Detroit — There's only one exhibition game left and everyone is pretty excited about that.
Players are counting the hours until the real games begin next week and at this point, no one can blame them.
There were stretches Thursday where the Red Wings and Pittsburgh Penguins were probably guilty of trying to advance the clock and calendar. But there was a game to be played, and thank goodness for Joe Veleno's late third-period goal, giving the Wings a 4-2 victory and squashing the need for overtime.
Veleno, at the right dot, took a pass from Gustav Lindstrom and one-timed a blast high over Penguins goaltender Casey DeSmith at 15:28 of the third period.