Overview Current Contract Stats Updates Contract History

Luke Evangelista

#77

age23

posRW,LW

shotr

h6'0"

w183lbs

Depth Chart RW1

Buyout Cap Relief

Current Contract

Cap Hit

$3,000,000$3.00M

Year 1 of 2

25/26

26/27

Expiry Status

RFA 2027 age 25

Profile

Draft Team

Round2

Pick42

Year2020

Agent Judd Moldaver

Birthdate Feb 21, 2002

Birthplace Oakville, Ontario

Nationality Canada

Stick CCM JetSpeed FT6 Pro

UFA Year 2029

ELC Year 18

Waivers Eligibility Eligible

Est Career Earnings $2.81M

Regular Season

GP16

PPG0.56

PIM4

5x5 TOI/GP 12:22

PP TOI/GP 2:06

PK TOI/GP 0:00

G60 0.30

P60 1.21

GF% 53.8

xGF% 61.0

RELxGF% 16.0

CF% 64.0

REL CF% 15.8

Pen Diff -3

NHL Career Stats (Regular Season)

GP188

G35

A60

P95

NHL POINTS PER GAME 0.51

NHL GOALS PER GAME 0.19

Career Statline Details

2025-2027 Standard Contract

term2yrs

value$6,000,000$6.00M

cap hit$3,000,000$3.00M

Luke Evangelista is signed to a 2 year, $6,000,000 contract with a cap hit of $3,000,000 per season, playing for the Nashville Predators. His contract expires at the end of the 2026-27 season, making Evangelista a Restricted Free Agent.

Signed On Oct 3 2025

Signing Agent Judd Moldaver

Signed By

Signing GM Barry Trotz

% Cap Contract Start 3.14%

Signing Status RFAage 23

Qualifying Offer $3,600,000$3.60M

Arbitration Eligible

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2025-26	2026-27	2027
Cap Hit	$3,000,000$3.00M	$3,000,000$3.00M	RFAage 25
AAV	$3,000,000$3.00M	$3,000,000$3.00M
Base	$2,250,000$2.25M	$3,750,000$3.75M
Performance Bonuses	-	-
Signing Bonuses	-	-
Total Salary	$2,250,000$2.25M	$3,750,000$3.75M
Minors Salary	$2,250,000$2.25M	$3,750,000$3.75M
Clauses
Year Type	RFA	RFA
UFA Year
Buy Out		Buy Out

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Career Stats By Contract

Regular Season

GP16

PPG0.56

PIM4

5x5 TOI/GP 12:22

PP TOI/GP 2:06

PK TOI/GP 0:00

G60 0.30

P60 1.21

GF% 53.8

xGF% 61.0

RELxGF% 16.0

CF% 64.0

REL CF% 15.8

Pen Diff -3

NHL Career Stats (Regular Season)

GP188

G35

A60

P95

NHL POINTS PER GAME 0.51

NHL GOALS PER GAME 0.19

Career Statline Details

NHL Only

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Season	Age	Cap Hit	League	Team	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	GF%	xGF%	RelxGF%	CF%	RelCF%	G60	P60	Pen Dif	TOI 5v5/GP	TOI PP/GP	TOI PK/GP	Playoffs	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
2025-26	23	$3,000,000 $3.00M	NHL	Nashville Predators	16	2	7	9	4	53.8	61.0	16.0	64.0	15.8	0.30	1.21	-3	12:22	2:06	0:00
2024-25	22	$797,500 $798K	NHL	Nashville Predators	68	10	22	32	22	47.5	53.0	5.8	55.0	5.6	0.36	1.65	-5	12:18	1:15	0:00
2023-24	21	$797,500 $798K	NHL	Nashville Predators	80	16	23	39	18	52.6	56.0	3.6	55.0	4.4	0.78	1.76	-9	11:32	2:07	0:00	Playoffs	6	1	0	1	0
2022-23	20	$797,500 $798K	NHL	Nashville Predators	24	7	8	15	6	62.1	46.0	5.1	46.0	5.7	1.36	2.33	-4	12:52	3:11	0:00
2022-23	20	$797,500 $798K	AHL	Milwaukee Admirals	49	9	32	41	18												Playoffs	16	4	11	15	0
2021-22	19	$820,000 $820K	OHL	London Knights	62	55	56	111	48												Playoffs	7	2	4	6	0
2020-21	18	$825,833 $826K	AHL	Chicago Wolves	14	0	4	4	4
2019-20	17		OHL	London Knights	62	23	38	61	12
2018-19	16		WHC-17	Canada White U17	5	0	1	1	0
2018-19	16		OHL	London Knights	27	0	2	2	4
2017-18	15		SCTA U16	Oakville Rangers U16 AAA	36	39	51	90	30
2017-18	15		OHL Cup	Oakville Rangers U16 AAA	5	1	4	5	2
2017-18	15		OGC-16	Team OMHA White	4	1	1	2	0
2014-15	12		QC Int PW	Oakville Rangers	2	1	1	2	0
NHL Totals					188	35	60	95
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Player Updates

Signings & Trades

Oct

Evangelista, Luke

2yrs

$3,000,000

Cap Hit

11/9

2020

Evangelista, Luke

3yrs

$797,500

Cap Hit

Transactions & Updates

Nov

Evangelista, Luke

Evangelista scored a goal on three shots and added two PIM in Saturday's 5-4 loss to the Dallas Stars.

Nov

Evangelista, Luke

Evangelista produced two assists, one on the power play, in Monday's 5-4 overtime loss to the Vancouver Canucks.

Oct

Evangelista, Luke

Evangelista scored a goal and added an assist in a 5-2 loss to Tampa Bay on Tuesday.

Oct

Evangelista, Luke

Evangelista logged an assist and two shots on goal in Saturday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Utah Mammoth.

Oct

Evangelista, Luke

Evangelista (not injury related) has been activated from the non-roster list, according to the NHL media site.

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Contract History

2020-2025 Entry Level Contract

term3yrs

value$2,392,500$2.39M

cap hit$797,500$798K

expiry 2025 RFA age 23

Signed On Nov 9 2020

Signing Agent Judd Moldaver

Signed By

Signing GM David Poile

% Cap Contract Start 1.01%

Signing Status age 18

Qualifying Offer $813,750$814K

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2020-21	2021-22	2022-23	2023-24	2024-25	2025
Cap Hit	$825,833$826K	$820,000$820K	$797,500$798K	$797,500$798K	$797,500$798K	RFAage 23
AAV	$925,000$925K	$910,833$911K	$825,000$825K	$825,000$825K	$825,000$825K
Base	-	-	$750,000$750K	$775,000$775K	$775,000$775K
Performance Bonuses	-	-	$82,500$83K	-	-
Signing Bonuses	$92,500$93K	$92,500$93K	$92,500$93K	-	-
Total Salary	$92,500$93K	$92,500$93K	$842,500$843K	$775,000$775K	$775,000$775K
Minors Salary	-	-	$80,000$80K	$80,000$80K	$80,000$80K
Clauses
Year Type	RFA	RFA	RFA	RFA	RFA
UFA Year
Slide Year