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Alexander Semin

#13 · Right wing · Montréal Canadiens

Born Mar 3, 1984 in Krasnojarsk, RUS · 6'2", 211 lb · Shoots right · Drafted 13th overall in 2002 by WSH (round 1)

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 2012-13. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Matt Moulson NYI · 44 P in 47 GP Derek Stepan NYR · 44 P in 48 GP Nazem Kadri TOR · 44 P in 48 GP Matt Duchene COL · 43 P in 47 GP Henrik Sedin VAN · 45 P in 48 GP

Career

Regular season games only. Pick a season to see its game log below. Cap hit is what he counted against the salary cap that season, where it is known.

0204060802003-04: 22 points2203-042006-07: 73 points7306-072007-08: 42 points4207-082008-09: 79 points7908-092009-10: 84 points8409-102010-11: 54 points5410-112011-12: 54 points5411-122012-13: 44 points4412-132013-14: 42 points4213-142014-15: 19 points1914-152015-16: 4 points415-16

Points by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2003-04 WSH 52 10 12 22 -2 36 92 7 0.42
2006-07 WSH 77 38 35 73 -7 90 243 34 0.95 $1.3M
2007-08 WSH 63 26 16 42 -18 54 185 20 0.67 $1.3M
2008-09 WSH 62 34 45 79 25 77 223 22 1.27 $4.6M
2009-10 WSH 73 40 44 84 36 66 278 30 1.15 $4.6M
2010-11 WSH 65 28 26 54 22 71 196 27 0.83 $6M
2011-12 WSH 77 21 33 54 9 58 183 31 0.70 $6.7M
2012-13 CAR 44 13 31 44 14 46 150 14 1.00 $7M
2013-14 CAR 65 22 20 42 1 42 210 22 0.65 $7M
2014-15 CAR 57 6 13 19 -10 32 93 30 0.33 $7M
2015-16 MTL 15 1 3 4 1 12 18 6 0.27 $1.1M
11 seasons Career 650 239 278 517 71 584 1871 243 0.80

Playoffs

Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2007-08 WSH 7 3 5 8 2 8 28 4 1.14
2008-09 WSH 14 5 9 14 -1 16 42 7 1.00
2009-10 WSH 7 0 2 2 0 4 44 3 0.29
2010-11 WSH 9 4 2 6 2 8 28 6 0.67
2011-12 WSH 14 3 1 4 -4 10 35 8 0.29
5 seasons Playoffs 51 15 19 34 -1 46 177 28 0.67

2012-13 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
44 13 31 44 14 46 150 14 1.00 8.7 20:57

Contract

$7MCap hitends in 2013, then UFA
$159KCap dollars per point44 points in 44 games
$1.631MCap dollars per goal above replacement4.3 goals above replacement
$4.2MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$2.8MValueworth minus cap hit; below zero is overpaid

His cap hit for the whole season, set against what he did in the regular season. Lower is better value. In a season still being played the cost per point starts high and falls as the games add up. Value is coloured by where it ranks among the 558 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Who signed him to it, and when, are not on record. It runs through 2012-13, so this is its last season, after which he is an unrestricted free agent.

Season Cap hit
2012-13 $7M

Each season left on the contract. Only its cap hit and its end are known: how the pay is split by season, and any signing bonus, are not.

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
2015-16 to 2015-16 $1.1M
2013-14 to 2017-18 $7M
2012-13 to 2012-13 $7M
2011-12 to 2011-12 $6.7M
2010-11 to 2010-11 $6M
2008-09 to 2009-10 $4.6M
2006-07 to 2007-08 $1.3M

Every contract on record for him, newest first, with the team that signed him to it and the day it was signed. The one covering 2012-13 is marked. An extension is signed while the contract before it is still running, often a year ahead. A row with no team or date is a contract known only by its cap hit, most often one signed since October 2024.

2012-13 analytics

Rating

+4.3Goals above replacement116th of 605 skaters, 89th of 397 forwards
+0.7Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+1.7Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 397 ranked forwards: green is in the top fifth and red the bottom fifth, with paler shades in between and amber for the middle. Hover over a tile for its percentile.

Even-strength offence+5.0 95th percentileEven-strength defence-2.3 5th percentilePower play+0.4 80th percentilePenalty kill+0.0 58th percentilePenalties-1.3 2nd percentile

The goals he added to his team's goal difference, compared with a spare-part player given the same ice time. Each part is measured against the league, so zero is an average skater, and the rank beside it is among forwards. A full season is about two-thirds the player and one-third chance. Before 2023-24 the NHL timed events less exactly, and differently from rink to rink, so expected goals for this season are rougher than for recent ones.

-202468102010-112011-122012-132013-142014-152015-16Goals above replacementGoals above replacement, by season

On the ice

What happened at five-on-five while he was on the ice. What these numbers mean

50.4Corsi for %740 attempts for, 727 against
-1.5CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
48.3Expected goals for %32.9 expected for, 35.3 against
+0.1xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
50.1Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
62.5Goals for %45 for, 27 against
104.7PDO11.5% shooting + 93.2% saves
231Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 578 skaters who played enough to be ranked: green is in the top fifth and red the bottom fifth, with paler shades in between and amber for the middle. Hover over a tile for its percentile. PDO and attempts taken are left plain, since neither is good or bad on its own.

