NEWS
4:15 PM - Wayne Simmonds () has announced the end of his playing career, per Sportsnet.ca.
4:22 PM - Wayne Simmonds (Tor) was assigned to AHL Toronto on Sunday, per CapFriendly.
3:45 PM - Wayne Simmonds (Tor) will be in the starting lineup against Minnesota on Friday, Lance Hornby of The Toronto Sun reports.
2:18 PM - Wayne Simmonds (Tor) was placed on waivers Tuesday, TSN's Chris Johnston reports.
10:25 AM - Wayne Simmonds (Tor) was on the ice for Leafs' practice Thursday, David Alter of Sports Illustrated reports.
3:10 PM - Wayne Simmonds (Tor) was sent to the AHL on Tuesday, per CapFriendly.
10:14 AM - Wayne Simmonds (Tor) was recalled from AHL Toronto on Friday.
1:02 PM - Wayne Simmonds (Tor) was reassigned to AHL Toronto on Tuesday.
12:19 PM - Wayne Simmonds (Tor) is practicing on the fourth line Friday, Mark Masters of TSN.ca reports.
11:40 AM - Wayne Simmonds (Tor) was called up to the NHL roster Sunday.
2:17 PM - Wayne Simmonds (Tor) was waived Sunday, per James Mirtle of The Athletic.
10:37 PM - Wayne Simmonds (Tor) who is competing for a roster spot this season, spent the summer trying to speed his game up, reports The Athletic.
11:54 AM - Wayne Simmonds (Tor) is likely a healthy scratch for Game 3 against Tampa Bay, reports Mark Masters of TSN.
6:40 PM - Wayne Simmonds (Tor) (illness) will play Thursday versus the Capitals, NHL.com's Dave McCarthy reports.
6:39 PM - Wayne Simmonds (Tor) (illness) will not play Tuesday against Buffalo, Terry Koshan of The Toronto Sun reports.
2:13 PM - Wayne Simmonds (Tor) missed practice Monday due to an illness, David Alter of The Hockey News reports.
12:19 PM - Wayne Simmonds (Tor) (personal) will be added to the active roster Friday, Terry Koshan of The Toronto Sun reports.
11:28 AM - Wayne Simmonds (Tor) was a healthy scratch the last two games, Terry Koshan of The Toronto Sun reports.
11:22 PM - Wayne Simmonds (Tor) (undisclosed) was placed on the non-roster list Thursday, per CapFriendly.
11:21 PM - Wayne Simmonds (Tor) notched an assist in Monday's 5-4 win over the Blue Jackets.
10:23 PM - Wayne Simmonds (Tor) is mired in a 10-game scoring drought.
1:41 PM - Wayne Simmonds (Tor) (personal) is not expected to participate in Thursday's road game versus Calgary, David Alter of The Hockey News reports.
1:32 PM - Wayne Simmonds (Tor) (personal) will not travel with the team to Calgary on Wednesday for Thursday's game against the Flames, David Alter of The Hockey News reports.
12:54 PM - Wayne Simmonds (Tor) exited the NHL's COVID-19 protocols Monday.
10:17 PM - Wayne Simmonds (Tor) was placed in the NHL's COVID-19 protocols Friday.
11:43 PM - Wayne Simmonds (Tor) scored a goal on three shots in Sunday's 5-1 win over the Ducks.
10:01 PM - Wayne Simmonds (Tor) scored a goal in a 3-1 win over Ottawa on Saturday.
9:40 AM - Wayne Simmonds (Tor) agreed to terms on a two-year, $1.8 million contract with Toronto on Tuesday.
10:50 PM - Wayne Simmonds (Tor) recorded an assist and two hits in Thursday's 4-3 overtime loss to the Canadiens in Game 5.
11:43 PM - Wayne Simmonds (Tor) has gone six games without a point and has one assist in his last 13.
11:15 PM - Wayne Simmonds (Tor) scored a goal in Toronto's 5-3 win over Winnipeg on Thursday.
11:53 AM - Wayne Simmonds (Tor) (wrist) will be activated off long-term injured reserve and return to the lineup for Friday's game versus the Flames, Joshua Kloke of The Athletic Toronto reports.
3:21 PM - Wayne Simmonds (Tor) coach Sheldon Keefe said Monday that Simmonds (wrist) has been practicing on his own and is ramping up his conditioning, David Alter of The Hockey News reports.
1:51 PM - Wayne Simmonds (Tor) (wrist) has been placed on long-term injured reserve, per CapFriendly.
3:54 PM - Wayne Simmonds (Tor) may miss up to six weeks after suffering an apparent hand injury during Saturday's win over the Canucks, Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet reports.
9:39 PM - Wayne Simmonds (Tor) left Saturday's game versus the Canucks with an apparent hand injury, Kristen Shilton of TSN.ca reports.
