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 General manager Jim Rutherford said Maatta remains in isolation.
Maatta, 20, has not played since Dec. 6 because of an upper-body
injury. He missed time after having a cancerous tumor removed from
his thyroid gland.
The Penguins also announced goaltender Thomas Greiss and defenseman
Robert Bortuzzo tested negative for mumps.
Pittsburgh had center Sidney Crosby back in the lineup Thursday
after he had missed the previous three games with mumps.
In addition, Pittsburgh reassigned goaltender Jeff Zatkoff to
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League.
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Philadelphia Flyers goaltender Steve Mason needed to be helped from
the ice with an apparent injury during practice Friday.
Mason is 6-10-5 this season with a .921 save percentage and a 2.49
goals-against average.
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 The New York Rangers and goaltender Cam Talbot agreed to a contract
extension Friday.
No terms were released, but the New York Post reported the deal is a
one-year, $1.45 million extension through the 2015-16 season.
Talbot, 27, is in the final season of his current contract.
Talbot has appeared in seven games this season, with a 2-3-1 record,
a 2.34 goals-against average, a .921 save percentage and two
shutouts.
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Los Angeles Kings defenseman Robyn Regehr was placed on injured
reserve and is expected to be out two to three weeks.
Regehr is believed to have suffered a hand injury during the Kings'
6-4 victory over the St. Louis Blues on Thursday.
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The Columbus Blue Jackets placed center Brian Gibbons on injured
reserve and recalled center Alexander Wennberg and defenseman Cody
Goloubef from Springfield of the AHL.
The 26-year-old Gibbons injured a knee during Thursday's 5-4
overtime loss to the Washington Capitals and is expected to be out
for two to three weeks.
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The Nashville Predators placed forward Paul Gaustad on injured
reserve and recalled forward Viktor Stalberg from Milwaukee of the
AHL.
Gaustad, 32, has missed the past three games with a lower-body
injury. He has one goal and five assists in 25 games.
Stalberg, 28, has missed the past six weeks of action due to a knee
injury sustained on Nov. 7 during a conditioning assignment with
Milwaukee.
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The Edmonton Oilers recalled center Anton Lander from Oklahoma City
and assigned defenseman Brandon Davidson to the AHL team.
Lander, 23, has eight goals and 19 assists in 26 games with the
Barons this season. In 94 career NHL games with the Oilers, he has
two goals and six assists.
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The Toronto Maple Leafs assigned forward Carter Ashton to the
Toronto Marlies for conditioning purposes.
Ashton, 23, has been held pointless in three games with the Maple
Leafs this season.
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Washington Capitals center Andre Burakovsky was re-assigned to the
Hershey Bears of the AHL.
Burakovsky, 19, appeared in 26 games with the Capitals this season
and had 13 points.
(Editing by Andrew Both)
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