Hit from Backes breaks the glass just 26 seconds into the game.

Fans of the National Hockey League who tuned in to Game 7 of the first round playoff series between the Chicago Blackhawks and St. Louis Blues were in for one hell of a game and it kicked off with a bang.

With less than 30 seconds gone in the contest Blues forward David Backers was already looking to send a message with his physical play, and he succeeded, delivering a big hit to Chicago's Brent Seabrook. The hit was hard enough to break the glass and required a repair crew to come in and fix, furthermore the Seabrook hit at an awkward angle, and appeared to grimace in pain after the fact.

After a relatively brief delay played resumed, and Seabrook seemed no worse for wear, although the glass probably wasn't too happy with him or David Backes.

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