RW · NJD · NHL id 8482146
Luke Evangelista has played 1 game for the New Jersey Devils in 2026-27, scoring 0 goals and 1 assist (1 points) on 4 shots while averaging 18:10 a night (12:30 at even strength, 5:28 on the power play and 0:00 shorthanded). At 5v5 he has skated 82% of his 5v5 minutes with Nico Hischier and 78% with Timo Meier in his only game so far, and the Devils have controlled 62% of shot attempts with Evangelista on the ice (1-1 in goals, 33% offensive-zone starts). In the Devils' most recent game against PHI he was on L3 with Timo Meier and Nico Hischier and on PP1.
Right now
From the Oct 1 game vs PHI, detected from shift data
- +4:01 PP TOI
- PP1 in 1 of last 1 (was 2 of 20)
- On-ice xGF/60 4.34 (was 2.46)
- 82% of 5v5 TOI with Hischier (was 0%)
Deployment timeline
2026-27 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes
Usage: 1 games, 17:58 average time on ice, PP1 in 1 games, 0 line changes.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- 5-game average
- Did not play
- ▲ promoted · ▼ demoted
NHL EDGE tracking
2025-26 percentiles among skaters at his position
Only 1 GP in 2026-27; showing 2025-26 NHL EDGE data.
Season-level NHL EDGE puck and player tracking, refreshed nightly. The percentile is the league rank among skaters this season; the label at the right is the raw value.
Shot map
2026-27 · 8 attempts, 4 on goal, 0 goals
Shot map, OPP at NJD: 8 attempts, 4 on goal, 0 goals, 0.30 expected goals; best chance Luke Evangelista at 0.15 xG.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Luck
2025-26 · 81 GP · 56 points vs 49.0 expected
Last 20 games: -27. Positive means running hot (sell), negative running cold (buy).
- 6.8%
- 99.3
- 61.5%
- G vs xG
- 12 / 15.3
- • Role rose over the last 10 games (6 promotion events): some of the heat may be real.
- • Shot diet worsened: 0.053 xG per attempt lately vs 0.069 before.
- Actual goals
- Expected
- ±1σ
- Above expected
- Below expected
Player analytics
Compare with another player →2025-26 regular season. Rank is among all qualified players; the bar is his percentile among forwards. Each stat links to its explainer.
- 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 G, 1 A, 0 PPP, 4 SOG.
Fantasy box score
- Games played81
- Goals12256th of 715
- Assists4444th of 715
- Points56101st of 715
- Power-play points17101st of 715
- Shorthanded points0227th of 715
- Shots on goal17685th of 715
- Hits21620th of 715
- Blocked shots21576th of 715
- Plus/minus+1283rd of 715
- Penalty minutes28321st of 715
- Faceoffs won0451st of 715
Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)
- Corsi (CF%)57.3%34th of 719
- Fenwick (FF%)54.9%67th of 719
- Expected goals (xGF%)54.5%120th of 719
- Sequence xG (sxGF%)54.7%110th of 719
- High-danger chances (HDCF%)58.5%34th of 719
- Scoring chances (SCF%)58.4%22nd of 719
Transition, turnovers & faceoffs
- Transition attempts /601.23196th of 719
- Turnover Ledger /60−0.004126th of 719
- Forecheck xG /60 (on-ice)0.36121st of 719
- Faceoff win %0.0%
- Draw Equity /100−0.700
Usage
- Ice time per game16:37331st of 715
- Power-play time per game2:09177th of 715
- Offensive-zone start %55.6%243rd of 719
Special teams & discipline
- Net penalties drawn /60+0.3694th of 719
Luck & trend
- On-ice PDO993414th of 719
- Goals above expected−3.3641st of 715
- Luck Meter−7442nd of 828
- Ascension score6710th of 428
NHL EDGE tracking
- Top skating speed22.4309th of 715
- 20+ mph bursts70300th of 715
- Hardest shot80.4670th of 715
- Offensive-zone time46.2%34th of 715
Unranked rows are below the sample minimum (20 GP, 200 five-on-five minutes, 100 draws or 10 goalie games).
Beyond the box score
2025-26 regular season · 80 of 81 games through the sequence engine (more fill in as games are reprocessed)
- −0.009
- Season net
- −0.17xG
5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.
- Per 60
- 1.23
- Attempts
- 23
- 0.045
5-on-5 shots within 10 seconds of winning the puck outside the offensive zone.
