Clayton
Keller
R · UTA · Offensive · Excellent
- PAL
- 85
- WAR
- 1.1
- Value
- 74
- PTS
- 88
2025-26№ 159 / 615
Clayton Keller (Utah Mammoth) stats and profile: offensive production, ice time, advanced stats, WAR and PAL rating.
Clayton Keller
#9RPlays: Right wing · 0% of faceoffs
Utah Mammoth
HEIGHT : 178 cm · WEIGHT : 79 kg · SHOOTS : L
Born : July 28, 1998 · Chesterfield, United States
Drafted : 2016 · ARI · round 1, pick #7
Contract : $7,150,000 · 2020-21 → 2027-28 · Standard Contract (Extension) · UFA · Signing bonus $3,000,000NTC / NMC
NHL record
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Utah Mammoth | 18 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 16 |
| 2025-26 | Utah Mammoth | 82 | 26 | 62 | 88 | 38 |
| 2024-25 | Utah Hockey Club | 81 | 30 | 60 | 90 | 28 |
| 2023-24 | Arizona Coyotes | 78 | 33 | 43 | 76 | 32 |
| 2022-23 | Arizona Coyotes | 82 | 37 | 49 | 86 | 49 |
| 2021-22 | Arizona Coyotes | 67 | 28 | 35 | 63 | 28 |
| 2020-21 | Arizona Coyotes | 56 | 14 | 21 | 35 | 18 |
| 2019-20 | Arizona Coyotes | 70 | 17 | 27 | 44 | 28 |
| 2018-19 | Arizona Coyotes | 82 | 14 | 33 | 47 | 24 |
| 2017-18 | Arizona Coyotes | 82 | 23 | 42 | 65 | 24 |
| 2016-17 | Arizona Coyotes | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| NHL totals | 701 | 227 | 393 | 620 | 285 | |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Utah Mammoth | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| 2019-20 | Arizona Coyotes | 9 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| Playoff totals | 15 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 0 | |
Clayton Keller: our analysis
2025-26 season: 82 GP, 26 G, 62 A, 88 PTS, +21 +/-, 19:05 TOI. WAR 1.1 (159th of 615) · PAL 85, excellent.
In 2025-26, Clayton Keller, 28, posts a PAL Rating of 85 out of 100 (excellent), and his WAR of 1.1 ranks 159th among 615 regulars, in the top half.
His strengths: offense (96, among the best in the league), possession (91, among the best in the league) and power play (78, well above average). On the other hand, penalty kill (18, well below average) holds him back.
Breaking down his WAR (goals above average), his biggest contribution: EV offense (+4.2); his biggest cost: finishing (-3.8).
A clear step forward: his PAL went from 76 in 2024-25 to 85; his WAR, though, went from 1.3 to 1.1.
Contract-wise, his Value score of 74 (good value) weighs his output against what he costs: 50 is what that salary should buy.
Clayton Keller's story
Growing up near St. Louis, Clayton Keller moved through elite youth programs early, spending two seasons at Shattuck-Saint Mary's before joining the USA Hockey National Team Development Program. His two-year NTDP totals reached 189 points, a mark that stood as the program record until 2019.
Taken seventh overall by the Arizona Coyotes in the 2016 NHL Draft, Keller opted for one year at Boston University, where he tallied 19 goals and 40 points in 31 games and collected major rookie honours in Hockey East, including the Tim Taylor Award as the top NCAA Division I freshman. He left BU after that season and signed a three-year entry-level deal with Arizona on 26 March 2017, making his NHL debut the next night.
Keller quickly became a nightly presence in the Coyotes' lineup, playing every game across his first two full seasons. He led Arizona with 65 points in 2017–18 and earned a spot on the rookie all-star team. The following season he hit the 100-point career milestone faster than any player in franchise history and represented the club at the 2019 NHL All-Star Game. On 4 September 2019 the Coyotes locked him into an eight-year, $57.2 million contract.
