Evan Rodrigues
Age 29 Jul 28, 1993
Toronto CAN
Left Wing shoots right
5'11" 180 cm
184 lbs 83 kg
ELC Signing Age 21
Waivers Signing Age 22
UFA Year 2021
Agent Darren Ferris 
Transaction History
| Sep 12, 2022 | Colorado Avalanche | Evan Rodrigues | Rodrigues signed a one-year, $2 million contract with Colorado on Monday. |
| May 19, 2022 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Evan Rodrigues | Rodrigues recorded career highs in goals (19), assists (24) and power-play points (eight) in 82 games this season. |
| May 15, 2022 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Evan Rodrigues | Rodrigues scored a shorthanded goal on six shots and added a power-play assist in Sunday's 4-3 overtime loss to the New York Rangers in Game 7. |
| May 7, 2022 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Evan Rodrigues | Rodrigues scored twice on five shots and added an assist in Saturday's 7-4 win over the New York Rangers in Game 3. |
| Apr 14, 2022 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Evan Rodrigues | Rodrigues (illness) will be in Thursday's lineup against the New York Islanders, Wes Crosby of NHL.com reports. |
| Apr 14, 2022 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Evan Rodrigues | Rodrigues (illness) will be a game-time call to face the New York Islanders on Thursday, Wes Crosby of NHL.com reports. |
| Apr 12, 2022 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Evan Rodrigues | Rodrigues (illness) left Tuesday's game versus the New York Islanders. |
| Mar 20, 2022 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Evan Rodrigues | Rodrigues registered an assist in Saturday's 4-1 win over the Arizona Coyotes. |
| Feb 20, 2022 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Evan Rodrigues | Rodrigues posted a power-play goal in Sunday's 4-3 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes. |
| Jan 25, 2022 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Evan Rodrigues | Rodrigues dished out a pair of assists in Tuesday's 6-3 win over the Arizona Coyotes. |
| Jan 23, 2022 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Evan Rodrigues | Rodrigues took five shots and added three hits in a 3-2 shootout win over the Winnipeg Jets on Sunday. |
| Jan 5, 2022 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Evan Rodrigues | Rodrigues scored a goal on three shots and added an assist, both on the power play, in Wednesday's 5-3 win over the St. Louis Blues. |
| Jan 2, 2022 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Evan Rodrigues | Rodrigues scored three goals, one on the power play, in Sunday's 8-5 win over the San Jose Sharks. |
| Dec 31, 2021 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Evan Rodrigues | Rodrigues (COVID-19 protocols) exited the NHL's COVID-19 protocols Friday. |
| Dec 26, 2021 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Evan Rodrigues | Rodrigues was added to the COVID-19 protocols Sunday, according to Dave Molinari of DKPittsburghSports.com. |
| Dec 18, 2021 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Evan Rodrigues | Rodrigues deposited a power-play goal to complement nine shots on goal in Friday's 3-2 OT win over the Buffalo Sabres. |
| Dec 15, 2021 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Evan Rodrigues | Rodrigues scored a power-play goal and added two even-strength assists in Tuesday's 5-2 win over the Montreal Canadiens. |
| Dec 6, 2021 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Evan Rodrigues | Rodrigues notched two assists and went plus-3 in Monday's 6-1 win over the Seattle Kraken. |
| Dec 1, 2021 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Evan Rodrigues | Rodrigues notched an assist, fired six shots on goal, levied four hits and went minus-3 in Wednesday's 5-2 loss to the Edmonton Oilers. |
| Nov 22, 2021 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Evan Rodrigues | Rodrigues notched an assist, three shots on goal and two hits in Monday's 3-1 win over the Winnipeg Jets. |
| Nov 13, 2021 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Evan Rodrigues | Rodrigues scored two goals and added an assist in Saturday's 6-3 loss to Ottawa. |
