"It seemed clear on replays. In the middle of a scrum by the Bruins net, the gloved hand of Patrice Bergeron curled around Alex Burrows's chin with his right index finger entering the Vancouver forward's mouth. Burrows bit down.

"I don't mind the rough play, those scrums at the end, as long as it's just pushing and shoving and all that,'' Bergeron said. "But biting, come on.''

Bergeron was clear about the incident, which occurred at the end of the first period in last night's 1-0 Bruins loss at Rogers Arena. It appeared, in replays, that Burrows might have drawn blood, and Bergeron had a bandage over the index finger in the locker room, where he said there was no question that Burrows bit him, an offense that could lead to a suspension."