Jordan Binnington caught stealing Ovechkin’s 900th goal puck

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Jordan Binnington became a part of history Wednesday night, and then he tried to steal a piece of history.

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The St. Louis Blues goaltender was caught attempting to intercept the puck. Alexander Ovechkin's landmark 900th career goal after the Washington Capitals captain scored past him.

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Ovechkin beat Binnington 2:39 into the second period after picking up a puck that had bounced off the boards and sending it to the left of the diving goalie and into the open net.

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

As he skated away from the crease toward the Blues' bench, Binnington pulled the puck out of his glove and down his pants.

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While it may have gone unnoticed by many, lineman Michel Cormier correctly understood the play and approached Binnington as he returned to the net and asked the Canadian goaltender to politely return the historic puck.

Cormier then picked up the puck and carried it to the Capitals bench.

“At least he can say he saved the puck tonight,” one user commented to X.

“Is that Nic Cage there?” another asked, referring to the action movie National treasurein which Cage's character steals the Declaration of Independence in Washington, DC.

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After the game, Capitals goaltender Logan Thompson found nothing wrong with Binnington's goal.

“I don't know, maybe he was trying to grab it to give it to him,” Thompson told reporters in Washington.

Ovechkin's record

Ovechkin became the NHL's all-time leading scorer last season when he scored his 895th career goal in April, passing Wayne Gretzky.

He entered the 2025–26 season needing three goals to reach the 900-goal mark and scored his first goal of the season on October 17 against the Minnesota Wild. A week later, he scored No. 899 against the Columbus Blue Jackets and buried No. 900 on Wednesday night.

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“A couple of days ago someone asked me, 'Are you thinking about (900)?' Of course, this is a huge number, no one has ever done this in the history of the NHL, and to be the first player to ever do this is a special moment,” Ovechkin said. “It's nice that it's over and the fans and my family can be here. It's very cool.”

Ovechkin, who turned 40 in September, has one year remaining on his contract with the Capitals but has not talked about retiring.

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