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Wayne Simmonds

#24 · Right wing · Toronto Maple Leafs

Born Aug 26, 1988 in Scarborough, Ontario, CAN · 6'2", 184 lb · Shoots right · Drafted 61st overall in 2007 by LAK (round 2)

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Mark Messier NHL Leadership Award Leadership and Growing the Game 2018-19

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The forwards closest to him in points in 2018-19. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Marcus Sorensen SJS · 30 P in 80 GP Radek Faksa DAL · 30 P in 81 GP Mathieu Perreault WPG · 30 P in 82 GP Colton Sissons NSH · 30 P in 75 GP Marcus Johansson BOS · 30 P in 58 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.

02040602008-09: 23 points2308-092009-10: 40 points402010-11: 30 points3010-112011-12: 49 points492012-13: 32 points3212-132013-14: 60 points602014-15: 50 points5014-152015-16: 60 points602016-17: 54 points5416-172017-18: 46 points462018-19: 30 points3018-192019-20: 25 points252020-21: 9 points920-212021-22: 16 points162022-23: 2 points222-23

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2008-09 LAK 82 9 14 23 -8 73 127 132 0.28
2009-10 LAK 78 16 24 40 22 116 127 126 0.51
2010-11 LAK 80 14 16 30 -2 75 117 125 0.38
2011-12 PHI 82 28 21 49 -1 114 197 140 0.60 $1.75M
2012-13 PHI 45 15 17 32 -7 84 110 72 0.71 $1.75M
2013-14 PHI 82 29 31 60 -4 106 209 132 0.73 $3.975M
2014-15 PHI 75 28 22 50 -5 66 188 168 0.67 $3.975M
2015-16 PHI 81 32 28 60 -7 147 229 192 0.74 $3.975M
2016-17 PHI 82 31 23 54 -18 122 224 162 0.66 $3.975M
2017-18 PHI 75 24 22 46 -16 57 176 129 0.61 $3.975M
2018-19 PHI 62 16 11 27 -20 90 136 113 0.44 $3.975M
2018-19 NSH 17 1 2 3 4 9 21 24 0.18
2019-20 NJD 61 8 16 24 -17 64 110 128 0.39 $5M
2019-20 BUF 7 0 1 1 -4 2 9 17 0.14
2020-21 TOR 38 7 2 9 -3 45 62 64 0.24 $1.5M
2021-22 TOR 72 5 11 16 -7 96 79 148 0.22 $900K
2022-23 TOR 18 0 2 2 1 49 9 44 0.11 $900K
15 seasons Career 1037 263 263 526 -92 1315 2130 1916 0.51

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2009-10 LAK 6 2 1 3 1 9 14 23 0.50
2010-11 LAK 6 1 2 3 -1 20 12 11 0.50
2011-12 PHI 11 1 5 6 -6 38 16 25 0.55
2013-14 PHI 7 4 1 5 -2 20 16 15 0.71
2015-16 PHI 6 0 2 2 -1 13 17 22 0.33
2017-18 PHI 6 0 2 2 0 6 15 20 0.33
2018-19 NSH 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 0.00
2020-21 TOR 7 0 1 1 0 2 9 13 0.14
2021-22 TOR 2 0 0 0 -1 14 0 6 0.00
9 seasons Playoffs 53 8 14 22 -9 122 100 140 0.42

2018-19 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
79 17 13 30 -16 99 157 137 0.38 10.8 15:40

Contract

$3.975MCap hit2018-19
$133KCap dollars per point30 points in 79 games
$8.51MCap dollars per goal above replacement0.5 goals above replacement
$946KWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$3MValueworth 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 696 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Who signed him to it, and when, are not on record. When it ends is not known.

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
2022-23 to 2022-23 $900K
2021-22 to 2021-22 $900K
2020-21 to 2020-21 $1.5M
2019-20 to 2019-20 $5M
2013-14 to 2018-19 $3.975M
2012-13 to 2012-13 $1.75M
2011-12 to 2012-13 $1.75M

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 2018-19 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.

2018-19 analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+0.5Goals above replacement490th of 699 skaters, 331st of 455 forwards
+0.1Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-3.0Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 455 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-2.7 12th percentileEven-strength defence+0.9 60th percentilePower play-0.6 18th percentilePenalty kill+0.0 52nd percentilePenalties-0.6 18th 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.

-50510152010-112012-132014-152016-172018-192020-212022-23Goals 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

47.0Corsi for %836 attempts for, 943 against
-3.2CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
48.9Expected goals for %35.8 expected for, 37.4 against
-0.8xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
47.2Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
43.7Goals for %31 for, 40 against
99.0PDO7.1% shooting + 91.9% saves
186Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 591 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
Wayne Simmonds · Scott Laughton · Nolan Patrick22173:0340.847.97-7
James van Riemsdyk · Wayne Simmonds · Jordan Weal10113:4054.860.32-3
Jakub Voracek · Wayne Simmonds · Sean Couturier1094:3252.955.42-5
Wayne Simmonds · Dale Weise · Jordan Weal1079:4953.867.63-1

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.

