RW · UTA · NHL id 8479977
Kailer Yamamoto has played 59 games for the Utah Mammoth in 2025-26, scoring 13 goals and 10 assists (23 points) on 60 shots while averaging 11:48 a night (11:13 at even strength, 0:25 on the power play and 0:05 shorthanded). At 5v5 he has skated 85% of his 5v5 minutes with Logan Cooley and 75% with Dylan Guenther over the last 10 games, and the Mammoth have controlled 53% of shot attempts with Yamamoto on the ice (36-26 in goals, 51% offensive-zone starts). In the Mammoth's most recent game against VGK he was on L3 with Dylan Guenther and Logan Cooley and off the power play; dropped to L4 (from L3) in the last game. He is shooting 21.7% this season against 14.5% across the 410 games in our data.
Right now
From the May 1 game vs VGK, detected from shift data
Deployment timeline
2025-26 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes
Usage: 19 games, 12:51 average time on ice, PP1 in 0 games, 11 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
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
2025-26 · 105 attempts, 64 on goal, 14 goals
Shot map, OPP at UTA: 105 attempts, 64 on goal, 14 goals, 8.52 expected goals; best chance Kailer Yamamoto at 0.41 xG.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Luck
2025-26 · 59 GP · 23 points vs 16.8 expected
Last 20 games: +27. Positive means running hot (sell), negative running cold (buy).
- 21.7%
- 102.2
- 62.2%
- G vs xG
- 13 / 7.4
- • Role rose over the last 10 games (TOI up 1:14 a game, 3 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 forwards. Each stat links to its explainer.
Fantasy box score
- Games played59
- Goals13227th of 715
- Assists10464th of 715
- Points23369th of 715
- Power-play points0437th of 715
- Shorthanded points0227th of 715
- Shots on goal60503rd of 715
- Hits47422nd of 715
- Blocked shots20586th of 715
- Plus/minus+11113th of 715
- Penalty minutes14548th of 715
- Faceoffs won21262nd of 715
Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)
- Corsi (CF%)52.8%143rd of 719
- Fenwick (FF%)53.5%120th of 719
- Expected goals (xGF%)56.2%65th of 719
- Sequence xG (sxGF%)56.3%60th of 719
- High-danger chances (HDCF%)57.5%44th of 719
- Scoring chances (SCF%)50.9%268th of 719
Transition, turnovers & faceoffs
- Transition attempts /600.64458th of 719
- Turnover Ledger /60−0.058476th of 719
- Forecheck xG /60 (on-ice)0.15691st of 719
- Faceoff win %41.2%
- Draw Equity /100−0.123
Usage
- Ice time per game11:48612th of 715
- Power-play time per game0:25420th of 715
- Offensive-zone start %51.1%334th of 719
Special teams & discipline
- Net penalties drawn /60+0.3499th of 719
Luck & trend
- On-ice PDO1022127th of 719
- Goals above expected+5.622nd of 715
- Luck Meter+7710th of 828
NHL EDGE tracking
- Top skating speed22.1429th of 715
- 20+ mph bursts69309th of 715
- Hardest shot86.9420th of 715
- Offensive-zone time41.2%405th 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 · 54 of 59 games through the sequence engine (more fill in as games are reprocessed)
- −0.002
- Season net
- −0.02xG
5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.
- Per 60
- 0.64
- Attempts
- 7
- 0.064
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 PP1 from PP2Dec 31, 2022 alerts →
- Moved up to L2 from L3May 26, 2022 alerts →
- Moved up to PP1 from PP2Apr 5, 2022 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1 to PP2Mar 24, 2022 alerts →
- Moved up to L1 from L2Mar 15, 2022 alerts →
- Moved up to PP1 from PP2Mar 12, 2022 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1Jan 27, 2022 alerts →
- Moved up to PP1Dec 18, 2021 alerts →
How his goals happened
24 goals since 2023-24 with NHL EDGE tracking: press Replay to watch the tracking animation
| Game | Play | Entry | Passes | Shot mph | Notes | Replay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 2026 vs VGK | Rush | pass | 2* | 34.4 | — | |
| Apr 16, 2026 vs STL | Forecheck turnover | pass | 1 | 61.0 | 4-on-3 | |
| Apr 9, 2026 vs NSH | Rebound | carry | 2 | 7.4 | 2-on-1, rebound | |
| Apr 4, 2026 @ VAN | Deflection | carry | 0 | 19.5 | — | |
| Mar 16, 2026 @ DAL | Odd-man rush | pass | 0 | 25.8 | 2-on-1 | |
