Canadiens' Jake Evans: Goals in back-to-back games
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Evans scored a goal on two shots in Sunday's 4-3 win over the Flyers.
Evans has three points over his last two games, exceeding his output from the first seven contests of the season. The 28-year-old is centering the second line currently, moving up into that role after Kirby Dach replaced Juraj Slafkovsky (shoulder) on the top line. Evans has five points, 12 shots on net, 17 hits and an even plus-minus rating through nine appearances, though he's likely better suited to a third-line role in the long run.
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Canadiens' Jake Evans: Opens scoring in win
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Evans scored a goal and recorded an assist in Saturday's 5-2 win over St. Louis. The second-line center added two shots, one block and one hit to his line.
Evans led a 2-on-1 rush and beat Jordan Binnington to the short side with a wrister. His goal came just nine seconds after a Montreal penalty expired. Evans also had a hand in Joel Armia's empty-netter. The 28-year-old Evans has one goal and four points through eight appearances this season.
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Canadiens' Jake Evans: Sets up goal in loss
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Evans had an assist, three shots, one blocked shot and one hit in Saturday's 4-3 shootout loss to the Islanders.
Evans got control of a missed shot by Josh Anderson and set up Logan Mailloux for Montreal's second goal. It was the second assist in six games for Evans, who is centering the third line between Josh Anderson and Brendan Gallagher.
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Canadiens' Jake Evans: Gets assist in loss
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Evans notched an assist in Thursday's 6-4 loss to the Bruins.
Evans set up the second of Brendan Gallagher's tallies in the contest. The 28-year-old Evans is once again playing in a bottom-six role to begin 2024-25. He has one shot on net, two hits and one blocked shot in addition to his assist through two contests. Evans has narrowly missed the 30-point mark in two of the previous three seasons, but that's not enough to make him an option in standard fantasy formats.
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Canadiens' Jake Evans: Assists three times in loss
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Evans had three assists during Monday's 5-4 overtime loss to the Red Wings.
The 27-year-old forward rises to 21 assists and 28 points this season. That's a career-best total in assists, and he's just one shy of his high-water mark in points. Evans has a regular role in the Canadiens' middle six, but his production has been inconsistent over the full season.
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Canadiens' Jake Evans: Logs shortie in win
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Evans scored a shorthanded goal on two shots in Tuesday's 5-3 win over Florida. He added one block, two hits and two penalty minutes to his line.
Evans got free on a breakaway and beat Anthony Stolarz to the far side for Montreal's final tally. It was the first shorthanded tally and seventh goal overall for Evans, who has 25 points through 74 games.
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Canadiens' Jake Evans: Snaps scoring drought
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Evans had a goal on one shot, one block and two penalty minutes in Thursday's 4-1 win over Philadelphia.
Evans put the capper on the victory, scoring Montreal's second empty-net goal with four seconds left. The tally snapped a 10-game scoring drought for Armia and it was his sixth of the season. Evans has 24 points through 72 games.
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Canadiens' Jake Evans: Slides assist in loss
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Evans recorded an assist, two shots on net and a blocked shot in Tuesday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Oilers.
Evans found a streaking Kaiden Guhle to set up the game-tying goal early in the third period. For Evans, the helper was his 18th of the season and established a new career high for the center. The 27-year-old Evans is in the final year of his contract and is not considered part of the youthful core the Canadiens are building around, but he's a responsible, two-way player that's fit with a variety of teammates and could be useful as a bottom-six piece going forward.
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Canadiens' Jake Evans: Logs assist in win
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Evans had an assist and one hit in Tuesday's 3-0 win over the Blue Jackets.
Evans wrestled the puck from the corner and found Brendan Gallagher in front of the net for Montreal's first goal just 21 seconds into the contest. The helper was the fifth assist in the last eight games for Evans, who also has a goal during that stretch. The third-line center has 22 points through 65 games and needs eight over the final 17 contests to establish a new career high.
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Canadiens' Jake Evans: Enjoys scoring surge
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Evans had an assist, one shot on net and two blocks in Tuesday's 4-3 overtime win over Nashville.
