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Luke Evangelista is the engine for surging Nashville Predators and silencing the doubters

No player on the Nashville Predators was facing more preseason pressure than Luke Evangelista after his lengthy contract holdout that forced him to missing training camp.

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Luke Evangelista was under a microscope entering the season for the Nashville Predators due to his holding out throughout training camp for a new contract, and now the fourth-year NHL pro has been all over the scoresheet in seven of the last night games.

Nashville has won six of eight since that November 25 embarassing loss to the Florida Panthers in a 8-3 score.