His career has included repeated All-Star selections, the 200th career point on 19 November 2021, and a significant leg injury on 30 March 2022 that ended that season. Keller returned to play all 82 games in 2022–23, tying the franchise single-season points mark with 86. After Arizona's hockey assets moved to Utah, he was named the first captain of the Utah Mammoth ahead of the 2024–25 season.
On the ice Keller is valued for his versatility: able to handle both centre and wing roles, he produces offensively while adapting to increased physical and defensive responsibilities when coaches ask. That blend of playmaking and role flexibility has defined his progression from prospect to franchise cornerstone.
Facts drawn from Wikipédia, told in our own words.
Advanced stats
- TOI/GP
- 18:27
- PP TOI/GP
- 3:50
- SH TOI/GP
- 0:00
- Pts/GP
- 1.33
- EV points
- 9
- Hits
- 7
- Blocks
- 11
- Takeaways
- 3
- Corsi % (SAT)
- 55.4 %
- Off. zone starts
- 41.3 %
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2026-27 projection
Projected points
95between 70 and 112 (80% range)
- Goals
- 25
- Assists
- 70
- Games
- 83
So far: 24 pts in 18 games. The team has played 18 of 84 games. Projected pace: 1.09 pts per game (last season: 1.07).
The projection follows last season's pace. Tested on 2,265 player seasons (2022-23 to 2025-26): average miss of 9 points over 82 games; for players at 0.9 points per game and up, it ran 5 points high on average.
Trend
Stable
- Points per game: 0.97 in 23-24, 1.07 in 25-26
- PAL Rating: 76 → 85
Outlook, age included
→ StableAge 28: prime years
This is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes; one player in five finishes outside the range.
Player ratings, 2025-26
All ratings →Fourteen ratings from 0 to 100 drawn from data, never by hand: 75 = established NHL player, 95+ = elite.
OV · OverallConfidence 86 %
83
Very good
- SK
- Skating
- 75
- Confidence 73 %
- ST
- Strength
- 55
- Confidence 88 %
- EN
- Endurance
- 89
- Confidence 80 %
- DU
- Durability
- 89
- Confidence 77 %
- CK
- Checking
- 42
- Confidence 88 %
- FG
- Fighting
- 50
- Confidence 67 %
- DI
- Discipline
- 82
- Confidence 88 %
- FO
- Faceoffs
- 66
- Confidence 32 %
- PA
- Passing
- 90
- Confidence 86 %
- SC
- Scoring
- 79
- Confidence 86 %
- DF
- Defense
- 71
- Confidence 83 %
- PS
- Penalty shot
- 69
- Confidence 45 %
- EX
- Experience
- 81
- Confidence 100 %
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SK — Skating75
- Top speed (35 %)36.5 · 83
- Bursts > 20 mph /60 (30 %)4.697 · 71
- Distance /60 (20 %)15.9 · 68
- Speed consistency (15 %)35.4 · 77
ST — Strength55
- Contact absorbed /60 (50 %)3.305 · 66
- Body mass (50 %)-1.651 · 53
EN — Endurance89
- Ice time per game (45 %)17.8 · 89
- Total ice time (20 %)1,504 · 92
- Shift length (15 %)48 · 82
- Lowest recent ice time per game (15 %)17.2 · 90
- Special-teams time per game (5 %)3.138 · 84
DU — Durability89
- Share of games played (100 %)0.889 · 89
CK — Checking42
- Hits /60 (70 %)1.228 · 37
- Lowest seasonal rate (20 %)1.169 · 42
- Season volume (10 %)2.197 · 45
FG — Fighting50
- Fights per 82 games (100 %)0.654 · 50
DI — Discipline82
- Net penalty value /60 (50 %)0.048 · 83
- Penalties taken /60 (30 %)0.683 · 74
- Penalties drawn /60 (20 %)0.962 · 82
FO — Faceoffs66