| Jan 31, 2026 vs DAL | Forecheck turnover | carry | 0 | 27.2 | one-timer | |
| Jan 31, 2026 vs DAL | Odd-man rush | carry | 4* | 68.1 | 3-on-2 | |
| Jan 29, 2026 @ CAR | Rebound | carry | 0 | 17.7 | 3-on-1, rebound | |
| Jan 29, 2026 @ CAR | Rush | carry | 1 | 65.6 | — | |
| Jan 24, 2026 @ NSH | Deflection | — | 2* | 16.9 | — | |
| Dec 12, 2025 vs SEA | Rebound | dump | 0 | 56.2 | 3-on-2, rebound | |
| Nov 26, 2025 vs MTL | Rebound | — | 0 | 21.2 | rebound | |
| Nov 8, 2025 @ MTL | Rebound | carry | 0 | 27.0 | rebound | |
| Nov 2, 2025 vs TBL | Forecheck turnover | — | 1* | 66.2 | — | |
| Apr 8, 2025 vs SEA | Forecheck turnover | — | 4* | 56.3 | one-timer | |
| Mar 30, 2025 @ CHI | Rebound | — | 0 | 70.8 | rebound | |
| Apr 13, 2024 @ DAL | Deflection | loose | 1 | 20.4 | — | |
| Dec 27, 2023 @ CGY | Odd-man rush | carry | 1 | 53.3 | 1-on-0 | |
| Dec 14, 2023 vs CHI | Cycle | — | 3 | 17.3 | — | |
| Dec 14, 2023 vs CHI | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 47.4 | 4-on-3 | |
| Dec 12, 2023 vs FLA | Odd-man rush | pass | 2 | 37.6 | 2-on-1 | |
| Nov 16, 2023 vs NYI | Forecheck turnover | — | 1 | 23.8 | — | |
| Oct 30, 2023 @ TBL | Rebound | — | 0 | 48.5 | rebound | |
| Oct 17, 2023 vs COL | Cycle | — | 2 | 52.9 | — |
* includes a royal-road (cross-slot) pass. Derived from NHL EDGE puck and player tracking.
Linemates
2025-26 · 5v5 time together and how each pairing performs with and without Yamamoto
| Teammate | Pos | GP | Share | CF% together | GF% together | CF% Yamamoto apart | CF% mate apart | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Marino | D | 61 | 260:46 | 35% | 55.8% | 74% (14-5) | 53.2% 443:17 | 52.2% 828:22 |
| Nate Schmidt | D | 64 | 252:29 | 34% | 55.7% | 55% (11-9) | 52.4% 480:58 | 53.4% 815:24 |
| Ian Cole | D | 65 | 250:29 | 34% | 50.3% | 54% (13-11) | 55.2% 495:19 | 47.5% 712:21 |
| Kevin Stenlund | C | 35 | 238:12 | 32% | 53.0% | 53% (9-8) | 51.8% 131:01 | 40.6% 149:41 |
| Logan Cooley | C | 27 | 229:31 | 31% | 53.8% | 61% (17-11) | 58.9% 107:32 | 42.6% 149:11 |
| Dylan Guenther | RW | 22 | 217:22 | 29% | 55.6% | 59% (16-11) | 57.0% 58:46 | 45.1% 80:02 |
| Mikhail Sergachev | D | 58 | 216:17 | 29% | 51.7% | 67% (16-8) | 54.7% 445:01 | 52.1% 784:25 |
| Sean Durzi | D | 49 | 192:16 | 26% | 58.9% | 58% (11-8) | 51.2% 379:26 | 52.3% 623:28 |
| Barrett Hayton | C | 19 | 136:07 | 18% | 50.4% | 44% (4-5) | 62.3% 85:10 | 56.6% 99:29 |
| Brandon Tanev | LW | 22 | 127:38 | 17% | 45.5% | 22% (2-7) | 57.1% 114:27 | 49.0% 81:20 |
| JJ Peterka | RW | 23 | 102:16 | 14% | 51.1% | 43% (3-4) | 55.2% 162:42 | 49.4% 229:05 |
| Nick DeSimone | D | 25 | 100:37 | 13% | 50.0% | 50% (6-6) | 54.3% 187:43 | 50.4% 262:52 |
| MacKenzie Weegar | D | 24 | 98:48 | 13% | 48.1% | 62% (8-5) | 54.3% 199:14 | 52.1% 330:47 |
| Alexander Kerfoot | C | 11 | 70:45 | 9% | 49.6% | 60% (3-2) | 53.9% 55:28 | 47.1% 57:12 |
Game log
65 games in 2025-26, newest first
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | EV | PP | PK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1PO | vs VGK | L 1-5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 9:42 | 9:42 | — | — |
| Apr 29PO | @ VGK | OTL 4-5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 17:06 | 17:06 | — | — |
| Apr 27PO | vs VGK | OTL 4-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0% | 18:44 | 18:44 | — | — |
| Apr 24PO | vs VGK | W 4-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0% | 16:19 | 15:30 | — | — |
| Apr 21PO | @ VGK | W 3-2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 100% | 10:15 | 10:15 | — | — |
| Apr 19PO | @ VGK | L 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0% | 13:34 | 13:34 | — | — |
| Apr 16 | vs STL | L 3-5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 14:11 | 13:27 | — | 0:44 |
| Apr 14 | vs WPG | W 5-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 10:14 | 10:14 | — | — |
| Apr 12 | @ CGY | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 11:21 | 11:21 | — | — |
| Apr 11 | vs CAR | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 50% | 11:21 | 11:32 | — | — |
| Apr 9 | vs NSH | W 4-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 14:02 | 14:02 | — | — |
