Soon, very soon, Joe Louis Arena will be shuttering its doors for the final time. On Friday, the Tampa Bay Lightning will visit for the very last time to take on the Detroit Red Wings. As a franchise, Tampa can’t wait to see the wrecking ball come through. The Lightning have played at Joe Louis 23 times, and have only won 5 times. The only arena they have fared worse in is TD Garden, where they have 5 wins in 42 games.
One of the wins in Detroit came on November 15th, 2016, in what will likely be the last regular season game Steven Stamkos played this season.