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04/21 23:04 CDT Kings interim coach D.J. Smith hit by shattered glass as panel
breaks behind LA bench in Game 2
Kings interim coach D.J. Smith hit by shattered glass as panel breaks behind LA
bench in Game 2
By PAT GRAHAM
AP Sports Writer
DENVER (AP) --- Los Angeles interim coach D.J. Smith quickly ducked when
shattered glass fell on him after a pane broke behind the Kings bench Tuesday
night in Game 3 against Colorado.
It happened right after Quinton Byfield was stopped on a penalty shot by
Avalanche goaltender Scott Wedgewood with 16:48 remaining in the second period.
The glass began to sway as fans pounded on it in excitement and then gave way,
with pieces raining on Smith. He covered his head and then brushed the glass
off his suit before heading down the tunnel to the locker room. He returned a
few minutes later.
The Avalanche cleanup crew brought out shovels and buckets to clean up the
fragments from the LA bench. The Kings players mingled on the ice as they
waited for a new pane to be brought in and installed.
Avalanche captain Gabriel Landeskog told ESPN hockey analyst Erik Johnson he's
never seen something like that happen before. Landeskog added: "It was loud
there when ?Wedgy' made that save and fans got a little too excited."
The delay took more than 15 minutes. The score was 0-0 when play was halted.
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