Luke Evangelista

Luke Evangelista

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RW · 6'0" · 183 lb · Shoots R
Age 24
Career
0.56
P / GP
142P in 253 GP
Archetype
Top-6 Forward
Role classification
Career stage
Prime
By age + experience
Cap hit (AAV)
$3M
Signed through 2027
Career points
142
Regular season

Luke Evangelista, a right wing for the Nashville Predators, is entering his age-24 season. In 2025-26 he recorded 56 points (12 goals, 44 assists) in 81 games, a 0.69 points-per-game pace, 17 of them on the power play. At 5-on-5 his team controlled 52.8% of the expected goals with him on the ice. Measured against expected goals, his finishing came in at -6.0. HighDanger's model projects 55 points for 2026-27, in a 47 to 68 range. Full season logs, percentile ranks against the league, and comparable players are below.

Recent Season Stats

SeasonGPGAP+/-PIMPPTOI/GPP/GP
2022–23247815+76216:340.62
2023–24801623390181013:570.49
2024–2568102232-222513:520.47
2025–2681124456+1281716:370.69
Career2534597142+674340.56

On-Ice Impact

Season percentile ranks among NHL forwards with 10+ GP.

Goals 1251st
Assists 4494th
Avg TOI / GP 16:3766th
Shots 17685th
PIM 2863rd

Advanced Season Stats

Season percentile ranks among NHL forwards with 10+ GP.

Points 5682nd
Primary points 2785th
xGF % 52.8%71st
xGF / 60 1.7465th
xGA / 60 1.5556th

Career journey

Rookie
2022–23 · age 20
Nashville Predators
0.62 P/GP
24 GP · 7G · 8A
Emerging
2023–24 → 2025 · age 21–22
Nashville Predators
0.48 P/GP
148 GP · 26G · 45A
Prime
2025–26 · age 23
Nashville Predators
0.69 P/GP
81 GP · 12G · 44A

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Trajectory

Last 5 seasons
Career year-by-year · dotted = projected

Statistical comparables

Closest active NHL forwards by career P/GP. Click a card to open the side-by-side comparison.