Avalanche fans shatter glass behind Kings bench after save on penalty shot, causing lengthy delay in playoff game
Avalanche goaltender Scott Wedgewood came up with a clutch save on a penalty shot and fans in Denver got a little too excited.
Colorado Avalanche goaltender Scott Wedgewood came up with a clutch save on a penalty shot Tuesday night, and fans in Denver got a little too excited. Those behind the visiting Kings bench celebrated by shoving on the protective glass separating fans from the ice. One pane shattered, and shards of glass poured onto the Kings bench, hitting coach D.
J. Smith, his assistants and some Kings players in the process. Players and coaches understandably, immediately exited the bench area for the ice.
Nobody appeared to get hurt. Avs fans celebrated so hard that GLASS SHATTERED behind the Kings bench 😱 pic. twitter.
com/2a7yVRTYzR — Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) April 22, 2026 But the shattered glass caused a lengthy delay just minutes into the second period of a scoreless playoff game in a series Colorado led, 1-0. The incident happened with 16:48 remaining in the period. A crew spent roughly 17 minutes cleaning up the glass from the ice and the bench area and replacing the broken glass with a new pane.