Ryker
Evans
D · SEA · Balanced · Around average
- PAL
- 42
- WAR
- 1.3
- Value
- 39
- PTS
- 17
2025-26№ 51 / 325
Ryker Evans (Seattle Kraken) stats and profile: offensive production, ice time, advanced stats, WAR and PAL rating.
Ryker Evans
#41D
Seattle Kraken
HEIGHT : 183 cm · WEIGHT : 90 kg · SHOOTS : L
Born : December 12, 2001 · Calgary, Canada
Drafted : 2021 · SEA · round 2, pick #35
Contract : $2,050,000 · 2025-26 → 2026-27 · Standard Contract (Extension) · RFA (Arb) · Signing bonus $75,000
NHL record
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Seattle Kraken | 16 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 |
| 2025-26 | Seattle Kraken | 67 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 40 |
| 2024-25 | Seattle Kraken | 73 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 30 |
| 2023-24 | Seattle Kraken | 36 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 20 |
| NHL totals | 192 | 17 | 41 | 58 | 104 | |
Ryker Evans: our analysis
2025-26 season: 67 GP, 8 G, 9 A, 17 PTS, +5 +/-, 17:48 TOI. WAR 1.3 (51st of 325) · PAL 42, around average.
In 2025-26, Ryker Evans, 24, posts a PAL Rating of 42 out of 100 (around average), and his WAR of 1.3 ranks 51st among 325 regulars, in the top quarter.
His strengths: shooting (70, above average), defense (69, above average) and offense (62, above average). On the other hand, creation (3, among the weakest in the league) and penalty kill (9, among the weakest in the league) hold him back.
Breaking down his WAR (goals above average), his biggest contribution: finishing (+6.0); his biggest cost: penalties (-1.7).
A season in line with 2024-25 (PAL of 44); his WAR went from 0.5 to 1.3.
Contract-wise, his Value score of 39 (poor return) weighs his output against what he costs: 50 is what that salary should buy.
Ryker Evans's story
A product of the Notre Dame Hounds program and a Telus Cup gold medallist in 2018 — where he was named top defenceman — Ryker Evans developed an early reputation for crisp outlet passes and steady positioning. Calgary was his birthplace, and his progress through bantam ranks led to selection by the Regina Pats in the 2016 WHL bantam draft.
Evans spent his junior years in Regina, evolving from a depth player into a key figure on the back end. He posted modest totals in his first full WHL season before earning an alternate captaincy in 2020–21. The 2021–22 campaign was his breakout offensively, with 15 goals and 47 assists in 63 games, a performance that helped vault him into the second round — 35th overall — of the 2021 NHL Entry Draft by the Seattle Kraken.
Turning pro in April 2022 with a three-year entry-level deal, Evans gained experience in the AHL with Charlotte on an amateur tryout and then with the Coachella Valley Firebirds. He quickly made his mark at the pro level: an AHL All-Star selection among rookie defencemen and a 26-point run in 26 playoff games during the Firebirds' run to the 2023 Calder Cup Final, which went the distance.
His NHL debut came on December 7, 2023, for the Kraken; he registered his first NHL assist five days later and scored his first NHL goal on March 22, 2024. The organization extended his contract in August 2025 with a two-year deal carrying a $2.05 million average annual value, signaling continued faith in his development.
On the ice, Evans plays as a two-way defender who favours structured reads in his own zone and the ability to join or initiate attack sequences. His playoff production in the AHL and steady transition play have been central to his quick progression from junior hockey to a regular role within Seattle's defensive group.
Facts drawn from Wikipédia, told in our own words.
Advanced stats
- TOI/GP
- 22:37
- PP TOI/GP
- 0:35
- SH TOI/GP
- 1:22
- Pts/GP
- 0.44
- EV points
- 6
- Hits
- 27
- Blocks
- 25
- Takeaways
- 5
- Corsi % (SAT)
- 46.1 %
- Off. zone starts
- 35.0 %
Stats and photos: NHL (NHL.com)
2026-27 projection
Projected points
23between 12 and 33 (80% range)
- Goals
- 10
- Assists
- 14
- Games
- 71
So far: 7 pts in 16 games. The team has played 16 of 84 games. Projected pace: 0.29 pts per game (last season: 0.25).