Evans' primary helper was his fifth point over the last five games. The third-line center has provided much-needed offense for Montreal since returning from the All-Star break, posting three goals and five assists over 13 contests.
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Canadiens' Jake Evans: Tallies in loss
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Evans scored a goal on four shots and had three hits in Saturday's 4-3 shootout loss to the Lightning.
Evans was in the right place at the right time for Montreal's second goal. He was set up in the slot when Brendan Gallagher corralled a loose puck in the corner and fed Evans, who redirected the puck past Andrei Vasilevskiy to put the Habs up 2-0. It was the first goal in seven games for Evans, who has three goals and three assists over the last nine games.
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Canadiens' Jake Evans: Active, helps twice
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Evans logged two assists, three shots on net and one hit in Tuesday's 4-2 win over Arizona.
Evans had been questionable leading up to the game but shook off a minor injury to play a key role in snapping Montreal's five-game losing streak. He had a hand in the Canadiens' game-winning and insurance goals in the third period. Evans has assists (three) in consecutive games and five points over the last seven.
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Canadiens' Jake Evans: Expected to play
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Evans (undisclosed) is on track to play Tuesday against Arizona, Anthony Martineau of TVA Sports reports.
Evans should slot into a third-line role for Tuesday's contest. He's picked up four goals and 17 points through 58 contests this season.
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Canadiens' Jake Evans: Iffy against Arizona
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Evans (undisclosed) is considered questionable for Tuesday's game versus the Coyotes, Anthony Martineau of TVA sports reports.
It's unclear when Evans sustained the injury, as he logged a healthy 14:29 of ice time during Saturday's 4-3 loss to the Devils, picking up an assist and a hit in the process. If Evans is unable to go, look for Michael Pezzetta to draw into the lineup against Arizona.
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Canadiens' Jake Evans: Logs assist in loss
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Evans had an assist and one hit in Saturday's 4-3 loss to the Devils.
Evans was the primary helper on Brendan Gallagher's goal that put Montreal on the board early in the second period. The Canadiens' third line -- featuring Evans, Gallagher and Josh Anderson -- combined for just two shots on goal.
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Canadiens' Jake Evans: Scores again
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Evans scored a goal on six shots and had a block over 15:57 of ice time in Thursday's 7-4 loss to the Rangers.
Evans was left alone in front to backhand a rebound past Jonathan Quick for his second goal in as many games. The second-line center must be feeling it, as he's fired nine shots on goal over the last two games. That equals the same number of shots he had during the 16 games prior to his scoring streak.
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Canadiens' Jake Evans: Snaps goal drought
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Evans scored a goal on three shots in Tuesday's 5-0 win over Anaheim. He added one block and one hit to his line over 16:39 of ice time.
Evans and Tanner Pearson worked a give-and-go to perfection, as Evans went forehand-backhand and roofed Montreal's first goal. While he skates on the second line, Evans' offense doesn't track as a second-line center. The tally snapped a 24-game run without a goal, and he has just five points during that stretch. Evans now has three goals and 12 assists over 53 contests this year.
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Canadiens' Jake Evans: Lands on scoresheet
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Evans logged an assist over 15:52 of ice time in Tuesday's 5-2 win over Washington.
Evans drew attention in the high slot before sliding a pass to Juraj Slafkovsky, who changed the angle and snuck one past Darcy Kuemper in the third period. The assist was just Evans' third point in the last 17 games.
Evans recorded an assist, one shot, one block and two penalty minutes over 19:01 of ice time in Monday's 4-3 win over the Avalanche.
Evans and his linemates, Brendan Gallagher and Rafael Harvey-Pinard, were involved in a frantic sequence in the Colorado zone that ended with him sliding the primary pass on Harvey-Pinard's tally. Evans, who opened the season on the fourth line, has slowly moved up as injuries hit forwards Kirby Dach (knee), Alex Newhook (ankle) and Christian Dvorak (pectoral). That ascension, however, has not led to an increase in scoring for Evans, who last found the back of the net Dec. 10.
