Jiri Kulich

Buffalo Sabres·C·#20·CZE·Age 22·Shoots L

6'1"195 lbsKadanDrafted 28th Overall, 2022 (BUF)

GP9

PTS3

+/-1

S%7.7%

TOI/GP13:08

GWG1

OTG—

SHG0

PPP0

Trends

Points Per Game Trend

Contract

2026-27 cap $104.0M

Contract data not yet available.

Career

Born in Kadan, CZE · Draft: 2022 · Round 1, pick 28 (#28 overall) · BUF · 4 NHL seasons

Regular season

GP: 83
G: 19
A: 13
PTS: 32
+/-: -8

Last 5 games

Date	Opp	A	PTS	+/-	S	TOI
2026-10-21	vs PHI	0	0	-2	1	13:42
2026-10-17	@ MTL	1	1	1	0	13:00
2026-10-13	@ MTL	0	0	-1	2	16:51
2026-10-12	vs FLA	0	0	1	2	13:52
2026-10-08	vs DAL	0	0	0	0	11:42

Advanced stats 2026–27

Longer bar = better league rank (already flipped where lower is better). The tick marks the league median.

League leaders →

Physical

Hits7#486 of 654
Hits per game0.78#391 of 654
Hits per 603.54#344 of 654
Blocked shots3#551 of 654
Takeaways0#588 of 654
Giveaways3#31 of 654

Shooting & expected goals

Expected goals (individual)1.59#364 of 654
Expected goals per 600.81#169 of 654
Goals above expected-0.59#428 of 654
xG per shot (shot quality)0.072#319 of 654
High-danger shots11#189 of 654

Possession (on ice)

Corsi (shot attempt share)47.9%#403 of 654
Corsi relative to team-6.5%#564 of 654
Fenwick (unblocked share)51.5%#254 of 654
PDO at 5v50.966#483 of 654
Offensive zone starts37.8%#549 of 654
Time on ice per game13:09#497 of 654

Ranks among 654 skaters with 5+ GP.

Faceoffs · 2026–27

Faceoff leaders →

FO%

47.5%

Won–Lost

28–31

59 taken

League rank

—

Unranked — under 100 FO

By zone

Offensive zone62.5% · 10/16
Neutral zone42.9% · 9/21
Defensive zone40.9% · 9/22

By situation

Even strength49.1% · 28/57
Power play— · 0/0
Shorthanded0.0% · 0/2

Game LogLast 10 games

Date	Opp	G	A	PTS	+/-	S	TOI	RES
Nov 7	CBJ	0	0	0	0	4	13:00	W
Oct 21	PHI	0	0	0	-2	1	13:42	L
Oct 17	@ MTL	0	1	1	1	0	13:00	L
Oct 13	@ MTL	0	0	0	-1	2	16:51	L
Oct 12	FLA	0	0	0	1	2	13:52	W
Oct 8	DAL	0	0	0	0	0	11:42	L
Oct 6	MIN	0	1	1	2	2	13:56	W
Oct 3	CHI	1	0	1	2	1	13:31	W
Oct 1	@ CBJ	0	0	0	-2	1	8:45	L
Sep 24	@ DET	1	0	1	1	1	10:28	L

