Yamamoto recorded an assist in Thursday's 4-1 win over the Senators.

EDGE Analysis

Yamamoto set up an Andre Burakovsky tally in the second period, which stretched the Kraken's lead to 3-0. The 25-year-old Yamamoto has played much of the season on the fourth line, and with the Kraken nearing full health up front, his chances to move up are low. He's produced a decent 12 points with 41 shots on net and a minus-3 rating over 39 appearances, but he could be a candidate to be scratched once Jaden Schwartz (lower body) returns.

Yamamoto scored a goal on two shots in Wednesday's 2-1 win over the Flames.

EDGE Analysis

Yamamoto tallied at 2:24 of the first period after taking a stretch pass from Vince Dunn. This was Yamamoto's fourth goal in December, giving him seven tallies on the season. The 25-year-old winger is up to 11 points, 40 shots on net and a minus-4 rating through 36 appearances. He's likely to remain in a bottom-six role, as Tomas Tatar has fit in well on the Kraken's top line.

Yamamoto scored a pair of goals on four shots in Thursday's 7-1 win over the Blackhawks.

EDGE Analysis

Yamamoto struck twice in the first period, setting the Kraken on the right path quickly. The 25-year-old has four points over his last two contests, following an 11-game point drought. Yamamoto is up to six tallies, four assists, 29 shots on net and a minus-6 rating through 31 appearances this season. He continues to hold down a fourth-line role, and it's unlikely he gets out of the bottom six barring a dramatic improvement on offense.

Yamamoto tallied a goal and an assist in Tuesday's 4-0 win over the Panthers.

EDGE Analysis

Yamamoto opened the scoring early in the second period, gathering a stretch pass from Will Borgen before beating Sergei Bobrovsky on a breakaway. He then added an assist on Pierre-Edouard Bellemare's tally in the third. The two-point effort snaps an 11-game scoring drought for Yamamoto. The 25-year-old winger now has four goals and eight points through 30 games this season. Yamamoto won't offer consistent scoring upside in a bottom-six role, though he has averaged 2:40 of ice time on the power play.

Yamamoto scored a goal and an assist on one shot in the Kraken's 4-3 shootout win over the Islanders on Thursday.

EDGE Analysis

Yamamoto scored the game-tying goal on the power play, beating Semyon Varlamov with a backhand in front. The former Oiler has picked up his second multi-point game of the season as he snaps a seven-game point drought in the process. On the season, Yamamoto has three goals and six points in 18 games. The American forward should continue to operate on the fourth line and top power-play unit for the time being.

Yamamoto collected a goal and an assist in Seattle's 4-3 overtime win over Tampa Bay on Monday.

EDGE Analysis

It was Yamamoto's first multi-point game of the campaign and brought him up to two goals and two assists through 10 appearances. The 25-year-old entered Monday's outing averaging just 11:15 of ice time this year and logged 11:36 versus the Lightning. On the plus side, Yamamoto has a regular role on the second power-play unit, which has led to him contributing two points with the man advantage in 2023-24. That will help him to make an occasional impact offensively throughout the campaign, but Yamamoto will probably need to secure a top-six role before he'll have a chance to be a regular contributor.

Yamamoto registered a power-play assist and three shots on goal in Thursday's 7-4 win over the Hurricanes.

EDGE Analysis

Yamamoto has a goal and an assist over the last two games after coming up empty in his first three contests with the Kraken. The 25-year-old winger set up Jaden Schwartz's first-period tally. Yamamoto has added six shots on net, three hits and a minus-3 rating through five appearances. His fourth-line role isn't likely to lead to much offense, but he's maintained a spot on the second power-play unit.

Yamamoto scored a goal on two shots in Tuesday's 4-1 loss to the Avalanche.

EDGE Analysis

Yamamoto roofed a shot at 15:09 of the first period to open the scoring, but that was all the Kraken could muster against Alexandar Georgiev. The goal was Yamamoto's first with Seattle since he signed in the offseason. He's added three shots on goal, two hits and a minus-3 rating over four contests while skating on the fourth line and second power-play unit.

Yamamoto signed a one-year, $1.5 million contract with Seattle on Sunday.

EDGE Analysis

Yamamoto slipped to 10 goals and 25 points in 58 appearances with the Oilers last season after scoring 20 goals and 41 points over 81 contests during the 2021-22 campaign. He was bought out by the Red Wings in June following a trade with Edmonton. Yamamoto may occupy a fourth-line spot with the Kraken going into 2023-24.

Yamamoto was placed on unconditional waivers by the Red Wings on Friday for the purpose of buying out his contract, Chris Johnston of TSN reports.

EDGE Analysis

Yamamoto was acquired from the Oilers with Klim Kostin on Thursday. Yamamoto and the Red Wings were unable to come to terms on a new contract, so Detroit decided to part ways with the winger. Yamamoto would have had a $3.1 million salary cap hit in 2023-24 had he remained with the Red Wings, but he'll now cost Detroit $433,334 against the cap during the upcoming campaign and $533,334 in 2024-25. Yamamoto scored 10 times and added 15 assists in 58 games with the Oilers in 2022-23.