'Didn't think he'd mind sharing': Jordan Binnington jokes about attempting to steal Alex Ovechkin's 900th goal puck

Binnington’s recollection of the play is accurate, at least. The veteran netminder played the puck behind his own goal. After a longer period of stick handling than you typically see from a goalie, he had his clearing attempt knocked down by Ovechkin, keeping the puck in the zone and eventually leading to the milestone moment.

Unfortunately for Binnington, assists aren’t awarded on goals scored by your opponent, meaning he would not, in fact, be given credit for one on the play. Maybe this is what Cormier had to explain for him to ultimately relinquish the puck from the back if his goalie pants.

Binnington insists he was planning on giving the puck back to the Capitals star, implying that his puck-pilfering attempt was always just a joke. 

We’ll give the goaltender the benefit of the doubt and believe him, since there’s no way to prove otherwise. Regardless, let’s take this as a lesson that if a player ever scores a record-setting, milestone goal, let that player have the puck right away.