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Nets first career power-play marker Evangelista scored a power-play goal on two shots in Saturday's 3-1 win over the Islanders.

Impact 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.

JANUARY 14, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Scores in Saturday's win Evangelista scored a goal in Saturday's 4-3 win over the Stars.

Impact Evangelista gave the Predators a 2-0 lead in the second period. The winger is starting to heat up again with three goals over his last four games, though he has been bumped down to the third line in that span. The 21-year-old was solid over the first month of the campaign, but he's struggled to produce consistently since then. Overall, he has seven goals, 19 points, 71 shots on net, 14 PIM and a minus-1 rating through 39 outings.

JANUARY 7, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Snaps goal drought Evangelista scored a goal on four shots and added two PIM in Saturday's 3-2 shootout win over the Capitals.

Impact Evangelista opened the scoring just 2:44 into the game. It was his first goal in 12 games, and he added a mere two assists with 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.

DECEMBER 31, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Scores in shootout win Evangelista scored a goal on two shots in Tuesday's 4-3 shootout victory over Chicago.

Impact 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 power-play minutes. Overall, he has four goals and 14 points through 24 games in his sophomore NHL campaign.

DECEMBER 6, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Big three-point effort carries win Evangelista scored twice and had an assist in a 8-3 victory over the Blues on Friday.

Impact Evangelista first goal came in the first when a pass caromed of a skate in the slot, 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 he'll avoid the dreaded sophomore slump.

NOVEMBER 25, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Healthy scratch Monday Evangelista will be a healthy scratch Monday against Colorado, Emma Lingan of the Predators' official site reports.

Impact Evangeilsta logged a season-low 10:52 of ice time in Saturday's 4-2 win over Chicago. He has one goal, eight assists, 26 shots on net and eight blocked shots in 16 appearances this season. Liam Foudy will replace Evangelista in the lineup.

NOVEMBER 20, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Strong rookie season continues Evangelista registered an assist on three shots in Saturday's 7-5 loss to the Coyotes.

Impact 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 currently 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 a very attractive waiver-wire pickup in most formats.

NOVEMBER 12, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Pockets helper in loss Evangelista recorded a power-play assist and two shots on goal in Thursday's 4-2 loss to the Kraken.

Impact Evangelista is still settling in a bit at the NHL level. He's picked up all six of his points this season over his last six outings, including three power-play assists in that span. The 21-year-old winger also has 19 shots on net, seven blocked shots and a plus-1 rating through 10 outings. The Predators' lineup has shuffled around a few times, but Evangelista has regularly carved out at least a middle-six role, giving him some appeal in deeper fantasy formats.

NOVEMBER 3, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Heating up offensively Evangelista collected a goal and an assist in Nashville's 5-1 win over San Jose on Saturday.

Impact 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.

OCTOBER 22, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Lukas Reichel, Marco Rossi or Luke Evangelista: Who Would You Rather Have? Lukas Reichel, Marco Rossi and Luke Evangelista are three of the top young forwards that the AHL has to offer. Jacob Stoller and Patrick Wil...

OCTOBER 1, 2023 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM

From AHL newcomer to NHL vet – and now playoffs – Luke Evangelista has enjoyed a wild hockey ride in 2022-23 Luke Evangelista got the \

MAY 2, 2023 • JSONLINE.COM

Sent to AHL Evangelista was assigned to AHL Milwaukee on Monday.

Impact The Predators returned seven players to the minors Monday to bulk up the Admirals for the Calder Cup Playoffs. Evangelista picked up nine goals and 32 points in 49 AHL appearances this season. The 21-year-old forward notched seven goals and 15 points in 24 outings with Nashville during the 2022-23 campaign.

APRIL 17, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Provides goal in finale Evangelista found the back of the net in a 4-3 loss to Colorado on Friday.

Impact 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.

APRIL 14, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Predators' Thomas Novak Roofs Filthy Backhand After Beautiful Stretch Pass By Luke Evangelista

APRIL 5, 2023 • YOUTUBE

Three points against Blues Evangelista scored a goal and added two assists, one on the power play, in Saturday's 6-1 win over St. Louis.

Impact 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.

APRIL 2, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Predators' Luke Evangelista Swats At Puck To Make Unbelievable Goal-Line Save vs. Bruins

MARCH 29, 2023 • YOUTUBE

Evangelista scores 2 in Predators 7-3 win over Sabres

Luke Evangelista scored twice in a span of 39 seconds as part of a four-goal second-period surge, and the Nashville Predators became the latest team to rout the reeling Buffalo Sab...

MARCH 22, 2023 • Associated Press

Steps up with four-point game Evangelista provided two goals and two assists in Nashville's 7-3 victory over Buffalo on Tuesday.

Impact 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.

MARCH 21, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Expected to return 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 report...

Impact 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.

MARCH 14, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Not playing Sunday Evangelista (upper body) is considered day-to-day and will not play Sunday against Anaheim.

Impact Evangelista was a late scratch Sunday and it's unclear how serious the injury is. The 21-year-old rookie has four points through six career NHL appearances. His next chance to dress will be Tuesday against Detroit.

MARCH 12, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Predators' Luke Evangelista Slides Home His First Career NHL Goal vs. Canucks

MARCH 7, 2023 • YOUTUBE

Nets first two goals of career Evangelista scored twice on six shots and went plus-2 in Monday's 4-3 shootout loss to the Canucks.

Impact 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.

MARCH 7, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Sent to AHL Evangelista was reassigned to AHL Milwaukee on Friday, per CapFriendly.

Impact Evangelista notched his first career point Thursday with an assist against Florida. The 21-year-old could be brought back in time for Saturday's game in Chicago.

MARCH 3, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Sent back down Wednesday Evangelista was reassigned to AHL Milwaukee on Wednesday, per CapFriendly.

Impact 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.

MARCH 1, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Joe Rexrode: Luke Evangelista gets the call up from... - The Athletic Luke Evangelista gets the call up from Milwaukee for tonight's game against Pittsburgh, continuing a fantasy week for Preds fans. I wasn't s...

FEBRUARY 28, 2023 • THEATHLETIC.COM

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Evangelista scores 2 in Predators 7-3 win over Sabres