Predators' Luke Evangelista: Scores goal in OT loss
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Evangelista scored a goal in Monday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Avalanche.
Evangelista opened the scoring for the 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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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Predators' Luke Evangelista: Pockets helper in win
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Evangelista notched a power-play assist and two shots on goal in Thursday's 6-3 win over the Blues.
This was Evangelista's second helper over the last seven games. The winger hasn't made much of an impact from the third line lately. He's at 34 points (seven on the power play), 145 shots on net and a plus-1 rating through 74 appearances on the year. Evangelista's power-play role gives him some fantasy upside, but he's yet to turn that into positive results on a consistent basis.
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Predators' Luke Evangelista: Scores GWG in Columbus
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Evangelista scored the game-winning goal in Saturday's 2-1 victory over the Blue Jackets.
Evangelista got sprung for a partial breakaway early in the third period and fired a perfect shot off the crossbar to beat Daniil Tarasov and break a 1-1 tie. The 22-year-old winger is up to 30 points (13 goals, 17 assists) over 63 games in his first full NHL season, but rather than hit a wall, Evangelista has picked up the pace of late with four goals and seven points in the last 11 contests.
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Predators' Luke Evangelista: Set to play
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Evangelista (illness) took warmups and is expected to be in the lineup Tuesday versus the Canadiens, Nick Kieser of 102.5 ESPN Nashville reports.
Evangelista missed practice Monday due to an illness, but it doesn't appear that he'll miss any game action. The 22-year-old will line up in his usual third-line role, while Denis Gurianov remains out of the lineup.
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Predators' Luke Evangelista: Points in three straight contests
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Evangelista registered an assist and two shots on goal in Thursday's 4-1 win over the Kings.
Evangelista has a pair of goals and one assist over his last three contests. The winger set up a Mark Jankowski tally in the second period, which stood as the game-winner. Evangelista is up to 26 points, 101 shots on net and a minus-2 rating through 55 outings. His offense hasn't taken another step up in 2023-24, but he's at least finding some consistency in recent outings.
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Predators' Luke Evangelista: Pockets helper
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Evangelista notched an assist in Saturday's 5-4 overtime win over the Coyotes.
Evangelista has two helpers over his last four games. The 21-year-old isn't in a position to succeed currently -- he's been logging fourth-line minutes recently after spending much of the first half of the campaign in a middle-six role. Evangelista is at 23 points, 92 shots on net and a minus-5 rating through 51 appearances overall.
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Predators' Luke Evangelista: Nets first career power-play marker
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Evangelista scored a power-play goal on two shots in Saturday's 3-1 win over the Islanders.
The goal was Evangelista's first-ever power-play tally -- he's also racked up five helpers with the man advantage over his first 66 NHL games. The 21-year-old winger has picked up the pace lately with four goals across his last seven outings. He's up to 20 points, 77 shots on net and a minus-1 rating through 42 appearances in his first full campaign.
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Predators' Luke Evangelista: Snaps goal drought
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Evangelista scored a goal on four shots and added two PIM in Saturday's 3-2 shootout win over the Capitals.
Evangelista opened the scoring just 2:44 into the game to end his 12-game goalless slump. He had just two assists and 22 shots on net during the drought. The 21-year-old winger hasn't found much consistency this season, which has seen him slip into a bottom-six role. He's at five goals, 12 helpers, 67 shots on net, 12 PIM and a minus-1 rating through 36 outings overall.
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Predators' Luke Evangelista: Big three-point effort carries win
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Evangelista scored twice and had an assist in a 8-3 victory over the Blues on Friday.
Evangelista first goal came in the first when a pass caromed of a skate in the slot and straight onto his stick where he was standing at the side of the net. He made no mistake. He then made it 6-1 in the second on his own rebound from the slot. After a slow start to the season, Evanglista has put up 12 points (three goals, nine assists) in his last 14 games, so knock on wood that he'll avoid the dreaded sophomore slump.
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Predators' Luke Evangelista: Strong rookie season continues
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Evangelista registered an assist and three shots in Saturday's 7-5 loss to the Coyotes.
Don't look now, but the 21-year-old Evangelista is currently tied for third in the NHL's rookie scoring race with nine points in 14 games. He's skating on the team's second line alongside Thomas Novak and Kiefer Sherwood with an average TOI of 15:33, including 3:22 on the power play. Given that he's currently on pace to crack the 50-point mark this season, he makes for an attractive waiver-wire pickup in most formats.
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Predators' Luke Evangelista: Heating up offensively
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Evangelista collected a goal and an assist in Nashville's 5-1 win over San Jose on Saturday.
Evangelista was held off the scoresheet in Nashville's first four games of the campaign, but he's heated up with a goal and three points over his last two outings. The 21-year-old had seven goals and 15 points in 24 appearances with Nashville as well as nine goals and 41 points in 49 AHL contests with Milwaukee last season. Evangelista is serving in a middle-six role while getting time on the second power-play unit in 2023-24.
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Predators' Luke Evangelista: Provides goal in finale
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Evangelista found the back of the net in a 4-3 loss to Colorado on Friday.
Evangelista scored early in the second period to reduce the Avalanche's lead to 3-2. The marker snapped his six-game goal-scoring drought, though he did record two assists in that span. Evangelista has finished his rookie season with seven goals and 15 points in 24 outings. The 21-year-old has also contributed nine goals and 41 points in 49 AHL contests with Milwaukee in 2022-23.
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Predators' Luke Evangelista: Steps up with four-point game
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Evangelista provided two goals and two assists in Nashville's 7-3 victory over Buffalo on Tuesday.
The Predators had a 2-1 edge early in the second period when Evangelista took the game into his hands. He either tallied or contributed the primary assist on each of the next four goals, pushing the Predators up to a commanding 6-1 lead. Evangelista was quiet going into Tuesday's action, having been held off the scoresheet in four of his previous five outings. The 21-year-old rookie is looking great overall though, especially after his latest showing, with five goals and nine points in 11 appearances on the season.
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Predators' Luke Evangelista: Expected to return
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According to coach John Hynes, there's "a good chance" Evangelista (upper body) will return to the lineup Tuesday versus Detroit, Emma Lingan of the Predators' official site reports.
Unless the Predators release another update indicating otherwise, at this point it's probably safe to assume Evangelista will return to a top-six role against the Red Wings. The 21-year-old rookie has racked up two goals and four points through six contests with Nashville this season.
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Predators' Luke Evangelista: Recalled from Milwaukee
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Evangelista was recalled from AHL Milwaukee on Saturday.
Evangelista made his NHL debut Tuesday and played a couple of games before his demotion, picking up his first NHL point Thursday in a 2-1 win over Florida. He will see fourth-line action Saturday, as the Predators are in Chicago.
