Alexander Semin

Canes scatter for the summer as team looks to next season

2013-04-30 02:24:03

The Carolina Hurricanes hoped to be using Monday to prepare for the Stanley Cup playoffs, not packing up equipment bags, doing end-of-year media interviews and completing summer plans. General manager Jim Rutherford was in Toronto for the NHL Draft...

Canes will wheel and deal this offseason

2013-04-29 04:44:02

With their season at an end, the Carolina Hurricanes will begin to scatter in the next few days. Seven are headed to the IIHF World Championship in Sweden. Eric and Jordan Staal, Jay Harrison and Jeff Skinner will play for Canada. Defensemen Justin...

Surrounded by talent, Canes' Tlusty enjoys breakout season

2013-04-28 02:34:03

After Jiri Tlusty scored a career-high 17 goals last year for the Carolina Hurricanes, general manager Jim Rutherford called it a breakout season for the winger. "He's still a young player," Rutherford said last April. "There's still room for him to...

Live from PNC Arena: Rangers vs. Hurricanes

2013-04-26 00:00:00

Canes coach Kirk Muller gave Canes fans what they wanted Thursday night in the final home game of the season -- the three Staal brothers in the starting lineup, on the same line. Eric, Jordan and Jared Staal played together as Jared made his NHL debut....

Blackhawks lose out on Parise, Suter

2012-07-04 16:11:00

Heading into free agency, Blackhawks general manager Stan Bowman said the team had "Plans A, B, C and D" ready for however scenarios played out. After Wednesday, it might be time to move a little further down the alphabet. The Hawks lost out on the...

Holtby brilliant as Caps even series with Bruins

2012-04-19 20:29:00

Playoff rookie Braden Holtby followed up a shaky outing with a superb one by making 44 saves Thursday night, and Alexander Semin scored the go-ahead goal, leading the Washington Capitals to a 2-1 victory over the reigning Stanley Cup champion Boston...

Brouwer's goal lifts Caps, puts Bruins on brink of elimination

2012-04-21 20:35:00

The Washington Capitals know how good the Boston Bruins are at coming from behind. They’re determined to change that — soon. Troy Brouwer scored on a power play with 1:27 left, giving the Capitals a 4-3 victory Saturday and a chance to...

Caps composed, confident heading into Game 7 with Bruins

2012-04-24 20:53:20

As the Washington Capitals sat in the dressing room at their Arlington, Va., practice facility ahead of a flight to Boston for a final showdown with the Boston Bruins in this Eastern Conference quarterfinal series, the mood was noticeably loose....

Caps rally for a point, but Malkin nets OT winner for Pens

2012-01-22 21:10:00

It was an afternoon filled with all the drama, scoring and animosity expected between the Washington Capitals and Pittsburgh Penguins. But although the Capitals managed to obtain a point in a heated contest with their rivals, the mood in the visitors'...

Orlov's first NHL goal, Volkoun's 43 saves send Caps past 'Canes 2-1

2012-01-15 20:28:52

Sunday's matinee against the Carolina Hurricanes won't go down as one of the more complete or perfect performances by the Washington Capitals this year. In fact, there were few moments at Verizon Center where they seemed firmly in control of the contest,...

Malkin nets game-winner in OT

2012-01-22 17:40:00

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Evgeni Malkin can't really explain what's going on with the Pittsburgh Penguins. He'd rather just enjoy the ride. Malkin pounded home a rebound 1:31 into overtime to lift the streaking Penguins to their sixth straight win, a 4-3...

Backstrom, Semin, Ovechkin score as offense finds stride

2011-12-20 20:32:50

Over the past week, the Washington Capitals wondered where their offense had gone, but Tuesday night at Verizon Center against the stingy Nashville Predators they found the power switch again. Alex Ovechkin, Nicklas Backstrom and Alexander Semin...

Florida Panthers goalie Jose Theodore stops the puck in front of Carolina Hurricanes Alexander Semin during the third period.

2013-01-19 00:00:00