DENVER — Kings interim coach D.J. Smith rapidly ducked when shattered glass fell on him after a pane broke behind the Los Angeles bench in the course of the Colorado Avalanche‘s 2-1 overtime win in Game 2 of the Western Conference first-round collection Tuesday night time.
It occurred proper after Quinton Byfield was stopped on a penalty shot by Avalanche goaltender Scott Wedgewood with 16:48 left in the second interval. The glass started to sway as fans pounded on it in pleasure after which it gave method, with items raining on Smith. He coated his head after which brushed the glass from his go well with earlier than heading down the tunnel to the locker room. He returned a couple of minutes later.
The Avalanche cleanup crew introduced out shovels and buckets to clear up the fragments from the L.A. bench. The Kings gamers mingled on the ice as they waited for a brand new pane to be introduced in and put in.
Avalanche captain Gabriel Landeskog advised ESPN that he is by no means seen one thing like that occur earlier than.
“It was loud there when Wedgy made that save and fans got a little too excited,” he mentioned.
The delay between the penalty save and the resumption of play lasted 19 minutes. The rating was 0-0 when play was halted. Nicolas Roy later scored in extra time to give Colorado a 2-0 collection lead.
Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.
