Jake Evans
Montréal Canadiens · #71 · Center · age 30 · 6'0" · 190 lb · shoots RBorn 🇨🇦 Toronto, Ontario · Drafted 2014 · Rd 7 #27
TWO-WAY FORWARD0.36 points/game — steady, no single skill dominates
5 points in 14 games — 218th of 424 forwards. The average forward has 6.7.
49HEAT · FORM, LAST 5 GAMEShotter than 82% of forwards · average forward 27
100ENERGY · FRESHaverage forward 95 · last game 2 days ago
SCOUTING REPORT · AI, FROM THE NUMBERS
The player.
WHO HE IS · LONG TERM
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RIGHT NOW · LAST 5 GAMES
FORM OVER TIME · GAME BY GAME
Heat over time.
Up from 0 to 49 in his last 5 games — hotter than 82% of forwards, against an average forward at 27.
Now 49 · +31 over these 14 games
━● Heat after each game╍ average forward (27)┈ top 5% of forwards (65)
LAST 5 GAMES
The last stretch.
5 points and 2 goals in 5 games — 2.8× his usual pace, and 2.0× what an average forward scores in 5 games.
| LAST 5 GAMES | HIM | HIS USUAL · PER 5 GAMES | AVERAGE FORWARD | VERDICT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 2 | 0.7 | 1.1 | ▲ 2.8× his usual |
| Assists | 3 | 1.1 | 1.5 | ▲ 2.8× his usual |
| Points | 5 | 1.8 | 2.5 | ▲ 2.8× his usual |
| Shots | 5 | 4 | 8 | ▲ 1.2× his usual |
| Shooting % | 40.0% | 16.7% | 13.6% | ▲ 2.4× his usual |
| Plus/minus | +11 | +2.1 | −0.2 | +9 vs his usual |
| Ice time a game | 17:04 | 14:48 | 14:51 | ▲ 1.2× his usual |
| DATE | OPPONENT | RESULT | G | A | POINTS | SOG | +/- | TOI | HEAT AFTER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 31 | vs PIT | W | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +4 | 17:40 | 49 |
| Oct 29 | @ DAL | W | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 16:57 | 41 |
| Oct 27 | @ STL | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 15:24 | 32 |
| Oct 25 | @ WPG | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 18:06 | 33 |
| Oct 23 | @ CHI | W | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +4 | 17:12 | 0 |
THIS SEASON · 2026–27 · AMONG 424 FORWARDS
Where he stands.
The bar runs from zero to the league's best forward; the white tick is the average forward.
Points218th of 424 forwards5leader 
McDavid 39
McDavid 39Goals190th of 424 forwards2leader 
Kaprizov 15
Kaprizov 15Assists188th of 424 forwards3leader McDavid 30
McDavid 30Shots308th of 424 forwards12leader Boldy 68
Boldy 68Power-play points222nd of 424 forwards0leader McDavid 15
McDavid 15Plus/minus33rd of 424 forwards+6leader McDavid +20
McDavid +20Ice time a game209th of 424 forwards14:48leader McDavid 23:28
McDavid 23:28PERFORMANCE RADAR · PER GAME, PERCENTILE VS FORWARDS
Shape of his game.
Separates in: plus/minus (89th). Below the middle: power-play points (0th), shots (15th).
■ Evans this season╍ the average forward┈ top 5% of forwards
CAREER · NHL REGULAR SEASON · SOURCE: NHL.COM
Season by season.
On pace for 29 points over 82 games, against his best season so far: 36 in 2024–25.
| SEASON | TEAM | GP | G | A | PTS | POINTS PER GAME | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026–27 · now | MTL | 14 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.36 | +6 |
| 2025–26 | MTL | 68 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 0.35 | −8 |
| 2024–25 · best | MTL | 82 | 13 | 23 | 36 | 0.44 | +1 |
| 2023–24 | MTL | 82 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 0.34 | −1 |
| 2022–23 | MTL | 54 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 0.35 | −5 |
| 2021–22 | MTL | 72 | 13 | 16 | 29 | 0.40 | −5 |
| 2020–21 | MTL | 47 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 0.28 | +2 |
| 2019–20 | MTL | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.23 | +1 |