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Luke Evangelista

#77 · Right wing · New Jersey Devils

Born Feb 21, 2002 in Toronto, Ontario, CAN (age 24) · 6'0", 183 lb · Shoots right · Drafted 42nd overall in 2020 by NSH (round 2)

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 2023-24. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Evan Rodrigues FLA · 39 P in 80 GP Mikael Backlund CGY · 39 P in 82 GP Scott Laughton PHI · 39 P in 82 GP Morgan Geekie BOS · 39 P in 76 GP Jake DeBrusk BOS · 40 P in 80 GP

Career

Regular season games only. Pick a season to see its game log below. Cap hit is what he counted against the salary cap that season, where it is known.

020402022-23: 15 points1522-232023-24: 39 points3923-242024-25: 32 points3224-252025-26: 56 points5625-262026-27: 3 points326-27

Points by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2022-23 NSH 24 7 8 15 7 6 54 9 0.63 $798K
2023-24 NSH 80 16 23 39 0 18 172 30 0.49 $798K
2024-25 NSH 68 10 22 32 -2 22 134 28 0.47 $798K
2025-26 NSH 81 12 44 56 1 28 176 21 0.69 $3M
2026-27 NJD 4 2 1 3 1 2 12 1 0.75 $3M
5 seasons Career 257 47 98 145 7 76 548 89 0.56

Playoffs

Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2023-24 NSH 6 1 0 1 0 2 14 2 0.17
1 season Playoffs 6 1 0 1 0 2 14 2 0.17

2023-24 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
80 16 23 39 0 18 172 30 0.49 9.3 13:57

Contract

$798KCap hitends in 2025, then RFA
$20KCap dollars per point39 points in 80 games
$87KCap dollars per goal above replacement9.2 goals above replacement
$7.6MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$6.8MValueworth minus cap hit; below zero is overpaid

His cap hit for the whole season, set against what he did in the regular season. Lower is better value. In a season still being played the cost per point starts high and falls as the games add up. Value is coloured by where it ranks among the 718 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the Nashville Predators on Nov 9, 2020, as an entry-level contract: 3 years and $2.875M, beginning in 2022-23. It runs through 2024-25, with 1 season left after this one, and he is then a restricted free agent.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2022-23 $798K $750K $93K $133K $843K
2023-24 $798K $775K $0 $83K $775K
2024-25 $798K $775K $0 $83K $775K

Each season of the contract, with this one marked. The cap hit is the same every year; what he is paid is not. The pay is as written when the contract was recorded in October 2024, so a later change, such as the rise in the lowest salary for 2026-27, is not shown.

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
Sep 15, 2026 New Jersey Devils Extension 2027-28 to 2031-32 5 $36.25M $7.25M
Oct 3, 2025 Nashville Predators New contract 2025-26 to 2026-27 2 $6M $3M
Nov 9, 2020 Nashville Predators Entry-level 2022-23 to 2024-25 signed for 2020-21, slid 3 $2.875M $798K

Every contract on record for him, newest first, with the team that signed him to it and the day it was signed. The one covering 2023-24 is marked. An extension is signed while the contract before it is still running, often a year ahead. A row with no team or date is a contract known only by its cap hit, most often one signed since October 2024.

2023-24 analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+9.2Goals above replacement91st of 721 skaters, 71st of 469 forwards
+1.5Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+6.1Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 469 ranked forwards: green is in the top fifth and red the bottom fifth, with paler shades in between and amber for the middle. Hover over a tile for its percentile.

Even-strength offence+3.9 84th percentileEven-strength defence+1.6 75th percentilePower play-1.0 8th percentilePenalty kill+0.0 45th percentilePenalties+1.6 86th percentile

The goals he added to his team's goal difference, compared with a spare-part player given the same ice time. Each part is measured against the league, so zero is an average skater, and the rank beside it is among forwards. A full season is about two-thirds the player and one-third chance.

