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Ryker Evans
Defenseman #41 Kraken $2.050M
Player Information

Ryker Evans has 12 points (5 goals, 7 assists) in 41 games for the Seattle Kraken this season.

Selected in the 2nd round (No. 35) of the 2021 NHL Draft by the Seattle Kraken, he has 46 points (11 goals, 35 assists) in 150 regular-season games for the Seattle Kraken.

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  • Country: Country FlagCAN
    Age: 24.2 yrs (13.12.2001)
    Height / Weight: 183 cm / 88 kg
    Shoots: L
    Drafted: 35th in 2021
    Draft Team: Team logoSeattle Kraken
    Awards: -
Player Evaluation

The 24-year-old is underwater for his team, with the Kraken controlling 48% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Ryker Evans is off the ice, the Kraken control 45% of expected goals, indicating the team is about the same when he plays.

He is being deployed in a relatively balanced role, starting 24% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 30% in the defensive zone.

  • 69

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 113th of 289 Defensemen
    Defense:Def: 187th of 289 Defensemen
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    0.03
    -0.140.11
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.48
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    17.45
    1525
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.45
    0.050.7
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.27
    0.11
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.36
    0.11
    xGoals/60
    0.09
    0.090.38
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    2.56
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    2.99
    1.45.5
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.00
    0.51.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    2.80
    2.54.5
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    2.62
    24.5
    Penalties/60
    0.81
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    3.53
    26
    Takeaways/60
    0.45
    0.52
    DZoneGiveaways/60
    1.81
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.30
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    0.00
    512
  • Career Trajectory Most comparable players to Ryker Evans at his age (24.2 yrs):
    Kevin Bahl (Rating of 69 in 2024, Today 71)
    Alexander Petrovic (Rating of 69 in 2016, Today 69)
    Matt Benning (Rating of 68 in 2018, Today 67)
Contract Information
Actual AAV: $2.050M
Player Contract Value: $2.400M
Remaining: 2 year(s)
Contract Ends: 2027 RFA
Age at the end: 26.5 yrs (13.12.2001)
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Ryker Evans
Recent Games
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
27.01.2026 Team Logo Capitals 1 1 0 1 2 17:45 1 100.0% 0
29.01.2026 Team Logo Maple Leafs 1 0 0 0 0 16:43 1 0.0% 0
31.01.2026 Team Logo Golden Knights 1 0 0 0 1 17:06 1 0.0% 2
03.02.2026 Team Logo Ducks 1 0 0 0 1 16:38 1 0.0% 0
04.02.2026 Team Logo Kings 1 0 0 0 1 14:41 0 2
Total 5 1 0 1 5 4 25.0% 4
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2023-24 Team Logo Kraken 36 1 8 9 -5 19:10 44 2.3% 20
2024-25 Team Logo Kraken 73 5 20 25 -12 19:28 59 8.5% 30
2025-26 Team Logo Kraken 41 5 7 12 6 17:21 29 17.2% 24
Season Projection 67 8 11 19 10 17:21 47 17.0% 39
Total 150 11 35 46 -11 132 8.3% 74
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
No games played
Player Match
Player
Match		 Name Team Pos Age Height / Weight Season
P/G		 Career
P/G		 Offense
Rating		 Defense
Rating		 Actual AAV
Ryker Evans Team Logo D 24.2 yrs 183 cm / 88 kg 0.29 0.31 62 72 $2.050M
90% Uvis Balinskis Team Logo D 29.6 yrs 183 cm / 88 kg 0.29 0.23 64 73 $0.850M
88% Nils Lundkvist Team Logo D 25.6 yrs 185 cm / 87 kg 0.23 0.24 59 71 $1.250M
86% Wyatt Kaiser Team Logo D 23.6 yrs 183 cm / 86 kg 0.21 0.19 57 71 $1.700M
85% Axel Sandin-Pellikka Team Logo D 21 yrs 183 cm / 84 kg 0.31 0.31 64 65 $0.918M
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