Jake Evans, the Swiss army knife of the Montreal Canadiens, was playing his 300th game in the NHL, obviously, these 300 games were played with a blue, white and red jersey on his back.
To celebrate this 300th, Evans allowed himself to be the spark for the Habs with a shorthanded goal and an assist. He was in all the fights, proving to what extent he remains a key element of this Montreal team.
Let's take the opportunity to see and review the goal he scored during the first third of this game against the team based in the city of the one and only Eminem.
How can we not bring him back into this formation at the end of this season, he who is completing the last year of his current pact? Let's give him what he's worth, nothing less! What he brings is essential for the club, especially since he was educated within this concession.
3.5 million per year for three (or four) years, this is the type of agreement that Kent Hughes must offer to Jake Evans' clan. A player who accumulates his share of points and who is a colossal cog on the PK and in the face-off circle, it pays off.
Casually, at the time of composing these few lines, Evans presents a scorecard of six goals, 12 assists and 18 points in 32 games. If he continues at this pace, he will conclude the season with an impressive 46 points.
To return to the duel between the CH and WingsEvans, midway through the third period, had to retreat to the locker room due to a nasty cut on his face (courtesy of Patrick Kane).
Fortunately, more fear than harm for the pivot of the Montreal Canadiens.
The match is certainly a signature of Jake Evans, who certainly set the tone for this fight, but the CH's victory nevertheless came from the palette of Patrik Laine. A seventh net on the massive attack, demonstrating that the opposing formations must no longer grant numerical superiority(s) to the CH.
Martin St-Louis' men escaped with the honors of the match (4-3), making 33 shots on net, a record this year.
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