Sharks winger Ryane Clowe missed Tuesdays game against the Flames with an upper-body injury that coach Todd McLellan told CSN Bay Area is related to a hit that drove Clowe into the boards head-first.
The hit, by Minnesotas Justin Falk, came in the second period of a 5-4 shootout win for the Wild on Jan. 10. The 6-foot-5, 217-pound defenseman got Clowe shoulder to shoulder in the corner behind the Minnesota net, knocking him off balance and into the boards.
There was no penalty called or supplemental discipline levied, and Clowe played the next two games.
Also out for San Jose was forward Andrew Desjardins, who missed his second game since taking a shoulder-to-head hit Saturday, for which Dane Byers was suspended three games.
Desjardins told the San Jose Mercury News he experienced concussion-like symptoms after the hit. He skated Tuesday for the first time since the injury.
Hall injured: Oilers winger Taylor Hall, the top pick in the 2010 NHL draft, missed Tuesdays game because of a cut to the head sustained in practice. Hall slipped and fell and collided with a teammate before cutting his head on the skate of another teammate.
Letang returns: Penguins defenseman Kris Letang (concussion) returned to practice for the first time in nearly two months. Letang has been cleared to play by team doctors and is optimistic he can suit up sometime before the Jan. 29 All-Star Game.
Umberger out: The Blue Jackets placed winger RJ Umberger (concussion) on injured reserve.
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