Jake Evans (Notre Dame) scored his first career Stanley Cup Playoff goal on Wednesday night. Hopefully he'll have an opportunity to add more after suffering a devastating injury in the same game.
Evans, 25, a Toronto native who is in his second NHL campaign with the Montreal Canadiens, sustained a concussion after he was hit by Winnipeg Jets forward Mark Scheifele in Montreal's 5-3 victory in Game One of the second-round playoff series between the two teams.
Evans had just wrapped the puck around and into an empty Winnipeg net with 57 seconds remaining in regulation for a goal, when he was hit high by Scheifele, who had skated back hard from the other end of the rink. Evans struck his head on the ice after being upended and had to be stretchered off, while Scheifele was ejected after being issued a major penalty for charging along with a misconduct. He underwent a hearing today with the NHL and has been suspended for the next four games.
Evans skated at Notre Dame from 2014 to 2018. He tallied 41 goals and 97 assists for 138 points in 158 career outings, and also led the Fighting Irish to the 2018 NCAA championship game. Drafted 207th overall by Montreal in 2014 after he played three junior seasons with St. Michael's (OJHL), he played two seasons with Laval (AHL) after turning pro before joining the Canadiens last season. His timetable for a return to the Montreal lineup is not yet known.
Game Two of the series between the last two Canadian clubs left in this year's playoffs is slated for Friday night at the Bell MTS Place in Winnipeg.
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