9:46 PM - Wayne Simmonds (Tor) has played in all five Leafs' games this season and has delivered 15 PIM, seven hits, four shots and a minus-4 rating.
12:10 PM - Wayne Simmonds (Tor) put pen to paper on a one-year, $1.5 million contract with the Maple Leafs on Friday, Lance Hornby of The Toronto Sun reports.
11:55 AM - Wayne Simmonds () has been given permission by the Sabres to negotiate with other teams, Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet reports.
9:36 PM - Wayne Simmonds (Buf) who will be an unrestricted free agent when the 2019-20 season concludes, is interested in returning to Buffalo, Lance Lyskowski of The Buffalo News reports.
7:53 PM - Wayne Simmonds (Buf) will start on Buffalo's second line during Wednesday's game against Colorado.
11:56 AM - Wayne Simmonds (Buf) Sabres acquired Simmonds from New Jersey for a 2021 conditional fifth-round pick, Mike Harrington of Buffalo News reports.
11:49 PM - Wayne Simmonds (NJ) scored two goals -- one on the power play -- in Thursday's 4-3 win over Detroit.
10:48 AM - Wayne Simmonds (NJ) recorded a power-play assist Saturday in a 3-0 win over the Kings.
9:42 PM - Wayne Simmonds (NJ) was ejected Saturday against the Avalanche after yelling at the referee following a goaltender interference review, Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet reports.
11:43 PM - Wayne Simmonds (NJ) managed an assist, four hits and two PIM in Monday's 7-1 blowout win over the Blackhawks.
10:32 PM - Wayne Simmonds (NJ) scored a goal on two shots and delivered three hits in Wednesday's 4-2 loss to Ottawa.
8:57 PM - Wayne Simmonds (NJ) scored the opening goal, a power-play marker, in Sunday's 2-1 win over the Canucks
9:02 AM - Wayne Simmonds (NJ) bagged three helpers in Wednesday night's 7-6 overtime loss to the Devils.
11:39 AM - Wayne Simmonds (NJ) dished out an assist in Friday's 5-4 shootout loss to Winnipeg.
11:00 AM - Wayne Simmonds (NJ) (lower body) will suit up for Friday's exhibition game against the Rangers.
12:42 PM - Wayne Simmonds (NJ) to a previous report, Simmonds (lower body) won't play in Monday's preseason game versus the Bruins, Mike Morreale of NHL.com reports.
10:37 AM - Wayne Simmonds (NJ) (lower body) will play in Monday's preseason game versus the Bruins, Amanda Stein of the Devils' official site reports.
1:59 PM - Wayne Simmonds (NJ) (lower body) signed a one-year, $5 million contract with the Devils on Monday.
6:06 PM - Wayne Simmonds (Nsh) (lower body) won't be retained by the Predators in free agency, Adam Vingan of The Athletic reports.
2:10 PM - Wayne Simmonds (Nsh) (lower body) wasn't able to overcome his injury prior to the Predators getting bounced from the playoffs.
8:12 PM - Wayne Simmonds (Nsh) (lower body) will not play in Monday's Game 6 road tilt against the Stars, Adam Vingan of The Athletic reports.
3:00 PM - Wayne Simmonds (Nsh) (lower body) wasn't on the ice for warmups ahead of Saturday's Game 5 against the Stars, Robby Stanley of NHL.com reports.
1:57 PM - Wayne Simmonds (Nsh) (lower body) will not play in Monday's game against Dallas, and is considered "week-to-week".
9:47 PM - Wayne Simmonds (Nsh) Peter Laviolette has no updates on Simmonds (leg) following the team's 2-1 overtime win over the Stars on Saturday, Brooks Bratten of the Predators' official site reports.
8:22 PM - Wayne Simmonds (Nsh) went back to the locker room after testing out his leg during Saturday's Game 2 versus the Stars, John Glennon of The Athletic reports.
7:33 PM - Wayne Simmonds (Nsh) (leg) returned to Saturday's Game 2 versus the Stars, Brooks Bratten of the Predators' official site reports.
7:14 PM - Wayne Simmonds (Nsh) exited Game 2 versus the Predators on Saturday with a leg injury, Brooks Bratten of the Predators' official site reports.
3:23 PM - Wayne Simmonds (Nsh) was exchanged by the Flyers to the Predators on Monday in a swap for Ryan Hartman and a conditional 2020 fourth-round pick, Craig Custance of The Athletic reports.
11:21 PM - Wayne Simmonds (Phi) scored a pair of goals and recorded a plus-3 rating in a 7-4 victory against the Wild on Monday.
11:33 PM - Wayne Simmonds (Phi) delivered a power-play goal in Thursday's 5-3 home loss to the Hurricanes.
10:19 AM - Wayne Simmonds (Phi) scored his 11th goal of the season in Sunday's 3-2 shootout win over the Rangers.
7:38 AM - Wayne Simmonds (Phi) scored a goal in the 5-2 loss to the Sabres on Wednesday.