| Oct 23, 2021 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Evan Rodrigues | Rodrigues scored a power-play goal and added an assist in Saturday's 7-1 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs. He also had five shots and three hits. |
| Oct 14, 2021 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Evan Rodrigues | Rodrigues scored a goal on seven shots on net in Thursday's 5-4 loss to the Florida Panthers. |
| Oct 12, 2021 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Evan Rodrigues | Rodrigues tallied an empty-net goal on three shots and added a pair of hits Tuesday in a 6-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning. He also won seven of 11 faceoffs (63.6 percent). |
| Jul 28, 2021 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Evan Rodrigues | Rodrigues signed a one-year, $1 million contract Wednesday to remain with the Pittsburgh Penguins, Darren Dreger of TSN reports. |
| May 16, 2021 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Evan Rodrigues | Rodrigues (ankle) collected an assist and had one hit Sunday in a 4-3 overtime loss to the New York Islanders in Game 1. |
| May 16, 2021 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Evan Rodrigues | Rodrigues (ankle) isn't listed among the Game 1 scratches, so he'll be in the lineup Sunday against the New York Islanders, Seth Rorabaugh of Tribune-Review Sports reports. |
| May 12, 2021 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Evan Rodrigues | Rodrigues (ankle) joined the Pittsburgh Penguins at practice Wednesday for the first time since suffering his injury. |
| May 8, 2021 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Evan Rodrigues | Rodrigues (ankle) remains out of the lineup Saturday against the Buffalo Sabres. |
| May 4, 2021 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Evan Rodrigues | Rodrigues (ankle) is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game versus the Philadelphia Flyers. |
| May 3, 2021 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Evan Rodrigues | Rodrigues (ankle) will be unavailable versus Philadelphia on Monday, Seth Rorabaugh of TribLive.com reports. |
| May 1, 2021 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Evan Rodrigues | Rodrigues (ankle) is day-to-day and will not play Saturday against the Washington Capitals, Seth Rorabaugh of TribLive.com |
| Apr 29, 2021 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Evan Rodrigues | Rodrigues left Thursday's game versus the Washington Capitals with an apparent ankle injury and was still being evaluated after the game, Seth Rorabaugh of TribLive.com reports. |
| Apr 20, 2021 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Evan Rodrigues | Rodrigues recorded a power-play goal and an assist in Tuesday's 7-6 win over the New Jersey Devils. |
| Apr 8, 2021 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Evan Rodrigues | Rodrigues recorded a power-play goal, an assist and three shots in Thursday's 5-2 win over the New York Rangers. |
| Mar 27, 2021 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Evan Rodrigues | Rodrigues scored a goal on two shots Saturday in a 6-3 win over the New York Islanders. |
| Mar 24, 2021 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Evan Rodrigues | Rodrigues scored a goal on a game-high eight shots in a 5-2 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Wednesday. |
| Mar 15, 2021 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Evan Rodrigues | Rodrigues scored a goal on two shots in a 4-1 win over the Boston Bruins on Monday. |
| Mar 7, 2021 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Evan Rodrigues | Rodrigues notched an assist and went plus-2 in Sunday's 5-1 win over the New York Rangers. |
| Mar 6, 2021 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Evan Rodrigues | Rodrigues (lower body) has been activated off injured reserve and will return to the lineup for Saturday's game versus the Philadelphia Flyers. |
| Mar 4, 2021 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Rodrigues (lower body) is skating with the team but won't be available versus Philadelphia on Thursday. Coach Mike Sullivan told reporters, "Brian Dumoulin (lower body) and Evan Rodrigues are skating with the team right now. They will not play tonight." |
