#41 RYKER EVANS (D)
SEATTLE KRAKEN
 


Age 23.2 Birth Date 2001-12-13
Shoots L Draft Info 2021 (2/35)
Height 6'0 Fantrax Roster% 48
Weight 195 Yahoo Roster% 6
Country CAN Status OUT
2024-2025 Regular Season   Player Card
GP G A PTS PPP TOI PPTOI SOG HIT BKS
5051520320:061:02478077
PROSPECT UPSIDE
7.5 / 10
PROSPECT CERTAINTY
80%
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Date Type News
2025-02-08Injury UpdateEvans (upper body) won't suit up Saturday versus the Flames, Bob Condor of the Kraken's official site reports.
2025-02-06Injury UpdateEvans (upper body) will remain out of the lineup versus Toronto on Thursday, according to Mike Benton of the Kraken Audio Network.
2025-02-03ArticleThe Wild West – Player Valuations
2025-02-03Injury UpdateEvans (upper body) skated Monday but remains in a non-contact sweater and is still day-to-day, Mike Benton of the Kraken Audio Network reports.
2025-02-02Injury UpdateEvans (upper body) will not be in the lineup Sunday against Calgary, according to Sound of Hockey.
2025-01-30Injury UpdateEvans will be sidelined against San Jose on Thursday due to an upper-body injury and is considered day-to-day, Alison Lukan of the Kraken Hockey Network reports.
2025-01-25Player UpdateEvans (undisclosed) will be in the lineup for Saturday's matchup against Pittsburgh, Mike Benton of the Kraken Audio Network reports.
2025-01-24Injury UpdateEvans missed practice Friday and will be a game-time decision ahead of Saturday's matchup with Pittsburgh, Alison Lukan of the Kraken Hockey Network reports.
2025-01-24Injury UpdateEvans missed practice Friday for an undisclosed reason and will be a game-time decision ahead of Saturday's matchup with Pittsburgh, Alison Lukan of the Kraken Hockey Network reports.
2025-01-20ArticleThe Wild West – Players from the West Exceeding Expectations in the First Half
2025-01-12ArticleRamblings: Red Wings Rolling; Kaprizov Update; Underrated Offense from Dadonov & LaCombe (Jan 13)
2025-01-08ArticleTop 120 Keeper League Defensemen – January 2025
2024-12-16ArticleThe Wild West – Skaters Who Have Gone Up or Down a Tier from 2023-24
2024-12-15Article21 Fantasy Hockey Rambles
2024-12-06Player UpdateEvans (hand) will be in the lineup Friday versus the Devils, per Sound of Hockey.
2024-12-05Injury UpdateEvans (hand) won't return for Thursday's game against the Islanders, per Sound of Hockey.
2024-12-03Injury UpdateEvans (hand) will not be in the lineup Tuesday on the road against the Hurricanes, Piper Shaw of Kraken Hockey Network reports.
2024-12-02Injury UpdateEvans wasn't a full participant in Monday's practice session due to an apparent hand injury, 99.3 KJR reports.
2024-12-01Player UpdateEvans logged an assist and two blocked shots in Saturday's 4-2 loss to the Sharks.
2024-11-30ArticleDFS Saturday: Vegas Could Strike Gold

Salary/CapHit Information

2024-2025 Salary UFA Year Expiry Status Arbitration Eligible? Group 6 UFA Eligible?
925,000 2029 RFA No No
Year Cap Hit AAV
2024-2025897,500925,000

Fantasy Rankings


Category Rank
Top Defensemen78
Top Prospect Defensemen8

Upside Trend Chart

NHL ID: 8482858

2024-2025 Regular Season Game Log

Date OPP Team Status G A PTS +/- PIM SOG PPG PPP HITS BKS FOW FO% PPTOI %PP SHTOI %SH TOI HIghlights

Upcoming Games

Game Date Opponent
Feb 22@FLA
Feb 23@T.B
Feb 25@STL
Mar 1VAN
Mar 4MIN
Mar 6@NSH
Mar 8@PHI
Mar 9@WSH
Mar 12MTL
Mar 14UTA
Mar 16WPG
Mar 18@CHI
Mar 19@MIN
Mar 22@EDM
Mar 25@CGY
Mar 27EDM
Mar 29DAL
Mar 31DAL
Apr 2@VAN
Apr 5@S.J
Apr 7@L.A
Apr 8@UTA
Apr 10@VGK
Apr 12STL
Apr 15L.A

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2024-2025 Regular Season Game Log

Date OPP Team Status W L OTL GA SA GAA SV% GSAA SO QS RBS MIN

Upcoming Games

Game Date Opponent
Feb 22@FLA
Feb 23@T.B
Feb 25@STL
Mar 1VAN
Mar 4MIN
Mar 6@NSH
Mar 8@PHI
Mar 9@WSH
Mar 12MTL
Mar 14UTA
Mar 16WPG
Mar 18@CHI
Mar 19@MIN
Mar 22@EDM
Mar 25@CGY
Mar 27EDM
Mar 29DAL
Mar 31DAL
Apr 2@VAN
Apr 5@S.J
Apr 7@L.A
Apr 8@UTA
Apr 10@VGK
Apr 12STL
Apr 15L.A

