SAN JOSE – St. Louis Blues goalkeeper Jordan Binnington didn’t have a fun evening at the SAP Center on Saturday.
And when he was pulled out of the game in the middle of the second half after allowing his fourth goal, he didn’t go quietly.
Binnington was pulled by Blues coach Craig Berube shortly after San Jose Sharks striker Evander Kane scored in the 10:34 second-half win. When Binnington walked up to the bank in St. Louis after his body language, he heard someone from the Sharks Bank say something in his direction. Binnington circled back, pushing defender Radim Simek, who was standing in front of Sharks bench, before running away.
Since there is no space for the substitute goalkeeper on the visitor bench in the SAP Center, Binnington had to run to the other end of the ice near the Sharks net and goalkeeper Devan Dubnyk. Binnington then faked a blow on Erik Karlsson with his blocking hand before moving on to the exit. When Dubnyk went out to tell the other person something about it, Binnington pushed him and exchanged words with Dubnyk before he ran away.
Binnington allowed four goals in 19 shots when he was taken out at the 10:34 mark of the second period. His successor, Ville Husso, stopped all 13 shots he faced for the rest of the period.
That was big for St. Louis. The Sharks led 4: 3 after Kane’s goal, but the Blues linked it with a goal from Zach Sanford, which remained 1:44 in the second half. Dubnyk had allowed four goals in 22 shots in two periods.
The Sharks have had some successes against Binnington this season and went 2-1 against him this season. In those four games, Binnington had savings of 0.902 percent and 2.93 goals against average.
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