Jordan Binnington was a part of history on Wednesday night — and then he tried to steal a part of history. Article content

The St. Louis Blues goalie was caught trying to snag the puck from Alexander Ovechkin’s milestone 900th career goal after the Washington Capitals captain scored past him. Article content Article content

Ovechkin beat Binnington 2:39 into the second period after collecting a puck that bounced off the end boards and backhanding it past the diving goaltender into the open net. Article content

But during the wild celebration, as the Capitals’ bench emptied to congratulate their captain on becoming the first player in NHL history to reach the milestone, Binnington attempted to pull off a sneaky heist of the artifact.

As he skated away from his crease towards the

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