Jake
Evans
C · MTL · Defensive · Around average
- PAL
- 40
- WAR
- 0.3
- Value
- 35
- PTS
- 24
2025-26№ 266 / 615
Jake Evans (Montreal Canadiens) stats and profile: offensive production, ice time, advanced stats, WAR and PAL rating.
Jake Evans
#71CPlays: Centre · 80% of faceoffs
Montreal Canadiens
HEIGHT : 183 cm · WEIGHT : 86 kg · SHOOTS : R
Born : June 1, 1996 · Toronto, Canada
Drafted : 2014 · MTL · round 7, pick #207
Contract : $2,850,000 · 2025-26 → 2028-29 · Standard Contract (Extension) · UFA · Signing bonus $750,000
NHL record
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Montréal Canadiens | 17 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| 2025-26 | Montréal Canadiens | 68 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 28 |
| 2024-25 | Montréal Canadiens | 82 | 13 | 23 | 36 | 10 |
| 2023-24 | Montréal Canadiens | 82 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 24 |
| 2022-23 | Montréal Canadiens | 54 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 28 |
| 2021-22 | Montréal Canadiens | 72 | 13 | 16 | 29 | 22 |
| 2020-21 | Montréal Canadiens | 47 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 29 |
| 2019-20 | Montréal Canadiens | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| NHL totals | 435 | 54 | 104 | 158 | 143 | |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Montréal Canadiens | 19 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 22 |
| 2024-25 | Montréal Canadiens | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020-21 | Montréal Canadiens | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 2019-20 | Montréal Canadiens | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Playoff totals | 37 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 28 | |
Jake Evans: our analysis
2025-26 season: 68 GP, 12 G, 12 A, 24 PTS, -8 +/-, 15:21 TOI. WAR 0.3 (266th of 615) · PAL 40, around average.
In 2025-26, Jake Evans, 30, posts a PAL Rating of 40 out of 100 (around average), and his WAR of 0.3 ranks 266th among 615 regulars, in the top half.
His strengths: defense (88, among the best in the league) and discipline (65, above average). On the other hand, penalty kill (2, among the weakest in the league) and offense (23, well below average) hold him back.
Breaking down his WAR (goals above average), his biggest contribution: EV defense (+2.2); his biggest cost: finishing (-2.7).
A marked decline: his PAL was 57 in 2024-25, against 40 now; his WAR went from 1.2 to 0.3.
Contract-wise, his Value score of 35 (poor return) weighs his output against what he costs: 50 is what that salary should buy.
Jake Evans's story
Growing up in the Toronto area, Jake Evans came through the local minor system, playing for the Mississauga Rebels and capturing the OHL Cup in his midget year. He moved on in 2012 to the St. Michael’s Buzzers of the OJHL, spending two seasons there during which his club reached the Dudley-Hewitt Cup final and he earned recognition as a CJHL Rookie of the Year finalist.
Evans took the collegiate route, joining Notre Dame for the 2014–15 campaign. His leadership role increased over time; by September 2017 he had been named captain ahead of his senior season, reflecting his standing among teammates and coaches on campus.
After completing his NCAA career he turned pro, signing an entry-level deal with the Montreal Canadiens in April 2018. He began in the AHL with the Laval Rocket before making his NHL debut after a recall in 2019–20, netting his first NHL goal on February 10, 2020 against the Arizona Coyotes. The 2021 playoffs proved dramatic: he scored in Game 1 of the second round on June 2 but suffered a serious open-ice hit that left him stretchered off and out of the remainder of the series and the subsequent round; he later returned during the Stanley Cup Final. That October he signed a three-year, $5.1 million extension with Montreal.
Evans has also worn Canadian colours internationally, representing Canada East at the World Junior A Challenge in both 2013 and 2014 and joining the senior national side that won the Spengler Cup in December 2017. Back with the Canadiens, his game has become defined by defensive responsibility and bottom-six deployment. Milestones have followed: he reached 100 NHL points on November 16, 2024 (becoming the first seventh-rounder in franchise history to do so), skated in his 300th NHL game on December 20, 2024, and agreed to a four-year extension in March 2025. In the first season of that new deal he finished with 12 goals and 12 assists in 68 games, and he added a playoff goal on May 14 in the second round against Buffalo.
Facts drawn from Wikipédia, told in our own words.
