Ottawa's Jarkko Ruutu bit the gloved thumb of Buffalo enforcer Andrew Peters during a first-period altercation Tuesday night, overshadowing Buffalo's 4-2 win. "It's a pretty goofy thing that happened," Peters said. "It's not the injury, it's the incident. Just the fact that that happened it's unfortunate. It's not good for the game of hockey." Ruutu denied biting Peters and instead accused the Sabres player of gouging him in the eye. "Nothing happened there," Ruutu said. "His fingers were by my mouth, but I didn't bite him."