"Ryane Clowe will not play on Tuesday night when the Sharks host the Columbus Blue Jackets, but it became clear after the team's morning skate that he is out only due to a facial fracture and not a head injury.

Clowe went face first into the glass on Jan. 10 in Minnesota, played in the next three games, and then sat out the team's five games leading up to the All-Star break.

"When I came off the ice when it happened in Minnesota, that's what they asked me afterward when they knew there was something wrong," Clowe said. "My nose was bleeding, but I didn't feel anything like that. I know I struck my face off the boards, but as far as my head and all that, that felt good. Right away, I had no issues with that. We flew after the game and that was fine.""