Kailer Yamamoto
#56 · Right wing · Utah Mammoth
Born Sep 29, 1998 in Spokane, Washington, USA (age 28) · 5'9", 178 lb · Shoots right · Drafted 22nd overall in 2017 by EDM (round 1)
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Career
Regular season games only. Pick a season to see its game log below. Cap hit is what he counted against the salary cap that season, where it is known.
Points by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | P/GP | Cap hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-18 | EDM | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 2 | 23 | 6 | 0.33 | $925K |
| 2018-19 | EDM | 17 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -6 | 2 | 13 | 18 | 0.12 | $894K |
| 2019-20 | EDM | 27 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 17 | 12 | 44 | 45 | 0.96 | $894K |
| 2020-21 | EDM | 52 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 9 | 26 | 69 | 52 | 0.40 | $894K |
| 2021-22 | EDM | 81 | 20 | 21 | 41 | -1 | 40 | 114 | 114 | 0.51 | $1.175M |
| 2022-23 | EDM | 58 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 12 | 24 | 97 | 77 | 0.43 | $3.1M |
| 2023-24 | SEA | 59 | 8 | 8 | 16 | -9 | 18 | 61 | 31 | 0.27 | $1.5M |
| 2024-25 | UTA | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 0.25 | $775K |
| 2025-26 | UTA | 59 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 11 | 14 | 60 | 47 | 0.39 | $775K |
| 9 seasons | Career | 374 | 73 | 87 | 160 | 30 | 140 | 494 | 399 | 0.43 |
Playoffs
Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | P/GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | EDM | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 0.00 |
| 2020-21 | EDM | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0.25 |
| 2021-22 | EDM | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -6 | 10 | 16 | 36 | 0.50 |
| 2022-23 | EDM | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -7 | 18 | 12 | 25 | 0.33 |
| 2025-26 | UTA | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 0.83 |
| 5 seasons | Playoffs | 40 | 4 | 13 | 17 | -14 | 38 | 42 | 98 | 0.43 |
2025-26 season totals
| GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | P/GP | Shooting % | Avg TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 59 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 11 | 14 | 60 | 47 | 0.39 | 21.7 | 11:48 |
Contract
His cap hit for the whole season, set against what he did in the regular season. Lower is better value. In a season still being played the cost per point starts high and falls as the games add up. Value is coloured by where it ranks among the 715 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.
The contract
Who signed him to it, and when, are not on record. It runs through 2025-26, so this is its last season, and his extension takes over. His next contract is already signed: an extension with the Utah Mammoth on Jun 29, 2026, 2 years and $3.5M at $1.75M a season, beginning in 2026-27.
| Season | Cap hit |
|---|---|
| 2025-26 | $775K |
Each season left on the contract. Only its cap hit and its end are known: how the pay is split by season, and any signing bonus, are not.
Contracts he has signed
| Signed | Signed by | Kind | Seasons | Years | In all | Cap hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 29, 2026 | Utah Mammoth | Extension not begun | 2026-27 to 2027-28 | 2 | $3.5M | $1.75M |
| 2025-26 to 2025-26 | $775K | |||||
| Oct 6, 2024 | Utah Hockey Club | New contract | 2024-25 to 2024-25 | 1 | $775K | $775K |
| Jul 2, 2023 | Seattle Kraken | New contract | 2023-24 to 2023-24 | 1 | $1.5M | $1.5M |
| Aug 3, 2022 | Edmonton Oilers | New contract bought out by the Detroit Red Wings, Jun 30, 2023 | 2022-23 to 2022-23 | 2 | $6.2M | $3.1M |
| Sep 18, 2021 | Edmonton Oilers | New contract | 2021-22 to 2021-22 | 1 | $1.175M | $1.175M |
| Aug 10, 2017 | Edmonton Oilers | Entry-level | 2018-19 to 2020-21 signed for 2017-18, slid | 3 | $3.465M | $894K |
Every contract on record for him, newest first, with the team that signed him to it and the day it was signed. The one covering 2025-26 is marked. An extension is signed while the contract before it is still running, often a year ahead. A row with no team or date is a contract known only by its cap hit, most often one signed since October 2024.
2025-26 analytics
Rating
Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 476 ranked forwards: green is in the top fifth and red the bottom fifth, with paler shades in between and amber for the middle. Hover over a tile for its percentile.
The goals he added to his team's goal difference, compared with a spare-part player given the same ice time. Each part is measured against the league, so zero is an average skater, and the rank beside it is among forwards. A full season is about two-thirds the player and one-third chance.
On the ice
What happened at five-on-five while he was on the ice. What these numbers mean
Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 615 skaters who played enough to be ranked: green is in the top fifth and red the bottom fifth, with paler shades in between and amber for the middle. Hover over a tile for its percentile. PDO and attempts taken are left plain, since neither is good or bad on its own.
