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Jake Evans
Center #71 Canadiens $2.850M
Player Information

Jake Evans has 13 points (7 goals, 6 assists) in 43 games for the Montreal Canadiens this season.

Selected in the 7th round (No. 207) of the 2014 NHL Draft by the Montreal Canadiens, he has 141 points (47 goals, 94 assists) in 393 regular-season games for the Montreal Canadiens.

He also has 4 points (1 goals, 3 assists) in 18 Stanley Cup Playoff games.

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  • Country: Country FlagCAN
    Age: 29.7 yrs (02.06.1996)
    Height / Weight: 183 cm / 86 kg
    Shoots: R
    Drafted: 207th in 2014
    Draft Team: Team logoMontreal Canadiens
    Awards: -
Player Evaluation

The 29-year-old is underwater for his team, with the Canadiens controlling 35% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Jake Evans is off the ice, the Canadiens control 55% of expected goals, indicating the team is significantly worse when he plays.

He is being deployed in a defense-leaning role, starting 11% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 52% in the defensive zone.

  • 52

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 202nd of 247 Centers
    Defense:Def: 247th of 247 Centers
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    -0.20
    -0.140.14
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.35
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    15.17
    1222
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.69
    0.21.5
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.10
    0.11.5
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.49
    0.11.2
    xGoals/60
    0.68
    0.491.34
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    2.08
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    1.58
    1.45.5
    PenaltiesDrawn/60
    0.69
    0.271.56
    OZoneStartPct
    0.11
    0.150.4
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.00
    0.52.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    3.92
    2.54
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    4.65
    2.54
    Penalties/60
    0.40
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    2.97
    13
    Takeaways/60
    0.79
    0.52
    Giveaways/60
    3.17
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.52
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    8.09
    512
Contract Information
Actual AAV: $2.850M
Player Contract Value: $0.800M
Remaining: 4 year(s)
Contract Ends: 2029 UFA
Age at the end: 34.1 yrs (02.06.1996)
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Jake Evans
Recent Games
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
27.01.2026 Team Logo Golden Knights 1 1 0 1 1 19:22 3 33.3% 0
29.01.2026 Team Logo Avalanche 1 1 0 1 1 16:11 1 100.0% 0
31.01.2026 Team Logo Sabres 1 0 0 0 -1 16:33 1 0.0% 0
02.02.2026 Team Logo Wild 1 0 0 0 0 15:43 1 0.0% 0
04.02.2026 Team Logo Jets 1 0 0 0 0 16:25 2 0.0% 0
Total 5 2 0 2 1 8 25.0% 0
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2019-20 Team Logo Canadiens 13 2 1 3 1 10:20 14 14.3% 0
2020-21 Team Logo Canadiens 47 3 10 13 2 11:49 55 5.5% 29
2021-22 Team Logo Canadiens 72 13 16 29 -5 15:35 124 10.5% 22
2022-23 Team Logo Canadiens 54 2 17 19 -5 14:28 55 3.6% 28
2023-24 Team Logo Canadiens 82 7 21 28 -1 16:01 81 8.6% 24
2024-25 Team Logo Canadiens 82 13 23 36 1 15:33 80 16.2% 10
2025-26 Team Logo Canadiens 43 7 6 13 -11 15:13 46 15.2% 8
Season Projection 68 11 9 20 -17 15:14 73 15.1% 13
Total 393 47 94 141 -18 455 10.3% 121
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2019-20 Team Logo Canadiens 6 0 1 1 -1 7:47 3 0.0% 0
2020-21 Team Logo Canadiens 7 1 1 2 3 15:31 9 11.1% 4
2024-25 Team Logo Canadiens 5 0 1 1 0 15:30 4 0.0% 2
Total 18 1 3 4 2 16 6.3% 6
Player Match
Player
Match		 Name Team Pos Age Height / Weight Season
P/G		 Career
P/G		 Offense
Rating		 Defense
Rating		 Actual AAV
Jake Evans Team Logo C 29.7 yrs 183 cm / 86 kg 0.30 0.36 53 50 $2.850M
84% Tyson Jost Team Logo C 28 yrs 180 cm / 84 kg 0.18 0.29 53 55 $0.775M
83% Andrew Mangiapane Team Logo LW 29.9 yrs 178 cm / 82 kg 0.24 0.47 57 50 $3.600M
82% Ty Dellandrea Team Logo C 25.6 yrs 188 cm / 83 kg 0.26 0.23 50 51 $1.300M
82% Robby Fabbri Team Logo C 30.1 yrs 180 cm / 83 kg 0.27 0.48 58 54 $0.775M
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