Weekly Snapshot, Nov. 23

Record/Standings Position: 13-5-5 (31 points), 1st Southeast Division/1st Eastern Conference/3rd NHL

Last Week's Games:
* Won, 4-2, at New York Rangers
* Lost, 3-2, vs. Montreal
* Lost, 2-1 (SO), at Toronto

This Week's Games:
* Tonight at Ottawa (7 p.m., CSN)
* Wednesday vs. Buffalo (7 p.m., CSN)
* Saturday at Montreal (7 p.m., CSN Plus, NHL Network, Hockey Night in Canada)

Injuries: Milan Jurcina (day-to-day), Mike Knuble (out 3-4 weeks), Boyd Gordon (could return soon), Alex Semin (day-to-day, on injured list), Quintin Laing (out 4-6 weeks), Shaone Morrisonn (could return tonight), Tom Poti (day-to-day).

Recent Transactions: Recalled Andrew Gordon from Hershey (Nov. 21), recalled John Carlson from Hershey (Nov. 19), recalled Jay Beagle and Michal Neuvirth from Hershey (Nov. 17).

Top Storylines:
* Doesn't it seem that the injuries are masking the fact that the Caps have the best record in the Eastern Conference?
* The Michael Nylander saga is hampering who the Caps can recall from Hershey.
* System depth once again is proving huge for the Caps/Bears.

Top Line (Who's Hot?): Mike Green (six points in last six games, most points among defensemen), Semyon Varlamov (7-1-1, 1.94 goals-against average, .933 save percentage in last nine games), Brendan Morrison (seven points in his last eight games and 17 points in 23 games).

Scratches (Who's Not?): Jeff Schultz (despite more ice time, still has some haters), Milan Jurcina (injuries and bad decisions hampering another season), Alex Semin (either hurt or ineffective seemingly all the time).