And when a check from Brad May landed directly on Nicholls's right side, the flak jacket he wore was not much help.

Reekie said he hurt the hand when he punched Brad May on the cheek.

Brad May of the Canucks said he placed a bounty on Moore.

"The night before you play our team, it's a little nerve-racking," Anaheim forward Brad May said.

Guerin had scored the game's first goal in the first period before Brad May tied it up for the Sabres just under two minutes later.

Vancouver's Brad May said of Moore after the game, "There's definitely a bounty on his head."

Brad May scored Buffalo's other goal.

He made 16 saves in the period, including two point-blank stops on Brad May.

Joe Reekie also left the game for the Islanders after a first-period fight with Brad May.

Brad May, their pugilistic forward, even put his glove in front of Brodeur's eyes to block the goaltender's view.