Binnington will miss the rest of the series because of an injury he sustained in Game 3.
Binnington has an injury. Binnington has a knee injury according to sources.
Binnington left the game early in the first period after the two players crashed the net looking for a loose puck. The starting goalie for the Blues had an injury.
Ville Husso entered the game and gave up four goals on 23 shots. Heading into the fourth game of the series, the Avs hold a 2-1 lead.
Kadri was questioned about his role in the collision after no penalties were called on the play.
Look at Kadri's reputation. He said nothing about Kadri, who was banned for eight games in the playoffs for an illegal check to the head.
Kadri defended his actions.
I see a loose puck. It was sitting behind him. The defenseman pushed me into him. He said that he didn&t think he would have hit him if that had not been the case.
Kadri was talking about the collision after the game while doing a postgame interview. He paused for a moment and then said that Binnington may have thrown a water bottle at him. Kadri didn't back off that insinuation in his postgame news conference.
Two people confirmed that it was Binnington who threw the water bottle.
Binnington's loss is significant for the Blues. He went 4-1 in five games after replacing Husso in the first round of the playoffs. In the first two games of the series, Binnington had stopped 81 of 85 shots and had a save percentage of.948.
Greg Wyshynski contributed to the report.