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Freeze Frame: Zucker gets last laugh after Binnington's antics

There was a moment near the end of the first period of the Penguins' 6-2 win over the Blues at PPG Paints Arena that could have been dangerous.

Jason Zucker was trailing Blues defenseman Justin Faulk behind the St. Louis net when Blues goaltender Jordan Binnington stuck his arm out and partially clotheslined Zucker, making contact with Zucker's face and sending him down to the ice and sliding into the boards:

Zucker stayed down on the ice momentarily but got up under his own power and went to the Penguins' locker room for the remaining 27 seconds of the first period.