Show all 82 games

Date	Opp	G	A	PTS	+/-	S	TOI	RES
Nov 7	CBJ	0	0	0	0	4	13:00	W
Oct 21	PHI	0	0	0	-2	1	13:42	L
Oct 17	@ MTL	0	1	1	1	0	13:00	L
Oct 13	@ MTL	0	0	0	-1	2	16:51	L
Oct 12	FLA	0	0	0	1	2	13:52	W
Oct 8	DAL	0	0	0	0	0	11:42	L
Oct 6	MIN	0	1	1	2	2	13:56	W
Oct 3	CHI	1	0	1	2	1	13:31	W
Oct 1	@ CBJ	0	0	0	-2	1	8:45	L
Sep 24	@ DET	1	0	1	1	1	10:28	L
Sep 22	CBJ	0	0	0	-1	0	12:25	W
Sep 21	@ PIT	0	0	0	-1	3	19:39	L
Nov 1	WSH	0	0	0	0	1	11:19	W
Oct 30	@ BOS	0	0	0	0	1	18:05	L
Oct 28	CBJ	0	0	0	-1	1	19:56	L
Oct 25	@ TOR	0	1	1	1	1	15:24	L
Oct 24	TOR	1	1	2	3	1	16:50	W
Oct 22	DET	0	0	0	-1	2	15:41	W
Oct 20	@ MTL	1	0	1	0	2	18:00	L
Oct 18	FLA	0	0	0	0	3	15:37	W
Oct 15	OTT	1	0	1	-2	1	13:45	W
Oct 13	COL	0	0	0	-2	4	16:09	L
Oct 11	@ BOS	0	0	0	-2	1	18:54	L
Oct 9	NYR	0	0	0	0	2	16:42	L
Oct 3	@ PIT	2	0	2	2	3	15:50	L
Oct 1	PIT	0	0	0	-1	3	15:11	L
Sep 22	@ CBJ	0	1	1	1	5	15:39	W
Apr 17	PHI	0	0	0	-3	0	17:36	W
Apr 15	TOR	0	0	0	-1	4	17:15	L
Apr 13	@ TBL	1	0	1	0	1	12:56	L
Apr 12	@ FLA	0	0	0	0	5	17:20	L
Apr 10	@ CBJ	0	1	1	0	2	16:36	L
Apr 8	CAR	0	0	0	1	0	14:26	W
Apr 6	BOS	0	1	1	2	3	18:08	W
Apr 5	TBL	0	0	0	1	2	18:04	W
Apr 1	@ OTT	0	0	0	-2	5	14:20	W
Mar 30	@ WSH	0	0	0	-2	0	15:20	W
Mar 29	@ PHI	0	0	0	-3	1	14:04	L
Mar 27	PIT	2	0	2	3	4	19:07	W
Mar 25	OTT	0	0	0	1	2	17:04	W
Mar 15	VGK	0	0	0	0	2	8:08	W
Mar 12	@ DET	0	0	0	-1	2	11:31	L
Mar 7	@ TBL	0	0	0	-1	3	18:55	L
Mar 5	SJS	0	0	0	-1	2	16:43	L
Mar 4	@ MTL	0	1	1	1	0	15:13	L
Mar 2	MTL	1	0	1	-1	3	15:39	L
Feb 28	@ CAR	0	0	0	-1	0	11:23	L
Feb 26	ANA	0	0	0	0	2	12:12	W
Feb 22	NYR	0	1	1	2	2	17:31	W
Feb 9	@ NSH	0	0	0	-3	1	15:01	L
Feb 5	CBJ	0	0	0	-1	2	17:31	W
Feb 2	NJD	0	0	0	0	2	15:11	W
Feb 1	NSH	2	0	2	2	2	15:44	W
Jan 29	BOS	0	1	1	4	1	13:51	W
Jan 25	@ EDM	1	0	1	0	7	16:22	L
Jan 24	@ CGY	0	0	0	-1	1	19:07	L
Jan 22	@ VAN	1	2	3	1	3	17:47	W
Jan 20	@ SEA	0	0	0	0	6	16:26	L
Jan 7	WSH	0	0	0	0	1	5:18	W
Jan 5	@ VGK	0	0	0	0	0	14:37	L
Jan 3	@ COL	0	0	0	-1	1	16:36	L
Jan 1	@ DAL	0	0	0	-1	2	14:50	L
Dec 29	@ STL	1	0	1	1	2	12:28	W
Dec 28	CHI	0	0	0	1	2	15:55	W
Dec 24	@ NYI	2	1	3	2	3	14:57	W
Dec 22	@ BOS	0	0	0	-1	2	12:24	L
Dec 21	TOR	0	1	1	0	2	14:25	L
Dec 18	@ MTL	0	0	0	0	1	13:54	L
Dec 15	@ TOR	0	0	0	-1	2	12:23	L
Dec 15	@ WSH	1	0	1	1	2	18:36	L
Dec 12	NYR	0	0	0	-1	3	12:49	L
Dec 6	WPG	0	0	0	-1	2	13:47	L
Dec 4	COL	0	0	0	-1	2	12:22	L
Dec 1	@ NYI	0	0	0	0	2	12:39	L
Nov 29	VAN	0	0	0	0	2	13:43	L
Nov 28	MIN	0	0	0	0	5	14:18	L
Nov 24	@ SJS	0	0	0	-1	1	14:45	W
Nov 23	@ ANA	1	0	1	1	4	15:46	W
Nov 21	@ LAK	0	0	0	0	2	9:58	W
Nov 17	@ PHI	0	0	0	0	2	12:49	L
Nov 2	@ DET	0	0	0	0	1	14:28	L
Oct 26	DET	0	0	0	0	2	11:29	W

Career Arc

4 Seasons

PTSCareer best / current

Career Stats

Season	Team	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	S	S%	TOI/GP
2026-27	BUF	8	1	2	3	+1	0	9	11.1	13:10
2025-26	BUF	12	3	2	5	-4	4	20	15.0	16:22
2024-25	BUF	62	15	9	24	-4	18	134	11.2	14:48
2023-24	BUF	1	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0.0	14:53

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Jiri Kulich

Trends

Points Per Game Trend

Contract

Career

Advanced stats 2026–27

Physical

Shooting & expected goals

Possession (on ice)

Faceoffs · 2026–27

By zone

By situation

Game LogLast 10 games

Career Arc

Career Stats

Fantasy Value

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