{"id":663529,"date":"2026-09-16T05:24:15","date_gmt":"2026-09-16T05:24:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/663529\/"},"modified":"2026-09-16T05:24:15","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T05:24:15","slug":"new-jersey-devils-sign-luke-evangelista-to-5-year-extension","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/663529\/","title":{"rendered":"New Jersey Devils sign Luke Evangelista to 5-year extension"},"content":{"rendered":"

The New Jersey Devils<\/a> signed forward Luke Evangelista<\/a> to a five-year contract extension on Tuesday night, securing his place among the club’s deep forward group after he was acquired from the Nashville Predators<\/a> earlier this month.<\/p>\n

Evangelista’s new deal will begin with the 2027-28 season, and will total $36.25 million with a $7.25 million average annual value, New Jersey general manager Sunny Mehta announced in a team news release.<\/p>\n

On Sept. 1, Nashville dealt Evangelista, 24, who scored 12 goals with a career-high 56 points in 81 games last season, to New Jersey for a 2028 conditional first-round pick via the Colorado Avalanche<\/a> and the Devils’ 2028 second-round pick. His current deal, which runs through this season for the 2020 second-round pick, is worth $3 million.<\/p>\n

Mehta, who replaced Tom Fitzgerald in the Devils front office on April 16, has worked quickly to upgrade the offense and support stars Jack Hughes<\/a>, Jesper Bratt<\/a> and captain Nico Hischier<\/a>. Mehta also added two-time Stanley Cup winner Evan Rodrigues<\/a> in a trade with the Florida Panthers<\/a>, and signed winger Anthony Mantha<\/a> in free agency away from the Pittsburgh Penguins<\/a>.<\/p>\n

New Jersey averaged 2.76 goals per game last season, which was the sixth-fewest goals per game in the NHL. The Devils finished 12 points out of the second and final Eastern Conference playoff spot.<\/p>\n

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