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: 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.
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Canadiens' Jake Evans: Contributes helper in win
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Evans logged an assist and three shots on net over 18:37 of ice time in Friday's 5-2 win over Chicago.
Evans earned the secondary helper on Josh Anderson's game-tying goal in the second period. Evans has contributed one goal and five assists over his past 10 appearances after he only had five points (one goal, four assists) through his first 22 outings of the season. He has benefited a great deal from his top-six promotion.
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Canadiens' Jake Evans: Logs assist in win
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Evans had an assist, three shots on net, one blocked shot and two hits over 16:30 of ice time in Monday's 3-2 overtime win over the Jets.
Evans scooped up a loose puck that Mike Matheson kept in the Winnipeg end and was the secondary helper on a Josh Anderson tally. It was his fourth point in eight games since Evans was liberated off the fourth line. Since joining the second unit, Evans is averaging 17:04 TOI, nearly three minutes more than his season average, and shooting more.
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Canadiens' Jake Evans: Runs assist streak to three
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Evans had an assist, two blocked shots and one hit over 19:43 of ice time in Monday's 4-2 win over Seattle.
Evans forced a turnover behind the Kraken's goal line that led to Josh Anderson feeding Sean Monahan for an easy score four minutes into the game. It was the third straight game with an assist for Evans, who has been liberated off the fourth line. His line should be considered part of the top six, given the number of even-strength shifts it had Monday. Evans had a season-high TOI total and is averaging 17:32 over his three-game point streak.
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Canadiens' Jake Evans: Provides pair of helpers
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Evans notched two assists in Wednesday's 4-3 win over the Ducks.
Evans earned his first multi-point effort of the season with helpers on goals by Kaiden Guhle and Alex Newhook. The pair of assists snapped a four-game drought for Evans. He's up to one goal, four helpers, 16 shots on net, 19 hits, 19 blocked shots and a plus-5 rating through 19 contests while maintaining a steady bottom-six role as he has for much of the last three seasons.
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Canadiens' Jake Evans: Logs assist in win
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Evans recorded an assist and one shot on goal over 11:29 of ice time in Saturday's 3-2 overtime win against the Bruins.
Evans won a puck battle in the corner, which led to Brendan Gallagher's goal early in the third period to give Montreal a 2-1 lead. Normally the fourth-line center, Evans took a shift on the third line, as Sean Monahan was part of the power-play group that scored the Canadiens' first goal just 27 seconds earlier. Evans has been a useful, multi-purpose forward the last several years for Montreal bust mostly lives on the fourth line. He has three points (two in the last three games), 10 shots on net, 14 hits and 14 blocked shots over 14 games.
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Canadiens' Jake Evans: Snaps drought
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Evans logged an assist, one shot on goal, one hit and two penalty minutes over 12:53 of ice time in Tuesday's 5-3 loss to Tampa Bay.
Evans snapped a 10-game drought in the third period when he and Michael Pezzetta banged away at a loose puck in front of Matt Tomkins before Pezzetta put it past the goalie, closing the gap to 4-2. Later in the third period, when Montreal was pressing to make it a one-goal game, Evans was called for holding, which led to a Tampa Bay insurance marker. As a member of the fourth line and a key contributor on the penalty-kill unit, Evans is not usually on the ice with Montreal's best offensive players and arguably shouldn't have been on the ice with the Canadiens desperate to score. The center has just three goals over his last 66 games and nine shots on goal over 12 games this season.
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Canadiens' Jake Evans: Finishes opportunity
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Evans scored a goal on his lone shot, recorded three hits and was assessed two PIM in Wednesday's 6-5 shootout loss to the Maple Leafs.
Evans gave the Canadiens an early lead when T.J. Brodie blew a tire at the blue line, resulting in a breakaway. The fourth-line center went backhand then forehand to beat Ilya Samsonov glove side. Evans scored just two goals over 54 games last season and is expected to remain stuck on the fourth line, so he'll need to take advantage of the gifts presented to him as he did Wednesday to get on the scoresheet.