Role changes
Notable promotions, demotions and ice-time swings from Line Watch
- Moved up to PP1 from PP2Apr 16, 2026 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1Jan 31, 2026 alerts →
- Played 5:52 more than his 5-game averageNov 3, 2025 alerts →
- Moved up to PP1 from PP2Nov 3, 2025 alerts →
- Moved up to PP1 from PP2Oct 21, 2025 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1Apr 10, 2025 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1 to PP2May 3, 2024 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1 to PP2Apr 13, 2024 alerts →
How his goals happened
39 goals since 2023-24 with NHL EDGE tracking: press Replay to watch the tracking animation
| Game | Play | Entry | Passes | Shot mph | Notes | Replay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 13, 2026 vs SJS | Rush | pass | 1 | 38.3 | — | |
| Apr 13, 2026 vs SJS | Deflection | — | 3* | 3.6 | — | |
| Mar 24, 2026 vs SJS | Deflection | pass | 0 | 28.2 | 2-on-1, one-timer | |
| Mar 5, 2026 vs BOS | Rush | carry | 0 | 46.8 | — | |
| Feb 4, 2026 vs MIN | Odd-man rush | pass | 4 | 22.1 | 2-on-1 | |
| Jan 17, 2026 @ VGK | Deflection | carry | 1 | 24.4 | 1-on-0 | |
| Dec 29, 2025 @ UTA | Rebound | carry | 4 | 25.8 | 4-on-2, rebound | |
| Dec 20, 2025 vs TOR | Rush | carry | 1 | 27.8 | — | |
| Nov 29, 2025 vs WPG | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 18.3 | — | |
| Nov 28, 2025 @ CHI | Cycle | — | 2 | 53.4 | — | |
| Nov 8, 2025 vs DAL | Off the faceoff | — | 1 | 68.8 | — | |
| Oct 28, 2025 vs TBL | Rebound | — | 0 | 17.0 | rebound | |
| Apr 14, 2025 vs UTA | Rebound | carry | 2 | 42.7 | rebound | |
| Mar 25, 2025 @ CAR | Deflection | — | 2* | 21.1 | — | |
| Mar 25, 2025 @ CAR | Odd-man rush | loose | 0 | 34.2 | 2-on-1 | |
| Mar 22, 2025 vs TOR | Rush | carry | 2 | 33.8 | — | |
| Mar 6, 2025 vs SEA | Rush | carry | 2 | 67.9 | — | |
| Jan 31, 2025 @ BUF | Deflection | — | 1 | 33.8 | deflection | |
| Dec 19, 2024 vs PIT | Rebound | — | 0 | 30.1 | rebound | |
| Dec 14, 2024 @ COL | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 34.2 | 6-on-3 | |
| Nov 11, 2024 @ COL | Rebound | — | 0 | 31.3 | rebound | |
| Oct 22, 2024 vs BOS | Cycle | — | 0 | 0.9 | — | |
| Apr 26, 2024 vs VAN | Odd-man rush | loose | 0 | 57.0 | 3-on-1 | |
| Apr 7, 2024 @ NJD | Rebound | — | 0 | 37.2 | rebound | |
| Mar 19, 2024 vs SJS | Rush | carry | 2 | 39.3 | — | |
| Mar 10, 2024 @ MIN | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 39.7 | 3-on-2 | |
| Mar 9, 2024 @ CBJ | Odd-man rush | carry | 2 | 62.9 | 1-on-0 | |
| Mar 7, 2024 vs BUF | Rebound | carry | 3* | 17.7 | 4-on-3, rebound | |
| Feb 20, 2024 @ VGK | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 67.2 | — | |
| Feb 17, 2024 @ STL | Rush | carry | 0 | 29.5 | — | |
| Jan 15, 2024 @ VGK | Deflection | — | 0 | 63.9 | — | |
| Jan 13, 2024 vs NYI | Forecheck turnover | — | 2* | 61.8 | — | |
| Jan 6, 2024 @ DAL | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 66.4 | 2-on-1 | |
| Jan 2, 2024 vs CHI | Point shot | — | 1 | 30.4 | — | |
| Dec 30, 2023 @ WSH | Rebound | — | 0 | 23.1 | rebound | |
| Dec 5, 2023 @ CHI | Rebound | — | 0 | 30.2 | rebound | |
| Nov 24, 2023 @ STL | Forecheck turnover | — | 1 | 12.2 | — | |
| Nov 24, 2023 @ STL | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 40.7 | — | |
| Oct 21, 2023 vs SJS | Odd-man rush | carry | 1 | 16.1 | 1-on-0 |
* includes a royal-road (cross-slot) pass. Derived from NHL EDGE puck and player tracking.
