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Predators' Luke Evangelista: Buries power-play tally
Luke Evangelista scored a power-play goal on two shots in Thursday's 5-4 overtime loss to the Penguins.Evangelista has scored twice and added an assist over his last five contests. His goal Thursday was his first power-play point since Oct. 25. The 22-year-old winger has four goals, nine helpers, 61 shots on net, 12 hits, 12 PIM and an even plus-minus rating through 31 appearances. Evangelista is likely to remain in a middle-six role throughout the campaign, as he hasn't scored enough to justify a move up the lineup.
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Predators' Luke Evangelista: Puts away goal in loss
Luke Evangelista scored a goal on five shots in Saturday's 5-2 loss to the Avalanche.The goal was Evangelista's first since Nov. 11, which was also a game in Denver. The 22-year-old winger has picked up the pace with four points over his last eight contests, but he remains in a third-line role without much consistency on offense. Evangelista is at 12 points, 53 shots on net and an even plus-minus rating through 29 appearances.
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Predators' Luke Evangelista: Nabs helper in loss
Luke Evangelista logged an assist in Tuesday's 4-3 loss to the Flames.Evangelista has three helpers over seven games since he was last scratched. That's a good sign for the winger's stability in the lineup, though he's not doing enough to draw a lot of fantasy interest. For the season, he's at 11 points, 47 shots on net and a plus-2 rating over 27 appearances in a middle-six role.
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Predators' Luke Evangelista: Produces assist
Luke Evangelista logged an assist and three shots on goal in Friday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Lightning.Evangelista has been scratched for two of the Nashville Predators' last five games, though his path to playing time got easier when the team traded Philip Tomasino to the Penguins. The 22-year-old Evangelista has fallen flat this season with nine points, 41 shots on net and a plus-2 rating over 22 contests. He had 39 points in 80 regular-season outings in 2023-24, and he's shooting just 4.9 percent this year, so there's reason for optimism that he'll turn things around, likely as part of a bigger improvement team-wide for Nashville.
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Predators' Luke Evangelista: Scores goal in OT loss
Luke Evangelista scored a goal in Monday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Avalanche.Evangelista opened the scoring for the Nashville Predators just 1:45 into the game with a wrister that went past Alexandar Georgiev. The 22-year-old winger endured a rough spell in recent weeks but seems to be trending in the right direction of late, notching points in three of his last four games, with one goal and two assists in that span. However, Evangelista has just two goals in 16 games and owns a shooting percentage of just 6.9 percent, so he needs to be more accurate in front of the goal to have any chance of being a reliable fantasy contributor.
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Predators' Luke Evangelista: Snags assist in loss
Luke Evangelista registered an assist and two shots on goal in Wednesday's 3-2 loss to the Capitals.Evangelista was originally set to be scratched, but Thomas Novak (upper body) was a late scratch instead. Staying in the lineup allowed Evangelista to snap a five-game point drought when he helped out on a Juuso Parssinen tally in the first period. Through 13 contests, Evangelista has six points, 25 shots on net and a minus-1 rating while averaging 12:32 of ice time. He's still needs to refine his overall game, but he may get a chance to do so in the short term if Novak and Colton Sissons (upper body) are both forced to miss time.
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Predators' Luke Evangelista: Records power-play helper
Luke Evangelista logged a power-play assist, two shots on goal and two PIM in Friday's 3-2 win over the Blackhawks.Evangelista has done well in a middle-six role this season, and he now has his first power-play point of the campaign. He's on the second unit with the man advantage. The 22-year-old winger is up to one goal, four assists, 14 shots on net, four PIM and a plus-1 rating over seven contests, including three points over his last two outings.
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Predators' Luke Evangelista: Scores, assists in win over Boston
Luke Evangelista recorded an empty-net goal and added an assist in Tuesday's 4-0 win over the Bruins.Evangelista notched his first goal of the campaign with an empty-netter in the third period when the Bruins were all out on the attack, but before he participated in the build-up that led to Thomas Novak's goal in the second period. This was Evangelista's first multi-point game of the campaign, and the right winger is up to four points through six appearances.
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Predators' Luke Evangelista: Garners assist
Luke Evangelista produced an assist in Thursday's 4-3 loss to the Stars.Evangelista set up Thomas Novak's third-period tally. The 22-year-old Evangelista is on the third line to start 2024-25, and barring injuries, he looks to have little chance of attaining steady top-six minutes. The 22-year-old forward produced 39 points, 172 shots on net and 10 power-play points over 80 regular-season games in his first full campaign in 2023-24. He's too skilled to be a traditional third-liner, but with ice time hard to find, there may not be much growth in his offense this season.
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Predators' Luke Evangelista: Plucks two apples on power play
Luke Evangelista recorded a pair of power-play assists in Friday's 5-1 win over the Blackhawks.Evangelista was instrumental in helping Filip Forsberg to his 10th NHL hat trick. The 22-year-old Evangelista has thrived offensively as a top-six winger with No. 1 power-play responsibilities, racking up 16 goals and 21 assists -- including 10 points on the power play -- through 78 contests.