Ryker Evans

#41 · Defenseman · Seattle Kraken

Shoots left · 24 years old

	GamesGP	GoalsG	AssistsA	PointsP	ShotsSOG	Ice timeTOI
This season	5	0	2	2	4	21:55
Last season	67	8	9	17	46	17:48

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Role

Where he fits on Seattle right now.

Line: P1 with B. Montour · 16:01 a game together
Power play: Not on either unit
Penalty kill: Second wave 7 of 10 kills · 0:53 a kill
Ice time: 21:55 a game, 2nd-most among Seattle defensemen · 19:30 5-on-5 · 1:16 PK
Competition: Easier opponents than 94% of defensemen · home 96%, road 92%
Easier opponents than 92% of defensemen · home 93%, road 88%

Where he stands out

What he does better or worse than most players at his position.

Better than most at his position

FinishingTop 5
+1.2 goals above expected /100 shotsbetter than 98% of defensemen
Top speed
23.0 mphfaster than 88% of defensemen
Drawing penalties
0.64 penalties drawn /60better than 86% of defensemen

Behind most at his position

Creating his own chances
0.11 expected goals /60behind 97% of defensemen
Shooting volume
6.3 shot attempts /60behind 95% of defensemen
Takeaways
takeaway score 690.41 takeaways /60behind 95% of defensemenfewer than 95% of defensemen
Setting up goals
0.27 first assists /60behind 90% of defensemen

Listed only when we can be confident he is above or below average. Numbers from this season and last, through Oct 10. Compared with defensemen who have played at least 20 games over the two seasons.

Better than most at his position

Drawing penalties
0.61 penalties drawn /60better than 81% of defensemen

Behind most at his position

Nothing yet where we can be confident he is below most defensemen.

Listed only when we can be confident he is above or below average. Numbers from this season, through Oct 10. Compared with defensemen who have played at least 3 games.

All ratings

Every rating, against other defensemen.

Ryker EvansAverage defensemanLikely range

This season’s 5 games blended with last season’s 67, and pulled toward the average defenseman by an amount that depends on how quickly each rating settles.

This season’s 5 games only, pulled toward the average defenseman. Expect wide ranges this early.

Driving play at 5-on-5

Creating chances
Along for the rideDrives play
+0.05 expected goals /60top 27%
−0.01 expected goals /60top 43%
Preventing chances
Chances against riseShuts it down
−0.09 expected goals against /60top 28%
−0.05 expected goals against /60top 39%

Scoring

Shooting volume
Rarely shootsFires away
6.3 shot attempts /60bottom 5%
8.0 shot attempts /60bottom 24%
Creating his own chances
Few chancesDangerous
0.11 expected goals /60bottom 3%
0.17 expected goals /60bottom 42%
FinishingTop 5
Below expectedSniper
+1.2 goals above expected /100 shotstop 2%
+0.1 goals above expected /100 shotsaverage
Setting up goals
Rarely sets upPlaymaker
0.27 first assists /60bottom 10%
0.32 first assists /60bottom 42%

Special teams

Power-play chances
QuietThreat
0.55 expected goals /60too few games
0.71 expected goals /60too few games
Shorthanded threat
Pure defensePower kill
0.84 expected goals for /60bottom 34%
0.86 expected goals for /60average

Physical and puck

Hitting
Avoids contactPhysical
hitting score 130top 28%2.63 hits /60average
hitting score 135top 27%4.93 hits /60top 18%
Shot blocking
Rarely blocksShot blocker
blocking score 78bottom 19%3.64 blocks /60bottom 33%
blocking score 85bottom 30%2.19 blocks /60bottom 1%
Takeaways
RarePuck thief
takeaway score 69bottom 5%0.41 takeaways /60bottom 5%
takeaway score 104top 40%1.10 takeaways /60top 18%

Penalties and faceoffs

Drawing penalties
RarelyDraws calls
0.64 penalties drawn /60top 14%
0.61 penalties drawn /60top 19%
Staying out of the box
Often penalizedClean
0.81 penalties taken /60bottom 32%
0.66 penalties taken /60average

Hitting, shot blocking and takeaways are arena-adjusted scores (100 is the average defenseman); switch “Hits and takeaways” to Raw in the settings to see the numbers as recorded. How the ratings work.

Shots

Where his shots come from, and how his misses miss.

Show

80 unblocked shots, this season and last, from his point of view. 3 more from outside the zone. Empty nets left out.

6 unblocked shots, this season, from his point of view. Empty nets left out.

How his misses miss

Wide left16
Wide right8
Over the net4
Off the post or crossbar2
Short or other0

30 missed shots. “Wide left” is from his point of view.

Wide left1
Wide right1
Over the net0
Off the post or crossbar0
Short or other0

2 missed shots. “Wide left” is from his point of view.

The NHL’s game data records how a shot missed, but not where in the net a goal or save went (glove side, blocker, five-hole). That needs paid camera tracking, so we don’t show it.

Skating and shot

Speed, bursts, shot power and where he spends his shifts, from the NHL’s own tracking (NHL EDGE).

Top speed
SlowerBurner
23.0 mphtop 12%
21.1 mphtop 32%
Fast bursts
RareFrequent
2.2 bursts /60top 34%
2.7 bursts /60top 31%
Hardest shot
SofterCannon
88.7 mphbottom 22%
82.5 mphbottom 38%
Distance skated
ShorterCovers ground
8.32 miles /60bottom 38%
8.71 miles /60top 34%
Time in the offensive zone
DefendingAttacking
40.6% of his timebottom 20%
43.3% of his timetop 36%

Top speed and hardest shot are his best single moments over this season and lastthis season; bursts and distance are per 60 minutes of his ice time. Tracking data: NHL EDGE.