Advanced stats
- TOI/GP
- 15:24
- PP TOI/GP
- 0:01
- SH TOI/GP
- 3:58
- Pts/GP
- 0.35
- EV points
- 5
- Hits
- 14
- Blocks
- 10
- Takeaways
- 7
- Corsi % (SAT)
- 52.9 %
- Off. zone starts
- 20.7 %
- Faceoffs
- 55.1 %
Stats and photos: NHL (NHL.com)
2026-27 projection
Projected points
27between 12 and 42 (80% range)
- Goals
- 11
- Assists
- 16
- Games
- 78
So far: 6 pts in 17 games. The team has played 17 of 84 games. Projected pace: 0.34 pts per game (last season: 0.35).
The projection follows last season's pace. Tested on 2,265 player seasons (2022-23 to 2025-26): average miss of 9 points over 82 games; for players at 0.9 points per game and up, it ran 5 points high on average.
Trend
Slight decline
- Points per game: 0.34 in 23-24, 0.35 in 25-26
- PAL Rating: 57 → 40
Outlook, age included
↘ Slight declineAge 30: prime years
This is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes; one player in five finishes outside the range.
Player ratings, 2025-26
All ratings →Fourteen ratings from 0 to 100 drawn from data, never by hand: 75 = established NHL player, 95+ = elite.
OV · OverallConfidence 81 %
77
Established NHL
- SK
- Skating
- 76
- Confidence 73 %
- ST
- Strength
- 77
- Confidence 84 %
- EN
- Endurance
- 76
- Confidence 80 %
- DU
- Durability
- 79
- Confidence 77 %
- CK
- Checking
- 77
- Confidence 84 %
- FG
- Fighting
- 72
- Confidence 64 %
- DI
- Discipline
- 87
- Confidence 84 %
- FO
- Faceoffs
- 85
- Confidence 90 %
- PA
- Passing
- 70
- Confidence 81 %
- SC
- Scoring
- 64
- Confidence 81 %
- DF
- Defense
- 80
- Confidence 78 %
- PS
- Penalty shot
- 60
- Confidence 14 %
- EX
- Experience
- 80
- Confidence 100 %
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SK — Skating76
- Top speed (35 %)36.3 · 78
- Bursts > 20 mph /60 (30 %)6.344 · 77
- Distance /60 (20 %)16.2 · 70
- Speed consistency (15 %)35.6 · 78
ST — Strength77
- Contact absorbed /60 (50 %)4.944 · 81
- Body mass (50 %)-0.704 · 69
EN — Endurance76
- Ice time per game (45 %)15 · 75
- Total ice time (20 %)999 · 73
- Shift length (15 %)45.7 · 77
- Lowest recent ice time per game (15 %)14.1 · 76
- Special-teams time per game (5 %)2.862 · 79
DU — Durability79
- Share of games played (100 %)0.845 · 79
CK — Checking77
- Hits /60 (70 %)4.882 · 78
- Lowest seasonal rate (20 %)2.503 · 70
- Season volume (10 %)4.5 · 79
FG — Fighting72
- Fights per 82 games (100 %)0.783 · 72
DI — Discipline87
- Net penalty value /60 (50 %)0.064 · 87
- Penalties taken /60 (30 %)0.503 · 81
- Penalties drawn /60 (20 %)0.875 · 81
FO — Faceoffs85
- Faceoff % (85 %)53.5 · 85
- Faceoffs /60 (15 %)49 · 85
PA — Passing70
- Primary assists /60 (40 %)0.581 · 70
- Secondary assists /60 (20 %)0.42 · 70
- Offensive creation (RAPM) (20 %)0.02 · 72
- Power-play points /60 (10 %)4.559 · 76
- Assist consistency (10 %)0.341 · 67
SC — Scoring64
- Goals /60 (25 %)0.657 · 67
- Individual xG /60 (20 %)0.629 · 61
- Finishing (goals − xG per shot) (20 %)-0.697 · 65
- High-danger chances /60 (15 %)1.18 · 71
- xG per shot (10 %)0.085 · 83
- Shot attempts /60 (10 %)9.787 · 57
DF — Defense80
- RAPM defense /60 (35 %)0.108 · 86
- Relative xG against (20 %)-0.211 · 85
- On-ice xG against /60 (15 %)2.659 · 71
- Penalty kill /60 (10 %)-0.215 · 57
- Takeaways − giveaways /60 (10 %)-1.571 · 70
- Shot attempts against /60 (5 %)58.4 · 73
- Blocked shots /60 (5 %)3.083 · 82
PS — Penalty shot60
- Shootouts (60 %)32 · 65
- Penalty shots (40 %)25.4 · 57
EX — Experience80
- Career regular-season games (65 %)85
- Career playoff games (25 %)69
- NHL seasons (10 %)71
OV — Overall77
- SC · Scoring (20 %)64
- PA · Passing (20 %)70
- DF · Defense (20 %)80
- SK · Skating (12 %)76
- FO · Faceoffs (10 %)85
- EN · Endurance (8 %)76
- DI · Discipline (5 %)87
- ST · Strength (3 %)77
- CK · Checking (2 %)77
| Season | OV | SK | SC | DF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 77 | 76 | 64 | 80 |
| 2024-25 | 77 | 77 | 59 | 78 |
| 2023-24 | 62 | 73 | 37 | 77 |
| 2022-23 | 70 | 75 | 47 | 80 |
The bars show confidence (sample size), not player quality. — : not enough data, not a zero. Engine version 1.0.