Who he played with
| Forward line | GP | Time | CF% | xGF% | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kailer Yamamoto · Dylan Guenther · Logan Cooley | 17 | 123:02 | 50.6 | 60.4 | 12-7 |
| Kevin Stenlund · Brandon Tanev · Kailer Yamamoto | 18 | 102:30 | 47.0 | 30.7 | 1-6 |
| Kailer Yamamoto · Barrett Hayton · JJ Peterka | 13 | 74:13 | 47.1 | 59.2 | 3-3 |
| Liam O'Brien · Kevin Stenlund · Kailer Yamamoto | 8 | 50:18 | 67.5 | 65.1 | 2-1 |
The lines he spent the most time in at five-on-five, with the team's share of the shot attempts and expected goals, and the goals for and against, while they were out. The two shares are coloured as above, against the league's lines that played a fair amount together. Hover over one for its percentile.
Chances and finishing
Expected goals adds up how likely each of his shots was to go in, judged by where it came from, what kind of shot it was and whether it was a rebound. All situations, leaving out shots at an empty net.
Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 444 who played 300 minutes or more this season.
His goals and his expected goals as the season went on. When the goals line pulls away above, he is scoring more than his chances were worth; below, less.
Where he shot from
Every attempt he took this season, in all situations, attacking the net on the right. There is a dot for each attempt, bigger for a better chance. "Show as heat map" shades the ice by where the attempts came from. Click a goal for its details.
Game log
| Date | Opponent | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 16, 2026 | vs STL | L 3-5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14:11 |
| Apr 14, 2026 | vs WPG | W 5-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10:14 |
| Apr 12, 2026 | @ CGY | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 11:21 |
| Apr 11, 2026 | vs CAR | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11:21 |
| Apr 9, 2026 | vs NSH | W 4-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14:02 |
| Apr 7, 2026 | vs EDM | W 6-5 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 17:10 |
| Apr 4, 2026 | @ VAN | W 7-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11:13 |
| Apr 2, 2026 | @ SEA | W 6-2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11:23 |
| Mar 28, 2026 | @ LAK | W 6-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:29 |
| Mar 24, 2026 | vs EDM | L 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:38 |
| Mar 22, 2026 | vs LAK | W 4-3 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12:12 |
| Mar 20, 2026 | vs ANA | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 07:17 |
| Mar 19, 2026 | @ VGK | W 4-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:23 |
| Mar 16, 2026 | @ DAL | W 6-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10:00 |
| Mar 14, 2026 | vs PIT | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 07:53 |
| Mar 12, 2026 | vs CHI | L 2-3 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12:35 |
| Mar 10, 2026 | @ MIN | L 0-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10:47 |
| Mar 9, 2026 | @ CHI | L 2-3 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12:38 |
| Mar 7, 2026 | @ CBJ | W 5-4 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:56 |
| Mar 5, 2026 | @ PHI | W 3-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13:04 |
| Mar 3, 2026 | @ WSH | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:33 |
| Mar 1, 2026 | vs CHI | L 0-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:01 |
| Feb 27, 2026 | vs MIN | W 5-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12:19 |
| Feb 25, 2026 | vs COL | L 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 11:16 |
| Feb 4, 2026 | vs DET | W 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 11:45 |
| Feb 2, 2026 | vs VAN | W 6-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14:21 |
| Jan 31, 2026 | vs DAL | L 2-3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 13:56 |
| Jan 29, 2026 | @ CAR | L 4-5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 11:25 |
| Jan 27, 2026 | @ FLA | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:45 |
| Jan 26, 2026 | @ TBL | L 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10:06 |
| Jan 24, 2026 | @ NSH | W 5-2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 14:49 |
| Jan 11, 2026 | vs CBJ | L 2-3 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 10:59 |
| Jan 7, 2026 | vs OTT | W 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:36 |
| Dec 17, 2025 | @ DET | W 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 09:48 |
| Dec 16, 2025 | @ BOS | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11:30 |
| Dec 14, 2025 | @ PIT | W 5-4 (OT) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 09:18 |
| Dec 12, 2025 | vs SEA | W 5-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 09:11 |
| Dec 6, 2025 | @ CGY | L 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 09:29 |
| Dec 5, 2025 | @ VAN | W 4-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:06 |
| Dec 3, 2025 | @ ANA | W 7-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:10 |
| Dec 1, 2025 | @ SJS | L 3-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10:10 |
| Nov 29, 2025 | @ STL | L 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13:40 |
| Nov 28, 2025 | @ DAL | L 3-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12:33 |
| Nov 26, 2025 | vs MTL | L 3-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11:08 |
| Nov 24, 2025 | vs VGK | W 5-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:07 |
| Nov 22, 2025 | vs NYR | W 3-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 08:55 |
| Nov 18, 2025 | @ SJS | L 2-3 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:06 |
| Nov 14, 2025 | vs NYI | L 2-3 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:01 |
| Nov 12, 2025 | vs BUF | W 5-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:27 |
| Nov 9, 2025 | @ OTT | L 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12:10 |
| Nov 8, 2025 | @ MTL | L 2-6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 11:44 |
| Nov 5, 2025 | @ TOR | L 3-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:23 |
| Nov 4, 2025 | @ BUF | W 2-1 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12:42 |
| Nov 2, 2025 | vs TBL | L 2-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 12:10 |
| Oct 26, 2025 | @ WPG | W 3-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:22 |
| Oct 15, 2025 | vs CGY | W 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11:13 |
| Oct 13, 2025 | @ CHI | L 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:02 |
| Oct 11, 2025 | @ NSH | W 3-2 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 09:28 |
| Oct 9, 2025 | @ COL | L 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12:28 |