16Goalsnot counting empty-netters
22.7Expected goalsfrom 214 unblocked attempts
-6.7Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 1.10 expected goals per 60 minutes92nd
Shot quality 10.6% chance per attempt98th
Finishing -6.7 goals above expected3rdOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 426 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

05101520Game 20Game 40Game 60Expected 22.7Goals 16

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 6, 2019 vs CHI W 5-2 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 07:57
Apr 4, 2019 vs VAN W 3-2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 08:49
Apr 2, 2019 @ BUF W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10:52
Mar 30, 2019 vs CBJ L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 09:39
Mar 29, 2019 @ PIT W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 11:10
Mar 25, 2019 @ MIN W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12:37
Mar 23, 2019 @ WPG L 0-5 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 10:58
Mar 21, 2019 vs PIT L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 11:23
Mar 19, 2019 vs TOR W 3-0 1 0 1 1 0 1 2 13:07
Mar 16, 2019 @ SJS W 4-2 0 0 0 0 5 2 3 14:35
Mar 14, 2019 @ LAK W 3-1 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 15:36
Mar 12, 2019 @ ANA L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 19:36
Mar 9, 2019 vs CAR L 3-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 14:56
Mar 5, 2019 vs MIN W 5-4 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 10:01
Mar 3, 2019 @ MIN W 3-2 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 1 2 11:57
Mar 1, 2019 @ WPG L 3-5 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 12:40
Feb 26, 2019 @ STL L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 15:46
Feb 23, 2019 vs PIT W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 13:41
Feb 21, 2019 @ MTL L 1-5 0 0 0 -3 0 3 1 17:17
Feb 19, 2019 vs TBL L 2-5 0 0 0 -3 14 2 4 18:42
Feb 17, 2019 @ DET W 3-1 0 0 0 0 5 2 3 16:52
Feb 16, 2019 vs DET W 6-5 (OT) 0 2 2 2 0 1 3 16:58
Feb 12, 2019 @ MIN W 5-4 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 16:23
Feb 11, 2019 vs PIT L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 19:42
Feb 9, 2019 vs ANA W 6-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 17:24
Feb 7, 2019 vs LAK L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 3 2 17:14
Feb 4, 2019 vs VAN W 2-1 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 17:58
Feb 2, 2019 vs EDM W 5-4 (OT) 1 0 1 -1 0 2 1 17:19
Jan 31, 2019 @ BOS W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 17:28
Jan 29, 2019 @ NYR W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 15:23
Jan 28, 2019 vs WPG W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 13:18
Jan 19, 2019 @ MTL W 5-2 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 15:36
Jan 16, 2019 vs BOS W 4-3 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 14:47
Jan 14, 2019 vs MIN W 7-4 2 0 2 3 2 2 3 16:27
Jan 12, 2019 @ NJD L 2-3 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 15:25
Jan 10, 2019 vs DAL W 2-1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 13:58
Jan 8, 2019 @ WSH L 3-5 1 0 1 0 10 5 2 16:25
Jan 7, 2019 vs STL L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 15:03
Jan 5, 2019 vs CGY L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 14:41
Jan 3, 2019 vs CAR L 3-5 1 0 1 0 4 5 3 18:26
Jan 1, 2019 @ NSH L 0-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 15:32
Dec 31, 2018 @ CAR L 1-3 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 17:08
Dec 29, 2018 @ FLA L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 5 2 17:11
Dec 27, 2018 @ TBL L 5-6 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 16:16
Dec 23, 2018 @ NYR W 3-2 (SO) 1 0 1 -1 0 3 1 17:19
Dec 22, 2018 vs CBJ L 3-4 0 1 1 -2 0 2 2 19:50
Dec 20, 2018 vs NSH W 2-1 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 18:39
Dec 18, 2018 vs DET W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 18:29
Dec 15, 2018 @ VAN L 1-5 0 0 0 -2 0 3 5 20:26
Dec 14, 2018 @ EDM L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 2 1 5 18:46
Dec 12, 2018 @ CGY L 5-6 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 2 1 1 09:30
Dec 9, 2018 @ WPG L 1-7 0 0 0 -2 0 4 0 15:22
Dec 8, 2018 @ BUF W 6-2 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 19:48
Dec 6, 2018 vs CBJ L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 16:35
Dec 1, 2018 @ PIT W 4-2 0 0 0 0 5 1 3 14:20
Nov 27, 2018 vs OTT L 3-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 4 15:53
Nov 24, 2018 @ TOR L 0-6 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 18:00
Nov 23, 2018 vs NYR W 4-0 0 1 1 1 0 4 0 15:20
Nov 21, 2018 @ BUF L 2-5 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 16:40
Nov 17, 2018 vs TBL L 5-6 (OT) 1 0 1 -1 0 5 1 16:52
Nov 15, 2018 vs NJD L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 10 1 2 17:03
Nov 13, 2018 vs FLA L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 14:30
Nov 10, 2018 vs CHI W 4-0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 14:09
Nov 8, 2018 vs ARI W 5-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 4 2 2 17:40
Nov 5, 2018 @ ARI W 5-2 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 17:14
Nov 3, 2018 @ SJS L 3-4 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 6 1 17:19
Nov 1, 2018 @ LAK W 5-2 1 0 1 2 2 3 1 15:30
Oct 30, 2018 @ ANA W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 16:45
Oct 27, 2018 vs NYI L 1-6 0 0 0 -1 0 0 5 17:22
Oct 25, 2018 @ BOS L 0-3 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 13:42
Oct 22, 2018 vs COL L 1-4 0 0 0 -3 0 1 0 20:55
Oct 20, 2018 vs NJD W 5-2 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 20:28
Oct 18, 2018 @ CBJ L 3-6 0 0 0 -4 0 1 0 15:30
Oct 16, 2018 vs FLA W 6-5 (SO) 2 0 2 1 14 2 1 12:33
Oct 13, 2018 vs VGK L 0-1 0 0 0 -1 2 1 3 19:23
Oct 10, 2018 @ OTT W 7-4 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 17:36
Oct 9, 2018 vs SJS L 2-8 1 1 2 -1 0 4 2 15:39
Oct 6, 2018 @ COL L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 14:40
Oct 4, 2018 @ VGK W 5-2 2 0 2 2 0 4 7 13:38