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Brett Kulak
Defenseman #77 Penguins
Player Information

Brett Kulak has 4 points (0 goals, 4 assists) in 43 games this season.

Selected in the 4th round (No. 105) of the 2012 NHL Draft by the Calgary Flames, he has 129 points (28 goals, 101 assists) in 623 regular-season games for the Calgary Flames, the Montreal Canadiens, the Edmonton Oilers and the Pittsburgh Penguins.

He also has 24 points (3 goals, 21 assists) in 98 Stanley Cup Playoff games.

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  • Country: Country FlagCAN
    Age: 32 yrs (06.01.1994)
    Height / Weight: 185 cm / 87 kg
    Shoots: L
    Drafted: 105th in 2012
    Draft Team: Team logoCalgary Flames
    Awards: -
Player EvaluationPowered by CORE

The 32-year-old is underwater for his team, with the Penguins controlling 43% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Brett Kulak is off the ice, the Penguins control 49% of expected goals, indicating the team is noticeably worse when he plays.

He is being deployed in a relatively balanced role, starting 22% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 29% in the defensive zone.

  • 68

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 249th of 283 Defensemen
    Defense:Def: 129th of 283 Defensemen
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    -0.06
    -0.140.11
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.43
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    18.18
    1525
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.00
    0.050.7
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.16
    0.11
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.16
    0.11
    xGoals/60
    0.12
    0.090.38
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    2.16
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    2.04
    1.45.5
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.00
    0.51.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    2.81
    2.54.5
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    2.75
    24.5
    Penalties/60
    0.63
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    4.72
    26
    Takeaways/60
    0.39
    0.52
    DZoneGiveaways/60
    1.65
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.29
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    8.83
    512
Contract InformationPowered by CORE
Actual AAV: $2.750M
Player Contract Value: $2.300M
Remaining: 1 year(s)
Contract Ends: 2026 UFA
Age at the end: 33.5 yrs (06.01.1994)
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Brett Kulak
Recent Games
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
01.01.2026 Team Logo Red Wings 1 0 0 0 0 20:07 3 0.0% 2
03.01.2026 Team Logo Red Wings 1 0 1 1 1 20:13 2 0.0% 2
04.01.2026 Team Logo Blue Jackets 1 0 0 0 -2 18:06 2 0.0% 0
08.01.2026 Team Logo Devils 1 0 0 0 2 20:41 2 0.0% 0
10.01.2026 Team Logo Flames 1 0 0 0 -1 18:56 1 0.0% 2
Total 5 0 1 1 0 10 0.0% 6
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2014-15 Team Logo Flames 1 0 0 0 0 19:31 0 2
2015-16 Team Logo Flames 8 0 0 0 -2 12:20 9 0.0% 0
2016-17 Team Logo Flames 21 0 3 3 -3 14:15 19 0.0% 12
2017-18 Team Logo Flames 71 2 6 8 -3 12:58 73 2.7% 27
2018-19 Team Logo Canadiens 57 6 11 17 12 17:51 102 5.9% 31
2019-20 Team Logo Canadiens 56 0 7 7 -1 17:07 101 0.0% 12
2020-21 Team Logo Canadiens 46 2 6 8 3 16:06 57 3.5% 20
2021-22 Team Logo Canadiens 56 3 10 13 -10 17:58 63 4.8% 33
2021-22 Team Logo Oilers 18 2 6 8 6 17:04 29 6.9% 12
2022-23 Team Logo Oilers 82 3 17 20 11 17:31 114 2.6% 41
2023-24 Team Logo Oilers 82 3 13 16 0 15:22 94 3.2% 30
2024-25 Team Logo Oilers 82 7 18 25 -7 20:31 135 5.2% 18
2025-26 Team Logo Oilers 31 0 2 2 -7 17:41 33 0.0% 10
2025-26 Team Logo Penguins 12 0 2 2 1 19:28 12 0.0% 8
Season Projection 82 0 8 8 -11 18:11 86 0.0% 34
Total 623 28 101 129 0 841 3.3% 256
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2019-20 Team Logo Canadiens 10 0 3 3 2 18:33 19 0.0% 0
2020-21 Team Logo Canadiens 13 0 1 1 -4 12:52 11 0.0% 4
2021-22 Team Logo Oilers 16 0 5 5 7 17:06 18 0.0% 12
2022-23 Team Logo Oilers 12 1 1 2 3 16:21 19 5.3% 9
2023-24 Team Logo Oilers 25 1 7 8 -3 16:30 21 4.8% 14
2024-25 Team Logo Oilers 22 1 4 5 9 23:25 25 4.0% 8
Total 98 3 21 24 14 113 2.7% 47
Player MatchPowered by CORE
Player
Match		 Name Team Pos Age Height / Weight Season
P/G		 Career
P/G		 Offense
Rating		 Defense
Rating		 Actual AAV
Brett Kulak Team Logo D 32 yrs 185 cm / 87 kg 0.09 0.21 51 78 $2.750M
92% Jacob Bernard-Docker Team Logo D 25.5 yrs 185 cm / 88 kg 0.10 0.16 50 78 $0.875M
90% Josh Mahura Team Logo D 27.7 yrs 183 cm / 87 kg 0.15 0.21 53 78 $0.908M
89% Zach Whitecloud Team Logo D 29.1 yrs 188 cm / 95 kg 0.12 0.21 51 78 $2.750M
89% Ryan Lindgren Team Logo D 27.9 yrs 183 cm / 87 kg 0.14 0.24 53 75 $4.500M
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