Boston Bruins right wing Byron Bitz(notes), right, celebrates the Bruins' goal in front of Minnesota Wild goalie Niklas Backstrom(notes), left, of Finland, during the first period of an NHL hockey game Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009, in St. Paul, Minn.

BUFFALO, NY - NOVEMBER 20: Milan Lucic(notes) #17, Byron Bitz(notes) #61 and Steve Begin(notes) #27 of the Boston Bruins celebrate Lucics' game tying goal in the second period against the Buffalo Sabres at HSBC Arena on November 20, 2009 in Buffalo, New York. (Photo by Rick Stewart/Getty Images)

BOSTON - NOVEMBER 12: Dmitry Kulikov(notes) #43 of the Florida Panthers clears the puck as Byron Bitz(notes) #61 of the Boston Bruins defends on November 12, 2009 at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)

BOSTON - NOVEMBER 07: Steve Montador(notes) #4 of the Buffalo Sabres and Byron Bitz(notes) #61 of the Boston Bruins collide on November 7, 2009 at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. The Bruins defeated the Sabres 4-2. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)

BOSTON - OCTOBER 10: Zdeno Chara(notes) #33 and Shawn Thornton(notes) #22 of the Boston Bruins congratulate teammate Byron Bitz(notes) #61 after Bitz scored in the third period against the New York Islanders on October 10, 2009 at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. The Bruins defeated the Islanders 4-3 in an overtime shootout. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)