| Apr 7 | vs EDM | W 6-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 17:10 | 17:10 | — | — |
| Apr 4 | @ VAN | W 7-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0% | 11:13 | 11:13 | — | — |
| Apr 2 | @ SEA | W 6-2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 11:23 | 11:18 | — | — |
| Mar 28 | @ LAK | W 6-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | 13:29 | 13:29 | — | — |
| Mar 24 | vs EDM | L 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 13:38 | 12:51 | 0:18 | — |
| Mar 22 | vs LAK | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 12:12 | 12:12 | — | — |
| Mar 20 | vs ANA | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 7:17 | 7:17 | — | — |
| Mar 19 | @ VGK | W 4-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 12:23 | 12:09 | — | — |
| Mar 16 | @ DAL | W 6-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 10:00 | 9:59 | 0:01 | — |
Season splits by strength
2025-26 regular season · on-ice numbers from shift and play-by-play data
| Strength | GP | TOI/GP | SA | GF | GA | GF% | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All situations | 59 | 696:10 | 11:48 | 653 | 572 | 53.3% | 53.9% | 296 | 252 | 37 | 26 | 59% | 32.1 | 24.1 | 54% |
| Even strength | 59 | 662:09 | 11:13 | 616 | 550 | 52.8% | 53.5% | 278 | 242 | 36 | 26 | 58% | 29.0 | 22.6 | 51% |
| 5v5 | 59 | 660:57 | 11:12 | 616 | 550 | 52.8% | 53.5% | 278 | 242 | 36 | 26 | 58% | 29.0 | 22.6 | 51% |
| Power play | 18 | 24:24 | 1:21 | 31 | 8 | 79.5% | 80.0% | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 2.2 | 0.3 | 100% |
| Penalty kill | 11 | 4:31 | 0:25 | 2 | 4 | 33.3% | 33.3% | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0% |
| 5v4 | 18 | 24:24 | 1:21 | 31 | 8 | 79.5% | 80.0% | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 2.2 | 0.3 | 100% |
| 4v5 | 11 | 4:31 | 0:25 | 2 | 4 | 33.3% | 33.3% | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0% |
| 6v5, own net empty | 10 | 2:15 | 0:14 | 3 | 3 | 50.0% | 33.3% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.1 | 0.6 | 100% |
| 5v6, opponent net empty | 11 | 2:51 | 0:16 | 1 | 7 | 12.5% | 16.7% | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 100% | 0.4 | 0.2 | — |
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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26Playoffs | UTA | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | +2 | 2 | 4 | 25.0% | 22 | 0 | 14:17 |
| 2025-26 | UTA | 59 | 13 | 10 | 23 | +11 | 14 | 60 | 21.7% | 47 | 20 | 11:48 |
| 2024-25 | UTA | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 2 | 13 | 15.4% | 9 | 4 | 12:07 |
| 2023-24 | SEA | 59 | 8 | 8 | 16 | -9 | 18 | 61 | 13.1% | 31 | 18 | 11:59 |
| 2022-23Playoffs | EDM | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -7 | 18 | 12 | 8.3% | 25 | 9 | 14:42 |
| 2022-23 | EDM | 58 | 10 | 15 | 25 | +12 | 24 | 97 | 10.3% | 77 | 24 | 16:35 |
| 2021-22Playoffs | EDM | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -6 | 10 | 16 | 12.5% | 36 | 11 | 16:16 |
| 2021-22 | EDM | 81 | 20 | 21 | 41 | -1 | 40 | 114 | 17.5% | 114 | 36 | 16:52 |
| 2020-21Playoffs | EDM | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 6 | 0.0% | 8 | 2 | 19:30 |
| 2020-21 | EDM | 52 | 8 | 13 | 21 | +9 | 26 | 69 | 11.6% | 52 | 40 | 16:22 |
| 2019-20 | EDM | 27 | 11 | 15 | 26 | +17 | 12 | 44 | 25.0% | 45 | 13 | 17:23 |
| 2018-19 | EDM | 17 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -6 | 2 | 13 | 7.7% | 18 | 11 | 13:04 |
| 2017-18 | EDM | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 2 | 23 | 0.0% | 6 | 3 | 15:10 |
Kailer Yamamoto news
- 6 Bold Predictions for the Mammoth’s 2026-27 SeasonThe Hockey Writers
- Kailer Yamamoto HomeNHL.com
- Kailer Yamamoto StatsNHL.com
- Kailer Yamamoto Bio, Awards & Draft InfoNHL.com
- What should Kailer Yamamoto's role be with the Utah Mammoth in 2026-27?Deseret News
- Mammoth News & Rumors: Szuber Trade, Coaching News, & MoreThe Hockey Writers
- Mammoth sign Kailer Yamamoto to two-year contract extensionDaily Faceoff
- Mammoth Re-Sign Kailer Yamamoto to Two-Year Extensionginohard.com
Headlines via LineupExperts. Links open the original publisher.
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.
