The St Louis Blues lost to the Washington Capitals 6-1 on Wednesday, continuing their dreadful season. Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin netted the 900th goal of his career, the first player ever to reach that milestone. A viral clip came out of Blues goalie Jordan Binnington pocketing the puck Ovechkin scored with. He spoke with The Athletic's Jeremy Rutherford about his intentions with the 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,” Binnington said, per Rutherford.

Binnington tried to play the puck behind the net, but none of his teammates were open. So his attempted clear was stolen by Ovechkin, setting up a

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