WHEN ARTURS SILOVS suddenly landed on the scene for Game 4 of the Nashville Predators’ first-round playoff series against the Vancouver Canucks, Luke Evangelista was one of the few NHL players who already had a read on the lanky Latvian.
On March 6, 2023, in Vancouver, Evangelista was playing his fourth career NHL game, and Silovs his fifth. With the Predators trailing 3-1 in the third period, Evangelista grabbed a rebound off Silovs, then skated around the fallen stopper and slid the puck into the gaping net for his first NHL goal. About eight minutes later, Evangelista tipped a shot past Silovs from close range for the tying tally that earned Nashville a comeback point.
“I can remember that day, that game, those goals like it was just a few months ago,”…
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