Bruins Notebook

Scary slice for Seidenberg

Defenseman OK after wrist is cut

Bruins forward Miroslav Satan quickly draws a crowd, including captain Zdeno Chara (right), after scoring in overtime, his second tally of the night. (Mike Cassese/Reuters)

By Kevin Paul Dupont

Globe Staff / April 4, 2010

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TORONTO — It’s rare to see officials stop play without first whistling an infraction, but the referees blew the whistle last night in what amounted to a 9-1-1 call with 10:24 remaining in the first period. Dennis Seidenberg, standing in the Boston penalty box, needed help.

“I wish the guy in the penalty box had just opened the door,’’ said Maple Leafs coach Ron Wilson, noting that Seidenberg, sent to the box for boarding, was bleeding profusely from his left wrist and needed urgent medical attention. “He had a bad slice. When you see someone bleeding like that, you have to stop play.’’

Seidenberg, his wrist cut when he boarded Nikolai Kulemin, a hit that caused Kulemin’s skate blade to clip the German defenseman, was bleeding from the moment he entered the penalty box. He attempted to get the attention of the on-ice officials as he entered the box, but his pleas were ignored. Play resumed, and Seidenberg kept bleeding, and it was another 46 seconds off the clock before the officiating crew realized the wound needed care.

Seidenberg made his way to a local hospital to have the gash closed and the hand examined. According to Bruins coach Claude Julien, Seidenberg checked out OK and should be able to play tomorrow night in Washington.

“No tendon damage,’’ said Julien. “Everything seems OK. It just took a little while to check him out.’’

Stuart returns home

Defenseman Mark Stuart, suffering from a sudden flare-up of cellulitis on one of his hands, headed back to Boston yesterday morning for treatment and missed last night’s game.

According to Julien, the 25-year-old backliner was to undergo treatment for the bothersome condition, and he possibly will be back tomorrow night.

Stuart’s agent, Matt Keator, confirmed via phone that Stuart was headed back to the Hub for treatment and that his condition is not considered serious.

“I talked to him [Friday] night and he said nothing about it,’’ said Keator. “But from what he told me [yesterday], it came on fast overnight. He went to the emergency room in Toronto — just a quick visit — and everyone figured the best thing was to get it treated right away.

“He doesn’t think it’s very serious. Good bet, I’d say, that he’ll be back Monday night.’’

Cellulitis is a skin infection that is typically treated with oral antibiotics. In severe cases, the antibiotics are administered intravenously.

“Difficult for him to squeeze his stick,’’ said Julien.

Stuart underwent hand surgery Feb. 1 for a broken finger, sustained Jan. 30 in Los Angeles, and missed seven games. It is believed the cellulitis is on the same hand.

Can’t get his fill

Ex-Bruin Phil Kessel logged his standard 0-0—0 against his old club. He played 20 shifts and logged 16:52 of ice time. He left in the third period, heading to the room for a few minutes for an undisclosed injury. Wilson, when asked what happened, said Kessel “had a cramp.’’ He also finished with a minus-1 . . . David Krejci, who assisted on both of Boston’s goals, tied Zdeno Chara with a game-high five shots . . . Vladimir Sobotka won 5 of 7 draws for an impressive 71 percent success rate . . . Michael Ryder, reduced to fourth-line duty, put only one shot on net — but it was one more than he posted against the Panthers Thursday night . . . Blake Wheeler looked slightly better with three shots on net . . . The Bruins fired a total of 71 shots, 30 of which were on goal. Twenty-two shots were blocked and 19 others missed the net. Dennis Wideman fired the most, but landed only two of eight. Four were blocked and two went wide, man.