Binnington after swinging stick at Kadri: 'I don't condone it'

Jordan Binnington wasn't happy during Thursday's heated contest between the Colorado Avalanche and St. Louis Blues.

In his most recent on-ice outburst, the 28-year-old shot the puck at Avalanche netminder Darcy Kuemper and then swung his stick at center Nazem Kadri at the end of the second period.

Both Binnington and Kadri were assessed 10-minute misconducts, with forward Robert Bortuzzo serving the time for the Blues goaltender.

"(The stick-swinging was) kind of the heat of the moment," Binnington said Friday, according to Sportsnet. "I might have taken it a bit too far. I don't want to condone the stick-swinging.

"Having a guy sit in the box for 10 minutes isn't being a good teammate. I definitely don't want kids out there swinging their sticks. It's an emotional situation, emotions were high and it was a competitive game, and these are big games against a big team."

The incident began with 29 seconds left in the middle frame after Colorado blue-liner Cale Makar appeared to score a goal. However, it didn't count since the net was out of position. Blues defenseman Jake Walman then went after Avalanche forward Logan O’Connor along the boards and a scrum ensued.

"I don't condone it. It doesn't need to happen. Getting in the scrum was enough, I didn't need to do the stuff after. But stuff happens out there and you learn, and you keep moving forward," Binnington said.

He added: "No, I'm not crazy."

Kadri addressed the incident after the game on Thursday.

"I don't know why I got a 10-minute penalty there," he said, according to The Athletic's Peter Baugh. "We exchanged some words, I got a stick swung at my face ... I'm getting misconducts for just talking now."

The Avalanche won 4-3. The rivals don't meet again until April 26 in Colorado.