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Carolina Hurricanes left wing Alexander Semin (28), from Russia, skates with the puck with Washington Capitals left wing Jason Chimera (25) nearby during the second period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8), from Russia, tries to control the puck as Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Joe Corvo (77) skates in, during the first period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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Washington Capitals center Nicklas Backstrom, left, from Sweden, right wing Troy Brouwer (20) and center Mike Ribeiro (9) celebrate Backstrom's goal in the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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Carolina Hurricanes left wing Alexander Semin (28) celebrates scoring a goal during the third period of an NHL hockey game against the New York Islanders at the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, N.Y., Monday, Feb.11, 2013. (AP Photo/Paul J. Bereswill)

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Carolina Hurricanes' Alexander Semin (28) and Winnipeg Jets' Alex Burmistrov (8), both of Russia, struggle for possession of the puck during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Raleigh, N.C., Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

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Carolina Hurricanes' Alexander Semin during an NHL hockey game against the Philadelphia Flyers, Saturday, Feb. 9, 2013, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

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Carolina Hurricanes' Alexander Semin during an NHL hockey game against the Philadelphia Flyers, Saturday, Feb. 9, 2013, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

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Jordan Staal, now with the Carolina Hurricanes, participated in Friday's "Champs for Charity" exhibition game with a number of other locked-out players. (Associated Press)

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The Pittsburgh Penguins sent center Jordan Staal to the Carolina Hurricanes for Brandon Sutter, a prospect at the eighth overall pick in the 2012 NHL draft. (AP Photo/File/Gene J. Puskar)

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Alexander Semin signed a one-year, $7 million deal with the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

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Defeated Washington Capitals players Mike Green (52) and Dennis Wideman (6) pass celebrating Carolina Hurricanes players Jay Harrison (44), Justin Faulk (28), Jeff Skinner (53), and Brandon Sutter (16), after their 4-3 overtime win Tuesday, March 6, 2012, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

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Carolina Hurricanes right wing Chad LaRose celebrates with left wing Jeff Skinner after scoring in the second period at Verizon Center in Washington on Tuesday, March 6, 2012. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

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Washington Capitals' Alex Ovechkin (8) and Carolina Hurricanes' Tim Gleason (6) work along the boards during the first period in Raleigh, N.C., Monday, Feb. 20, 2012. (AP Photo/Karl B DeBlaker)

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Alex Ovechkin (8) of the Washington Capitals has the puck poked away by the Carolina Hurricanes' Brandon Sutter (16), with the Hurricanes' Tim Gleason nearby, during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Raleigh, N.C., on Monday, Feb. 20, 2012. (AP Photo/Karl B. DeBlaker)