Power Outage Delays Red Wings-Canucks Game At Joe Louis Arena

Sunday’s Red Wings game against the Vancouver Canucks in Detroit saw an unexpected delay just 30 seconds into the first period when about half of Joe Louis Arena went dark thanks to a power surge.

Power is out at the Joe. #delayofgame

A photo posted by Scott Waraniak (@scott_waraniak) on Nov 11, 2014 at 11:29am PST

Half of Joe Louis Arena is dark. #RedWings #Canucks pic.twitter.com/lJhyVE1Rgz

— Dana Wakiji (@FSDwakiji) November 30, 2014

As a result of the malfunction, both teams headed back to their respective locker rooms while maintenance crews worked to turn the lights back on. The issue was eventually resolved and the teams returned to the ice to resume play.