Washington Capitals: Top 10 left wings of all-time

Alex Ovechkin, Washington Capitals (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
Alex Ovechkin, Washington Capitals (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
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Alexander Semin, Washington Capitals (Photo by G Fiume/Getty Images)
Alexander Semin, Washington Capitals (Photo by G Fiume/Getty Images)

#5 Alexander Semin

Alexander Semin was drafted by the Capitals in the first round at 13th overall in the 2002 NHL Draft. His first season saw him score 10 goals and add 12 assists for 22 points in 2003-04.

His next season would be in 2006-07 and he would score 38 goals and 35 assists for 73 points. The next season he scored 26 goals and added 16 assists for 42 points. His fourth season saw him score 34 goals and add 45 assists for 79 points. In 2009-10, Semin had a breakout season with a career high 40 goals and 44 assists for 84 points.

He spent two more seasons in Washington after that. He had 28 goals and 26 assists for 54 points in 2010-11 and had another 54 point season in 2011-12 with 21 goals and 33 assists. Semin spent seven seasons in Washington and scored 197 goals and added 211 assists for 408 points.

Semin didn’t play in the 2005-06 season due to military obligations in Russia. The wait for Semin was worth it in Ovechkin’s second season and he was a worthy sidekick in the Alex’s. Semin was on some good playoff teams and in his career scored 15 playoff goals and 19 assists for 34 points. He had three goals and five assists for eight points in 2008 against the Philadelphia Flyers and five goals and nine assists in the 2009 playoff run that spanned two rounds.