Blues Goalie Was Caught Red-handed Trying To Take Alex Ovechkin’s 900th Goal Puck

Alex Ovechkin became nan first subordinate in NHL history to scope 900 goals when he netted a slick backhanded changeable that snuck past Blues goalie Jordan Binnington Wednesday.

As Ovechkin celebrated nan milestone infinitesimal pinch his Capitals teammates, Binnington had his ain plans successful mind aft letting successful nan historical goal. Cameras caught nan Blues goalie skating disconnected pinch nan recently valuable puck successful his mitt and sneaking it into his pants.

Unfortunately for Binnington, it’s reliable to beryllium sly pinch each that goalie cogwheel connected and onlookers easy caught him red-handed. Linesman Michel Cormier knew it too, arsenic he went complete to nan goalie to get him to springiness up nan historical puck.

Who knows if Binnington wanted to waste nan puck, support it for himself arsenic a reminder aliases conscionable erase it from history arsenic he’s now connected nan incorrect broadside of a sports trivia mobility down nan line.

Ovechkin’s 900th extremity was nan 2nd fto successful by St. Louis’s goaltender connected nan night. Shortly thereafter, he fto up 2 much goals and was pulled from nan game.

Although nan feisty goalie tried to propulsion a accelerated one, it appears Ovi will get nan puck backmost to do pinch it arsenic he pleases.

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