Glass Shatters on Los Angeles Kings Players After Overly Enthusiastic Fans Pound on Boards

Glass panel is replaced at Ball Arena on April 21, 2026
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NEED TO KNOW

• Colorado Avalanche fans shattered the glass over the Los Angeles Kings' bench during their 2-1 overtime win on Tuesday, April 21
• Kings coach D.J. Smith went back to the locker room to clean up after being covered in the broken glass
• The game was paused for more than 15 minutes while the glass was replaced at Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado

Colorado Avalanche fans got a little too excited during their playoff game against the Los Angeles Kings.

During the second period of the Avalanche's overtime win against Los Angeles on Tuesday, April 21 at Ball Arena, Colorado fans became so excited while cheering on their team that they shattered the glass behind the opponents' bench.

As seen in a video from the broadcast, the glass goes out just above the Kings players and directly onto head coach D.J. Smith, who received the brunt of the shards.

"The entire pane of glass lands on Coach Smith," said broadcaster Bob Wischusen. Analyst Erik Johnson joked, "He's gonna need a shower."

Smith covered his head as the glass was breaking and began brushing the pieces out of his suit before he decided to return to the locker room for assistance. He was away from the bench for a few minutes before returning, according to ESPN.