Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury, plus defencemen Robert Bortuzzo and Olli Maatta are being tested for the mumps, the team announced Wednesday.
The three players have not been feeling well, so the team decided to run tests as a precaution. Fleury, Bortuzzo and Maatta tested negative for mumps in early December.
Over the weekend, Penguins captain Sidney Crosby became the 13th player diagnosed with the mumps this season; forward Beau Bennett was diagnosed with the mumps Tuesday.
Fleury is coming off a 28-save win over the Tampa Bay Lightning Monday. Bortuzzo was a scratch that game. Maatta is on injured reserve with a shoulder injury.
“We’re being cautious,” Penguins general manager Jim Rutherford told reporters. “All three of those players are in isolation. Any time that anybody even starts to not feel well, even if it’s not mumps-like symptoms, we’ve gotten the person or player out of here as soon as we can.”
Earlier this week, Rutherford said Crosby — who skated on his own at the CONSOL Energy Center prior to his team’s practice Wednesday — could potentially return to the team at some point this week.
In other Penguins news, Chris Kunitz returned to practice Wednesday. The forward has been out since Dec. 2 with a fractured foot.
