No suspension for Flames' Cammalleri

The NHL decided not to suspend Calgary Flames winger Mike Cammalleri for his forearm to Martin Havlat's head in the third period of Game 1.

Cammalleri was penalized for high sticking and later Havlat got the best kind of revenge by scoring 2 goals, including the game winner 12 seconds into overtime.

"I let them do their job," Hawks coach Joel Quenneville said in reference to the league office. "The have their criteria. They have their history and know what they're looking for.

"Havvy responded the way he want him to respond, which was good. I'm not complaining. I'm only worried about our own team controlling our emotions."

Colin Campbell, the NHL's chief of discipline, issued a statement on the Cammalleri hit, saying the situation differed from the one-game suspension he gave Philadelphia's Daniel Carcillo on Thursday for a hit delivered in the waning seconds of the game on Wednesday against Pittsburgh the Flyers were losing 4-1.

"When Cammalleri hit Havlat, there was a lot of risk to do that," Campbell said. "He took a two-minute penalty in a game (tied 1-1) where there could have been ramification for doing that. But there are no ramifications when you're losing 4-1 with six seconds to go."

Havlat's failure to retaliate physically is what Quenneville wants from his players.

"There are going to be things like that happen and we're going to stick together as a team and move forward and work through it," Jonathan Toews said. "Marty played through that kind of stuff and that's why he was our big gun and made a difference."

Sharp return: Playing for the first time in two weeks because of a knee laceration, Patrick Sharp got better as Game 1 went on.

He took 1 shot in 14 minutes and had worked his way back to the line with Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane by the end of the night.

"Things were a little fast to start," Sharp said. "It's tough when you haven't played in a while to catch up timing-wise in any game, and especially a playoff game. I think I felt more comfortable as the game went on and my body held up good."

Joel Quenneville likely will give Sharp more ice time as the series progresses.

"He was deserving of more as time as the game progressed based on how he was playing," Quenneville said.

Bell ringer: One of the things Patrick Kane will remember from his first playoff game is the crunching hit from former teammate Rene Bourque that left him groggy.

"Obviously they were told to go and finish their checks on the top guys," Kane said. "I kind of put myself in a vulnerable position. Maybe you don't feel too good right after it, but it's not one of those long-lasting injuries so I'm not really worried about it."

Kane played 16 minutes and had 3 shots on goal.

Tip-ins: Martin Havlat and Sammy Pahlsson were excused from practice Friday to rest. ... The Hawks won 61 percent of the faceoffs in Game 1 with Jonathan Toews going 10-4 and Sammy Pahlsson 8-6. ... Flames star Jarome Iginla hasn't scored a goal in five games against the Hawks this season. ... Flames defenseman Cory Sarich (foot) practiced Friday and is close to returning.