Regular season

Ryker Evans

Seattle Kraken · D · #41

Depth DDepth Defenseman?17 points and 75 blocks in 67 games in a supporting role

HT: 6'0"
WT: 195 lb
Age: 24
Shoots: L
From: Calgary, CAN
Draft: 2021 SEA · R2 #35

58Alpha?

Alpha sub-scores

what drives the rating · percentile vs position group

4747pctl

2020pctl

2727pctl

3232pctl

League profile

vs. defensemen with 20+ GP

0.2547pctl

0.1281pctl

0.1322pctl

0.714pctl

+566pctl

159pctl

HockeyAlpha advanced

event-derived proxies · 1,312 games analyzed

1.2%7pctl

0.7714pctl

0.028pctl

Def Suppression?

0.3845pctl

Defenseman toolkit

vs. defensemen with 20+ GP

1.1233pctl

3.7738pctl

Blocks / 100 shifts?

5.550pctl

2.447pctl

0.147pctl

0:2157pctl

0:5833pctl

On-ice impact

shift charts × our xG model · 40 GP tracked · 12h TOI

On-ice xG share (5v5)?

47.5%31pctl

On-ice goal share (5v5)?

49.1%48pctl

O-zone deployment?

50%51pctl

Usage profile

assignment difficulty · higher fill = tougher job

Competition faced?

16.9 min18pctl

Support received?

15.9 min91pctl

D-zone deployment?

50%49pctl

Micro-metrics

Structural Metric Model · sequences, geometry & leverage from every shot

Cross-slot shots / GP?

0.0211pctl

Net-front presence / GP?

0.157pctl

Second-chance touches / GP?

0.106pctl

0.97×40pctl

Cross-slot suppressed?

0.32/gm19pctl

Pressure escape rate?

8.7%70pctl

2025-26 regular season · Percentile beams: fill = league percentile, tick = league median · hockeyalpha.com

The Blueprint

Structural Event Engine · percentile vs defensemen · center = median · 1104 EV min

General Offense

2.2813

2.3923

Shot Setups/60?

0.5424

Chance Setups/60?

0.4929

Primary Contributions/60?

2.8212

Rebounds Created/60?

0.1621

Playmaking Sequences

Point Shot Setups/60?

0.0572

Center-Lane Setups/60?

0.4971

High-Danger Setups/60?

0.1652

Deflection Setups/60?

0.0034

One-Timer Setups/60?

0.1670

Offense Types

Cycle Offense/60?

1.2024

Rush Offense/60?

3.9114

Shots off HD Setups/60?

0.1626

0.0518

0.0552

Deflections/60?

0.0023

Zone Entries

Entries Started/60?

0.0031

Entries Finished/60?

0.1117

Entries w/ Chance/60?

0.0534

DZ Retrievals / Exits

DZ Involvements/60?

2.0623

0.1614

1.9034

Retrieval Success %?

8%16

Exit Involvements/60?

0.0037

Exit Success %?

0%37

Forechecking

0.1617

Dump-In Recoveries/60?

0.0048

Derived from event sequences in public play-by-play data - the ? on each metric explains exactly how it's computed. · hockeyalpha.com

Contract & market

Contract value?

beta · cap data: CapWages

$2.05M

cap hit

$1.70M

Alpha-market value

overpaidmarketsurplus

C

Fair market deal (−$0.3M)

Top comparables?

nearest profiles at the same role · match = statistical fit

Player	Alpha	Archetype	Production	Cap hit	Market	Value	Match
Ryker Evans	58	Depth Defenseman	17 P · 67 GP	$2.05M	$1.70M	C−$0.3M	this player
Shakir Mukhamadullin	59	Depth Defenseman	12 P · 50 GP	$1.00M	$1.91M	B+$0.9M	93%
Nick Perbix	59	Depth Defenseman	13 P · 79 GP	$2.75M	$1.91M	D−$0.8M	90%
Niko Mikkola	57	Depth Defenseman	11 P · 68 GP	$2.50M	$1.51M	D−$1.0M	88%
Wyatt Kaiser	62	Depth Defenseman	17 P · 77 GP	$1.70M	$2.59M	B+$0.9M	84%

Chemistry

Top connection: Shane Wright · 3 goals together

Finishes from

assisters on Ryker’s goals

Creates for

goals Ryker assisted on

From official goal credits - scorer + assists on every goal, all season.

Recent form · last 10 games

2 pts · 0 G · 2 A · 4 shots in last 10Heating up(+0.4 P/GP vs prior 5)

@ EDM

0P

0G 0A

@ EDM 03-31

0G 0A · 0 shots · 21:55 TOI

vs UTA

0P

0G 0A

vs UTA 04-02

0G 0A · 1 shots · 21:23 TOI

vs CHI

0P

0G 0A

vs CHI 04-04

0G 0A · 0 shots · 16:51 TOI

@ WPG

0P

0G 0A

@ WPG 04-06

0G 0A · 0 shots · 21:49 TOI

@ MIN

0P

0G 0A

@ MIN 04-07

0G 0A · 0 shots · 19:23 TOI

vs VGK

0P

0G 0A

vs VGK 04-09

0G 0A · 0 shots · 22:30 TOI

vs CGY

2P

0G 2A

vs CGY 04-11

0G 2A · 0 shots · 19:26 TOI

vs LAK

0P

0G 0A

vs LAK 04-13

0G 0A · 2 shots · 22:37 TOI

@ VGK

0P

0G 0A

@ VGK 04-15

0G 0A · 0 shots · 18:31 TOI

@ COL

0P

0G 0A

@ COL 04-16

0G 0A · 1 shots · 19:06 TOI

Tile tint = points that night · underline = shot volume (full bar = 8+ shots) · oldest on the left

The Territory

attacking → · every recorded touch, normalized to one end

Goal On goal Missed/blocked▲ takeaway▽ giveaway■ hit＋ block◯ faceoff dot (size = wins)206 events shown

The office: the right circle - 2 of 8 goals live there

Playmaking gravity: 11 touches that produced a teammate shot within 3s

Defensive floor: 75 blocks · 3 steals inside the d-zone

NHL career · regular season

Season	Team	GP	G	A	P	+/−
2023-24	Seattle Kraken	36	1	8	9	-5
2024-25	Seattle Kraken	73	5	20	25	-12
2025-26	Seattle Kraken	67	8	9	17	5
Career	1 team	176	14	37	51	-12