The projection follows last season's pace. Tested on 2,265 player seasons (2022-23 to 2025-26): average miss of 9 points over 82 games; for players at 0.9 points per game and up, it ran 5 points high on average.
Trend
Stable
- Points per game: 0.25 in 23-24, 0.25 in 25-26
- PAL Rating: 44 → 42
Outlook, age included
↗ Slightly upAge 24: usually still improving
This is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes; one player in five finishes outside the range.
Player ratings, 2025-26
All ratings →Fourteen ratings from 0 to 100 drawn from data, never by hand: 75 = established NHL player, 95+ = elite.
OV · OverallConfidence 76 %
78
Established NHL
- SK
- Skating
- 76
- Confidence 67 %
- ST
- Strength
- 72
- Confidence 80 %
- EN
- Endurance
- 76
- Confidence 75 %
- DU
- Durability
- 69
- Confidence 67 %
- CK
- Checking
- 76
- Confidence 80 %
- FG
- Fighting
- 69
- Confidence 52 %
- DI
- Discipline
- 70
- Confidence 80 %
- FO
- Faceoffs
- —
- PA
- Passing
- 71
- Confidence 76 %
- SC
- Scoring
- 80
- Confidence 76 %
- DF
- Defense
- 81
- Confidence 73 %
- PS
- Penalty shot
- 76
- Confidence 0 %
- EX
- Experience
- 52
- Confidence 100 %
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SK — Skating76
- Top speed (35 %)35.8 · 79
- Bursts > 20 mph /60 (30 %)2.198 · 79
- Distance /60 (20 %)13.8 · 62
- Speed consistency (15 %)34.8 · 78
ST — Strength72
- Contact absorbed /60 (50 %)5.567 · 78
- Body mass (50 %)-0.448 · 66
EN — Endurance76
- Ice time per game (45 %)18.4 · 72
- Total ice time (20 %)1,175 · 71
- Shift length (15 %)52.1 · 87
- Lowest recent ice time per game (15 %)17.5 · 76
- Special-teams time per game (5 %)1.787 · 65
DU — Durability69
- Share of games played (100 %)0.777 · 69
CK — Checking76
- Hits /60 (70 %)3.638 · 77
- Lowest seasonal rate (20 %)2.603 · 75
- Season volume (10 %)3.892 · 74
FG — Fighting69
- Fights per 82 games (100 %)0.741 · 69
DI — Discipline70
- Net penalty value /60 (50 %)-0.054 · 70
- Penalties taken /60 (30 %)0.775 · 67
- Penalties drawn /60 (20 %)0.457 · 79
PA — Passing71
- Primary assists /60 (40 %)0.377 · 76
- Secondary assists /60 (20 %)0.31 · 60
- Offensive creation (RAPM) (20 %)-0.067 · 66
- Power-play points /60 (10 %)4.028 · 71
- Assist consistency (10 %)0.257 · 77
SC — Scoring80
- Goals /60 (25 %)0.302 · 82
- Individual xG /60 (20 %)0.151 · 61
- Finishing (goals − xG per shot) (20 %)1.059 · 95
- High-danger chances /60 (15 %)0.063 · 66
- xG per shot (10 %)0.034 · 69
- Shot attempts /60 (10 %)7.759 · 58
DF — Defense81
- RAPM defense /60 (35 %)0.071 · 80
- Relative xG against (20 %)-0.236 · 90
- On-ice xG against /60 (15 %)2.547 · 79
- Penalty kill /60 (10 %)-0.104 · 65
- Takeaways − giveaways /60 (10 %)-2.051 · 73
- Shot attempts against /60 (5 %)56.7 · 81
- Blocked shots /60 (5 %)4.089 · 70
PS — Penalty shot76
- Shootouts (60 %)32.7 · 76
- Penalty shots (40 %)26.7 · 76
EX — Experience52
- Career regular-season games (65 %)73
- Career playoff games (25 %)0
- NHL seasons (10 %)47
OV — Overall78
- DF · Defense (30 %)81
- PA · Passing (22 %)71
- SK · Skating (12 %)76
- SC · Scoring (12 %)80
- EN · Endurance (9 %)76
- ST · Strength (6 %)72
- DI · Discipline (5 %)70
- CK · Checking (4 %)76
| Season | OV | SK | SC | DF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 78 | 76 | 80 | 81 |
| 2024-25 | 83 | 74 | 76 | 81 |
| 2023-24 | 84 | 73 | 68 | 87 |
The bars show confidence (sample size), not player quality. — : not enough data, not a zero. Engine version 1.0.
