Arena: HP Pavilion
Time: Tuesday, 02 March, 2010 at 10:30 PM ET
League: NHL – United States of America

Last 10 matches: New Jersey 3-5-2; San Jose 6-3-1
Langenbrunner (group play vs. Canada) and Parise (quarterfinal vs. Switzerland, semifinal vs. Norway) combined to record three straight game-winning goals for the U.S. on its run to the gold-medal game. … Heatley had four goals, three assists and a plus-1 rating in seven games for Canada, while Boyle had a goal, five assists and a plus-5 rating. As the post-Olympic stretch of the NHL season begins, there will be a total of eight players on these teams who took part in the riveting Canada-United States gold-medal game on Sunday. Joe Thornton, Patrick Marleau, Dany Heatley and Dan Boyle of the Sharks all tasted gold for the Canadians, as did Martin Brodeur of the Devils, who was the backup to Roberto Luongo. Joe Pavelski of the Sharks and Zach Parise and Jamie Langenbrunner of the Devils participated for the USA.
Clarkson, who has played in only 25 games this season due to leg injuries, hopes to return to the Devils lineup. Defenseman Paul Martin is aiming to return for the March 10 game against the Rangers.

Sharks forward Manny Malhotra and defenseman Marc-Edouard Vlasic are nursing lower-body injuries. Malhotra is likely to play Tuesday, but Vlasic is out indefinitely.
Even before the Olympics, Parise was scorching. He scored in each of New Jersey’s last three games prior to the break. We will post information about results of this match.. stay tuned.