Broken glass forces Avs, Ducks to play extra-long 3rd period

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - The Anaheim Ducks and the Colorado Avalanche are going to play a third period nearly 30 minutes long because of broken glass at Honda Center.

Their game was delayed with 9:48 left in the second period Thursday night when Colorado defenseman Eric Gelinas' shot put a large starburst crack in a pane of glass behind Anaheim's net.

The Honda Center crew tried and failed to fix the glass for roughly 20 minutes, at one point hauling out a replacement pane that apparently didn't fit.

The referees finally sent both teams to their dressing rooms and called the Zambonis onto the ice. They announced the teams will play a 29-minute, 48-second third period after the glass is finally fixed.

The game was scoreless when the delay occurred.