WAR and PAL ratings, 2025-26
How we rate →PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against players at the same position (50 = average player), starting from the player's strength, offensive or defensive. Value Rating compares that performance with what the player costs: 50 means paid what the play is worth.
WAR
1.3
wins above replacement
51 of 325
PAL Rating
42/ 100
Performance · Around average
140 of 250 at the position
Value Rating
39/ 100
Poor return
2.05 M$ · expected PAL 52
ProfileBalancedNeither end dominates
- Offense
- 45
- Defense
- 52
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- Offense
- 62
- Creation
- 3
- Shooting
- 70
- Possession
- 42
- Defense
- 69
- Discipline
- 30
- Power play
- 28
- Penalty kill
- 9
From 0 to 100; 50 is the average player at the same position, adjusted for ice time.
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | Value | Cap hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | SEA | 1.3 | 42 | 39 | 2.05 M$ |
| 2024-25 | SEA | 0.5 | 44 | 65 | 0.90 M$ |
| 2023-24 | SEA | -0.1 | 61 | 75 | 0.90 M$ |
Hockey IQ, 2025-26
Rankings and method →The quality of the player's decisions with and against the puck at 5-on-5, against regulars at the same position (50 = average). PAL measures output; IQ measures how the player plays.
Overall IQ
4/ 100
Low
better than 4% of defensemen, offense and defense combined
Offensive IQ
33/ 100
Below average
passing, shots, puck
Defensive IQ
4/ 100
Low
takeaways, discipline, own zone
Overall IQ isn't an average of the two scores: it's the player's rank with offense and defense combined, 215 of 225 defensemen.
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Offense
- Playmaking passes
- 17
- Shot selection
- 23
- Penalties drawn
- 68
- Puck management
- 62
Defense
- Takeaways
- 4
- Discipline
- 13
- Safe zone exits
- 15
Percentiles: 80 means better than 80% of regulars at the same position. Play without the puck (positioning, coverage) isn't measured: the NHL doesn't publish that data.
| Season | Team | IQ | Off. | Def. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | SEA | 4 | 33 | 4 |
| 2024-25 | SEA | 24 | 42 | 21 |
| 2023-24 | SEA | 57 | 77 | 34 |
WAR, 2025-26
How it's calculated →Wins added to the team, compared with a replacement-level player called up from the AHL.
1.3
wins above replacement
-0.0 to 2.0 — 90% interval
51 of 325 defensemen
+6.8 goals above replacement
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- EV offense
- -1.0
- EV defense
- +1.3
- Power play
- -0.0
- Penalty kill
- -0.3
- Shooting
- +6.0
- Penalties
- -1.7
- Average → replacement
- +2.5
In goals.
| Season | Team | GP | WAR | 90% interval | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | SEA | 67 | 1.3 | -0.0 to 2.0 | 51/325 |
| 2024-25 | SEA | 70 | 0.5 | -0.4 to 1.2 | 100/314 |
| 2023-24 | SEA | 36 | -0.1 | -0.5 to 0.5 | 222/316 |
Player tracking (NHL EDGE)
League EDGE leaderboards →Speed, shot power, distance covered, time by zone: measured by chips in the puck and shoulder pads. 90th percentile = better than 90% of players.
- Hardest shot
- 141.9 km/h53rd percentileleague avg. 139.7 km/h
- Top skating speed
- 35.1 km/h75th percentileleague avg. 34.0 km/h
- Bursts over 20 mph, season
- 1377th percentileleague avg. 8
- Offensive zone time
- 41.0 %48th percentileleague avg. 42.4 %
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- Total distance, season
- 83.0 km80th percentileleague avg. 56.1 km
- Distance, single-game high
- 6.21 km88th percentileleague avg. 4.98 km
- Offensive zone at 5v5
- 41.8 %46th percentileleague avg. 42.8 %
- Neutral zone time
- 18.6 %74th percentileleague avg. 16.9 %
- Defensive zone time
- 40.4 %50th percentileleague avg. 40.8 %
Shooting
| Shots on goal | Goals | Shooting % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All | 1350th percentile | 395th percentile | 23.1 %100th percentile |
| High danger | 051st percentile | 084th percentile | 0.0 %0th percentile |
| Mid range | 579th percentile | 399th percentile | 60.0 %100th percentile |
| Long range | 435th percentile | 077th percentile | 0.0 %67th percentile |
Shots on goal by zone
2026-2027 regular season. Measured by puck and player tracking chips; the percentile ranks the player within the league.