0510152022-232023-242024-252025-262026-27Goals above replacementGoals above replacement, by season

On the ice

What happened at five-on-five while he was on the ice. What these numbers mean

54.5Corsi for %1018 attempts for, 851 against
+4.4CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
57.6Expected goals for %46.7 expected for, 34.4 against
+5.5xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
55.8Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
52.6Goals for %40 for, 36 against
99.1PDO7.7% shooting + 91.4% saves
207Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 616 skaters who played enough to be ranked: green is in the top fifth and red the bottom fifth, with paler shades in between and amber for the middle. Hover over a tile for its percentile. PDO and attempts taken are left plain, since neither is good or bad on its own.

Who he played with

Forward lineGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Mark Jankowski · Tommy Novak · Luke Evangelista24180:1263.470.79-3
Tommy Novak · Kiefer Sherwood · Luke Evangelista21125:3952.555.86-2
Tommy Novak · Cole Smith · Luke Evangelista2459:1250.054.42-4
Kiefer Sherwood · Juuso Parssinen · Luke Evangelista1343:4152.245.83-0

The lines he spent the most time in at five-on-five, with the team's share of the shot attempts and expected goals, and the goals for and against, while they were out. The two shares are coloured as above, against the league's lines that played a fair amount together. Hover over one for its percentile.

Chances and finishing

Expected goals adds up how likely each of his shots was to go in, judged by where it came from, what kind of shot it was and whether it was a rebound. All situations, leaving out shots at an empty net.

15Goalsnot counting empty-netters
18.8Expected goalsfrom 221 unblocked attempts
-3.8Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 1.01 expected goals per 60 minutes83rd
Shot quality 8.5% chance per attempt74th
Finishing -3.8 goals above expected14thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 438 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

051015Game 20Game 40Game 60Game 80Expected 18.8Goals 15

His goals and his expected goals as the season went on. When the goals line pulls away above, he is scoring more than his chances were worth; below, less.

Where he shot from

Every attempt he took this season, in all situations, attacking the net on the right. Darker red means more attempts from that spot, and each dot is a goal. "Show every shot" switches to a dot for each attempt, bigger for a better chance. Click a goal for its details.

