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Jake Evans

Position
Centre
Age
30Jun 2, 1996
Height
6'0"183 cm
Weight
190 lbs86 kg
Shoots
Right
Born
Toronto, ON, CAN
Nationality
CAN
Draft
2014 · Round 7 · 207th overall · MTL
GP17
G2
A4
PTS6
+/-4
S%15.4%
TOI/GP15:23
GWG1
OTG—
SHG1
PPP0

Jake Evans, Montréal Canadiens centre, stats: this season, career totals, game log, recent trends and advanced metrics, plus players with a similar profile — from the NHL’s official data updated daily.

Points Per Game Trend

Contract

2026-27 cap $104.0M

Contract data not yet available.

Career

Born in Toronto, ON, CAN · Draft: 2014 · Round 7, pick 27 (#207 overall) · MTL · 8 NHL seasons

Regular season

GP
435
G
54
A
104
PTS
158
+/-
-11

Playoffs

GP
37
G
3
A
11
PTS
14
+/-
13

Last 5 games

DateOppGAPTS+/-STOI
2026-11-07@ TOR000-1115:15
2026-11-05vs UTA0110019:47
2026-11-03vs WPG000-1019:24
2026-10-31vs PIT0114117:40
2026-10-29@ DAL0111116:57

Advanced stats 2026–27

Longer bar = better league rank (already flipped where lower is better). The tick marks the league median.

League leaders →

Physical

Shooting & expected goals

Possession (on ice)

Ranks among 659 skaters with 5+ GP.

Tracking data

NHL EDGE puck and player tracking, 16 tracked games this season · updated Nov 7

Longer bar = better than more of the league’s skaters. The tick marks the middle of the league.

Territory

  • Offensive-zone time while on the iceLeague avg 41.9%37.4%Beats 9%
  • Offensive-zone time, even strengthLeague avg 40.4%41.0%Beats 49%
  • Defensive-zone time (less is better)League avg 39.1%47.0%Beats 2%

Speed

  • Top skating speedLeague avg 21.8 mph22.2 mphBeats 69%
  • Skating bursts over 20 mphLeague avg 2026Beats 72%
  • Skating bursts over 22 mphLeague avg 11Beats 59%
  • Average shot speedLeague avg 54.6 mph51.0 mphBeats 37%
  • Hardest shotLeague avg 80.5 mph79.0 mphBeats 33%

Where the shots come from

Close = crease, low slot and net sides. Mid = high slot and faceoff circles. Long = points and outside the circles.

Shots by rink area

Schematic rink; area borders are approximate.

  • Left corner: 0 shots
  • Behind the net: 0 shots
  • Right corner: 0 shots
  • Left side of the net: 0 shots
  • Crease: 0 shots
  • Right side of the net: 0 shots
  • Low slot: 4 shots
  • Left circle: 1 shots
  • Right circle: 2 shots
  • High slot: 2 shots
  • Outside left: 0 shots
  • Outside right: 1 shots
  • Left point: 0 shots
  • Centre point: 0 shots
  • Right point: 0 shots
  • Neutral zone: 0 shots
  • Beyond the red line: 2 shots
  • Close-range shotsLeague avg 84Beats 34%
  • Mid-range shotsLeague avg 75Beats 51%
  • Long-range shotsLeague avg 20More than 33%

Source: NHL EDGE (api-web.nhle.com).

Faceoffs · 2026–27

Faceoff leaders →

FO%

55.1%

Won–Lost

129–105

234 taken

League rank

#32

of 125 (100+ FO)

By zone

  • Offensive zone60.0% · 21/35
  • Neutral zone56.5% · 39/69
  • Defensive zone53.1% · 69/130

By situation

  • Even strength56.1% · 101/180
  • Power play100.0% · 1/1
  • Shorthanded50.9% · 27/53

Game LogLast 10 games

DateOppGAPTSRES
Nov 8@ TOR000W
Nov 6UTA011W
Nov 4WPG000L
Oct 31PIT011W
Oct 30@ DAL011W
Oct 28@ STL000W
Oct 25@ WPG000W
Oct 24@ CHI213W
Oct 20SJS000L
Oct 17BUF000W
Show all 17 games
DateOppGAPTSRES
Nov 8@ TOR000W
Nov 6UTA011W
Nov 4WPG000L
Oct 31PIT011W
Oct 30@ DAL011W
Oct 28@ STL000W
Oct 25@ WPG000W
Oct 24@ CHI213W
Oct 20SJS000L
Oct 17BUF000W
Oct 14@ WSH000L
Oct 13BUF000W
Oct 10DET000W
Oct 8NSH000L
Oct 6CAR000L
Oct 3@ PIT000L
Sep 29@ TOR000W

Career Arc

8 Seasons
PTSCareer best / current

Career Stats

SeasonTeamGPGAPTS+/-
2026-27MTL17246+4
2025-26MTL68121224-8
2024-25MTL82132336+1
2023-24MTL8272128-1
2022-23MTL5421719-5
2021-22MTL72131629-5
2020-21MTL4731013+2
2019-20MTL13213+1

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