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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 2024-25. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Yegor Sharangovich CGY · 32 P in 73 GP J.T. Compher DET · 32 P in 76 GP Mikael Backlund CGY · 32 P in 76 GP Trevor Zegras ANA · 32 P in 57 GP Eric Robinson CAR · 32 P in 82 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

2024-25 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
68 10 22 32 -2 22 134 28 0.47 7.5 13:52

Contract

$798KCap hitends in 2025, then RFA
$25KCap dollars per point32 points in 68 games
$196KCap dollars per goal above replacement4.1 goals above replacement
$3.9MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$3.1MValueworth 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 698 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, so this is its last season, after which he is 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 2024-25 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.

2024-25 analytics

Rating

+4.1Goals above replacement254th of 698 skaters, 175th of 456 forwards
+0.7Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+1.5Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 456 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+0.1 55th percentileEven-strength defence+1.2 71st percentilePower play-0.7 14th percentilePenalty kill0.0 34th percentilePenalties+0.8 71st 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

54.4Corsi for %852 attempts for, 715 against
+6.2CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
52.3Expected goals for %32.9 expected for, 29.9 against
+4.9xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
55.5Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
47.5Goals for %29 for, 32 against
97.7PDO6.6% shooting + 91.1% saves
179Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 598 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 Evangelista22128:5558.866.72-4
Ryan O'Reilly · Michael Bunting · Luke Evangelista1278:0356.860.66-2
Ryan O'Reilly · Filip Forsberg · Luke Evangelista2375:3957.651.04-3
Steven Stamkos · Ryan O'Reilly · Luke Evangelista1060:2754.752.65-4

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.

9Goalsnot counting empty-netters
10.8Expected goalsfrom 170 unblocked attempts
-1.8Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.69 expected goals per 60 minutes38th
Shot quality 6.4% chance per attempt11th
Finishing -1.8 goals above expected33rdOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 428 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

0510Game 20Game 40Game 60Expected 10.8Goals 9

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 16, 2025 vs DAL W 5-1 0 1 1 2 0 4 0 13:26
Apr 14, 2025 vs UTA L 3-7 1 0 1 -1 0 4 0 14:12
Apr 12, 2025 @ VGK L 3-5 0 2 2 2 0 3 1 15:50
Apr 10, 2025 @ UTA W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 16:34
Apr 8, 2025 vs NYI W 7-6 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 5 0 12:20
Apr 6, 2025 vs MTL L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 20:20
Apr 3, 2025 @ DAL L 1-5 0 0 0 -2 0 3 2 17:48
Apr 1, 2025 @ CBJ L 4-8 0 2 2 1 2 3 0 15:42
Mar 31, 2025 @ PHI L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18:52
Mar 29, 2025 vs VGK L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 17:16
Mar 27, 2025 vs STL L 2-3 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 17:53
Mar 25, 2025 @ CAR W 3-1 2 0 2 2 0 3 0 15:07
Mar 23, 2025 @ STL L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 16:59
Mar 22, 2025 vs TOR W 5-2 1 2 3 2 2 1 2 15:12
Mar 20, 2025 vs ANA L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 13:08
Mar 18, 2025 vs STL L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 13:49
Mar 14, 2025 @ ANA L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15:13
Mar 11, 2025 @ SJS W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 15:47
Mar 8, 2025 vs CHI W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 18:29
Mar 6, 2025 vs SEA W 5-3 1 0 1 1 0 4 0 15:23
Mar 4, 2025 @ BOS W 6-3 0 2 2 2 0 1 0 14:32
Mar 2, 2025 @ NYR L 0-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15:38
Mar 1, 2025 @ NYI L 4-7 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 12:48
Feb 27, 2025 vs WPG W 2-1 0 1 1 -1 0 1 2 10:50
Feb 25, 2025 vs FLA L 1-4 0 0 0 -3 2 0 1 12:18
Feb 23, 2025 vs NJD L 0-5 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 14:42
Feb 22, 2025 vs COL W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 13:29
Feb 1, 2025 @ PIT L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12:26
Jan 31, 2025 @ BUF L 3-4 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 16:21
Jan 7, 2025 @ WPG L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 04:02
Jan 4, 2025 @ CGY W 4-1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 14:04
Jan 3, 2025 @ VAN W 3-0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 14:44
Dec 31, 2024 @ MIN L 3-5 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 11:38
Dec 30, 2024 @ WPG L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 14:24
Dec 27, 2024 @ STL L 4-7 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 16:09
Dec 23, 2024 vs CAR W 5-2 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 13:49
Dec 21, 2024 vs LAK W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 13:23
Dec 19, 2024 vs PIT L 4-5 (OT) 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 13:39
Dec 17, 2024 vs NYR W 2-0 0 0 0 0 2 6 0 12:26
Dec 14, 2024 @ COL L 2-5 1 0 1 -1 0 5 0 13:57
Dec 12, 2024 @ DAL W 4-1 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 14:53
Dec 10, 2024 vs CGY L 3-4 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 16:23
Dec 7, 2024 @ OTT L 1-3 0 0 0 -2 0 4 2 16:21
Dec 5, 2024 @ MTL L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12:59
Dec 4, 2024 @ TOR L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12:41
Nov 30, 2024 @ MIN L 2-3 (OT) 0 1 1 1 2 0 1 09:10
Nov 29, 2024 vs TBL L 2-3 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 12:49
Nov 27, 2024 vs PHI L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 15:08
Nov 23, 2024 vs WPG W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 06:27
Nov 17, 2024 @ VAN W 5-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12:17
Nov 15, 2024 @ CGY L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 14:54
Nov 14, 2024 @ EDM L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 12:36
Nov 11, 2024 @ COL L 2-3 (OT) 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 11:29
Nov 9, 2024 vs UTA W 4-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13:07
Nov 7, 2024 @ FLA L 2-6 0 1 1 1 2 1 1 14:30
Nov 6, 2024 @ WSH L 2-3 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 13:57
Nov 4, 2024 vs LAK L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 12:41
Nov 2, 2024 vs COL W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 10:29
Oct 31, 2024 vs EDM L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 15:08
Oct 28, 2024 @ TBL L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 11:13
Oct 26, 2024 vs CBJ W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 06:56
Oct 25, 2024 @ CHI W 3-2 0 1 1 -1 2 2 0 11:46
Oct 22, 2024 vs BOS W 4-0 1 1 2 2 0 3 0 15:11
Oct 19, 2024 vs DET L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 12:08
Oct 17, 2024 vs EDM L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 13:57
Oct 15, 2024 vs SEA L 3-7 0 1 1 0 2 3 0 15:03
Oct 12, 2024 @ DET L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 12:02
Oct 10, 2024 vs DAL L 3-4 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 12:22