- Age
- 30
- Shoots
- Right
- Height
- 183 cm
- Weight
- 86 kg
- Born
- Toronto, CAN
- Draft
- 2014, round 7, #207 (MTL)
Career · 2019–20 to 2026–27
- Games
- 423
- Goals
- 52
- Points
- 152
- TOI per game
- 14:53
- xGF% (5v5)
- 46.7%
- Goals above expected
- −11.7
Season by season
The regular-season line for each season, with the total, by team for traded players.
| 2019–20 |   MTL | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | +1 | 10:21 | 14 | 14.3% | 0 | 1.4 | 54.1% |
| 2020–21 | MTL | 47 | 3 | 10 | 13 | +2 | 11:50 | 55 | 5.5% | 0 | 5.3 | 48.6% |
| 2021–22 | MTL | 72 | 13 | 16 | 29 | −5 | 15:36 | 124 | 10.5% | 0 | 13.1 | 47.0% |
| 2022–23 | MTL | 54 | 2 | 17 | 19 | −5 | 14:29 | 55 | 3.6% | 1 | 5.8 | 46.1% |
| 2023–24 | MTL | 82 | 7 | 21 | 28 | −1 | 16:01 | 81 | 8.6% | 0 | 10.1 | 44.6% |
| 2024–25 | MTL | 82 | 13 | 23 | 36 | +1 | 15:33 | 80 | 16.3% | 0 | 13.5 | 47.1% |
| 2025–26 | MTL | 68 | 12 | 12 | 24 | −8 | 15:21 | 75 | 16.0% | 0 | 13.7 | 47.1% |
| 2026–27 | MTL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 13:39 | 4 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.8 | 55.6% |
| Total | 1 team | 423 | 52 | 100 | 152 | −17 | 14:53 | 488 | 10.7% | 1 | 63.7 | 46.7% |
Form
Rolling averages smooth out single games so the trend shows.
Points and individual expected goals per game (left scale), averaged over the previous ten games. Ice time is on the second chart.
Player card
How 2019–20 to 2026–27 compares with everyone else at the position over the same seasons, and the players with the most similar profile.
Overall rating
3rd line
38th percentile among qualified forwards, blending scoring 40%, play-driving 40%, usage 20%.
- 1st line
- 2nd line
- 3rd line
- 4th line
- Extra / AHL
Scoring
4th line- Goals /600.5027th pct
- Assists /600.9554th pct
- ixG /600.6126th pct
- Goals above expected−11.711th pct
Play-driving
3rd line- xGF% (5v5)46.7%32nd pct
- CF% (5v5)47.2%32nd pct
- Relative xGF%−0.752nd pct
- Penalty diff /600.4589th pct
Usage
3rd line- TOI per game14:5365th pct
- PP time share2.9%20th pct
- Offensive zone starts25.9%4th pct
- Quality of competition24.4%63rd pct
Percentiles among forwards with 200+ minutes at 5-on-5 and 20+ games. Ratings rank each column's average percentile among the same players and read it as a role on a depth chart (how).
Faceoffs
How often Evans wins the draw over 2019–20 to 2026–27, against whom and where, and what a win leads to. Ranked among players with 1349+ draws over the same seasons.
Win rate
52.4%
2727–2480 · #61 of 190 regulars, 68th percentile
Against an average centre
52.8%
Opponents won 50.5% of their draws; an average centre would have won 49.5% against them.
Wins above average
+148
Draws won beyond what an average centre facing the same opponents would have won.
Draws per game
12.4
5,207 draws in all.
By dot, attacking to the right
Win rate at each dot; the small numbers are draws and the xG swing (×100) of winning rather than losing there.
By zone
- Offensive zone51.2% 476–453
- Neutral zone53.5% 859–746
- Defensive zone52.1% 1392–1281
By strength
- Even strength53.9% 2076–1778
- Power play60.6% 43–28
- Shorthanded47.4% 608–674
What a win leads to
Shot attempts in the next 20 seconds, for minus against, per 100 draws: +5 after a win, −26 after a loss. Each win was worth 2.0 expected goals per 100 draws more than a loss.
Most-faced opponents
- John Tavares44.1% 52–66
- Bo Horvat36.5% 38–66
- Leon Draisaitl42.3% 41–56
- Nico Hischier39.0% 30–47
- Dylan Larkin57.9% 44–32
- Auston Matthews47.9% 35–38
- Sidney Crosby40.3% 25–37
- Sam Bennett59.3% 35–24
Season by season
| Season | Draws | Win rate | Against average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019–20 | 56 | 51.8% | 52.7% |
| 2020–21 | 405 | 50.1% | 50.8% |
| 2021–22 | 926 | 49.8% | 49.7% |
| 2022–23 | 650 | 52.0% | 51.7% |
| 2023–24 | 1137 | 52.2% | 53.1% |
| 2024–25 | 1122 | 52.9% | 53.4% |
| 2025–26 | 845 | 55.9% | 56.7% |
| 2026–27 | 66 | 57.6% | 58.7% |
Cumulative goals (solid) and individual xG (dashed) through the season. The gap is finishing: above the dashed line, the player scored more than an average shooter would from the same chances.
−11.7 goals above expected
Goals above expected, everyone at the same position with 20+ games
Speed and tracking
From the NHL's EDGE tracking system (2021–22 on): skating speed, shot speed, distance and zone time, for the selected seasons and then every tracked season, to show improvement or decline.
Values from the NHL's puck and player tracking, with the NHL's own league percentile for each. Missing values mean the player wasn't tracked enough.
Tracking
- Top skating speed34.4 km/h57th pct
- Speed bursts over 20 mph447th pct
- Hardest shot120.0 km/h41st pct
- Distance skated11 km46th pct
- Offensive-zone time38.0%20th pct
Each season against the other forwards that season with 20+ games. A season in progress appears once half its games are played, as provisional: season bests only grow. Bursts and distance are per 60 minutes of ice time, so seasons with fewer games still compare. Percentiles are on these rates, so they can differ from the NHL's, which are on season totals.
Top skating speed
35.8 km/h40th pct
▼ −1.5 km/h since 2024–25
Bursts over 20 mph per 60
4.945th pct
▼ −3.1 since 2024–25
Distance skated per 60
15.2 km29th pct
▼ −0.2 km since 2024–25
Hardest shot
121.9 km/h2nd pct
▼ −6.6 km/h since 2024–25
Offensive-zone time
37.0%3rd pct
▼ −0.2 points since 2024–25