The NHL has suspended Ottawa Senator's forward Jarkko Ruutu for two games without pay for biting Andrew Peters of the Buffalo Sabres last night. The Globe and Mail has reported that "The force of Ruutu's bite ripped Peters' glove off and broke the skin on the player's right thumb. It happened in the first period of Buffalo's 4-2 win when Peters forcefully rubbed the palm of his glove into Ruutu's face at the Senators bench."

The Players' Emergency Assistance Fund benefited from Ruutu by receiving $31,707.32 from Ruutu for missing the next two games. Ruutu is now considered a repeat offender under the terms of the NHL-NHLPA collective bargaining agreement because of the suspension in November for elbowing Maxim Lapierre of the Montreal Canadiens.