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Defenseman•#41PPI 38Ryker Evans is a 24-year-old defenseman for the Seattle Kraken. A 2021 Draft pick (Round 2). Born in Calgary, CAN.
On the blue line this season, Ryker has recorded 3 goals and 4 assists for 7 points across 14 games. He averages 0.50 points per game on 22:23 of ice time.
2026-27 · Regular season
2026-27 projection
Projected September 28, 2026 — 80% range on points. All 2026-27 player projections
80% range: 10–32 pts
2026-27 · Regular season
Full statistical breakdown for the 2026-27 regular season.
League percentile
Vs. all NHL skaters, 10+ games played. 99 = best, 1 = lowest.
2026-27 pace
Where Ryker's current rate finishes the 2026-27 season.
End of season forecast, current pace
68
games remaining
Goals
18
Current: 3
Assists
23
Current: 4
Points
41
Current: 7
Moderate production expected. Likely to finish between 32-50 points with consistent deployment.
0.0%
Art Ross
Most Points
0.0%
Rocket
Most Goals
0.0%
Playmaker
Most Assists
Projections based on current pace extrapolated to the full season with variance modeling.
5v5
What happened while Ryker was on the ice at 5v5, and who he was sent out against. 2026-27.
5v5 only (situationCode 1551), unblocked attempts, shift-chart attribution. 14 games, 364 unblocked attempts on the ice.
Quality of competition
56.0 vs 57.3 lg
28th percentile
Quality of teammates
54.5 vs 56.8 lg
35th percentile
Deployment
neutral
by competition faced
Competition and teammate quality are the average on-ice strength of the players he shared the ice with at 5v5, on the same 0–100 scale as the league averages beside them.
Shot Selection
Where Ryker takes his shots, and how each zone converts.
Unblocked attempts
16
Goals vs expected
3 vs 0.8 xG
5v5 scoring-chance share
13%
With-or-without-you
Who Ryker plays with at 5v5, and how the shot-quality share moves when they are apart — a with-or-without-you read.
| Teammate | Together | xGF% with | xGF% apart | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon MontourD | 206 min | 51.0 | — | — |
5v5, real shift-overlap TOI; Corsi incl blocked, xG unblocked. “Apart” is that teammate’s share in the minutes he played without Ryker, so the swing is a comparison of the same player in two situations rather than against the league. Pairs need 100 minutes together to appear at all, and a swing still carries whoever else was on the ice — it is a strong hint, not an isolated effect.
2026-27
PuckCast Player Intelligence, and the skill radar and on-ice impact behind it.
Skill radar & on-ice impact vs. NHL defensemen
41
Offense
53
Defense
Percentile ranks across 6 skill dimensions. Larger shape = more complete player.
Scouting Take
Displays strong offensive ability, elite finishing ability, power play scoring.
On-ice impact mirrored side by side. Equal bars = balanced. Asymmetry = one-dimensional.
The Gap
12-pt spreadLeans defensive. The 12-point spread between offensive (41th) and defensive (53th) percentiles is typical of a shutdown defenseman.
Percentile ranks across 6 skill dimensions.
Scouting Take
Displays strong offensive ability, elite finishing ability, power play scoring.
On-ice impact mirrored side by side.
The Gap
12-pt spreadLeans defensive. The 12-point spread between offensive (41th) and defensive (53th) percentiles is typical of a shutdown defenseman.
Career
Season-by-season NHL regular season statistics throughout Ryker Evans's career.
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | S | S% | PIM | PPG | TOI/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26-272026-27 | SEA | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | +3 | 13 | 23.1% | |||
| 25-262025-26 | SEA | 67 | 8 | 9 | 17 | +5 | 46 | 17.4% | |||
| 24-252024-25 | SEA | 73 | 5 | 20 | 25 | -12 | 59 | 8.5% |
Form
Ryker's last five games played — playoff games included if his team advanced, since the NHL does not separate them here.
| Date | Opp | G | A | P | +/- | S | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30 | @ CGY | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 21:26 |
| Oct 28 | vs TOR | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 2 | 22:57 |
| Oct 24 | vs MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 20:43 |
| Oct 22 | vs UTA | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 1 | 22:33 |
| Oct 20 | vs DET | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 1 | 22:34 |
Similar defensemans
Same position, comparable 2026-27 projected rate and 2026-27 shot/power-play rate. Compare Ryker to another player
Roster
Top teammates by points on the Seattle Kraken this season.
Bars are share of unblocked attempts, where he chooses to shoot, over a full season, which is the stable part. xG/100 compares his shot quality from a zone against the league rate for a defenceman. GAx is goals above expected there, a single season and noisy, zones marked * are flagged small-sample by the generator and are shown muted rather than hidden.
| 23-242023-24 | SEA | 36 | 1 | 8 | 9 | -5 | 44 | 2.3% |
| Career | — | 190 | 17 | 41 | 58 | -9 | 162 | 10.5% |
Vince Dunn
D · 9 pts
