The St. Louis Blues competed in a memorable game on Wednesday night. Unfortunately for the Blues, it was a bad game for them. The Blues were on the road to take on the Washington Capitals and lost 6-1
History was made in this game, as Alex Ovechkin scored his 900th career goal, coming at the expense of Blues goaltender Jordan Binnington. Ovechkin officially became the first player to ever eclipse the 900-goal mark in NHL history. Binnington had a brutal giveaway, which allowed the Capitals to set up a scoring opportunity and for Ovechkin to score on the backhand, behind his back.
The Blues goalie, who is no stranger to getting on the nerves of his opponents, tried hiding the historic puck in his pants. However, the referee spotted what he did and urged Binnington to give up the puck.
Binnington's antics went viral at that moment, and well after the game. On Friday, Binnington was asked by reporters why he tried stealing Ovechkin's 900th goal. Binnington said that he fully intended on giving the puck back to Ovechkin,but said he "basically had an assist on the goal there, turning the puck over, didn't think he'd mind sharing."
The quote comes courtesy of The Athletic's Jeremy Rutherford.
Binnington on keeping Ovechkin's puck: "Yeah, I figured ... basically had an assist on the goal there, turning the puck over, didn't think he'd mind sharing (the puck). I had full intention to give it back to him ... yeah, full intention to give it back." #stlblues
— Jeremy Rutherford (@jprutherford) November 6, 2025
Jordan Binnington claims he planned on returning Alex Ovechkin's 900th goal after trying to hide it
Binnington was complimentary of Ovechkin's play, as he praised his goal and ability to perform like this at 40 years old. However, every hockey fan will remember Binnington trying to hide Ovechkin's historic goal.
After the game, Ovechkin was asked about Binnington hiding the 900th goal in his pants, to which the Capitals star laughed and said, "I'm not going to comment on it."
Binnington's antics will be remembered more than his bad outing against the Capitals. Binnington gave up four goals on 15 shots on net, resulting in him being pulled in favor of Joel Hofer midway through the second period. On the season, Binnington has now posted a 3.34 goals allowed average, an .859 save percentage, and a 3-5-1 record in 11 games (nine starts).
Goaltending has been a major problem for the Blues, and that starts with Binnington. It certainly doesn't help that Hofer has put up worse statistics than Binnington, recording an unsightly 5.02 goals allowed average. It's still incredibly early in the season, but if the Blues want to compete for a playoff spot, they will need better play from their goaltenders, and that includes Binnington.
Binnington did go viral on Wednesday night, and it overshadowed a poor outing by the veteran goaltender and former Stanley Cup champion.