There was some doubt as to whether Alexander Semin might be too under the weather to be able to take the ice for the Washington Capitals against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday night. Semin did play, after all, and he played quite well. The Russian forward's seventh goal of the season tied the game with about 5½ minutes left in regulation, and Semin also scored the final goal in the shootout to lift the Capitals to a 5-4 victory over the Maple Leafs. "It's funny: He was sick tonight, and we didn't know if he would be scratched until after warmup," Capitals coach Bruce Boudreau said. "He said he wanted to play -- and he becomes the hero." Good thing for the Capitals, who improved to 4-0-0 when Semin scores this season. Read more: http://scores.espn.go.com/nhl/recap?gameId=301103023
