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St. Louis Blues goalie Jordan Binnington received some flak on Wednesday night for trying to pull a fast one after Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin scored a milestone goal.

Ovechkin notched the 900th goal of his career in the second period. He’s the first player in NHL history to reach the mark. But Binnington raised eyebrows when he put the puck into the back of his hockey gear. A linesman made sure to retrieve the puck from the stunned goalie.

The Russian superstar was asked about it after the Capitals’ 6-1 win.

“Yeah, I just saw it,” he said when asked about it by a reporter. “You know, I’m not going to comment on it.”

Ovechkin’s teammate Logan Thompson tried to take the high road.

“Maybe he was trying to grab it to give it to him,

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