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Loading…Luke Evangelista, a 24-year-old right winger for the New Jersey Devils, grades as a clear top-quartile winger with a 83.3 overall (47th of 384).
The standout tool is defensive impact (96), backed by play driving (88); finishing (28) is the part of his game that grades lowest.
He surged from 71.1 in 2024-25 to 91.6 in 2025-26, one of the bigger jumps in his 4-season card history.
At $3M through 2026-27 before restricted free agency, the model rates the deal Underpaid: his expected value is $10.6M, so the New Jersey Devils save roughly $7.59M a season against his production.
An extension worth $7.25M a year for 5 seasons (2027-28 to 2031-32) kicks in after that, which the model grades Underpaid.
His cap hit is the 16th-largest on the New Jersey Devils NHL roster and uses 2.9% of the $104M ceiling; the club currently has $897K in cap space.
| Component | Rating (0-100) |
|---|---|
| Offense | 76 |
| Defense | 96 |
| Play driving | 88 |
| Finishing | 28 |
| Power play | 70 |
| Season | Team | GP | Overall | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | NSH | 81 | 91.6 | 1.1 |
| 2024-25 | NSH | 68 | 71.1 | 0.6 |
| 2023-24 | NSH | 80 | 80 | 0.8 |
| 2022-23 | NSH | 24 | 71.8 | 0.5 |
Other NJD wingers by rating: Jesper Bratt (91.1), Timo Meier (65.9), Anthony Mantha (61), Stefan Noesen (53.5). See the full New Jersey Devils cap sheet.
How we rate players: each skater's overall is a percentile (0-100) built from offense, defense, play driving, finishing, power-play and penalty-kill impact against players at the same position; goalies are rated on goals saved above expected. Contract value compares the cap hit with the salary the model expects for that level of production, age and position. Figures are updated as new games and signings arrive.