St. Louis Blues goaltender Jordan Binnington said he fully intended to give Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin his 900th goal puck after hiding it down his pants during Wednesday night's game.

Ovechkin, the NHL's all-time leading goal scorer, became the first player to ever score 900 career goals with a second-period tally against Binnington.

As the Capitals celebrated with their captain, Binnington collected the puck from the crease, used his bare hand to pluck it from his goalie glove and slid it down the back of his pants as he skated toward the boards, in full view of television cameras.

Later, linesman Michel Cormier was seen having a discussion with Binnington in his crease, after which the Blues goalie reached back into his pants and handed the puck to the official. Ov

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