Possible Shaw bite just another entry in eventful postsesason

TAMPA, Fla. - It's been an eventful postseason for Andrew Shaw so far.

The Hawks' scrappy, irritating, grinder of a forward possibly bit Tampa Bay's Victor Hedman during Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final on Wednesday. The incident occurred in the first period after Hedman took exception to Patrick Kane poking his stick at Ben Bishop after the Lightning goalie had made a save.

Asked afterward if Shaw bit him, Hedman said: "It felt like it. I have a little bruise, so maybe."

Shaw's other memorable moment came in the opening round when he was slugged while sitting on the bench by Nashville's Mike Ribiero.

With no clear evidence of a bite, it seems unlikely the NHL will assess any discipline.

Shaw wasn't available to reporters Thursday.

Hawks coach Joel Quenneville said he'd never bitten another player on the ice, then cracked himself and the media up by adding:

"Nor did I bite anyone."

The late show:

Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final started in the middle of the night in Finland, from where Teuvo Teravainen hails. Teravainen scored the game-tying goal in the Hawks' 2-1 victory with just 6:36 remaining.

He said a lot of friends and family were watching despite the 3 a.m. starting time.

"It's great for me (to score), and I think Finland went a little crazy about it, too. That's fun," Teravainen said.

Teravainen said having fellow Finn Kimmo Timonen on the team has helped his growth as a player and even said the 40-year-old defenseman has been like a second dad to him.

"I think he grows every day," Johnny Oduya said on Thursday. "I think everybody sees that. Just the maturity level obviously off the ice.

"I think having some of the Finns here, having Kimmo coming in, has helped him a lot. Having a countryman, someone you can talk to in your own language, it's a big benefit."

Oduya also said he thinks the Hawks have done a good job of not putting too much pressure on Teravainen, by bringing him along slowly.

TVR (again):

Another day, another Trevor van Riemsdyk update.

Coach Joel Quenneville wouldn't say if TVR would play in Game 2 on Saturday, but he was asked what gives him the confidence to maybe insert a rookie on this stage despite not playing an NHL game for more than six months.

"Probably the way he shocked us, surprised us when he first came in at camp this year, how well he played for us when he started the season," Quenneville said. "You can look at him a lot of nights, he's out there against top players. He was out there late in periods. He was killing plays, making plays, reliable."

Quenneville played David Rundblad and Kyle Cumiskey - his fifth and sixth defensemen - only a combined 12:23 in his team's Game 1 victory over Tampa Bay. Duncan Keith played a game-high 29:15.

Back in the saddle:

Joel Quenneville liked what he saw out of Kris Versteeg on Wednesday and he'll probably stick with him for Game 2.

"Coming off a couple exciting days," Quenneville said of Versteeg becoming a father Monday. "It was good for him yesterday. I liked what he did."