WAR and PAL ratings, 2025-26
How we rate →PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against players at the same position (50 = average player), starting from the player's strength, offensive or defensive. Value Rating compares that performance with what the player costs: 50 means paid what the play is worth.
WAR
0.3
wins above replacement
266 of 615
PAL Rating
40/ 100
Performance · Around average
270 of 476 at the position
Value Rating
35/ 100
Poor return
2.85 M$ · expected PAL 54
ProfileDefensiveValue comes mostly from defense
- Offense
- 28
- Defense
- 63
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- Offense
- 23
- Creation
- 32
- Shooting
- 41
- Possession
- 47
- Defense
- 88
- Discipline
- 65
- Power play
- 28
- Penalty kill
- 2
From 0 to 100; 50 is the average player at the same position, adjusted for ice time.
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | Value | Cap hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | MTL | 0.3 | 40 | 35 | 2.85 M$ |
| 2024-25 | MTL | 1.2 | 57 | 61 | 1.70 M$ |
| 2023-24 | MTL | 0.3 | 17 | 18 | 1.70 M$ |
| 2022-23 | MTL | -0.1 | 56 | 56 | 1.70 M$ |
Hockey IQ, 2025-26
Rankings and method →The quality of the player's decisions with and against the puck at 5-on-5, against regulars at the same position (50 = average). PAL measures output; IQ measures how the player plays.
Overall IQ
37/ 100
Below average
better than 37% of forwards, offense and defense combined
Offensive IQ
56/ 100
Average
passing, shots, puck
Defensive IQ
30/ 100
Below average
takeaways, discipline, own zone
Overall IQ isn't an average of the two scores: it's the player's rank with offense and defense combined, 266 of 424 forwards.
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Offense
- Playmaking passes
- 25
- Shot selection
- 87
- Penalties drawn
- 40
- Puck management
- 22
Defense
- Takeaways
- 16
- Discipline
- 82
- Safe zone exits
- 11
Percentiles: 80 means better than 80% of regulars at the same position. Play without the puck (positioning, coverage) isn't measured: the NHL doesn't publish that data.
| Season | Team | IQ | Off. | Def. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | MTL | 37 | 56 | 30 |
| 2024-25 | MTL | 66 | 71 | 50 |
| 2023-24 | MTL | 24 | 43 | 24 |
| 2022-23 | MTL | 41 | 82 | 19 |
WAR, 2025-26
How it's calculated →Wins added to the team, compared with a replacement-level player called up from the AHL.
0.3
wins above replacement
-0.6 to 1.1 — 90% interval
266 of 615 forwards
+1.8 goals above replacement
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- EV offense
- +0.2
- EV defense
- +2.2
- Power play
- 0.0
- Penalty kill
- -1.2
- Shooting
- -2.7
- Penalties
- +0.7
- Average → replacement
- +2.6
In goals.
| Season | Team | GP | WAR | 90% interval | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | MTL | 68 | 0.3 | -0.6 to 1.1 | 266/615 |
| 2024-25 | MTL | 78 | 1.2 | 0.4 to 2.4 | 128/596 |
| 2023-24 | MTL | 82 | 0.3 | -0.5 to 0.9 | 281/608 |
| 2022-23 | MTL | 54 | -0.1 | -0.8 to 0.5 | 437/617 |
Player tracking (NHL EDGE)
League EDGE leaderboards →Speed, shot power, distance covered, time by zone: measured by chips in the puck and shoulder pads. 90th percentile = better than 90% of players.
- Hardest shot
- 127.2 km/h33rd percentileleague avg. 130.1 km/h
- Top skating speed
- 35.8 km/h68th percentileleague avg. 35.2 km/h
- Bursts over 20 mph, season
- 2873rd percentileleague avg. 21
- Offensive zone time
- 37.4 %9th percentileleague avg. 43.1 %
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- Total distance, season
- 64.0 km59th percentileleague avg. 52.2 km
- Distance, single-game high
- 4.71 km57th percentileleague avg. 4.52 km
- Offensive zone at 5v5
- 41.0 %48th percentileleague avg. 42.4 %
- Neutral zone time
- 15.6 %0th percentileleague avg. 16.8 %
- Defensive zone time
- 47.0 %2nd percentileleague avg. 40.1 %
Shooting
| Shots on goal | Goals | Shooting % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All | 1335th percentile | 254th percentile | 15.4 %61st percentile |
| High danger | 539th percentile | 157th percentile | 20.0 %56th percentile |
| Mid range | 550th percentile | 177th percentile | 20.0 %76th percentile |
| Long range | 031st percentile | 092nd percentile | 0.0 %0th percentile |
Shots on goal by zone
2026-2027 regular season. Measured by puck and player tracking chips; the percentile ranks the player within the league.
