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Predators' Luke Evangelista: Finds twine Wednesday
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Evangelista scored a goal on three shots in Wednesday's 6-5 overtime loss to the Wild.
Evangelista snapped a seven-game goal drought with his second-period tally. The winger still had seven assists during that span, and he's played well generally in a top-six role this season. He's up to eight goals, 42 points, 121 shots on net and a plus-8 rating through 55 appearances.
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Predators' Luke Evangelista: Three-point effort in win
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Evangelista picked up three assists in Monday's 6-5 win over the Blues.
The 23-year-old winger played a big part in a remarkable comeback win, having a hand in all three Nashville goals during the third period. Evangelista is already up to a career-high 41 points (seven goals, 34 assists) on the season through 54 games, and he's been even hotter of late, producing a goal and 10 points over the last nine contests.
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Predators' Luke Evangelista: Offers pair of helpers
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Evangelista notched two assists, including one on the power play, in Thursday's 5-3 win over the Senators.
Evangelista had a hand in the Predators' first two goals in their comeback win. He's earned a goal and five helpers during a four-game point streak. For the season, the 23-year-old playmaker is up to seven goals, 37 points (12 on the power play), 109 shots on net and a plus-10 rating through 49 appearances, mainly in a top-six role.
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Predators' Luke Evangelista: Tips in goal
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Evangelista scored a goal on two shots in Saturday's 7-2 loss to the Golden Knights.
Evangelista got a piece of a Roman Josi shot, scoring the opening goal at 14:10 of the first period. The Golden Knights proceeded to dominate the rest of the contest. Evangelista ended a nine-game goal drought with the tally. He's now at seven goals, 34 points, 105 shots on net and a plus-10 rating over 47 appearances this season. The playmaking winger has plenty of potential in a top-line role alongside Ryan O'Reilly and Filip Forsberg.
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Predators' Luke Evangelista: Supplies two assists in win
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Evangelista logged two assists and a plus-3 rating in Friday's 7-3 win over the Avalanche.
Evangelista helped out on the last two goals of Ryan O'Reilly's hat trick. The 23-year-old Evangelista has gone nine games without a goal, though he's still managed six assists in that span while staying on the first line. The winger is up to 33 points (six goals, 27 helpers), 103 shots on net and a plus-9 rating over 46 outings, surpassing his 32-point output from 68 contests in 2024-25.
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Predators' Luke Evangelista: Two helpers in Vegas
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Evangelista collected two assists, one on the power play, in Wednesday's 4-2 win over the Golden Knights.
The 23-year-old winger helped set up Nashville's first two tallies of the afternoon as the visitors rallied from an early 2-0 deficit. Evangelista wrapped up 2025 with back-to-back multi-point performances, and he remains on track for a career-best campaign with six goals and 29 points through 38 games.
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Predators' Luke Evangelista: One of each in Monday's win
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Evangelista scored a goal on three shots, added a power-play assist and went plus-2 in Monday's 4-3 win over the Mammoth.
Evangelista picked up his first multi-point effort since Dec. 11, when he had three helpers versus the Blues. He had four multi-point efforts in eight games between Nov. 26 and Dec. 11, but the Predators oddly took him off a successful iteration of the top line, and he hasn't been able to sustain his prior success. Evangelista is now at six goals, 27 points, 87 shots on net and a plus-8 rating through 37 appearances. Despite some ups and downs, the winger is on pace to shatter his career high of 39 points from the 2023-24 campaign.
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Predators' Luke Evangelista: Chips in on power play
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Evangelista distributed a power-play assist and put four shots on goal in Tuesday's 3-2 overtime win over the Wild.
Evangelista had the primary helper on Ryan O'Reilly's goal in the first period to tie the game at one apiece. Evangelista is up to 20 assists, 25 points and 81 shots on net through 35 games this season. Since Nov. 24, the 23-year-old winger has 15 points in as many games. He's now just 14 points shy of his career high of 39, which he had in 80 regular-season games during the 2023-24 campaign. While he continues to take a step forward in his young career, Evangelista is a solid option in point-based fantasy formats. He could be a good player to roster in deep leagues for the rest of the season if his recent quality of play continues.
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Predators' Luke Evangelista: First goal of December
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Evangelista scored a goal Saturday in a 5-3 win over Toronto.
Evangelista put Nashville up 3-2 at 9:18 of the third period on a forehand-backhand shot from the right circle on the rush after deking around Maple Leafs defender Morgan Rielly. It was Evangelista's first goal across nine games in December, but he has collected six assists during that span. Evangelista may be streaky, but he's still on pace for a 50-plus point season. There may be room for him in a lot of formats.
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Predators' Luke Evangelista: Racks up three assists
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Evangelista recorded three assists, three shots on goal and a plus-2 rating in Thursday's 7-2 win over the Blues.
Evangelista has five helpers over his last three games, but he's gone five games without a goal. The 23-year-old is still productive as a top-line playmaker. He's at 23 points (seven on the power play), 65 shots on net and a plus-7 rating through 29 contests.
