Alexander Semin News

With Alex Ovechkin and Mike Green wearing suits instead of skates, it figured the Washington Capitals might struggle offensively.

Nothing could have been further from reality Saturday night at Verizon Center.

Sparked by Mathieu Perreault's first career NHL tally and a pair of late strikes from Tomas Fleischmann, the Capitals erupted for five goals in the third period and routed the Florida Panthers, 7-4, before a capacity crowd .

'We can say their goalie struggled and [Jose Theodore] maybe let in a couple of softer ones than he normally has, but I thought we showed great determination in the third period,' Coach Bruce Boudreau said. 'It was really neat to see Mathieu Perreault start it all.'

Harvey Fialkov, filling in for Steve Gorten today... Forward Radek Dvorak, who tore an MCL in his left knee a few weeks ago, skated with the team today for the first time and while he won't play tonight against the Capitals, he may play tomorrow night.

Niclas Bergfors and Zach Parise scored power-play goals 3:13 apart in the third period to break open a tie game and send the New Jersey Devils to a 3-2 victory over the Alex Ovechkin-less Washington Capitals on Wednesday night.

Alex Ovechkin rallied the Washington Capitals to a 4-2 victory over their Eastern Conference rival the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday.

Alex Ovechkin's upper-body injury doesn't seem serious, although he appears likely to miss at least one game.

Just who is running the ghost ship that is the office of the NHL Players' Association? Well, for now, it's Mike Ouellet and Rolland Lee.

NYI WAS 4:41 0 1 10:37 1 1 NYI WAS 7:12 Frans Nielsen Unassisted 2 1 8:50 2 2 16:43 2 3 17:50 3 3 NYI WAS 3 3 OT NYI WAS 0:53 4 3 WASHINGTON -- The New York Islanders have quickly become experts at playing overtime.

For moments in the second period, it looked like the Washington Capitals were not going to be able to match the Philadelphia Flyers' intensity, physically.

Philadelphia Flyers goalie Ray Emery makes a save on shot by the Washington Capitals in the 1st period at the Verizon Center in Washington on Tuesday.

Police in a Philadelphia suburb they've arrested a woman who offered sex for World Series tickets.

After missing two games because of illness and injury, Washington Capitals winger Alexander Semin returned to practice Monday and was promptly put back in the place where he feels most comfortable: on the top line with Alex Ovechkin and Nicklas Backstrom.

Coach Bruce Boudreau wouldn't say which line Semin will end up on when the Capitals host the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday, but he didn't rule out reuniting his top offensive forwards for the first time since the fifth game of the season. Semin scored five of his six goals in Washington's first four games.

It's no surprise that the Capitals are the early front- runners in the Southeast Division.

The Washington Capitals needed a lift on offense with Alexander Semin sidelined, and they got it from the most unlikely of sources Thursday night.

When Keith Aucoin and Alexandre Giroux play together in the American Hockey League, they make magic happen.

It's no surprise that the Capitals are the early front- runners in the Southeast Division.

Jeff Schultz tallied three points and scored the go-ahead goal on an odd bounce, and the Washington Capitals used three scores in an 88-second span during the second period to defeat the Atlanta Thrashers, 5-4, at Philips Arena.

What to watch for in hockey on Thursday: Russian roulette The Atlanta Thrashers and Washington Capitals will play a captivating round of "My Russian Is Better Than Your Russian," not to mention a hockey game.

With six of their first eight games against teams that made the Stanley Cup playoffs last spring, Washington Capitals Coach Bruce Boudreau often spoke of the two-week stretch as a litmus test for his team, which entered this season with so many high expectations.

The results weren't perfect: The Capitals won just two of the six against some of the NHL's elite. Four of the losses came by one goal -- one in a shootout and one in overtime.

In most cases, the Capitals were undone by a minor lapse in attention -- from unnecessary penalties to missed backchecking assignments to lackadaisical power plays.

NHL superstar Alex Ovechkin will lead the Washington Capitals against the Nashville Predators tonight at the Verizon Center.

Alex Ovechkin scored twice in 28 seconds in the second period as Washington beat the San Jose 4-1 on Thursday, ending a four-game NHL losing streak.