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No need for Ovechkin as Capitals hammer Panthers LOGINREGISTERHELPYOU ARE NOT LOGGED IN NHLNBAMLBCFLNFLCurlingTennisGolfSoccerNASCARFormula OneIndyCar NASCAR Canadian Tire SeriesNationwideCamping WorldAuto RacingWorld JuniorsSpengler CupMenS WHCWomenS WHCHockey CanadaAHLBoxingCanada GamesCHLCISECHLFigure SkatingLacrosseMMANCAASkiingSummer SportsWinter SportsMoreOlympicsFantasyDaily LineShowsTSN TalentCommunityMainScoresScheduleStandingsStatisticsAnaheimCalgaryChicagoColoradoColumbusDallasDetroitEdmontonLos AngelesMinnesotaNashvillePhoenixSan JoseSt LouisVancouverAtlantaBostonBuffaloCarolinaFloridaMontrealNew JerseyNY IslandersNY RangersOttawaPhiladelphiaPittsburghTampa BayTorontoWashingtonTeamsPlayersInjuriesTransactionsDaily LineNHL on TSNTradeCentreDraftCentreeotText SizeWASHINGTON Alexander Semin showed no rust following a lengthy injury absence as the Washington Capitals demonstrated they are just as dangerous without Alex Ovechkin in the lineupSemin had two goals and two assists in his return from a right wrist injury and the Capitals hardly missed Ovechkin their suspended superstar in beating the Florida Panthers 62 on Thursday night for their fourth straight victoryWe just go out and play as a team thats the key word Semin said through a translator Of course its bad that (Ovechkin) didnt play tonight but what can you do It was my first game after an injury and its always difficult to play your first game after an injury The team helped me a lot to get back to my gameAsked whether he was surprised that Semin who had missed the previous seven games with the injury played so well in his return Capitals coach Bruce Boudreau wisecracked He was well rested He should have a lot of energyOvechkin served the first of a twogame ban levied by the NHL following his ejection Monday for a kneetoknee hit on Carolinas Tim Gleason Some fans in the sellout crowd of 18277 held signs reading Free AlexOvechkin will be eligible to rejoin the Capitals on Monday at Tampa Bay the Capitals are 511 this season when hes not in the lineupI think it shows weve got some depth said Washingtons Brendan Morrison who had a goal and two assists Obviously Ovie isnt in the lineup tonight so its a chance for other guys to step up and contribute We got that tonight from several guysTomas Fleischmann Matt Bradley and Nicklas Backstrom also scored for Washington which improved to 300 this season against the PanthersStephen Weiss and Bryan Allen scored for Florida which has lost six of seven Weiss teamhigh 12th goal with 322 left ruined Semyon Varlamovs shutout bidVarlamov is 602 in his last eight starts and 1112 in 15 games this seasonScott Clemmensen subbed for injured Florida goalie Tomas Vokoun for the second straight night but was quickly pulled from the game Vokoun was struck in the head by teammate Keith Ballads stick on Monday and stitches...