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Ryker Evans
Defenseman #41 Kraken
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Ryker Evans has 10 points (3 goals, 7 assists) in 29 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 44 points (9 goals, 35 assists) in 138 regular-season games for the Seattle Kraken.

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  • Country: Country FlagCAN
    Age: 24.1 yrs (13.12.2001)
    Height / Weight: 183 cm / 88 kg
    Shoots: L
    Drafted: 35th in 2021
    Draft Team: Team logoSeattle Kraken
    Awards: -
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The 24-year-old is around break-even for his team, with the Kraken controlling 51% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Ryker Evans is off the ice, the Kraken control 44% of expected goals, indicating the team is noticeably better when he plays.

He is being deployed in a relatively balanced role, starting 25% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 29% in the defensive zone.

  • 71

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 97th of 283 Defensemen
    Defense:Def: 168th of 283 Defensemen
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    0.07
    -0.140.11
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.51
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    17.69
    1525
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.36
    0.050.7
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.36
    0.11
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.48
    0.11
    xGoals/60
    0.09
    0.090.38
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    2.79
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    2.91
    1.45.5
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.00
    0.51.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    2.70
    2.54.5
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    2.66
    24.5
    Penalties/60
    0.73
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    3.51
    26
    Takeaways/60
    0.48
    0.52
    DZoneGiveaways/60
    2.18
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.29
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    0.00
    512
  • Career Trajectory Most comparable players to Ryker Evans at his age (24.1 yrs):
    Matthew Robertson (Rating of 72 in 2025, Today 72)
    Brenden Dillon (Rating of 72 in 2014, Today 69)
    Henri Jokiharju (Rating of 72 in 2023, Today 62)
Contract InformationPowered by CORE
Actual AAV: $2.050M
Player Contract Value: $3.200M
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
02.01.2026 Team Logo Canucks 1 0 0 0 1 19:06 0 2
05.01.2026 Team Logo Flames 1 0 0 0 1 17:48 0 0
06.01.2026 Team Logo Bruins 1 0 1 1 0 15:13 0 0
08.01.2026 Team Logo Wild 1 0 0 0 -2 18:52 0 0
10.01.2026 Team Logo Hurricanes 1 0 0 0 0 15:40 1 0.0% 2
Total 5 0 1 1 0 1 0.0% 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 29 3 7 10 0 17:37 21 14.3% 16
Season Projection 68 7 16 23 0 17:37 49 14.3% 38
Total 138 9 35 44 -17 124 7.3% 66
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
No games played
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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 24.1 yrs 183 cm / 88 kg 0.34 0.32 64 75 $2.050M
86% Dylan DeMelo Team Logo D 32.7 yrs 185 cm / 87 kg 0.35 0.26 59 78 $4.900M
86% John Marino Team Logo D 28.6 yrs 185 cm / 90 kg 0.44 0.35 66 78 $4.400M
86% Pavel Mintyukov Team Logo D 22.1 yrs 185 cm / 94 kg 0.28 0.34 65 80 $0.918M
84% Mike Reilly Team Logo D 32.5 yrs 188 cm / 86 kg 0.22 0.29 63 75 $1.100M
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