first career assist
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Kaskimaki notched an assist and four shots on goal in Thursday's 6-2 win over the Golden Knights.
The helper was the first point of his career. Kaskimaki has added four shots and two hits through two contests this season. The 22-year-old is filling in on the fourth line while the Blues deal with some injuries to depth forwards, but he'll need to impress during this stint in the NHL to stay on the roster when the team gets healthier.
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Blues' Aleksanteri Kaskimaki: Rises from AHL
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Kaskimaki was called up from AHL Springfield on Saturday.
Kaskimaki has seven points through six AHL games to start the season. With the Blues' forward depth thinned out by injuries, the team has decided it is time to give the 22-year-old forward a look. He'll be eligible to play Tuesday versus the Jets. Kaskimaki made five appearances for the big club in 2025-26 but didn't log a point.
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Blues' Aleksanteri Kaskimaki: Posts three points in AHL win
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Kaskimaki scored a goal and added two assists in AHL Springfield's 4-3 shootout win over Syracuse on Saturday.
Kaskimaki has five goals and seven assists over his last nine AHL outings. For the season, he's up to 18 goals, 39 points and 144 shots on net over 58 appearances. That's up from 34 points in 63 regular-season contests a year ago. Kaskimaki's growth on offense could let him push for more NHL opportunities in 2026-27.
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Blues' Aleksanteri Kaskimaki: Nets two goals in AHL win
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Kaskimaki scored twice in AHL Springfield's 7-4 win over Hartford on Friday.
Kaskimaki has five goals and three assists over nine games after a stint in the NHL with the Blues. For the season, the Finnish forward has nine goals and 15 points through 25 appearances at the AHL level. The 21-year-old forward likely still needs a bit of time to develop, but it wouldn't be surprising to see him challenge for a full-time NHL job in 2026-27.
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Blues' Aleksanteri Kaskimaki: Reassigned to AHL
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Kaskimaki was loaned to AHL Springfield on Friday.
Kaskimaki was a minus-6 in his first five career NHL games during his recent recall. He had four goals and seven points in 16 AHL games before his recall.
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Blues' Aleksanteri Kaskimaki: Sent back to minors
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Kaskimaki was reassigned to AHL Springfield on Sunday.
Kaskimaki will play his first season in North America in 2024-25 after playing for HIFK of Finland's Liiga for the past three campaigns. He will probably spend most of the year in the AHL with Springfield.
