{"id":359425,"date":"2025-12-21T09:06:09","date_gmt":"2025-12-21T09:06:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/359425\/"},"modified":"2025-12-21T09:06:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-21T09:06:09","slug":"montreal-canadiens-jake-evans-lower-body-exits-vs-pittsburgh-penguins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/359425\/","title":{"rendered":"Montreal Canadiens\u2019 Jake Evans (lower-body) exits vs. Pittsburgh Penguins"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"c-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/team-page\/montreal-canadiens\/8\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/team-page\/montreal-canadiens\/8\" target=\"_blank\">Montreal Canadiens<\/a> forward <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/player\/&#009;jake-evans-309744\/8478133\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/player\/&#009;jake-evans-309744\/8478133\" target=\"_blank\">Jake Evans<\/a> left Saturday\u2019s contest against the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/team-page\/pittsburgh-penguins\/5\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/team-page\/pittsburgh-penguins\/5\" target=\"_blank\">Pittsburgh Penguins<\/a> with a lower-body injury and will not return, the team announced.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Evans went to the Canadiens\u2019 locker room after a knee-on-knee collision with Penguins\u2019 forward <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/player\/justin-brazeau\/8479638\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/player\/justin-brazeau\/8479638\" target=\"_blank\">Justin Brazeau<\/a> in the first period.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Following the game, head coach <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/player\/martin-st-louis\/8466378\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/player\/martin-st-louis\/8466378\" target=\"_blank\">Martin St. Louis<\/a> said Evans will not travel with the team for Sunday\u2019s game in Pittsburgh as the injury receives further evaluation.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">L&#8217;attaquant Jake Evans (bas du corps) ne reviendra pas au jeu ce soir.<\/p>\n<p>Forward Jake Evans (lower body) will not return to play in tonight&#8217;s game.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Canadiens Montr\u00e9al (@CanadiensMTL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CanadiensMTL\/status\/2002547207749447774?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">December 21, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The 29-year-old played 1:57 across three shifts before leaving the game.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Evans had five goals and five assists in 33 games entering tonight\u2019s contest. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The Toronto, Ont., native has spent his entire seven-year career with the Canadiens, scoring 45 goals and 138 points in 383 games. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The Canadiens recently added to their centre depth, acquiring veteran forward <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/player\/phillip-danault\/8476479\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/player\/phillip-danault\/8476479\" target=\"_blank\">Phillip Danault<\/a> from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/team-page\/los-angeles-kings\/26\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/team-page\/los-angeles-kings\/26\" target=\"_blank\">Los Angeles Kings<\/a> in exchange for a 2026 second-round pick on Friday night.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Montreal Canadiens forward Jake Evans left Saturday\u2019s contest against the Pittsburgh Penguins with a lower-body injury and 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