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Alexander Valerevich Siomin (, ; born March 3, 1984) is a Russian professional ice hockey player currently a under contract with the Washington Capitals until June 30, 2012 when he becomes a Free Agent in the National Hockey League (NHL).
Read More at Wikipedia ›Alexander Semin completed his seventh career hat trick by scoring the tying and go-ahead goals in the final minutes, and the Washington Capitals dramatically rallied to snap their three-game skid with a 7-6 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Wednesday night.
Semin tied it with 8:23 to play and put the Capitals ahead with 1:47 left, ending the supremely streaky scorer's 17-game goal drought. The Russian scored 18 goals with three hat tricks in the Capitals' first 25 games, but hadn't scored since Nov. 28 while missing 15 games with injuries.Ryan Getzlaf and Corey Perry had a goal and three assists apiece for the Ducks, whose four-game winning streak ended despite an offensive barrage in their highest-scoring game in a month.Washington still rallied against shaky Anaheim backup Curtis McElhinney, who made just 24 saves while filling in for ailing All-Star Jonas Hiller.Alex Ovechkin had an early goal and an assist for the Capitals, who gave up six goals for the first time since Nov. 26 on t...Tomas Vokoun made 30 saves for his third shutout of the season and Alexander Semin scored on the second of Washington's two penalty shots in the Capitals' 3-0 win ov...
Alexander Semin and Troy Brouwer scored period goals as Washington bested Nashville, 4-1, at Verizon Center .Alex Ovechkin and Nicklas Backstrom tallied in the openi...
Tomas Vokoun made 30 saves for his third shutout of the season and Alexander Semin scored on the second of Washington's two penalty shots in the Capitals' 3-0 win ov...
The Washington Capitals got 44 saves from Braden Holtby and a late second-period goal from Alexander Semin to take a 2-1 win over the Boston Bruins in Game 4 of this...
Troy Brouwer's power-play score late in regulation lifted the Washington Capitals over Boston 4-3, in Game 5 of this Eastern Conference quarterfinal set.Alexander Se...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Left wing Alexander Semin has signed a one-year contract extension with the Washington Capitals, the NHL team said Thursday.Financial terms we...
Washington will try to clinch the Southeast Division title Tuesday in Toronto without the services of Alexander Semin , who did not make the trip, according to a twe...
Some hockey rumors are evergreen, meaning they can surface at any time. Winter, spring, summer or fall, all you have to do is … well (with apologies to James Taylor ...
COLOGNE, Germany (AP) — Alex Ovechkin and Washington Capitals teammate Alexander Semin have led Russia into the second round of the hockey world championships with a...
A popular credo during the Stanley Cup playoffs is "survive and advance."Although the top-seeded New York Rangers were able to follow that rule in the opening round ...
Alexander Semin had a goal and an assist as the 3.Brooks Laich , Matt Hendricks and Jay Beagle all scored for the Capitals, who have won their past two and with 74 p...
Chris Kreider scored the deciding goal and added an assist in the third period to lift the New York Rangers over the Washington Capitals, 3-1, in Game 1 of the Easte...
Most players prefer the security of a long-term contract. Alexander Semin takes things one year at a time.Semin signed a one-year, $6.7 million contract extension wi...
Alexander Semin had a goal and set up Jay Beagle's go-ahead score Saturday, lifting the Washington Capitals to a 4-3 win over the Boston Bruins.It was the second str...
The Washington Capitals managed to accomplish a frustrating hat trick of iron, hitting the post or crossbar three times. They also failed to finish off two clean bre...
The Washington Capitals are back in a familiar spot.Alexander Semin scored 48 seconds into overtime to give the Capitals a 3-2 victory over the Florida Panthers on S...
Alexander Semin scored the tiebreaking goal and Tomas Vokoun made 22 saves against his former team as the Washington Capitals beat the Florida Panthers 2-1 on Friday...
Alex Ovechkin and Nicklas Backstrom scored first period goals, Alexander Semin added a third-period goal, and Michal Neuvirth stopped 20 shots as the Washington Capi...
For quite some time, Washington Capitals general manager George McPhee tried to persuade former player Dale Hunter to return to the team as its coach. This season, M...