Entering Friday’s home Game 3 against the Hurricanes, fans in Boston were hoping the Bruins would turn around a lopsided series. With Carolina taking each of the first two games by a combined 10-3 margin, hope was minimal but not lost.
After all, home cooking does matter in the NHL playoffs. And as the adage goes: It’s not a series (or it’s not over) until someone loses a home game. So you can bet Boston fans were a bit excited.
That excitement boiled over when the Bruins jumped out to a 3-1 lead on a David Pastrnak goal that sent TD Arena in Boston into absolute frenzy.
David Pastrnak fires one home on the power play.
3-1 Bruins. pic.twitter.com/RFI0Ny69IB
— Conor Ryan (@ConorRyan_93) May 7, 2022
Though, it seems the situation got a little too crazy.
Fans celebrating Pastrnak’s goal near the glass were, naturally, banging on it quite hard. In particular, the glass around the penalty box didn’t seem to be strong enough to withstand the fans’ pressure.
The glass broke. And a large shard of it struck the attendant sitting in the booth.
Fans banging on the glass in Boston to celebrate broke it, large piece landed on the penalty box attendant pic.twitter.com/4W6rMLvdQd
— CJ Fogler AKA Perc70 #BlackLivesMatter (@cjzero) May 7, 2022
Trainers immediately checked on the attendant, who had to be taken off on a stretcher while wearing a neck brace.
They have taken him out with a neck brace on, likely a precaution, he was awake and alert pic.twitter.com/2zJ08AiLXV
— CJ Fogler AKA Perc70 #BlackLivesMatter (@cjzero) May 7, 2022
Our thoughts are with the NHL off-ice official who was injured. We are sending him our best wishes.
— Boston Bruins (@NHLBruins) May 7, 2022
Thoughts for that official ❤️
— Carolina Hurricanes (@Canes) May 7, 2022
What a scary, unfortunate moment.
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