D · SEA · NHL id 8482858
Ryker Evans has played 1 game for the Seattle Kraken in 2026-27, scoring 0 goals and 1 assist (1 points) on 1 shots while averaging 20:42 a night (19:14 at even strength, 0:20 on the power play and 0:38 shorthanded). At 5v5 he has skated 88% of his 5v5 minutes with Brandon Montour and 40% with Jordan Eberle in his only game so far, and the Kraken have controlled 56% of shot attempts with Evans on the ice (2-0 in goals, 0% offensive-zone starts). In the Kraken's most recent game against CGY he was on D1 with Brandon Montour and off the power play.
Right now
From the Oct 1 game vs CGY, detected from shift data
- On-ice xGF/60 4.44 (was 2.27)
- +1:39 TOI a game
- Top-four D in 1 of last 1 (was 12 of 20)
Deployment timeline
2026-27 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes
Usage: 1 games, 20:12 average time on ice, PP1 in 0 games, 0 line changes.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- 5-game average
- Did not play
- ▲ promoted · ▼ demoted
NHL EDGE tracking
2025-26 percentiles among skaters at his position
Only 1 GP in 2026-27; showing 2025-26 NHL EDGE data.
Season-level NHL EDGE puck and player tracking, refreshed nightly. The percentile is the league rank among skaters this season; the label at the right is the raw value.
Shot map
2026-27 · 2 attempts, 1 on goal, 0 goals
Shot map, OPP at SEA: 2 attempts, 1 on goal, 0 goals, 0.01 expected goals; best chance Ryker Evans at 0.01 xG.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Luck
2025-26 · 67 GP · 17 points vs 15.7 expected
Last 20 games: +21. Positive means running hot (sell), negative running cold (buy).
- 17.4%
- 103.3
- 28.8%
- G vs xG
- 8 / 2.5
- • Role rose over the last 10 games (TOI up 2:60 a game, 2 promotion events): some of the heat may be real.
- Actual goals
- Expected
- ±1σ
- Above expected
- Below expected
Player analytics
Compare with another player →2025-26 regular season. Rank is among all qualified players; the bar is his percentile among defencemen. Each stat links to its explainer.
- 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 G, 1 A, 0 PPP, 1 SOG.
Fantasy box score
- Games played67
- Goals8344th of 715
- Assists9493rd of 715
- Points17442nd of 715
- Power-play points1380th of 715
- Shorthanded points1111th of 715
- Shots on goal46560th of 715
- Hits48415th of 715
- Blocked shots75157th of 715
- Plus/minus+5194th of 715
- Penalty minutes40182nd of 715
- Faceoffs won0451st of 715
Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)
- Corsi (CF%)45.4%614th of 719
- Fenwick (FF%)46.4%571st of 719
- Expected goals (xGF%)48.7%396th of 719
- Sequence xG (sxGF%)48.9%381st of 719
- High-danger chances (HDCF%)46.8%509th of 719
- Scoring chances (SCF%)44.8%618th of 719
Transition, turnovers & faceoffs
- Transition attempts /600.23659th of 719
- Turnover Ledger /60−0.043367th of 719
- Forecheck xG /60 (on-ice)0.31269th of 719
Usage
- Ice time per game17:48243rd of 715
- Power-play time per game0:21432nd of 715
- Offensive-zone start %46.6%462nd of 719
Special teams & discipline
- Net penalties drawn /60−0.50578th of 719
Luck & trend
- On-ice PDO103369th of 719
- Goals above expected+5.524th of 715
- Luck Meter+7418th of 828
- Ascension score6230th of 428
NHL EDGE tracking
- Top skating speed23.0127th of 715
- 20+ mph bursts42449th of 715
- Hardest shot88.7328th of 715
- Offensive-zone time40.3%517th of 715
Unranked rows are below the sample minimum (20 GP, 200 five-on-five minutes, 100 draws or 10 goalie games).
Beyond the box score
2025-26 regular season · 65 of 67 games through the sequence engine (more fill in as games are reprocessed)
- −0.057
- Season net
- −1.00xG
5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.
- Per 60
- 0.23
- Attempts
- 4
- 0.007
5-on-5 shots within 10 seconds of winning the puck outside the offensive zone.
Role changes
Notable promotions, demotions and ice-time swings from Line Watch
- Moved up to D1 from D3Mar 31, 2026 alerts →
- Moved up to D1 from D3Dec 23, 2025 alerts →
- Moved up to PP1 from PP2Dec 23, 2025 alerts →
- Played 4:50 more than his 5-game averageDec 23, 2025 alerts →
- Moved up to D1 from D3Dec 30, 2024 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1Dec 6, 2024 alerts →
- Moved up to D2 from D3Oct 22, 2024 alerts →
How his goals happened
14 goals since 2023-24 with NHL EDGE tracking: press Replay to watch the tracking animation
| Game | Play | Entry | Passes | Shot mph | Notes | Replay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 24, 2026 @ FLA | Rush | pass | 3 | 30.0 | one-timer | |
| Mar 12, 2026 vs COL | Odd-man rush | carry | 1* | 54.9 | 1-on-0 | |
| Feb 25, 2026 @ DAL | Forecheck turnover | loose | 0 | 72.1 | — | |
| Jan 27, 2026 vs WSH | Odd-man rush | carry | 2* | 12.1 | 4-on-2 | |
| Jan 25, 2026 vs NJD | Point shot | — | 5* | 20.5 | — | |
| Dec 20, 2025 @ SJS | Forecheck turnover | — | 1 | 55.7 | — | |
| Nov 18, 2025 @ DET | Forecheck turnover | — | 2 | 66.7 | — | |
| Nov 8, 2025 @ STL | Forecheck turnover | — | 1* | 59.0 | — | |
| Jan 11, 2025 @ BUF | Forecheck turnover | — | 1* | 52.1 | — | |
| Dec 19, 2024 @ CHI | Forecheck turnover | — | 4* | 25.7 | — | |
| Oct 29, 2024 @ MTL | Point shot | — | 2* | 65.0 | — | |
| Oct 22, 2024 vs COL | Rebound | — | 1 | 54.2 | rebound | |
| Oct 15, 2024 @ NSH | Point shot | — | 2* | 61.8 | — | |
| Mar 22, 2024 @ ARI | Cycle | — | 3* | 50.4 | — |
* includes a royal-road (cross-slot) pass. Derived from NHL EDGE puck and player tracking.