Linemates
2026-27 · 5v5 time together and how each pairing performs with and without Evangelista
| Teammate | Pos | GP | Share | CF% together | GF% together | CF% Evangelista apart | CF% mate apart | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nico Hischier | C | 1 | 10:17 | 82% | 65.2% | 100% (1-0) | 50.0% 2:13 | 66.7% 0:55 |
| Timo Meier | RW | 1 | 9:47 | 78% | 61.9% | 50% (1-1) | 62.5% 2:43 | 44.4% 3:25 |
| Luke Hughes | D | 1 | 5:59 | 48% | 75.0% | 100% (1-0) | 52.9% 6:31 | 87.0% 10:37 |
| Brett Pesce | D | 1 | 5:19 | 43% | 88.9% | 100% (1-0) | 50.0% 7:11 | 76.9% 12:34 |
| Jonas Siegenthaler | D | 1 | 4:34 | 37% | 57.1% | 0% (0-1) | 66.7% 7:56 | 66.7% 14:17 |
| Dougie Hamilton | D | 1 | 4:15 | 34% | 60.0% | 0% (0-1) | 64.3% 8:15 | 67.7% 12:30 |
| Declan Chisholm | D | 1 | 2:31 | 20% | 25.0% | — (0-0) | 68.0% 9:59 | 61.9% 12:01 |
| Brenden Dillon | D | 1 | 2:21 | 19% | 25.0% | — (0-0) | 68.0% 10:09 | 61.9% 11:42 |
| Evan Rodrigues | C | 1 | 1:08 | 9% | 33.3% | 0% (0-1) | 65.4% 11:22 | 76.0% 12:28 |
| Jack Hughes | C | 1 | 1:07 | 9% | 66.7% | — (0-0) | 61.5% 11:23 | 74.3% 16:39 |
| Amadeus Lombardi | C | 1 | 1:07 | 9% | 75.0% | — (0-0) | 60.0% 11:23 | 54.5% 7:04 |
Game log
1 game in 2026-27, newest first
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | EV | PP | PK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | vs PHI | W 3-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 18:10 | 12:30 | 5:28 | — |
Season splits by strength
2026-27 regular season · on-ice numbers from shift and play-by-play data
| Strength | GP | TOI/GP | SA | GF | GA | GF% | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All situations | 1 | 18:10 | 18:10 | 30 | 13 | 69.8% | 65.6% | 15 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 50% | 1.5 | 0.3 | 60% |
| Even strength | 1 | 12:30 | 12:30 | 18 | 11 | 62.1% | 60.9% | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 50% | 0.9 | 0.2 | 33% |
| 5v5 | 1 | 12:30 | 12:30 | 18 | 11 | 62.1% | 60.9% | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 50% | 0.9 | 0.2 | 33% |
| Power play | 1 | 5:28 | 5:28 | 12 | 0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.6 | 0.0 | 100% |
| 5v4 | 1 | 5:28 | 5:28 | 12 | 0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.6 | 0.0 | 100% |
Career by season
Seasons in Edgehalla's data (2025-26 is being backfilled; earlier seasons follow)
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | TOI/GP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | NJD | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0.0% | 1 | 1 | 18:10 |
| 2025-26 | NSH | 81 | 12 | 44 | 56 | +1 | 28 | 176 | 6.8% | 21 | 21 | 16:37 |
| 2024-25 | NSH | 68 | 10 | 22 | 32 | -2 | 22 | 134 | 7.5% | 28 | 13 | 13:52 |
| 2023-24Playoffs | NSH | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 7.1% | 2 | 0 | 13:23 |
| 2023-24 | NSH | 80 | 16 | 23 | 39 | 0 | 18 | 172 | 9.3% | 30 | 23 | 13:57 |
| 2022-23 | NSH | 24 | 7 | 8 | 15 | +7 | 6 | 54 | 13.0% | 9 | 6 | 16:34 |
Luke Evangelista news
- 4 Takeaways From Devils 3-2 OT Home Opener Victory Over FlyersThe Hockey Writers
- Devils Gameday Preview: Home Opener Hosting the FlyersThe Hockey Writers
- Devils News & Rumors: Preseason Takeaways, Poirier’s Potential, & MoreThe Hockey Writers
- Luke Evangelista News: Scores twice in preseason winRotoWire
- Devils' Luke Evangelista: Scores twice in preseason winCBS Sports
- Luke Evangelista Is Starting The Season On Nico Hischier & Timo Meier's Linesports.yahoo.com
- Maybe Luke Evangelista Found a Happy Home in New JerseyNHL Trade Talk
- NHL’s Dark Horse Division Title Contenders for 2026-27The Hockey Writers
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On-ice and deployment numbers are derived by Edgehalla from NHL play-by-play and shift data. Tracking percentiles are from NHL EDGE. Data updates after every game.