- Faceoff % (85 %)48.7 · 71
- Faceoffs /60 (15 %)7.66 · 35
PA — Passing90
- Primary assists /60 (40 %)1.308 · 92
- Secondary assists /60 (20 %)0.801 · 93
- Offensive creation (RAPM) (20 %)0.132 · 80
- Power-play points /60 (10 %)6.23 · 90
- Assist consistency (10 %)0.946 · 93
SC — Scoring79
- Goals /60 (25 %)1.121 · 82
- Individual xG /60 (20 %)0.972 · 80
- Finishing (goals − xG per shot) (20 %)0.177 · 76
- High-danger chances /60 (15 %)1.255 · 72
- xG per shot (10 %)0.078 · 67
- Shot attempts /60 (10 %)16.7 · 83
DF — Defense71
- RAPM defense /60 (35 %)-0.001 · 74
- Relative xG against (20 %)0.022 · 73
- On-ice xG against /60 (15 %)2.676 · 71
- Penalty kill /60 (10 %)0.057 · 83
- Takeaways − giveaways /60 (10 %)-2.031 · 63
- Shot attempts against /60 (5 %)55.3 · 88
- Blocked shots /60 (5 %)1.493 · 56
PS — Penalty shot69
- Shootouts (60 %)32.2 · 68
- Penalty shots (40 %)26.7 · 76
EX — Experience81
- Career regular-season games (65 %)92
- Career playoff games (25 %)52
- NHL seasons (10 %)81
OV — Overall83
- SC · Scoring (28 %)79
- PA · Passing (22 %)90
- DF · Defense (18 %)71
- SK · Skating (12 %)75
- EN · Endurance (8 %)89
- DI · Discipline (5 %)82
- ST · Strength (4 %)55
- CK · Checking (3 %)42
| Season | OV | SK | SC | DF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 83 | 75 | 79 | 71 |
| 2024-25 | 84 | 75 | 80 | 69 |
| 2023-24 | 84 | 75 | 83 | 68 |
| 2022-23 | 82 | 78 | 81 | 65 |
The bars show confidence (sample size), not player quality. — : not enough data, not a zero. Engine version 1.0.
WAR and PAL ratings, 2025-26
How we rate →PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against players at the same position (50 = average player), starting from the player's strength, offensive or defensive. Value Rating compares that performance with what the player costs: 50 means paid what the play is worth.
WAR
1.1
wins above replacement
159 of 615
PAL Rating
85/ 100
Performance · Excellent
65 of 476 at the position
Value Rating
74/ 100
Good value
7.15 M$ · expected PAL 70
ProfileOffensiveValue comes mostly from offense
- Offense
- 86
- Defense
- 56
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- Offense
- 96
- Creation
- 53
- Shooting
- 55
- Possession
- 91
- Defense
- 42
- Discipline
- 59
- Power play
- 78
- Penalty kill
- 18
From 0 to 100; 50 is the average player at the same position, adjusted for ice time.
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | Value | Cap hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | UTA | 1.1 | 85 | 74 | 7.15 M$ |
| 2024-25 | UTA | 1.3 | 76 | 55 | 7.15 M$ |
| 2023-24 | ARI | 2.4 | 71 | 43 | 7.15 M$ |
| 2022-23 | ARI | 2.9 | 55 | 25 | 7.15 M$ |
Hockey IQ, 2025-26
Rankings and method →The quality of the player's decisions with and against the puck at 5-on-5, against regulars at the same position (50 = average). PAL measures output; IQ measures how the player plays.
Overall IQ
92/ 100
Elite
better than 92% of forwards, offense and defense combined
Offensive IQ
83/ 100
Very good
passing, shots, puck
Defensive IQ
80/ 100
Very good
takeaways, discipline, own zone
Why 92, higher than both scores? Overall IQ isn't an average, it's a rank: 32 of 424 forwards. Few players are good at both ends at once; being so puts Clayton Keller ahead of almost everyone else.
