Predators' Luke Evangelista: Shakes off rust with assist

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

Evangelista was a holdout throughout training camp while remaining an unsigned restricted free agent. He came off the non-roster list for the Predators' second game of the season and saw 13:28 of ice time in a second-line role with power-play usage. The lack of preseason action could lead to some unsteady play early in the year for the winger, but the Nashville offense will take all the help it can get. He had 32 points over 68 appearances in 2024-25.