Power Problems In Detroit

A "major cable failure" shut down the grid at about 10:30 a.m., and all of the roughly 100 customers on the grid are affected, according to a statement from the City of Detroit. Among the places affected was the Joe Louis Arena, home of the Red Wings. Power has since been restored and the outage will not impact the evening game. This is not the first time in recent days that power has been absent from the Joe. A November 30th Canucks game was delayed recently when half of the arena's power was knocked out. Below are some photos of a darkened JLA.

Power returns to Joe Louis Arena, Red Wings-Panthers game on as scheduled http://t.co/hHiw7rwuW7 pic.twitter.com/gyxTIArh5e
— theScore NHL (@theScoreNHL) December 2, 2014

Power surge causes lights to go out during Canucks-Red Wings game - http://t.co/dyXmCjOgcU pic.twitter.com/rsYIPYfItT
— For The Win (@ForTheWin) November 30, 2014

Did the Illitches not pay their electric bill? RT @FSDwakiji: Half of Joe Louis Arena is dark. #RedWings #Canucks pic.twitter.com/YGugOi1ngB
— Bo Shepbechler (@TheOneShep) November 30, 2014