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Offense
- Playmaking passes
- 100
- Shot selection
- 39
- Penalties drawn
- 83
- Puck management
- 15
Defense
- Takeaways
- 61
- Discipline
- 52
- Safe zone exits
- 92
Percentiles: 80 means better than 80% of regulars at the same position. Play without the puck (positioning, coverage) isn't measured: the NHL doesn't publish that data.
| Season | Team | IQ | Off. | Def. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | UTA | 92 | 83 | 80 |
| 2024-25 | UTA | 91 | 72 | 89 |
| 2023-24 | ARI | 74 | 39 | 86 |
| 2022-23 | ARI | 69 | 44 | 77 |
WAR, 2025-26
How it's calculated →Wins added to the team, compared with a replacement-level player called up from the AHL.
1.1
wins above replacement
-0.3 to 2.4 — 90% interval
159 of 615 forwards
+5.6 goals above replacement
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- EV offense
- +4.2
- EV defense
- +0.7
- Power play
- -0.3
- Penalty kill
- 0.0
- Shooting
- -3.8
- Penalties
- +0.9
- Average → replacement
- +3.9
In goals.
| Season | Team | GP | WAR | 90% interval | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | UTA | 82 | 1.1 | -0.3 to 2.4 | 159/615 |
| 2024-25 | UTA | 77 | 1.3 | -0.1 to 2.4 | 123/596 |
| 2023-24 | ARI | 78 | 2.4 | 0.9 to 3.6 | 49/608 |
| 2022-23 | ARI | 82 | 2.9 | 1.2 to 4.9 | 32/617 |
Player tracking (NHL EDGE)
League EDGE leaderboards →Speed, shot power, distance covered, time by zone: measured by chips in the puck and shoulder pads. 90th percentile = better than 90% of players.
- Hardest shot
- 140.1 km/h79th percentileleague avg. 130.1 km/h
- Top skating speed
- 34.6 km/h33rd percentileleague avg. 35.2 km/h
- Bursts over 20 mph, season
- 2568th percentileleague avg. 21
- Offensive zone time
- 48.3 %98th percentileleague avg. 43.1 %
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- Total distance, season
- 84.0 km91st percentileleague avg. 52.2 km
- Distance, single-game high
- 5.45 km80th percentileleague avg. 4.52 km
- Offensive zone at 5v5
- 44.4 %94th percentileleague avg. 42.4 %
- Neutral zone time
- 17.1 %12th percentileleague avg. 16.8 %
- Defensive zone time
- 34.5 %97th percentileleague avg. 40.1 %
Shooting
| Shots on goal | Goals | Shooting % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All | 4894th percentile | 581st percentile | 10.4 %34th percentile |
| High danger | 1382nd percentile | 274th percentile | 15.4 %37th percentile |
| Mid range | 1385th percentile | 054th percentile | 0.0 %32nd percentile |
| Long range | 593rd percentile | 092nd percentile | 0.0 %87th percentile |
Shots on goal by zone
2026-2027 regular season. Measured by puck and player tracking chips; the percentile ranks the player within the league.
Game log, 2026-27
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CHIClayton Keller: frequently asked questions
How many goals does Clayton Keller have in 2026-27?
Clayton Keller has 5 goals and 24 points (19 assists) in 18 games in 2026-27.
How old is Clayton Keller?
Clayton Keller is 28 years old: he was born on July 29, 1998.
How tall is Clayton Keller, and how much does he weigh?
Clayton Keller is 5'10" (178 cm) and weighs 174 lb (79 kg).
Where is Clayton Keller from?
United States: Clayton Keller was born in Chesterfield, Missouri, United States.
What team does Clayton Keller play for?
Clayton Keller plays for the Utah Mammoth in the NHL, at R, wearing number 9.
Is Clayton Keller injured?
No: Clayton Keller is not on the latest NHL injury report. This answer is updated throughout the season.
How good is Clayton Keller?
Clayton Keller produced 1.1 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2025-26, 159th of 615 players at his position in the NHL. His PAL rating is 85 out of 100: excellent for his position.