| Mar 4, 2021 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Dumoulin (lower body) won't be available against the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday. Coach Mike Sullivan told reporters, "Brian Dumoulin and Evan Rodrigues (lower body) are skating with the team right now. They will not play tonight." |
| Mar 3, 2021 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Evan Rodrigues | Rodrigues (lower body) practiced with the team Wednesday in a regular jersey, Josh Getzoff of PensTV reports. |
| Feb 18, 2021 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Evan Rodrigues | Rodrigues (lower body) is progressing in his recovery and was able to take a twirl on the ice Thursday. |
| Jan 28, 2021 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Evan Rodrigues | Rodrigues (lower body) was designated for long-term injured reserve Thursday retroactive to Jan. 24, Mike DeFabo of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports. |
| Jan 27, 2021 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Evan Rodrigues | The Penguins placed Rodrigues (lower body) on injured reserve Wednesday, Seth Rorabaugh of TribLive.com reports. |
| Jan 25, 2021 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Evan Rodrigues | Rodrigues (lower body) is set to miss some time after coach Mike Sullivan told reporters, "Evan's longer-term with a lower-body injury." |
| Jan 24, 2021 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Evan Rodrigues | Rodrigues (lower body) left Sunday's game against the New York Rangers and did not return, Seth Rorabaugh of TribLive.com reports. |
| Jan 17, 2021 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Evan Rodrigues | Rodrigues scored a goal on three shots in a 4-3 shootout win over the Washington Capitals on Sunday. |
| Oct 9, 2020 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Signed LW Evan Rodrigues to a one-year, $700,000 contract. |
| Aug 25, 2020 | TRADE ANALYSIS The Pittsburgh Penguins acquired Kasperi Kapanen, Jesper Lindgren, and Pontus Aberg from the Toronto Maple Leafs for Evan Rodrigues, Filip Hallander, David Warsofsky & 2020 1st Round Pick (15th overall) (0) Leave a Comment |
| Aug 25, 2020 | TRADE ANALYSIS Acquired RW Kasperi Kapanen, LW Pontus Aberg and D Jesper Lindgren from the Toronto Maple Leafs for a 2020 first-round draft pick, LW Evan Rodrigues, C Filip Hallander and D David Warsofsky. (0) Leave a Comment |
| Feb 24, 2020 | TRADE ANALYSIS The Buffalo Sabres traded Evan Rodrigues and Conor Sheary to the Pittsburgh Penguins for Dominik Kahun (0) Leave a Comment |
| Feb 24, 2020 | TRADE ANALYSIS Acquired LW Evan Rodrigues and LW Conor Sheary from the Buffalo Sabres for LW Dominik Kahun. (0) Leave a Comment |
| Jul 25, 2019 | Buffalo Sabres | Re-signed LW Evan Rodrigues to a one-year, $2 million contract. |
| Dec 4, 2017 | Buffalo Sabres | Recalled LW Evan Rodrigues from Rochester (AHL). |
| Nov 18, 2017 | Buffalo Sabres | Assigned LW Evan Rodrigues to Rochester (AHL). |
| Oct 4, 2017 | Buffalo Sabres | Placed LW Evan Rodrigues on IR. |
| Jul 27, 2017 | Buffalo Sabres | Signed LW Evan Rodrigues to a two-year, two-way contract worth $1.3 million. |
| Apr 10, 2017 | Detroit Red Wings | Assigned LW Evan Rodrigues to Rochester (AHL). |
| Feb 24, 2017 | Buffalo Sabres | Recalled LW Evan Rodrigues from Rochester (AHL). |
| Feb 20, 2017 | Buffalo Sabres | Assigned LW Evan Rodrigues to Rochester (AHL). |
| Feb 11, 2017 | Buffalo Sabres | Recalled LW Evan Rodrigues from Rochester (AHL). |
| Feb 10, 2017 | Buffalo Sabres | Assigned LW Evan Rodrigues to Rochester (AHL). |
| Feb 9, 2017 | Buffalo Sabres | Recalled LW Evan Rodrigues from Rochester (AHL). |
| Nov 18, 2016 | Buffalo Sabres | Assigned LW Evan Rodrigues to Rochester (AHL). |
| Nov 15, 2016 | Buffalo Sabres | Recalled LW Evan Rodrigues from Rochester (AHL). |
| Oct 1, 2016 | Buffalo Sabres | Assigned LW Evan Rodrigues to Rochester (AHL). |
| Apr 10, 2016 | Buffalo Sabres | Assigned C Evan Rodrigues to Rochester (AHL). |
| Apr 7, 2016 | Buffalo Sabres | Recalled C Evan Rodrigues from Rochester (AHL). |
| Oct 2, 2015 | Buffalo Sabres | Assigned C Evan Rodrigues to Rochester (AHL). |
| Apr 22, 2015 | Buffalo Sabres | Signed RW Evan Rodrigues to a two-year, entry-level contract. |
2021-2022 Regular Season Stats
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Evan Rodrigues |
GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | TOI | GF% | DFF% | Rel DFF% | CF% | Rel CF% | G60 | P60 |
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Pittsburgh Penguins 
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82 | 19 | 24 | 43 | 3 | 14 | 1,060 | 53.00 | 58.50 | 5.70 | 56.90 | 6.60 | 0.51 | 1.64 |
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Career Stats
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | TOI | GF% | DFF% | Rel DFF% | CF% | Rel CF% | G60 | P60 | Playoffs | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | ||
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| 2008-2009 | Toronto Marlboros U16 AAA | GTHL U16 | 73 | 39 | 54 | 93 | 80 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2008-2009 | Toronto Marlboros U16 AAA | OHL Cup | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2009-2010 | Georgetown Raiders | OJHL | 56 | 20 | 31 | 51 | 22 | Playoffs | 11 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2010-2011 | Georgetown Raiders | OJHL | 37 | 21 | 33 | 54 | 42 | Playoffs | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2010-2011 | Canada East U19 | WJAC-19 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2011-2012 | Boston Univ. | NCAA | 36 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 24 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2012-2013 | Boston Univ. | NCAA | 38 | 14 | 20 | 34 | 28 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2013-2014 | Boston Univ. | NCAA | 31 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 20 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2014-2015 | Boston Univ. | NCAA | 41 | 21 | 40 | 61 | 31 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2015-2016 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 72 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 39 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2015-2016 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 100.00 | 56.79 | 6.20 | 69.65 | 22.63 | 2.85 | 2.85 | ||||||||
| 2016-2017 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 48 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 27 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2016-2017 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 30 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 345 | 31.58 | 41.49 | -6.94 | 46.85 | -0.72 | 0.52 | 0.87 | ||||||||
| 2017-2018 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 8 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2017-2018 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 48 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 14 | 529 | 46.67 | 46.47 | 1.27 | 48.20 | 3.57 | 0.57 | 2.04 | ||||||||
| 2018-2019 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 74 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 25 | 903 | 46.58 | 49.89 | 2.98 | 51.37 | 2.02 | 0.47 | 1.33 | ||||||||
| 2019-2020 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 38 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 377 | 38.50 | 46.60 | -2.70 | 49.60 | -1.00 | 0.16 | 0.16 | ||||||||
| 2019-2020 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 63 | 50.00 | 61.00 | 9.50 | 62.70 | 10.90 | 0.95 | 0.95 | ||||||||
| 2020-2021 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 35 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 426 | 45.50 | 48.80 | -2.20 | 50.60 | -0.30 | 0.70 | 1.69 | Playoffs | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2021-2022 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 82 | 19 | 24 | 43 | 14 | 1,060 | 53.00 | 58.50 | 5.70 | 56.90 | 6.60 | 0.51 | 1.64 | Playoffs | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | ||
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Active Contract
Standard Contract | 1 Years $2,000,000 2.42% of cap space
| 2022-2023 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cap Hit | $2,000,000 | UFA |
| AAV | $2,000,000 | |
| Performance Bonuses | $0 | |
| Base Salary | $2,000,000 | |
| Signing Bonuses | $0 | |
| Total Salary | $2,000,000 | |
| Minors Salary | $2,000,000 | |
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| Buy It Out | ||
Contract History
Signing Team 
Signing Date April 22, 2015
Signing Date April 22, 2015
Entry Level Contract | 2 Years $1,850,000 1.18% of cap space