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Kings coach gets showered in glass in scary fan moment during NHL playoffs

Nypost · · 308 words · By Michael Duarte
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The Los Angeles Kings expected a hostile environment for their first two games in Colorado at Ball Arena — but this was right out of a horror movie.

Claims checked 5
Techniques found 1
Topics 1

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What happened

The Los Angeles Kings expected a hostile environment for their first two games in Colorado at Ball Arena — but this was right out of a horror movie.

Why it matters

With 16:48 remaining in the second period of a scoreless game, Avalanche goaltender Scott Wedgewood made a sensational save on Kings forward Quinton Byfield on a penalty shot.

Common ground

As the fans celebrated, they leaned and pounded on the glass behind the Kings bench in a surge of playoff adrenaline.

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

open_in_new Read the original article: https://nypost.com/2026/04/22/sports/kings-coach-gets-showered-in-glass-in-scary…

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eFinder identified 1 propaganda technique in this article. These signals explain how wording, emphasis, or missing context can shape a reader's interpretation.

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Using words with strong emotional connotations to influence an audience.
Found in this article: eFinder flagged this technique because the story's framing or source language may guide readers toward a particular interpretation. Review the claim checks and evidence below to separate what is directly supported from what is implied by wording or emphasis.
Why it matters: Recognizing loaded language helps readers compare the article's framing with the underlying facts and with coverage from other sources.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 5 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The shards of glass rained down upon interim Kings head coach D.J. Smith. Fragments of glass spilled all over him.”
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Multiple web search results independently report that shards of glass rained down on and around interim Kings head coach D.J. Smith.
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web search NEUTRAL — 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 2 against Colorado.
https://apnews.com/article/kings-avalanche-glass-nhl-playoff…
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web search NEUTRAL — The shards of glass rained down upon interim Kings head coach D.J. Smith. Fragments of glass spilled all over him.
https://nypost.com/2026/04/22/sports/kings-coach-gets-shower…
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web search NEUTRAL — Fans got overly excited during Game 2 between the Kings and the Avalanche, causing a glass panel to collapse onto Kings interim coach, D.J. Smith.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nhl/2026/04/22/falling…
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Claim 2: “As the fans celebrated, they leaned and pounded on the glass behind the Kings bench in a surge of playoff adrenaline. That’s when the sound of a giant crack could be heard as the glass shattered under too much pressure.”
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Multiple web search results confirm that fans celebrating the save shattered the glass behind the Kings' bench.
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web search NEUTRAL — While celebrating the big save, fans seated behind the visiting bench somehow managed to shatter the pane of glass that separates them from the players.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nhl/avalanche-fans-shatter-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Colorado Avalanche fans shattered a glass panel behind the Los Angeles Kings' bench at Ball Arena following a penalty shot save by Scott Wedgewood in Game 2.
https://avandatimes.com/sport/colorado-avalanche-fans-shatte…
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web search NEUTRAL — A shattered glass panel behind the Los Angeles Kings bench struck coach D.J. Smith during Game 2 vs. the Colorado Avalanche, causing a tense delay before Colorado's 2-1 overtime win.
https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/kings-coach-gets-showered-…
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Claim 3: “With 16:48 remaining in the second period of a scoreless game, Avalanche goaltender Scott Wedgewood made a sensational save on Kings forward Quinton Byfield on a penalty shot.”
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Multiple web search results confirm that Scott Wedgewood made a save on Quinton Byfield on a penalty shot during the second period of a scoreless game with 16:48 remaining.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2023 Stanley Cup playoffs was the playoff tournament of the National Hockey League (NHL) for the 2022–23 season. The playoffs began on April 17, 2023, three days after the end of the regular seaso…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Stanley_Cup_playoffs
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 Stanley Cup playoffs was the playoff tournament of the National Hockey League (NHL) for the 2024–25 season. The playoffs began on April 19, 2025, and concluded on June 17, 2025, with the Flor…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Stanley_Cup_playoffs
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Scott Wedgewood (born August 14, 1992) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is a goaltender for the Colorado Avalanche of the National Hockey League (NHL). Wedgewood was selected by the Ne…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Wedgewood
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Claim 4: “The Avalanche would win in overtime on a goal by Nicolas Roy to give Colorado a 2-0 series lead heading back to Los Angeles.”
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Multiple web search results confirm that Nicolas Roy scored the winning goal in overtime, giving the Avalanche a 2-0 series lead over the Kings.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025–26 Colorado Avalanche season is the 47th season for the Avalanche as the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that joined the league in 1979, and their 30th playing season since the franchi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–26_Colorado_Avalanche_sea…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Stanley Cup playoffs is the playoff tournament of the National Hockey League (NHL) for the 2025–26 season. The playoffs began on April 18, 2026 and will conclude with the Stanley Cup Final wi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Stanley_Cup_playoffs
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Colorado Avalanche (colloquially known as the Avs) are a professional ice hockey team based in Denver. The Avalanche compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colorado_Avalanche
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Claim 5: “The game was delayed for over 17 minutes while the cleanup crew came out with shovels to pick up shards of glass from the Kings’ bench.”
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Multiple web search results report that the game was delayed for a significant period (around 17 minutes) to clean up the glass shards from the Kings' bench area.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 1 Kings 17 is the seventeenth chapter of the Books of Kings in the Hebrew Bible or the First Book of Kings in the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. The book is a compilation of various annals reco…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1_Kings_17
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Nanjing Monkey Kings (simplified Chinese: 南京大圣; traditional Chinese: 南京大聖; pinyin: Nánjīng Dàshèng) are a Chinese professional basketball team based in Nanjing, Jiangsu, which plays in the Souther…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanjing_Monkey_Kings
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Only by the Night is the fourth studio album by American rock band Kings of Leon, released in September 2008 through RCA Records. Writing for the band's fourth album commenced just days after the rele…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Only_by_the_Night
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