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Jiri Kulich
Center #20 Sabres
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Jiri Kulich has 5 points (3 goals, 2 assists) in 12 games for the Buffalo Sabres this season.

Selected in the 1st round (No. 28) of the 2022 NHL Draft by the Buffalo Sabres, he has 29 points (18 goals, 11 assists) in 75 regular-season games for the Buffalo Sabres.

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  • Country: Country FlagCZE
    Age: 21.7 yrs (14.04.2004)
    Height / Weight: 185 cm / 88 kg
    Shoots: L
    Drafted: 28th in 2022
    Draft Team: Team logoBuffalo Sabres
    Awards: -
    Injury: Month to Month with Ear Injury
Player EvaluationPowered by CORE

The 21-year-old is a strong positive for his team, with the Sabres controlling 53% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Jiri Kulich is off the ice, the Sabres control 48% of expected goals, indicating the team is noticeably better when he plays.

He is being deployed in a relatively balanced role, starting 36% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 27% in the defensive zone.

  • 69

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 89th of 245 Centers
    Defense:Def: 137th of 245 Centers
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    0.05
    -0.140.14
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.53
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    14.79
    1222
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.98
    0.21.5
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.33
    0.11.5
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.26
    0.11.2
    xGoals/60
    1.03
    0.491.34
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    3.59
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    3.34
    1.45.5
    PenaltiesDrawn/60
    0.52
    0.271.56
    OZoneStartPct
    0.36
    0.150.4
    PP_xGoals/60
    1.03
    0.52.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    3.16
    2.54
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    3.27
    2.54
    Penalties/60
    0.52
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    2.36
    13
    Takeaways/60
    0.98
    0.52
    Giveaways/60
    2.16
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.27
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    0.00
    512
  • Career Trajectory Most comparable players to Jiri Kulich at his age (21.7 yrs):
    Zemgus Girgensons (Rating of 69 in 2014, Today 59)
    Morgan Frost (Rating of 69 in 2019, Today 72)
    Mason McTavish (Rating of 69 in 2023, Today 71)
Contract InformationPowered by CORE
Actual AAV: $0.887M
Player Contract Value: $2.700M
Remaining: 2 year(s)
Contract Ends: 2027 RFA
Age at the end: 24.2 yrs (14.04.2004)
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Jiri Kulich
Recent Games
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
24.10.2025 Team Logo Maple Leafs 1 1 1 2 3 16:49 1 100.0% 0
25.10.2025 Team Logo Maple Leafs 1 0 1 1 1 15:24 1 0.0% 0
28.10.2025 Team Logo Blue Jackets 1 0 0 0 -1 19:55 1 0.0% 0
30.10.2025 Team Logo Bruins 1 0 0 0 0 18:04 1 0.0% 0
01.11.2025 Team Logo Capitals 1 0 0 0 0 11:19 1 0.0% 0
Total 5 1 2 3 3 5 20.0% 0
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2023-24 Team Logo Sabres 1 0 0 0 -1 14:52 1 0.0% 0
2024-25 Team Logo Sabres 62 15 9 24 -4 14:48 134 11.2% 18
2025-26 Team Logo Sabres 12 3 2 5 -4 16:22 20 15.0% 4
Season Projection 51 13 8 21 -17 16:21 85 15.3% 17
Total 75 18 11 29 -9 155 11.6% 22
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
No games played
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Player
Match		 Name Team Pos Age Height / Weight Season
P/G		 Career
P/G		 Offense
Rating		 Defense
Rating		 Actual AAV
Jiri Kulich Team Logo C 21.7 yrs 185 cm / 88 kg 0.42 0.39 68 71 $0.887M
87% Ryan Donato Team Logo C 29.8 yrs 183 cm / 86 kg 0.40 0.46 66 67 $4.000M
85% Adam Gaudette Team Logo RW 29.3 yrs 185 cm / 86 kg 0.49 0.34 67 76 $2.000M
85% Alex Laferriere Team Logo RW 24.2 yrs 185 cm / 92 kg 0.50 0.43 64 76 $4.100M
85% Emil Heineman Team Logo LW 24.2 yrs 188 cm / 92 kg 0.44 0.34 67 77 $1.100M
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