Predators' Luke Evangelista: Scores in shootout win
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Evangelista scored a goal on two shots in Tuesday's 4-3 shootout victory over Chicago.
Evangelista got Nashville on the board early in the second period, cleaning up a rebound to tie the game at 1-1. The 21-year-old winger had cooled off coming into Tuesday's game, tallying just one assist in his previous five contests. Still, Evangelista has held down a spot on Nashville's second line while also averaging 2:45 with the man advantage. Overall, he has four goals and 14 points through 24 games in his sophomore NHL campaign.
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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: Healthy scratch Monday
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Evangelista will be a healthy scratch Monday against Colorado, Emma Lingan of the Predators' official site reports.
Evangeilsta logged a season-low 10:52 of ice time in Saturday's 4-2 win over Chicago. He has one goal, eight assists, 27 shots on net and eight blocked shots in 16 appearances this season. Liam Foudy will replace Evangelista in the lineup.
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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: Three points against Blues
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Evangelista scored a goal and added two assists, one on the power play, in Saturday's 6-1 win over St. Louis.
Both helpers came in the first period before Evangelista banged home a tally of his own midway through the second. The 2020 second-round pick snapped a five-game point drought with the performance, but the last time he hit the scoresheet was his four-point bonanza against Buffalo on March 21. Evangelista is proving his upside as he gets a look in a top-six role for the injury-ravaged Predators; the next step for the 21-year-old is to develop some consistency. Through his first 17 NHL games, he has six goals and 12 points.
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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: Nets first two goals of career
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Evangelista scored twice on six shots and went plus-2 in Monday's 4-3 shootout loss to the Canucks.
Evangelista has stepped right into a top-six role since he was recalled from AHL Milwaukee Feb. 28. The 21-year-old winger put the Predators on his back Monday, scoring twice in the third period to even the score at 3-3 and force overtime. He's picked up three points, 10 shots on net and a plus-3 rating through four NHL outings. If he continues to play a large role for a team that shipped out a lot of talent at the trade deadline, Evangelista could work his way onto the fantasy radar for the rest of the 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.
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Predators' Luke Evangelista: Back with Nashville
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Evangelista was called up by Nashville on Thursday, according to the AHL's transactions page.
Evangelista has nine goals and 41 points in 49 AHL games with Milwaukee this season. The 21-year-old made his NHL debut Tuesday, recording two shots and a hit in 14:28 of ice time against Pittsburgh.
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Predators' Luke Evangelista: Sent back down Wednesday
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Evangelista was reassigned to AHL Milwaukee on Wednesday, per CapFriendly.
Evangelista made his NHL debut Tuesday, logging two shots on goal and a hit in 14:28 of ice time versus the Penguins. With the Predators continuing to be active sellers ahead of the trade deadline, the 21-year-old winger could soon be back with the big club.