DraftKings

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2024-2025 Regular Season Line Combinations

Even Strength Line Combinations

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Num Time % Line GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%

Even Strength Line Production (total pts: )

PTS %Total Line Combination

Even Strength Best Linemate

PTS Linemate

Power Play Line Combinations

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Num Time % Line GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%

Power Play Line Production (total pts: )

PTS %Total Line Combination

Power Play Best Linemate

PTS Linemate

Seattle Kraken Last Game Lines (2025-02-08)

Opponent: Calgary Flames
Num Time % EV - FORWARDS GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%
115:0028.3JADEN SCHWARTZ - KAAPO KAKKO - MATTY BENIERS00010758.8161355.2
211:1821.3CHANDLER STEPHENSON - OLIVER BJORKSTRAND - EELI TOLVANEN0005645.591833.3
39:1117.3ANDRE BURAKOVSKY - JARED MCCANN - SHANE WRIGHT2112340.011857.9
46:1811.9MITCHELL STEPHENS - BRANDON TANEV - TYE KARTYE01-11420.04833.3
Num Time % EV - DEFENSE GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%
116:0130.2ADAM LARSSON - VINCE DUNN2027370.017965.4
26:4812.8JAMIE OLEKSIAK - JOSHUA MAHURA0002433.351131.3
35:5411.1JOSHUA MAHURA - CALE FLEURY0005550.07750.0
41:443.3JAMIE OLEKSIAK - BRANDON MONTOUR0001150.01420.0
Num Time % PP - FORWARDS GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%
11:2824.8CHANDLER STEPHENSON - ANDRE BURAKOVSKY - OLIVER BJORKSTRAND - JARED MCCANN00010100.010100.0
20:5716.1JADEN SCHWARTZ - CHANDLER STEPHENSON - OLIVER BJORKSTRAND - JARED MCCANN00020100.040100.0
30:5415.2JADEN SCHWARTZ - KAAPO KAKKO - MATTY BENIERS - SHANE WRIGHT000000.010100.0
40:5014.1CHANDLER STEPHENSON - JARED MCCANN - KAAPO KAKKO000000.010100.0
Num Time % PP - DEFENSE GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%
14:1973.0VINCE DUNN10140100.080100.0
21:2022.5BRANDON MONTOUR00020100.060100.0
30:123.4VINCE DUNN - CALE FLEURY000000.0000.0
Num Time % SH - FORWARDS GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%
11:4142.1MITCHELL STEPHENS - BRANDON TANEV0001150.01420.0
21:0527.1CHANDLER STEPHENSON - BRANDON TANEV000000.0010.0
30:3916.3CHANDLER STEPHENSON - JARED MCCANN000000.0000.0
Num Time % SH - DEFENSE GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%
12:1656.7ADAM LARSSON - JAMIE OLEKSIAK00010100.01233.3
21:3439.2JOSHUA MAHURA - CALE FLEURY000020.0040.0
30:041.7ADAM LARSSON - JOSHUA MAHURA000000.0000.0

SEATTLE KRAKEN 2024-2025 Regular Season Stats

Name GP W L OTL GA SHA GAA SV% GSAA GA 5v5 SA 5v5 SV% 5v5 xGA 5v5 GSAX GSAX/GP SO QUAL QUAL% RBS RBS% MIN

SEATTLE KRAKEN Prospect Profile Pages

Name Age Draf Year Draf Round Draf Pick Link Upside Certainty
NIKLAS KOKKO20.920222587.06.0
VISA VEDENPAA19.8202361685.04.0
ALES STEZKA28.1201541116.06.0
KIM SAARINEN18.620243886.04.5

Career Stats (Regular Season)

Season Team GP G A PTS PTS/G 82GP Pace +/- PIM SOG S% SOG/G HITS PPG PPP SHG SHP BLKS FOW FOW% PPTOI %PP %SH TOI
2024-2025SEA50515200.40332184710.60.980130077001:0221.021.520:06
2023-2024SEA361890.2521-520442.31.262050038001:5437.67.819:11
CAREER 86623290.3428-338916.61.11421800115001:2428.115.019:43

Career Stats (Per Game)

Season Team GP G G/GP A A/GP PTS PTS/G PIM PIM/GP SOG SOG/GP PPP PPP/GP HITS HITS/GP BKS BKS/GP FOW FOW/GP
2024-2025SEA5050.10150.30200.40180.36470.9430.06801.60771.5400.00
2023-2024SEA3610.0380.2290.25200.56441.2250.14621.72381.0600.00

