A crew fixes a shattered pane of glass that Avalanche fans broke behind the Kings bench.

Jason OwensStaff writerWed, April 22, 2026 at 4:21 AM UTC·1 min readColorado 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

But the shattered glass caused a lengthy delay just minutes into the second period of a playoff game. The incident happened with 16:48 remaining in the period of a game that was in a scoreless tie.

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. Kings players returned to their bench, and play resumed after a bonus intermission.

Prior to the chaos, Colorado’s Cale Makar was penalized for hooking Quinton Byfield on a breakaway near the goal. Officials awarded Byfield with a penalty shot and a chance to take a 1-0 lead for the Kings.

Byfield appeared to have Wedgewood beat on the penalty shot, but Wedgewood adjusted at the last second to secure the save and maintain the scoreless tie.

Ball Arena getting LOUD for Wedgewood 🔊 pic.twitter.com/67Sazoxgg0

The Colorado crowd liked what it saw, and, well, you know what happened next.