Game log, 2026-27
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EDMRyker Evans: frequently asked questions
How many goals does Ryker Evans have in 2026-27?
Ryker Evans has 3 goals and 7 points (4 assists) in 16 games in 2026-27.
How old is Ryker Evans?
Ryker Evans is 24 years old: he was born on December 13, 2001.
How tall is Ryker Evans, and how much does he weigh?
Ryker Evans is 6'0" (183 cm) and weighs 198 lb (90 kg).
Where is Ryker Evans from?
Canada: Ryker Evans was born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
What team does Ryker Evans play for?
Ryker Evans plays for the Seattle Kraken in the NHL, at D, wearing number 41.
Is Ryker Evans injured?
No: Ryker Evans is not on the latest NHL injury report. This answer is updated throughout the season.
How good is Ryker Evans?
Ryker Evans produced 1.3 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2025-26, 51st of 325 players at his position in the NHL. His PAL rating is 42 out of 100: around average for his position.
How much does Ryker Evans make?
Ryker Evans earns $2.1M for the 2025-26 season. His Value Rating is 39 out of 100 (poor return): it measures the on-field return for that salary, compared with players at his position.
When does Ryker Evans's contract end?
Ryker Evans's contract runs through the 2026-27 season; he will then be a restricted free agent.
Is Ryker Evans overpaid?
Yes, his output falls short of what his salary should buy. His Value rating is 39 out of 100 (poor return), where 50 is the output expected for his salary, compared with players at his position.
Is Ryker Evans a top-10 player at his position?
No: by WAR, he ranks 51st of 325 players at his position in the NHL in 2025-26. Our comparison tool puts him side by side with any other player.
Is Ryker Evans getting better?
He is holding steady: his PAL rating went from 44 in 2024-25 to 42 in 2025-26 (out of 100, 50 = average player at his position).
How has Ryker Evans played lately?
Over his last 10 games, Ryker Evans has 4 points (3 goals, 1 assist).
What are Ryker Evans's career stats?
Over his NHL career, Ryker Evans has 192 games, 17 goals, 41 assists and 58 points. His best season: 2024-25, with 25 points in 73 games.
Where was Ryker Evans drafted?
Ryker Evans was drafted 35th overall (round 2) by Seattle Kraken in 2021.
Is Ryker Evans better at home or on the road?
At home: in 2026-27, he averages 0.50 points per game at home (4 in 8 games) and 0.38 on the road (3 in 8 games).
How does Ryker Evans perform in the playoffs?
Ryker Evans has not played in the NHL playoffs yet.
Which player is most similar to Ryker Evans?
Nick Jensen: he is the player at his position whose PAL profile (the 0-to-100 dimensions) is closest to his in 2025-26.
Nick Jensen's page →Is Ryker Evans a good fantasy pick?
Probably not, except in deep leagues: our projection has him at 23 points in 2026-27, or 0.32 points per game.
What is Ryker Evans's nationality?
Ryker Evans is Canadian.
What awards has Ryker Evans won?
Telus Cup tournament top defenceman, gold medal with the Notre Dame Hounds (2018) ; Selected to the AHL All‑Star Classic (season with the Coachella Valley Firebirds).
How many championships has Ryker Evans won?
1: Telus Cup gold medal with the Notre Dame Hounds (2018).
Where did Ryker Evans play before turning pro?
Notre Dame Hounds (Saskatchewan Male U18 AAA Hockey League); Regina Pats (WHL) — drafted in 2016, played notably in 2018–19, named assistant captain in 2020–21 and played the 2021–22 season.
How many points is Ryker Evans projected to score in 2026-27?
Our projection has him at 23 points in 71 games in 2026-27 (12 to 33 points, 80% interval), based on his recent seasons, age and role.
See also: his Seattle Kraken teammates
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