Minnesota Wild defenseman Ryan Suter missed Wednesday's 2-1 victory over the Montreal Canadiens because he has the mumps, coach Mike Yeo confirmed Thursday.
Yeo said Suter was feeling better and might be abele to return for Friday night's game against the Anaheim Ducks.
A mumps outbreak has hit the Wild's defense hard. Marco Scandella, Jonas Brodin, Keith Ballard and Christian Folin also have contracted mumps at various points of the season and missed games.
Suter's absence on Wednesday was his first missed game since signing with the Wild in 2012.