How much does Clayton Keller make?
Clayton Keller earns $7.2M for the 2025-26 season. His Value Rating is 74 out of 100 (good value): it measures the on-field return for that salary, compared with players at his position.
When does Clayton Keller's contract end?
Clayton Keller's contract runs through the 2027-28 season; he will then be an unrestricted free agent. It includes a NTC / NMC clause.
Is Clayton Keller overpaid?
No, he gives more than he costs. His Value rating is 74 out of 100 (good value), where 50 is the output expected for his salary, compared with players at his position.
Is Clayton Keller a top-10 player at his position?
No: by WAR, he ranks 159th of 615 players at his position in the NHL in 2025-26. Our comparison tool puts him side by side with any other player.
Is Clayton Keller getting better?
Yes: his PAL rating went from 76 in 2024-25 to 85 in 2025-26 (out of 100, 50 = average player at his position).
How has Clayton Keller played lately?
Over his last 10 games, Clayton Keller has 13 points (2 goals, 11 assists).
What are Clayton Keller's career stats?
Over his NHL career, Clayton Keller has 701 games, 227 goals, 393 assists and 620 points. His best season: 2024-25, with 90 points in 81 games.
Where was Clayton Keller drafted?
Clayton Keller was drafted 7th overall (round 1) by ARI in 2016.
Is Clayton Keller better at home or on the road?
On the road: in 2026-27, he averages 1.00 points per game at home (6 in 6 games) and 1.50 on the road (18 in 12 games).
How does Clayton Keller perform in the playoffs?
In the playoffs, Clayton Keller has 15 games and 12 points in his career. His pace (0.80 points per game) is lower than his regular-season pace (0.88).
Which player is most similar to Clayton Keller?
Artemi Panarin: he is the player at his position whose PAL profile (the 0-to-100 dimensions) is closest to his in 2025-26.
Artemi Panarin's page →Is Clayton Keller a good fantasy pick?
Yes, a top-tier pick: our projection has him at 95 points in 2026-27, or 1.14 points per game.
Does Clayton Keller have siblings?
Yes: his brother Jake Keller (junior ice hockey player in the NAHL; played with the Minnesota Magicians in 2019–20, two years at Wayzata High School, then signed with the New Mexico Ice Wolves for 2021–22).
What is Clayton Keller's nationality?
Clayton Keller is American. Internationally: United States: silver at the 2014 World U‑17; gold at the 2015 U18 World Championship; 2016 U18 tournament MVP and Media All‑Star (team won bronze); gold at the 2017 World Junior Championship; member of the U.S. senior team at the 2017 World Championship (lost in quarterfinals) and 2019 (7th); gold at the 2025 World Championship; member of the U.S. Olympic team at the 2026 Winter Olympics, won gold.
What awards has Clayton Keller won?
Hockey East Rookie of the Year (2016–17) ; Tim Taylor Award — top NCAA Division I rookie (2016–17) ; NHL Rookie of the Month (October 2017) ; NHL Rookie of the Month (March 2018) ; NHL All‑Star selection (2019) ; NHL All‑Star selection (2022) ; NHL All‑Star selection (2023) ; NHL All‑Star selection (2024); and more.
How many championships has Clayton Keller won?
5: National championship with Shattuck‑Saint Mary's (during his two seasons there); U18 World Championship gold (2015) — United States; World Junior Championship gold (2017) — United States; World Championship gold (2025) — United States; Olympic gold medal (2026) — United States team.
Where did Clayton Keller play before turning pro?
Shattuck‑Saint Mary's (2012–2014); USA Hockey National Team Development Program (NTDP) (2014–2016); Boston University Terriers (2016–17 season).
How many points is Clayton Keller projected to score in 2026-27?
Our projection has him at 95 points in 83 games in 2026-27 (70 to 112 points, 80% interval), based on his recent seasons, age and role.
See also: his Utah Mammoth teammates
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