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Blues' Binnington 'Always Planned' to Give Ovechkin His 900th Goal Puck

On Wednesday, Alex Ovechkin became the first player to score 900 career goals with a second-period tally, and Louis Blues goaltender Jordan Binnington collected the milestone puck immediately after the goal.
Speaking at practice Thursday, Jordan Binnington, Louis Blues goaltender, said he fully intended to return the puck and joked he expected credit for forcing the turnover that led to the goal.
Video shows Jordan Binnington pluck the puck with his bare hand and slide it down the back of his pants while skating toward the boards, then hand it to linesman Michel Cormier.
Ovechkin said he was aware the puck was put in Binnington's pants and declined to comment, while Logan Thompson said `I was just so happy that O got it. I don't know, maybe he was trying to grab it to give it to him. Who knows?`.
Observers noted the milestone came amid an uneven night for Binnington, who struggled and was pulled at 9:28 of the second period after allowing four goals on 15 shots.

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