A big-time collision during Saturday’s Game 3 reportedly led to an interesting post-game exchange involving Avalanche forward Nazem Kadri and Blues goaltender Jordan Binnington.
St. Louis suffered an early blow in its eventual 5–2 loss to Colorado after losing its starting goalie to injury after colliding with Kadri in the first period. As the All-Star defenseman explained what happened during his an interview with NHL on TNT after the game, Kadri encountered an unexpected interruption from off-camera.
“Just tried to poke the puck free, I think their weakside defenseman hit me and that’s what caused the collision.