NHL coach narrowly avoids disaster as glass shatters behind bench

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Los Angeles Kings head coach D.J. Smith narrowly avoid disaster in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs against the Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday night.

Raucous Avalanche fans banging on the glass behind Smith caused the pane to shatter after Colorado goaltender Scott Wedgewood made a stop on Quinton Byfield. Some pieces of glass rained down on Smith. He covered his head and brush the glass off his suit before running down the tunnel to get checked out.

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Members of the Colorado Avalanche conversion crew carry a new piece of glass to the Los Angeles Kings bench during the second period of Game 2 in the first round of the NHL Stanley Cup playoffs against the Colorado Avalanche in Denver on April 21, 2026. (Jack Dempsey/AP)

Smith was OK and he returned to the game.

"Whoever the guy (was) just kept pushing and pushing and pushing," he called. "I looked back because it hit me a bunch of times, then it broke."

The incident delayed the game for about 15 minutes. The score was even at zero when the glass broke. Colorado eventually picked up the 2-1 win in overtime thanks to Nicolas Roy’s game-winner. The Avalanche had a 2-0 series lead.

Avalanche star Gabriel Landeskog said he was "loud" when Wedgewood made the save and admitted that the "fans got a little too excited."

Colorado Avalanche left wing Gabriel Landeskog argues a call with referee TJ Luxmore during the second period of Game 2 in the first round of the NHL Stanley Cup playoffs against the Los Angeles Kings in Denver on April 21, 2026. (Jack Dempsey/AP)

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