Linemates
2026-27 · 5v5 time together and how each pairing performs with and without Evans
| Teammate | Pos | GP | Share | CF% together | GF% together | CF% Evans apart | CF% mate apart | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Montour | D | 1 | 16:08 | 88% | 57.6% | 100% (2-0) | 33.3% 2:16 | 75.0% 2:05 |
| Jordan Eberle | C | 1 | 7:21 | 40% | 55.0% | 100% (1-0) | 56.3% 11:03 | 75.0% 5:19 |
| Ryan Winterton | C | 1 | 6:07 | 33% | 41.7% | — (0-0) | 62.5% 12:17 | 45.5% 9:35 |
| Berkly Catton | C | 1 | 5:47 | 31% | 45.5% | 100% (1-0) | 60.0% 12:37 | 52.2% 9:10 |
| Chandler Stephenson | C | 1 | 5:24 | 29% | 71.4% | 100% (1-0) | 45.5% 13:00 | 40.0% 6:30 |
| Bobby McMann | C | 1 | 5:17 | 29% | 73.3% | 100% (1-0) | 42.9% 13:07 | 44.4% 6:53 |
| Matty Beniers | C | 1 | 4:54 | 27% | 50.0% | — (0-0) | 57.1% 13:30 | 36.4% 7:38 |
| Kaapo Kakko | RW | 1 | 4:38 | 25% | 57.1% | 100% (1-0) | 55.2% 13:46 | 26.7% 8:53 |
| Frederick Gaudreau | C | 1 | 3:52 | 21% | 33.3% | 100% (1-0) | 60.0% 14:32 | 21.4% 8:32 |
| Jared McCann | C | 1 | 3:52 | 21% | 50.0% | — (0-0) | 56.7% 14:32 | 45.5% 6:50 |
| Shane Wright | C | 1 | 3:48 | 21% | 66.7% | — (0-0) | 53.3% 14:36 | 47.8% 9:20 |
| Jacob Melanson | RW | 1 | 2:08 | 12% | 50.0% | — (0-0) | 55.9% 16:16 | 23.8% 6:39 |
| Adam Larsson | D | 1 | 1:29 | 8% | 33.3% | — (0-0) | 57.6% 16:55 | 41.2% 15:55 |
| Curtis Douglas | C | 1 | 1:19 | 7% | 0.0% | — (0-0) | 57.1% 17:05 | 30.8% 4:39 |
Game log
1 game in 2026-27, newest first
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | EV | PP | PK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | @ CGY | W 6-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 20:42 | 19:14 | 0:20 | 0:38 |
Season splits by strength
2026-27 regular season · on-ice numbers from shift and play-by-play data
| Strength | GP | TOI/GP | SA | GF | GA | GF% | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All situations | 1 | 20:42 | 20:42 | 22 | 19 | 53.7% | 56.3% | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 100% | 1.7 | 0.6 | 50% |
| Even strength | 1 | 19:14 | 19:14 | 21 | 17 | 55.3% | 58.6% | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 100% | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0% |
| 5v5 | 1 | 18:24 | 18:24 | 20 | 16 | 55.6% | 59.3% | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 100% | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0% |
| Power play | 1 | 0:20 | 0:20 | 1 | 1 | 50.0% | 50.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.1 | 0.1 | 100% |
| Penalty kill | 1 | 0:38 | 0:38 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0 | 0.1 | — |
Career by season
Seasons in Edgehalla's data (2025-26 is being backfilled; earlier seasons follow)
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | TOI/GP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | SEA | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 1 | 20:42 |
| 2025-26 | SEA | 67 | 8 | 9 | 17 | +5 | 40 | 46 | 17.4% | 48 | 75 | 17:48 |
| 2024-25 | SEA | 73 | 5 | 20 | 25 | -12 | 30 | 59 | 8.5% | 123 | 106 | 19:29 |
| 2023-24 | SEA | 36 | 1 | 8 | 9 | -5 | 20 | 44 | 2.3% | 62 | 38 | 19:11 |
Ryker Evans news
- Ryker Evans HomeNHL.com
- Ryker Evans Bio, Awards & Draft InfoNHL.com
- Ryker Evans News: Dishes two helpers in winRotoWire
- Ryker EvansESPN
- Kraken's Ryker Evans: Dishes two helpers in winCBS Sports
- Ryker Evans News: Tallies in shootout lossRotoWire
- Kraken's Ryker Evans: Tallies in shootout lossCBS Sports
- Ryker Evans News: Nets shorthanded goalRotoWire
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On-ice and deployment numbers are derived by Edgehalla from NHL play-by-play and shift data. Tracking percentiles are from NHL EDGE. Data updates after every game.