Did Steve Ott Really Lick Jeff Halpern? [VIDEO]

There is so much that goes on in sports that we don't get to see. Punches are thrown in the trenches in football, elbows are thrown in the key in basketball, and in hockey...well, people get licked?

This is from last night, when Buffalo took on the Montreal Canadians.

Does Steve Ott really lick Jeff Halpern before this faceoff?

I don't quite think he made contact, but I think that Halpern will probably not get so close to Ott the next time the puck is dropped.