Game log, 2026-27
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CARJake Evans: frequently asked questions
How many goals does Jake Evans have in 2026-27?
Jake Evans has 2 goals and 6 points (4 assists) in 17 games in 2026-27.
How old is Jake Evans?
Jake Evans is 30 years old: he was born on June 2, 1996.
How tall is Jake Evans, and how much does he weigh?
Jake Evans is 6'0" (183 cm) and weighs 190 lb (86 kg).
Where is Jake Evans from?
Canada: Jake Evans was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
What team does Jake Evans play for?
Jake Evans plays for the Montreal Canadiens in the NHL, at C, wearing number 71.
Is Jake Evans injured?
No: Jake Evans is not on the latest NHL injury report. This answer is updated throughout the season.
How good is Jake Evans?
Jake Evans produced 0.3 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2025-26, 266th of 615 players at his position in the NHL. His PAL rating is 40 out of 100: around average for his position.
How much does Jake Evans make?
Jake Evans earns $2.9M for the 2025-26 season. His Value Rating is 35 out of 100 (poor return): it measures the on-field return for that salary, compared with players at his position.
When does Jake Evans's contract end?
Jake Evans's contract runs through the 2028-29 season; he will then be an unrestricted free agent.
Is Jake Evans overpaid?
Yes, his output falls short of what his salary should buy. His Value rating is 35 out of 100 (poor return), where 50 is the output expected for his salary, compared with players at his position.
Is Jake Evans a top-10 player at his position?
No: by WAR, he ranks 266th of 615 players at his position in the NHL in 2025-26. Our comparison tool puts him side by side with any other player.
Is Jake Evans getting better?
No, he is slipping: his PAL rating went from 57 in 2024-25 to 40 in 2025-26 (out of 100, 50 = average player at his position).
How has Jake Evans played lately?
Over his last 10 games, Jake Evans has 6 points (2 goals, 4 assists).
What are Jake Evans's career stats?
Over his NHL career, Jake Evans has 435 games, 54 goals, 104 assists and 158 points. His best season: 2024-25, with 36 points in 82 games.
Where was Jake Evans drafted?
Jake Evans was drafted 207th overall (round 7) by Montreal Canadiens in 2014.
Is Jake Evans better at home or on the road?
On the road: in 2026-27, he averages 0.22 points per game at home (2 in 9 games) and 0.50 on the road (4 in 8 games).
How does Jake Evans perform in the playoffs?
In the playoffs, Jake Evans has 37 games and 14 points in his career. His pace (0.38 points per game) is similar to his regular-season pace (0.36).
Which player is most similar to Jake Evans?
Samuel Helenius: he is the player at his position whose PAL profile (the 0-to-100 dimensions) is closest to his in 2025-26.
Samuel Helenius's page →Is Jake Evans a good fantasy pick?
Probably not, except in deep leagues: our projection has him at 27 points in 2026-27, or 0.35 points per game.
Is Jake Evans related to anyone famous?
Yes: Patrick Flatley (father-in-law, played 14 NHL seasons most notably with the New York Islanders).
Is Jake Evans married?
Yes, married to Emily Flatley in 2024.
What is Jake Evans's nationality?
Jake Evans is Canadian. Internationally: Represented Hockey Canada — Canada East at the World Junior A Challenge in 2013 and 2014; member of Canada's senior national team that captured the Spengler Cup in December 2017.
How many championships has Jake Evans won?
2: Won the OHL Cup with the Mississauga Rebels during his midget year; Spengler Cup champion with Canada's senior national team (December 2017).
Where did Jake Evans play before turning pro?
Mississauga Rebels (GTHL); St. Michael's Buzzers (OJHL) — two seasons beginning in 2012; University of Notre Dame Fighting Irish (NCAA) beginning in 2014–15, named team captain prior to his senior year.
How many points is Jake Evans projected to score in 2026-27?
Our projection has him at 27 points in 78 games in 2026-27 (12 to 42 points, 80% interval), based on his recent seasons, age and role.
See also: his Montreal Canadiens teammates
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