Mumps for Another Member of Pens…Kings’ Regehr Out Two Weeks…Mr. Hockey on the Mend

Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Olli Maatta is the third member of the team to be diagnosed with mumps. The Penguins issued a statement saying he tested positive for the virus and remains in isolation. Teammates Sidney Crosby and Beau Bennett were diagnosed with mumps in the last week.

In other hockey news:

— Defenseman Robyn Regehr (reh-GEER') was placed on injured reserve by the Los Angeles Kings with an upper-body injury that is expected to sideline him at least two weeks.

— Gordie Howe's family says the hockey great has made a "miraculous" improvement after he participated in a stem cell clinical trial. The 86-year-old Howe had a serious stroke in late October, but his family says his physical therapists have been "astonished" by his progress after undergoing a two-day, non-surgical stem cell treatment protocol.