Game log

Date Opponent Result G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits TOI
Apr 15, 2024 @ PIT L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 15:31
Apr 13, 2024 vs CBJ W 6-4 0 2 2 1 0 3 0 15:52
Apr 12, 2024 @ CHI W 5-1 0 2 2 0 0 5 0 15:55
Apr 9, 2024 vs WPG L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 10 0 18:38
Apr 7, 2024 @ NJD W 3-2 (SO) 1 0 1 0 0 5 0 15:42
Apr 6, 2024 @ NYI L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 16:04
Apr 4, 2024 vs STL W 6-3 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 09:54
Apr 2, 2024 vs BOS L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 15:17
Mar 30, 2024 @ COL L 4-7 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 16:21
Mar 28, 2024 @ ARI L 4-8 0 0 0 -2 0 1 3 14:54
Mar 26, 2024 vs VGK W 5-4 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 13:20
Mar 23, 2024 vs DET W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13:03
Mar 21, 2024 @ FLA W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 15:30
Mar 19, 2024 vs SJS W 8-2 1 0 1 2 0 3 0 17:39
Mar 16, 2024 @ SEA W 4-1 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 13:25
Mar 13, 2024 @ WPG W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 14:22
Mar 10, 2024 @ MIN L 3-4 (OT) 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 17:02
Mar 9, 2024 @ CBJ W 2-1 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 14:34
Mar 7, 2024 vs BUF W 4-2 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 10:31
Mar 5, 2024 vs MTL L 3-4 (OT) 0 1 1 -1 0 1 0 13:51
Mar 2, 2024 vs COL W 5-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 16:29
Feb 29, 2024 vs MIN W 6-1 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 13:17
Feb 27, 2024 vs OTT W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 17:15
Feb 25, 2024 @ ANA W 4-2 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 15:58
Feb 24, 2024 @ SJS W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 16:48
Feb 22, 2024 @ LAK W 4-1 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 15:53
Feb 20, 2024 @ VGK W 5-3 1 0 1 2 4 4 0 13:48
Feb 17, 2024 @ STL W 5-2 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 13:33
Feb 13, 2024 vs NJD L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 09:19
Feb 10, 2024 vs ARI W 5-4 (OT) 0 1 1 -1 0 1 0 07:44
Jan 31, 2024 vs LAK L 2-4 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 08:38
Jan 29, 2024 @ OTT L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13:17
Jan 27, 2024 @ EDM L 1-4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 14:16
Jan 25, 2024 @ MIN W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 13:30
Jan 22, 2024 vs FLA L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14:15
Jan 20, 2024 @ ARI L 2-3 0 0 0 -2 0 4 0 15:46
Jan 18, 2024 @ LAK W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10:41
Jan 15, 2024 @ VGK L 1-4 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 15:20
Jan 13, 2024 vs NYI W 3-1 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 12:34
Jan 12, 2024 @ DAL W 6-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12:03
Jan 9, 2024 vs ANA L 3-5 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 14:25
Jan 6, 2024 @ DAL W 4-3 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 12:27
Jan 4, 2024 vs CGY L 3-6 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 12:37
Jan 2, 2024 vs CHI W 3-0 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 13:20
Dec 30, 2023 @ WSH W 3-2 (SO) 1 0 1 0 2 4 0 10:40
Dec 29, 2023 @ DET L 4-5 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 10:32
Dec 27, 2023 vs CAR L 2-5 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 13:51
Dec 23, 2023 vs DAL L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 10:44
Dec 21, 2023 @ PHI W 4-2 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 15:18
Dec 19, 2023 vs VAN L 2-5 0 1 1 -1 0 1 1 15:11
Dec 16, 2023 vs WSH W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 13:13
Dec 15, 2023 @ CAR W 6-5 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 13:09
Dec 12, 2023 vs PHI W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 2 2 0 12:24
Dec 10, 2023 @ MTL W 2-1 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 11:08
Dec 9, 2023 @ TOR L 0-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 12:18
Dec 7, 2023 vs TBL W 5-1 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 12:42
Dec 5, 2023 @ CHI W 4-3 (SO) 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 15:29
Dec 3, 2023 @ BUF W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11:59
Dec 2, 2023 vs NYR L 3-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 12:33
Nov 30, 2023 vs MIN L 1-6 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 15:57
Nov 28, 2023 vs PIT W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 11:36
Nov 26, 2023 vs WPG W 3-2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 11:09
Nov 24, 2023 @ STL W 8-3 2 1 3 2 0 5 0 13:32
Nov 22, 2023 vs CGY W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 11:50
Nov 18, 2023 vs CHI W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10:52
Nov 14, 2023 vs ANA L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 12:05
Nov 11, 2023 vs ARI L 5-7 0 1 1 -1 0 4 1 16:44
Nov 9, 2023 @ WPG L 3-6 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 19:51
Nov 7, 2023 @ CGY L 2-4 0 1 1 -2 0 0 0 16:00
Nov 4, 2023 @ EDM W 5-2 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 12:04
Nov 2, 2023 @ SEA L 2-4 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 14:06
Oct 31, 2023 @ VAN L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 19:15
Oct 28, 2023 vs TOR W 3-2 (OT) 0 2 2 1 0 1 1 18:59
Oct 24, 2023 vs VAN L 2-3 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 17:41
Oct 21, 2023 vs SJS W 5-1 1 1 2 2 0 3 0 16:42
Oct 19, 2023 @ NYR W 4-1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 12:36
Oct 17, 2023 vs EDM L 1-6 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 18:09
Oct 14, 2023 @ BOS L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 12:28
Oct 12, 2023 vs SEA W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 11:00
Oct 10, 2023 @ TBL L 3-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12:01