1:33 PM - Wayne Simmonds (Phi) has points in each of the last three games. That gives him seven goals and 10 points in 15 contests this season.
1:22 PM - Wayne Simmonds (Phi) doesn't have a point and owns a minus-4 rating in the last three games.
8:26 AM - Wayne Simmonds (Phi) will ascend to the top line for Saturday's home game against the Devils, Adam Kimelman of NHL.com reports.
10:12 AM - Wayne Simmonds (Phi) (pelvis) is expected to make his preseason debut Saturday against the Bruins, Sam Carchidi of the Philadelphia Inquirer reports.
9:46 AM - Wayne Simmonds (Phi) manager Ron Hextall would be surprised if Simmonds (pelvis) didn't play in Saturday's preseason finale against the Bruins, Bill Meltzer of NHL.com reports.
8:33 PM - Wayne Simmonds (Phi) (pelvis) has been progressing in his recovery from offseason surgery and hopes to be in the lineup for Opening Night, NHL.com reports
6:54 PM - Wayne Simmonds (Phi) (pelvis) is determined to be 100-percent healthy for training camp, NHL.com reports.
4:31 PM - Wayne Simmonds (Phi) scored two goals on six shots in a 6-3 win over the Capitals on Sunday.
1:18 PM - Wayne Simmonds (Phi) general manager Ron Hextall, Simmonds (upper body) resumed skating Wednesday and is "about 10 days away from playing," Sam Carchidi of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.
1:41 PM - Wayne Simmonds (Phi) (upper body) has surfaced on injured reserve, per the NHL's official media site.
6:08 AM - Wayne Simmonds (Phi) will miss the next 2-to-3 weeks due to an upper-body injury
4:26 AM - Wayne Simmonds (Phi) scored a shorthanded goal and logged 18:11 of ice time (2:45 on the power play) during Thursday's 3-2 overtime win against Toronto.
10:10 PM - Wayne Simmonds (Phi) had a goal and an assist in a 4-3 win over the Red Wings on Wednesday.
6:40 AM - Wayne Simmonds (Phi) recorded three shots and five penalty minutes in a 3-0 loss against the Bruins on Saturday.
5:24 AM - Wayne Simmonds (Phi) has just three goals and four assists at even strength through 18 games this season.
3:29 PM - Wayne Simmonds (Phi) (lower body) is in the lineup for Thursday's game against the Senators.
12:28 PM - Wayne Simmonds (Phi) (lower body) was on the ice for morning skate Thursday, Dave Isaac of the Courier Post reports.
9:57 AM - Wayne Simmonds (Phi) was in the process of being evaluated for a lower-body injury Wednesday, John Boruk of NBCSPhilly reports.
4:36 PM - Wayne Simmonds (Phi) scored the game-winning goal with 2:15 remaining Saturday to lift the Flyers to a 2-1 win over the Oilers.
11:19 AM - Wayne Simmonds (Phi) (lower body) was given a clean bill of health and will play Thursday against Nashville, Sam Carchidi of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.
11:35 AM - Wayne Simmonds (Phi) Flyers will provide an update on Simmonds (lower body) this Thursday, Dan Gelston of Associated Press reports.
6:12 PM - Wayne Simmonds (Phi) manager Ron Hextall said Simmonds suffered a lower-body injury Tuesday against the Panthers and didn't return as a precautionary measure, freelance NHL writer Chuck Gormley reports.
4:42 PM - Wayne Simmonds (Phi) registered a power-play goal and an assist during Saturday's 8-2 win over Washington.
12:17 AM - Wayne Simmonds (Phi) scored the overtime-winning goal Saturday against Anaheim.
9:18 AM - Wayne Simmonds (Phi) was protected by Philadelphia and will not be available to Las Vegas in the expansion draft, NHL.com reports.
8:49 PM - Wayne Simmonds (Phi) potted his 30th goal of the year -- a power-play tally, appropriately -- and added two assists along with five PIM for fighting in Thursday's 6-3 win over the Islanders.
6:25 AM - Wayne Simmonds (Phi) missed the scoresheet for the third consecutive game Tuesday against Ottawa, and he has just two goals and three assists through 14 March games.
3:04 PM - Wayne Simmonds (Phi) picked up an assist in Saturday's 2-1 loss to the Bruins.
8:49 PM - Wayne Simmonds (Phi) scored the first two goals of Tuesday's 4-0 win over Colorado -- the first shorthanded, the second on a power play.
5:50 PM - Wayne Simmonds (Phi) netted his 23rd goal of the season in overtime Saturday to deliver a 2-1 win over the Sharks.
8:27 AM - Wayne Simmonds (Phi) was named NHL All-Star Game MVP on Sunday, and followed that up by being chosen as the NHL's First Star of the Week on Monday.
2:34 AM - Wayne Simmonds (Phi) scored his 20th goal of the season during Wednesday's win over the Rangers.
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