Jake Evans has not scored a point in eight games.

Since the beginning of the season, we have been singing the praises of Jake Evans. And with good reason.

Clearly, the Canadiens’ center has chosen the right season (a few months before unrestricted free agency) to reach another level as a player for the Canadiens.

This draws a lot of attention, as you know.

So, we wonder at what price the CH and the player could reach an agreement to avoid him becoming a free agent. It’s likely one of the most important files on Kent Hughes’ desk right now.

After all, with everything the player is doing, losing him would hurt on many levels.

But in recent weeks, it has been a reminder that Jake Evans remains a player with limited potential. Why? Because since he scored five goals in five games around the holidays, he has gone dry.

Basically, since the game on December 31 in Nevada, Evans has not accumulated any points.

(Credit: ESPN)

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Eight straight games without any points, including the seven games played in 2025, is the longest dry spell of his entire season. And it’s not even close: his longest streaks of this kind were three games.

However, he had already gone eight games without scoring earlier in the season. But he had assists during that time.

This reminds us that a player like Evans, as complete as he is, was playing above his head offensively. His shooting percentage (his number of goals relative to his number of shots) was 31.3% after the game against Tampa Bay.

This means that in his first 36 games, he was scoring more than three times for every 10 shots.

But since then? He has taken 11 shots in the last eight games and his percentage has dropped to 22.7% this season. We’re talking about less than one in four shots being successful, which is a significant difference in a season.

I’m not saying Evans is a bad player and I still believe the CH should find common ground with him. But what I’m saying is that nature prevails and he needs to be signed at the right price.

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