Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Washington Capitals
Washington Capitals goalie Simeon Varlamov covers the puck up against the Pittsburgh Pengins during the first period of game 7 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals at the Verizon Center in Washington on May 13, 2009. (UPI Photo/Kevin Dietsch)
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 (UPI) -- Alexander Semin scored two goals and had two assists Thursday as the Washington Capitals skated to a 6-2 win over the Florida Panthers.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- Alexander Semin had two goals and one assist Saturday to pace the Washington Capitals in a 6-4 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs.
WASHINGTON, May 13 (UPI) -- Sidney Crosby touched off an early outburst Wednesday and Pittsburgh reached the Eastern Conference finals with a 6-2, Game 7 victory over Washington.
PITTSBURGH, May 6 (UPI) -- Kris Letang fired a slap shot past Simeon Varlamov with 8:37 remaining in overtime Wednesday, giving Pittsburgh a 3-2 win over Washington.
WASHINGTON, May 4 (UPI) -- Alex Ovechkin had his first NHL career playoff hat trick Monday to lead Washington to a 4-3 win over Pittsburgh and a 2-0 lead in the Eastern semifinals.
WASHINGTON, May 2 (UPI) -- A third-period goal from Tomas Fleischmann Saturday lifted Washington to a 3-2 win over Pittsburgh in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference semifinal.
NEW YORK, April 26 (UPI) -- Tom Poti posted a goal and three assists for the Washington Capitals, who beat the New York Rangers 5-3 Sunday and sent their playoff series to Game 7.
WASHINGTON, April 24 (UPI) -- Simeon Varlamov, given the most important start of his brief career, kept Washington alive in the playoffs Friday with a 4-0 blanking of the New York Rangers.
NEW YORK, April 20 (UPI) -- Simeon Varlamov got his first NHL career shutout Monday when Washington beat the New York Rangers 4-0 in Game 3 of their Eastern Conference quarterfinals.
ATLANTA, April 7 (UPI) -- Tomas Fleischmann, Viktor Kozlov and Alexander Semin scored in the first period Tuesday, sending Washington to a 4-2 win over Atlanta.
