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 Pittsburgh Penguins forwards Brandon Sutter and Steve Downie and
goaltender Thomas Greiss were sent back home from Florida to be
tested for mumps.
General manager Jim Rutherford said Monday the three returned to
Pittsburgh. They were with the Penguins on the trip and will be
placed in isolation pending test results.
The Penguins play at the Florida Panthers on Monday night.
Penguins center Sidney Crosby, winger Beau Bennett and defenseman
Olli Maatta have already dealt with the illness, which has affected
more than a dozen players across the league over the past month.
The Penguins recalled goaltender Jeff Zatkoff from
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League to serve as the
backup goalie to Marc-Andre Fleury.
 "I think I'm becoming a medical expert," coach Mike Johnston said.
"I don't really want to be."
---The Washington Capitals recalled left winger Aaron Volpatti and
center Andre Burakovsky from the Hershey Bears of the American
Hockey League.
Volpatti, who had been assigned to Hershey on a long-term
injury/illness exception conditioning loan, will return to the
Capitals' injured nonroster list and long-term injury list.
Volpatti, 29, has missed 27 games with Washington this season with
an upper-body injury. The 6-foot-1, 203-pound Volpatti appeared in
three games with the Bears this season. He tallied 13 points (three
goals, 10 assists) and 97 penalty minutes in 64 career AHL games
with Manitoba and Hershey.
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Burakovsky, 19, has appeared in 26 games with the Capitals this
season.
---The Arizona Coyotes recalled defenseman Brandon Gormley from the
Portland Pirates of the American Hockey League.
The 22-year-old native of Murray River, Prince Edward Island has
registered one goal and four penalty minutes in six games with the
Coyotes this season. The 6-foot-2, 196-pound Gormley has recorded
one goal and two assists in nine games with the Pirates.
Gormley was originally drafted by the Coyotes in the first round
(13th overall) in the 2010 draft.
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