wayne simmonds
Longtime Flyers great retires from the NHL after 15 seasons
On Monday, the Philadelphia Flyers announced that Wayne Simmonds, who played for the team for eight seasons, intends to sign a one-day contract to retire from the NHL with the...
Bloody brawl breaks out during NHL playoff game
The Maple Leafs' destruction of the Lightning Monday night got ugly and bloody in the third period.
ESPN broadcaster gets caught between NHL war of words
Pat Maroon and Wayne Simmonds were in a smack talk-off, and Leah Hextall was right in the middle of it.
Devils selloff continues in deadline deal with Sabres
Wayne Simmonds is on the move again. The Devils sent the pending unrestricted free agent to the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for a conditional fifth-round pick in 2021, the team...
Wayne Simmonds, big third period propel Devils
One good period and a few well-chosen words from interim coach Alain Nasreddine were all the New Jersey Devils needed to get past the struggling Detroit Red Wings. Wayne Simmonds...
A bloodied Alex Ovechkin destroys Devils
WASHINGTON — When Alex Ovechkin took an errant stick to the face that made him bleed, his Washington Capitals teammates knew it wouldn't be good for the New Jersey Devils....
Devils' mistake goal not enough to overcome Wild
The New Jersey Devils got a gift goal, but still couldn't win. Kaapo Kahkonen made 32 saves in his NHL debut, defenseman Ryan Suter scored the winner early in the...
Devils overcome two-goal deficit for overtime win over Canadiens
MONTREAL — Kyle Palmieri scored a power-play goal 1:30 into overtime to complete the Devils’ comeback from two goals down in a 4-3 win over the Canadiens on Saturday night....
Devils collapse late in ugly loss
Jean-Gabriel Pageau scored a hat track, including the game-winning goal with 2:01 to play, and the Ottawa Senators rallied in the third period to beat the New Jersey Devils 4-2...
Devils hold off Canucks to snap losing streak
VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Mackenzie Blackwood had some more fan at the Canucks' expense. Blackwood made 30 saves, Wayne Simmonds and Jesper Bratt scored 22 seconds apart in the first...
Devils fall to Flyers in shootout after Jack Hughes scare
Wayne Simmonds, Sami Vatanen and Taylor Hall each scored, but the Devils fell to the Flyers 4-3 in a shootout on Friday at Prudential Center. But more importantly, they survived...
Winless Devils whipped by Flyers
PHILADELPHIA — The New Jersey Devils are still searching for that elusive first win. Carter Hart stopped 25 shots — including using his glove for an acrobatic save on a...
Devils' big offseason continues with Wayne Simmonds signing
Besides selecting Jack Hughes as the No. 1 overall pick in the NHL Draft, the New Jersey Devils are dominating the offseason to assure their success in the upcoming season....
New NHL rules shouldn't distract from league's biggest problem
There should be no problem with the NHL trying to crack down on slashing and face-off penalties, as they did to a comical effect at the beginning of the preseason...
NHL players should back head-shot victims like their ref crusher
Boy, look at how the NHL Players’ Association stands up for its members when there is a clear and present enemy coming from outside its ranks. The vigor with which the...
Rangers' nemesis Simmonds helps snap Devils' win streak
Coming off a bad weekend, the Flyers got back on track with a big game from its special teams and a huge third period against the usually stingy Devils. Wayne...
Rangers get gory revenge on Simmonds in vicious rout
The Madison Square Garden crowd got what it had waited all week to see, Philadelphia’s Wayne Simmonds repeatedly punched in the head and bleeding above his left eye. Then, the...
Rangers have squelched fury over Simmonds' punch — or so they say
Ryan McDonagh has moved on, as have the rest of the Rangers — or so they say. Speaking for the first time since Philadelphia’s Wayne Simmonds’ left fist left him...
Tanner Glass hints at how he'll deal with Wayne Simmonds
Tanner Glass wasn’t trying to force the issue, but the Rangers’ pugilistic forward was just making it clear that when he steps on the ice against the Flyers' Wayne Simmonds...
How Rangers got screwed on Ryan McDonagh sucker punch
It is unknown whether Ryan McDonagh will be in the lineup against the Devils at the Garden on Monday in the aftermath of the sucker punch to the jaw he...