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Predators' Luke Evangelista: Scores vs. Winnipeg
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Evangelista scored a goal in Saturday's 5-2 loss to the Jets.
Evangelista recently recorded his 100th career point with his two-point performance against the Blackhawks on Friday, and he kept the run going with another goal in this defeat. Evangelista is now riding a four-game point streak, notching two goals and four assists over that stretch, and that has been his most productive stretch of the campaign so far. He has 16 points (four goals, 12 helpers) in 24 games so far in 2025-26.
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Predators' Luke Evangelista: Earns 100th career point in win
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Evangelista scored a goal on three shots, added an assist and went plus-3 in Friday's 4-3 win over the Blackhawks.
Evangelista ended a six-game goal drought with his tally at 16:27 of the second period. That was his 100th career point, and he added No. 101 with a helper on Ryan O'Reilly's game-winning goal in the third. Evangelista is up to three goals, 12 helpers, 54 shots on net and a plus-5 rating through 23 appearances. As long as he sticks in a top-line role, the 23-year-old winger will have fantasy appeal as an offense-only option.
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Predators' Luke Evangelista: Dishes pair of helpers
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Evangelista notched two assists, two shots on goal and a plus-3 rating in Wednesday's 6-3 win over the Red Wings.
Evangelista is six games removed from his last goal, but he has four helpers in that span. There looked to be some chemistry with him, Ryan O'Reilly and Steven Stamkos on a new-look first line for this contest. Evangelista is up to two goals, 11 helpers, 51 shots on net and a plus-2 rating through 22 appearances. He's always leaned on the playmaking side, but he's shooting 3.9 percent, a number that's bound to rise over the rest of the campaign.
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Predators' Luke Evangelista: Tallies in loss
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Evangelista scored a goal on three shots and added two PIM in Saturday's 5-4 loss to the Stars.
Evangelista scored late in the first period, tying the game at 1-1 with a response to Mavrik Bourque's goal. This ended a five-game goal drought for Evangelista, who had just two assists in that span. The 23-year-old remains in a top-six role, so it looks like Nashville will give him plenty of chances to get his game on track. He's produced two goals, seven assists, 32 shots on net and a plus-1 rating over 16 outings this season after missing all of training camp prior as an unsigned restricted free agent before signing Oct. 3 on a two-year deal.
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Predators' Luke Evangelista: Pockets two helpers Monday
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Evangelista produced two assists, one on the power play, in Monday's 5-4 overtime loss to the Canucks.
The 23-year-old winger has two multi-point performances in the last four games as he takes advantage of an assignment on the Predators' top line and top power-play unit. Evangelista has yet to establish himself as a consistent offensive force in the NHL, but he's teasing something of a breakout in 2025-26 after missing most of training camp as part of a contract dispute, collecting a goal and eight points through 13 contests.
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Predators' Luke Evangelista: Nice two-point effort in loss
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Evangelista scored a goal and added an assist in a 5-2 loss to Tampa Bay on Tuesday.
Evangelista took a step back last season, putting up 32 points (68 games) after teasing fantasy managers with a 39-point campaign in 2023-24. So far, Evangelista has six points in 10 games, but his season output may ultimately be suppressed by the team itself. Tuesday was the eighth time in 11 games this season that the Preds have scored two or fewer goals.
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Predators' Luke Evangelista: Shakes off rust with assist
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Evangelista logged an assist and two shots on goal in Saturday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Mammoth.
Evangelista was a holdout throughout training camp while remaining an unsigned restricted free agent. He came off the non-roster list for the Predators' second game of the season and saw 13:28 of ice time in a second-line role with power-play usage. The lack of preseason action could lead to some unsteady play early in the year for the winger, but the Nashville offense will take all the help it can get. He had 32 points over 68 appearances in 2024-25.
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Predators' Luke Evangelista: Expected to play Saturday
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Evangelista (not injury related) has been activated from the non-roster list, according to the NHL media site.
After signing a two-year contract with the Predators last Friday and missing Thursday's 2-1 win over Columbus, Evangelista will likely make his season debut against the Mammoth on Saturday. The 23-year-old winger had 10 goals and 32 points in 68 regular-season games in 2024-25.
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Predators' Luke Evangelista: Not ready for opener
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Evangelista (not injury related) won't be activated from the non-roster list for Thursday's game versus the Blue Jackets, Brooks Bratten of the Predators' official site reports.
Evangelista will need some time to get up to speed after signing his contract last Friday, which ended his absence from training camp. The 23-year-old winger's next chance to play is Saturday versus the Mammoth, but it's unclear if he'll be ready for that game.
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Predators' Luke Evangelista: Deemed non-roster player
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Evangelista was designated as a non-roster player Monday.
Evangelista missed most of training camp while holding out for a new contract, so he'll be on the non-roster list as he gets back up to speed. If the 23-year-old winger is ready in time to face the Blue Jackets on Thursday, he can be activated before puck drop. Nashville won't need to make a move to activate Evangelista, as they submitted a 22-player roster (13 forwards, seven defensemen, two goalies) ahead of Monday's deadline.
