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Runs assist streak to three Evans had an assist, two blocked shots and one hit over 19:43 of ice time in Monday's 4-2 win over Seattle.

Impact Evans, the F1 forward, 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. He had a season-high TOI and is averaging 17:32 over his three-game point streak.

DECEMBER 5, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Logs assist in OT loss Evans had an assist, a blocked shot and a hit over 16:31 of ice time in Saturday's 5-4 overtime loss to Detroit.

Impact Evans picked up the secondary helper on Gustav Lindstrom's game-tying goal that set up overtime. The center moved up a notch -- from the fourth to third line -- as Alex Newhook (ankle) was added to injured reserve Saturday. Newhook will miss 10-to-12 weeks, so Evans could get opportunities with better offensive players than he usually gets on the fourth line. He has assists in two straight games and four over the past six. Evans has one goal, six assists, 19 shots, 22 hits, 21 blocks and six PIM while sporting a plus-6 through 24 games.

DECEMBER 3, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Provides pair of helpers Evans notched two assists in Wednesday's 4-3 win over the Ducks.

Impact 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.

NOVEMBER 23, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Logs assist in win 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.

Impact 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.

NOVEMBER 12, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Snaps drought 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.

Impact Evans and Michael Pezzetta banged away at a loose puck in front of Matt Tomkins before Pezzetta put it past the goalie. The assist snapped a 10-game drought for Evans, whose last point came in the season opener when he scored in a loss to the Maple Leafs. As a member of the fourth line and a key contributor on the penalty-kill unit, Evans is not usually on ice with Montreal's best offensive players. The center has just nine shots on goal over 12 games.

NOVEMBER 8, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Finishes opportunity Evans scored a goal on his lone shot, recorded three hits and was assessed two penalty minutes in Wednesday's 6-5 shootout loss to the Maple Leafs.

Impact 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-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 opportunities presented him, as he did Wednesday.

OCTOBER 12, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

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OCTOBER 11, 2023 • YOUTUBE

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OCTOBER 5, 2023 • THEATHLETIC.COM

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Sets up two goals in win Evans had two assists, including one on the penalty kill, along with one shot on net and one blocked shot over 17:05 of ice time in Thursday's 6-2 win over Washington.

Impact Evans, who won 12-of-20 faceoffs, won a draw in the offensive end that led to Joel Armia's shorthanded strike. He later won a puck battle to feed Mike Hoffman for the game's final goal with 18 seconds left. Evans has six assists over the last seven games.

APRIL 7, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Extends assist streak Evans had an assist over 15:17 of ice time in Thursday's 5-2 loss to the Panthers.

Impact Evans and rookie Sean Farrell broke out of the zone and played pass before the rookie sank the first goal of his career. The helper extended Evans streak to four consecutive with an assist. Farrell, who skated on the second line in his NHL debut Tuesday, was moved to third line, which has been hot of late. Brendan Gallagher had scored in three straight before Farrell extended the unit's streak. The common bond in all the goals was Evans.

MARCH 31, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Points in three straight Evans had an assist, two shots on goal, one hit and one blocked shot over 15:06 of ice time in Tuesday's 3-2 loss to the Flyers.

Impact Evans misfired on a shot attempt, but the puck landed on the stick of Rafael Harvey-Pinard in front of open side of the net. It was the third straight game with a helper for Evans, who has 14 points (two goals) over 47 games.

MARCH 29, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Logs assist in win Evans had an assist and three shots on goal over 16:44 of ice time in Monday's 4-3 shootout win over the Sabres.

Impact Evans picked up the primary helper on Brendan Gallagher's game-tying tally, which led to the overtime and shootout periods. It was the second consecutive game with an assist on a Gallagher goal. It didn't take long for Evans to knock off the rust of a 28-game absence due to a lower-body injury.

MARCH 28, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Returns to action Evans had two shots on goal, two blocked shots and four penalty minutes over 11:58 of ice time in Thursday's 4-2 loss to Boston.

Impact Evans was back on the ice for the first time since Jan. 14 after recovering from a lower-body injury. He centered the third line, between Rem Pitlick and Brendan Gallagher, while dominating the faceoff circle, winning five of seven draws.

MARCH 24, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Activated from injured reserve Evans (lower body) has been activated from injured reserve, according to the NHL media site.

Impact Evans last played Jan. 14 against the Islanders. He has two goals and 11 points in 43 games this season.

MARCH 23, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Could return Thursday Evans (lower body) may be available versus the Bruins on Thursday, Arpon Basu of The Athletic reports.

Impact Coach Martin St. Louis didn't go so far as to confirm Evans would be in the lineup against Boston and the winger still needs to be activated off injured reserve but all signs point to him suiting up Thursday. If he does get onto the ice, the 26-year-old Toronto native figures to slot into a third-line role but could see time with one of the power-play units.

MARCH 22, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

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JANUARY 18, 2023 • THEATHLETIC.COM

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NOVEMBER 19, 2022 • MONTREALGAZETTE.COM

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OCTOBER 3, 2022 • THEATHLETIC.COM

Canadiens' Jake Evans ready to move on from Mark Scheifele hit "For me it was handled last year in the playoffs," Habs forward says about vicious hit from Jets player last season that knocked him out.

MARCH 1, 2022 • MONTREALGAZETTE.COM

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JANUARY 31, 2022 • YOUTUBE

Canadiens agree to three-year contract extension with Jake Evans New deal is worth a total of US$5.1 million and has an annual salary-cap hit of $1.7 million, more than doubling his current salary.

OCTOBER 3, 2021 • MONTREALGAZETTE.COM

Signs three-year deal with Montreal Evans signed a three-year, $5.1 million contract with the Canadiens on Sunday.

Impact Evans has drawn into 60 games with the Canadiens over the past two campaigns, picking up five goals, 16 points and 95 hits over that span. The 25-year-old forward should continue to be a staple in Montreal's bottom six over the next three seasons, but his lack of offensive upside will keep him off the fantasy radar in most formats.

OCTOBER 3, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

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JULY 6, 2021

Stanley Cup Final: Top moments from Lightning-Canadiens Game 4

Canadiens' Joel Armia out for Game 1 of Stanley Cup Final; Jake Evans returns Armia was previously on the COVID-19 list in late March alongside teammate Jesperi Kotkaniemi, and the Canadiens had four games postponed.

JUNE 29, 2021 • THEATHLETIC.COM

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