Who he played with

Forward lineGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Alexander Semin · Eric Staal · Jiri Tlusty42482:3849.646.432-17
Alexander Semin · Eric Staal · Jeff Skinner2426:2373.076.52-2
Alexander Semin · Jordan Staal · Jeff Skinner2722:5141.539.51-1
Alexander Semin · Eric Staal · Drayson Bowman916:0557.129.71-1

The lines he spent the most time in at five-on-five, with the team's share of the shot attempts and expected goals, and the goals for and against, while they were out. The two shares are coloured as above, against the league's lines that played a fair amount together. Hover over one for its percentile.

Chances and finishing

Expected goals adds up how likely each of his shots was to go in, judged by where it came from, what kind of shot it was and whether it was a rebound. All situations, leaving out shots at an empty net. Before 2023-24 the NHL timed events less exactly, and differently from rink to rink, so expected goals for this season are rougher than for recent ones.

12Goalsnot counting empty-netters
13.4Expected goalsfrom 226 unblocked attempts
-1.4Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.87 expected goals per 60 minutes79th
Shot quality 5.9% chance per attempt12th
Finishing -1.4 goals above expected32ndOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 355 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

0510Game 20Game 40Expected 13.4Goals 12

His goals and his expected goals as the season went on. When the goals line pulls away above, he is scoring more than his chances were worth; below, less.

Where he shot from

Every attempt he took this season, in all situations, attacking the net on the right. Darker red means more attempts from that spot, and each dot is a goal. "Show every shot" switches to a dot for each attempt, bigger for a better chance. Click a goal for its details.

Game log

Date Opponent Result G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits TOI
Apr 23, 2013 vs NYI W 4-3 (SO) 1 0 1 0 4 5 0 23:10
Apr 21, 2013 @ TBL W 3-2 1 2 3 3 0 1 1 20:11
Apr 20, 2013 vs PHI L 3-5 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 22:02
Apr 18, 2013 @ WPG L 3-4 (OT) 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 23:51
Apr 16, 2013 @ OTT L 2-3 0 0 0 1 2 2 1 22:34
Apr 13, 2013 vs BOS W 4-2 0 2 2 1 0 3 0 20:05
Apr 11, 2013 @ WSH L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 2 8 0 25:03
Apr 9, 2013 vs PIT L 3-5 0 0 0 -3 0 3 1 22:44
Apr 4, 2013 vs TBL L 0-5 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 17:49
Apr 2, 2013 vs WSH L 3-5 0 2 2 -2 2 4 0 20:19
Apr 1, 2013 @ MTL L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 20:11
Mar 30, 2013 @ WPG W 3-1 1 1 2 2 0 5 0 22:24
Mar 28, 2013 @ TOR L 3-6 1 1 2 -2 10 5 0 21:05
Mar 26, 2013 vs WPG L 1-4 0 0 0 -3 0 5 0 20:17
Mar 21, 2013 vs NJD L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 20:42
Mar 19, 2013 vs FLA L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 20:16
Mar 18, 2013 @ NYR L 1-2 (SO) 0 1 1 1 2 5 0 22:10
Mar 16, 2013 @ TBL L 1-4 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 19:05
Mar 14, 2013 vs WSH L 2-3 1 0 1 0 2 7 0 21:14
Mar 12, 2013 @ WSH W 4-0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 18:39
Mar 9, 2013 vs NJD W 6-3 1 2 3 1 0 1 0 16:57
Mar 7, 2013 vs MTL L 2-4 0 0 0 0 2 7 2 25:50
Mar 5, 2013 vs BUF W 4-3 1 2 3 2 0 3 2 19:35
Mar 3, 2013 @ FLA W 3-2 1 0 1 1 2 2 1 19:58
Mar 2, 2013 vs FLA W 6-2 0 3 3 3 0 1 0 20:29
Feb 28, 2013 vs PIT W 4-1 0 2 2 2 0 5 0 19:44
Feb 26, 2013 @ WSH L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 21:08
Feb 24, 2013 @ NYI W 4-2 1 2 3 1 0 3 0 21:38
Feb 23, 2013 vs TBL L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 4 2 0 16:49
Feb 21, 2013 vs WPG L 3-4 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 20:26
Feb 18, 2013 @ MTL L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 21:13
Feb 14, 2013 vs TOR W 3-1 0 0 0 1 2 6 0 21:21
Feb 12, 2013 @ NJD W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 17:55
Feb 11, 2013 @ NYI W 6-4 1 2 3 4 0 2 0 19:01
Feb 9, 2013 @ PHI L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 21:49
Feb 7, 2013 @ OTT W 3-2 (OT) 1 0 1 -1 2 1 0 20:29
Feb 4, 2013 @ TOR W 4-1 0 1 1 0 2 4 0 17:57
Feb 2, 2013 @ PHI L 3-5 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 25:00
Feb 1, 2013 vs OTT W 1-0 0 1 1 1 0 5 0 20:15
Jan 28, 2013 vs BOS L 3-5 0 2 2 3 0 5 0 22:48
Jan 25, 2013 @ BUF W 3-1 1 0 1 1 0 6 0 20:15
Jan 24, 2013 vs BUF W 6-3 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 20:36
Jan 22, 2013 vs TBL L 1-4 0 1 1 -1 0 6 2 23:22
Jan 19, 2013 @ FLA L 1-5 0 0 0 0 4 1 2 23:03