Weekly Snapshot, March 27

A weekly peek at the state of the Washington Capitals.

The Synopsis: With just six games left in the regular season, the Caps are all about two things right now: keeping momentum and getting healthy. This week, especially last night's win in Montreal, showed that they're capable of consistently playing well -- and, when the playoffs arrive, that is expected to improve even further. In the meantime, the three-headed goalie monster of Semyon Varlamov, Michal Neuvirth and Braden Holtby is doing well, but staying healthy is seemingly their biggest obstacle, too. Alex Ovechkin and Jason Arnott should return this week, while the status of Mike Green and Tom Poti are very much unknown.

Record/Standings Position: 44-22-10 (98 points), 1st Southeast Division/2nd Eastern Conference/3rd NHL

Last Week's Games:
* Won, 5-4 (SO), at Philadelphia Flyers
* Lost, 2-0, at Ottawa Senators
* Won, 2-0, at Montreal Canadiens

This Week's Games:
* Tuesday vs. Carolina Hurricanes (7 p.m., CSN-HD)
* Thursday vs. Columbus Blue Jackets (7 p.m., CSN-HD, Versus-HD)
* Saturday vs. Buffalo Sabres (7 p.m., CSN-HD)

Injuries: Alex Ovechkin (day-to-day), Jason Arnott –day-to-day, Mike Green (day-to-day), Tom Poti (day-to-day), Michal Neuvirth (day-to-day). Total Man Games Lost: 231.

Recent Transactions: Assigned Braden Holtby to Hershey (today), recalled Holtby from Hershey (yesterday).