The situation of Jake Evans is making waves with the Canadiens. The center player, who is useful in Martin St-Louis’s lineup, is in the last year of his contract. If he does not reach an agreement with the Canadiens by July 1,

The Canadiens want to keep Jake Evans but the Devils want to bring the forward in at the trade deadline in March.

Following a statement win against the Tampa Bay Lightning, Montreal Canadiens forward Jake Evans voiced a very strong message to every team in the NHL.

With the trade deadline fast approaching, big decisions are approaching as well for the Montreal Canadiens, including what to do with Jake Evans.

The New Jersey Devils are actively searching for a bottom-six center, and they might have found one in upcoming Montreal Canadiens free agent forward Jake Evans. The Devils, second in the Metropolitan Division with a 26-15-6 record, are looking to solidify their lineup ahead of the March 7 trade deadline.

Jake Evans scored the winning goal with 2:15 remaining to rally the Montreal Canadiens past the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2.

Jake Evans scored the go-ahead goal with 2:15 left in regulation, rookie Lane Hutson matched an NHL record and the Montreal Canadiens stayed hot with a 3-2 win over the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday night.

The Montreal Canadiens returned home on Saturday night for a matchup against the New Jersey Devils at Bell Centre in downtown Montreal, one of the best teams in the NHL this season.

Will the Canadiens be able to sign Jake Evans? Good question. Until proven otherwise, the rumor is that if Evans is reasonable in his demands, the Canadiens are very open to the possibility of keeping him in town for several more years.

Jake Evans has been having a career year. He’s been building towards this. I watched him at Notre Dame and could tell he was going to be a solid NHL role player. In college hockey, he wore the “A” and eventually was team captain too. He was always a character player.

Evans scored the game-winning goal on two shots in Wednesday's 3-2 win over Tampa Bay.

The Canadiens’ Lane Hutson extended his assist and point streaks (13 points; one goal, 12 assists) to nine games, tying the NHL record for the longest assist streak by a rookie defenseman, set by Shayne Gostisbehere of the Philadelphia Flyers in 2015-16.