Career Stats (Non-NHL)  AHL Profile Page

Season League Team GP G A PTS PTS/G PIM +/- SOG SOG/G S% PPP NHLe
2023-2024AHLCoachella Valley Firebirds25213150.60280602.43.3824
2022-2023AHLCoachella Valley Firebirds71638440.6274191201.75.01825
2021-2022WHLRegina Pats631447610.9796900.00024
2020-2021WHLRegina Pats24325281.1737-400.00029
2019-2020WHLRegina Pats63724310.4981-1200.00012
2018-2019WHLRegina Pats45110110.2432-1900.0006
2017-2018SMAAAHLNotre Dame Hounds U18 AAA41416200.4958000.000
2017-2018TCQ-WNotre Dame Hounds U18 AAA41341.002000.000
2016-2017AEHL U16CRAA Blue U16 AAA36423270.7568000.000
2015-2016AEHL U15Calgary Royals U15 AAA36316190.5328000.000
2015-2016AEHL U16CRAA Blue U16 AAA50440.806000.000
2014-2015HCAA U15CRAA Blue U15 AA30412160.536000.000
2014-2015AEHL U15Calgary Royals U15 AAA20331.500000.000
Season Team GP G A PTS PTS/G 82GP Pace +/- PIM SOG S% SOG/G HITS PPG PPP SHG SHP BLKS FOW FOW% PPTOI %PP %SH TOI

Career Stats (Per Game)

Season Team GP G G/GP A A/GP PTS PTS/G PIM PIM/GP SOG SOG/GP PPP PPP/GP HITS HITS/GP BKS BKS/GP FOW FOW/GP

Career Stats (Non-NHL)  AHL Profile Page

Season League Team GP G A PTS PTS/G PIM +/- SOG SOG/G S% PPP NHLe
2023-2024AHLCoachella Valley Firebirds1846100.5630100.00022
2022-2023AHLCoachella Valley Firebirds26521261.00261300.00040
2017-2018SMAAAHLNotre Dame Hounds U18 AAA91010.1114000.000
2016-2017AEHL U16CRAA Blue U16 AAA40551.254000.000
2015-2016AEHL U15Calgary Royals U15 AAA21010.502000.000
2015-2016AEHL U16CRAA Blue U16 AAA11233.002000.000
Season Team GP G A PTS PTS/G 82GP Pace +/- PIM SOG S% SOG/G HITS PPG PPP SHG SHP BLKS FOW FOW% PPTOI %PP %SH TOI
2024-2025SEA40220.50411080.02.0500009002:5937.825.022:36
2023-2024SEA50110.201618100.02.0501004002:4447.330.717:27
2022-2023SEA30110.33272430.01.0601002002:0427.431.421:58
2021-2022SEA10000.000-3010.01.0200002002:4940.00.020:39
CAREER 130440.3125112220.01.718020017002:4038.427.220:19

Career Stats (Per Game)

Season Team GP G G/GP A A/GP PTS PTS/G PIM PIM/GP SOG SOG/GP PPP PPP/GP HITS HITS/GP BKS BKS/GP FOW FOW/GP
2024-2025SEA400.0020.5020.5000.0082.0000.0051.2592.2500.00
2023-2024SEA500.0010.2010.2081.60102.0010.2051.0040.8000.00
2022-2023SEA300.0010.3310.3341.3331.0010.3362.0020.6700.00
2021-2022SEA100.0000.0000.0000.0011.0000.0022.0022.0000.00

Regular Season Quarterly Comparison

2024-2025

QuarterGPGAPTSSOGPPPPPTOITOI
12339122821:5120:54
2192461710:2118:44
38022200:1521:00
40000000:00:0

Lines by quarter

QuarterLine Combination

2023-2024

QuarterGPGAPTSSOGPPPPPTOITOI
10000000:00:0
290441521:1017:58
380111211:5620:37
4191341722:1319:08

Lines by quarter

QuarterLine Combination

Buy/Sell Meter

Shooting % 10.6
5on5 Shooting % 9.8
PTS/60 1.2
PDO 1016
Sec. Asst% 0

Expected Goal (xG) stats below provided by Natural Stat Trick
Note: Expected Goals are updated overnight and will not include today's games. Stats only available as of 2020-21.

Advanced Stats

Year PDO 5 on 5 S% OZ Start% PTS/60 SOG/60 %PP IPP PPIPP CF% Sec Assists Sec Assist %

Expected Goals

Year GF 5v5 xGF 5v5 xGF/60 GA 5v5 xGA 5v5 xGA/60 xG% 5v5

NHL Edge

  Skating Speed Skating Distance Shot Speed Shot Location Zone Time%
Season Top speed 22+ MPH 20+ MPH 18+ MPH Tot. dist Tot. dist/60 Tot. dist EV Tot. dist/60 EV Tot. dist PP Tot. dist/60 PP Tot. dist PK Tot. dist/60 PK Top Speed AVG Speed 100+ 90-100 80-90 70-80 High Danger SOG High Danger G Mid Danger SOG Mid Danger G Long SOG Long G Off Zone Def Zone OZ - EV DZ - EV OZ - PP DZ - PP OZ - PK DZ - PK

Extended Game Log

Date OPP TEAM CF CA CF% GF 5v5 xGF 5v5 xGF/60 GA 5v5 xGA 5v5 xGA/60 xG% 5v5



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GP G A PTS PTS/60 +/- PIM SOG S% PPP HIT BLK FOW FO% PPTOI %PP TOI IPP

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Even Strength Line Production

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Power Play Line Combinations

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