Jake Evans isn't the fastest skater or hardest shooter, but he may very well be the smartest player on the ice. ... Jake Evans’ hockey smarts give him an inside track to the NHL.

Evans (upper body) was stretchered off the ice in the third period of Wednesday's Game 1 versus the Jets, Sportsnet's Chris Johnston reports. Evans had just deposited an empty-net goal when he got ...

Even before Jake Evans arrived on campus for his freshman season at Notre Dame, head coach Jeff Jackson encouraged the Toronto native to take ownership of his development as an elite hockey player.

Jake Evans was taken off the ice on a stretcher Wednesday following a big hit by Mark Scheifele. Evans’ Montreal Canadiens were leading the Winnipeg Jets 4-3 in the final minute of Game 1 of ...

Montreal Canadiens forward Jake Evans took a vicious hit while scoring a goal in Game 1 of a Stanley Cup Playoff series against the Winnipeg Jets. Evans was taken off the ice on a stretcher in the ...

Evans scored a goal on six shots and had a block over 15:57 of ice time in Thursday's 7-4 loss to the Rangers. Evans was left alone in front to backhand a rebound past Jonathan Quick for his ...

Evans had a goal on one shot along with one hit over 13:57 of ice time in Sunday's 4-2 loss to the Ducks. Evans returned to the lineup after missing three games due to an undisclosed injury and ...

Evans had an assist and one hit over 19:00 of ice time in Saturday's 4-3 shootout win over the Rangers. In a crowd of bodies, Evans worked the puck to Brendan Gallagher for Montreal's first goal ...

The three-year contract Jake Evans signed with the Canadiens at $1.7 million per year is a rarity in the NHL.. Across the league, at all positions, there are only 28 players (18 forwards) who have ...

Canadiens' Jake Evans: Plucks apple in return. Evans (upper body) posted an assist and went plus-2 in 14:24 of ice time in Wednesday's 5-3 loss to the Canucks.. Evans only missed one game with the ...

Canadiens' Jake Evans: Lands on scoresheet. Evans logged an assist over 15:52 of ice time in Tuesday's 5-2 win over Washington.. Evans drew attention in the high slot before sliding a pass to ...

Hockey careers start in all kinds of ways; they can be meticulously planned, or happen by chance. In the case of Jake Evans, everything began due to a scheduling conflict. Evans’ father, Wayne ...