Capitals' forward Chris Clark will be sidelined at least three weeks with a stress fracture in his forearm, the latest injury setback for a club that had to recall four players from the AHL for Wednesday night’s game against the Thrashers, as reported by the Associated Press.

The 2008-09 NHL season is now well underway and we can begin to gauge which players have distinguished themselves as the top individual performers.

Rob Blake recorded four assists, and San Jose improved to 17-3-1 with a 7-2 victory over the road-weary Capitals on Saturday night.

The Sharks expect to have goaltender Evgeni Nabokov available when they host the Capitals on Saturday, as reported by Yahoo.

Capitals centre Nicklas Backstrom was named the NHL’s first star of the week Monday after posting two goals and nine assists in four games, as reported by the Canadian Press.

The Capitals on Thursday signed defenseman John Carlson, one of the club’s two first-round picks in 2008, to a three-year deal, as reported by Yahoo.

Goaltenders Roberto Luongo, Steve Mason and Brent Johnson on Monday were named as the NHL's “Three Stars” for the week, as reported by Yahoo.

The Capitals recalled defenseman Tyler Sloan from Hershey of the AHL ahead of Saturday night’s game against the Rangers, according to an Associated Press report.

Alex Ovechkin, the NHL’s reigning MVP is on the ice at the Capitals practice facility Monday, as reported by the Associated Press.