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Wings claw back into series with shutout victory

Detroit — And just like that, with one victory, the Red Wings are alive and breathing strongly in this series.

Goals by Andreas Athanasiou and Henrik Zetterberg in the second period, and goaltending by Petr Mrazek, gave the Red Wings a 2-0 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning Sunday at Joe Louis Arena.

The Red Wings dominated the second period, Athanasiou and Zetterberg scoring their goals and the Red Wings outshooting Tampa 11-3, leading to the win.

Suddenly the stranglehold the Lightning had in the series doesn’t look so firm anymore.

Tampa Bay leads the best-of-seven series 2-1, with Game 4 Tuesday at Joe Louis Arena (7 p.