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Nashville Predators · Oct 2025 – Oct 13, 2026
New Jersey Devils · Oct 2026 – present (date estimated) Total pay Cap hit
Luke Evangelista contract
#77Right WingAge 24New Jersey Devils
New Jersey DevilsCap hit 2026-27
$3.00M$3,000,000Nashville Predators · Oct 2025 – Oct 13, 2026New Jersey Devils · Oct 2026 – present (date estimated)2 years · $6.0M total
Year 2 of 2 · expires after 2026-27 as an RFA at age 25
Contract timeline
2026-27 · NJD · Cap hit $3.00M · Salary $3.00M
Signed extension
UFA 2032 · age 30
2027-28 · NJD · Cap hit $7.25M · Salary $9.70M
Annual pay vs. cap hit
Year-by-year pay not confirmed; shown as an even split of the AAV.
Year by year
| Season | 2025-26 | 2026-27 |
|---|---|---|
| Team | NSH | NJD |
| Cap hit | $3.00M | $3.00M |
| % of cap | 3.1% | 2.9% |
| Total salary | $3.00M | $3.00M |
| Clause | — | — |
Signed Oct 4, 2025 with NSH. Source announcement
Extension: 5 years, $7.25M AAV
5 years · $36.25M total · begins 2027-28 · signed Sep 16, 2026
| Season | 2027-28 | 2028-29 | 2029-30 | 2030-31 | 2031-32 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | NJD | NJD | NJD | NJD | NJD |
| Cap hit | $7.25M | $7.25M | $7.25M | $7.25M | $7.25M |
| % of cap | 6.4%* | cap not set yet | cap not set yet | cap not set yet | cap not set yet |
| Total salary | $9.70M | $8.26M | $6.12M | $6.08M | $6.08M |
| Clause | — | — | — | — | — |
* Based on the projected salary cap for that season.
Signed Sep 16, 2026 with NJD. Source announcement
Contract history
Entry-level · 2022-23 to 2024-253 years · $798K AAV · signed Nov 9, 2020
| Season | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | 2024-25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | NSH | NSH | NSH |
| Cap hit | $798K | $798K | $798K |
| % of cap | 1.0% | 1.0% | 0.9% |
| Total salary | $843K | $775K | $775K |
| Base salary | $750K | $775K | $775K |
| Signing bonus | $93K | $0K | $0K |
| Perf. bonus | $133K | $83K | $83K |
| Minors salary | $80K | $80K | $80K |
| Clause | — | — | — |
Signed Nov 9, 2020 with NSH. Source announcement