Montreal Canadiens forward Jake Evans (lower body) was ruled out for 8-10 weeks on Wednesday. He has already been unavailable for a couple of games and now we know that Evans won't return to action any time soon. The 26-year-old is forced to pause his season after recording two goals and 11 points in 43 games. Evans has been a non-factor in fantasy hockey, but the Canadiens could've really used him right now after seeing multiple forwards drop out of the lineup with injuries. All the injuries have pushed Jesse Ylonen to the top line, and veterans Mike Hoffman and Evgenii Dadonov look set to figure more prominently in the upcoming weeks.
Montreal Canadiens forward Jake Evans (illness) will be back in action Thursday against Philadelphia. He was forced to miss Tuesday's 2-0 loss to Minnesota with a non-COVID illness but has made a quick recovery. The 25-year-old is set to replace Laurent Dauphin in the lineup. It's unclear on which line Evans will skate, but Montreal has given him a lot of action throughout the season and he should have an active role in the contest. Evans scored his 11th goal of the season against Washington in his previous appearance and he's totaled 24 points in 67 games.
Montreal Canadiens forward Jake Evans sustained an upper-body injury in Tuesday's 7-4 loss to Florida and is considered day-to-day. The 25-year-old left with eight minutes to go in regulation after he took a tumble on a breakaway and crashed into the boards behind the net. Evans saw some success offensively at the start of the month and has complied 21 points across 58 outings this season. Montreal has Wednesday off before facing Carolina Thursday night. The game likely comes too soon for Evans, but he shouldn't be out for long.
Montreal Canadiens forward Jake Evans wasn't able to complete Thursday's 5-4 overtime victory against Calgary after suffering an upper-body injury. The 25-year-old had a very rough outing as he took a hit to the head and suffered a couple of high sticks. He ended up logging 7:49 of action before finally calling it a night. Evans entered the contest on a three-game point streak. The Toronto-born forward has a history of concussions and it appears very unlikely that he will be available for Saturday's clash with the Oilers.
Montreal Canadiens forward Jake Evans will sit out Saturday's matchup against St. Louis with an undisclosed injury. He got hurt Thursday night against Chicago and is considered day-to-day. Evans boasts just six points for the campaign, but he had been skating on the second line recently. Joel Armia (undisclosed) will take his spot as he returns from a two-game absence. The Finnish winger, who has only one goal and four assists this season, will skate with Jonathan Drouin and Ryan Poehling. He's also set to eat up minutes on the second power-play unit.
The Montreal Canadiens have signed forward Jake Evans to a three-year, $5.1 million contract extension ($1.7 million average annual value) on Sunday. The 25-year-old is coming off a 13-point (three goal, 10 assists) rookie campaign and is expected to see more time in Montreal's top-nine forward group in 2021-2022. Evans has displayed offensive ability in each of his stops prior to Montreal (138 points in 158 games with Notre Dame (NCAA), 83 points in 118 games with Laval (AHL)) and should be more of a NHL scoring-threat as he gains more experience. As for now, Evans (1% owned in Yahoo! leagues) remains more of a streaming option in deeper fantasy formats.
