Jiri Kulich
Age 22 · Shoots left · 6′1″ · 195 lb · Born Kadan, CZE
Drafted 2022, #28 overall by Buffalo
vs Dallas · 7:00 PM ET2025-262025-26: 12 games, 3-2-5, 0.42 points per game Season detail →
Jiri Kulich has 2 points in 3 games of 2026-27, after 5 points in 12 games last season.
This season
2026-27 regular season · 3 games Small sample2 points in 3 games for the 14th-placed Buffalo
Where he ranks among NHL forwards with 2+ games, then his scoring rate through the season in ten-game blocks.
Points per game · rolling blocks
Dashed line: season average (0.7). Dark blocks sit at or above it.
Where he ranks
See all: Where he ranks →A depth forward who plays mostly at even strength
Even-strength, power-play and shorthanded minutes, and how much of Buffalo's power play went through him.
Special teams
1 of 1 goal broke a tie
How the 1 goal and 1 assist were scored: when, at what strength, in what game state, and per 60 minutes.
Goals by period
Goals by game state
1 of 1 goal broke a tie; 0 came with Buffalo trailing.
Most attempts from the slot, goals from the slot
Every attempt, attacking right, from the games with a stored shot map.
By zone
8 attempts across the 3 games with a stored shot map. Small sample
Expected goals
See all: Expected goals →2026-27 · 3 games. Rank among all skaters by ixG. Small sample: early-season xG moves a lot from night to night.
2025-26 · 12 games. Rank among all skaters by ixG.
Every unblocked attempt he took, weighed by its chance of scoring from that spot, shot type and strength. Above zero is finishing better than the chances.
xG leadersDistance per 60 in the 97th percentile of forwards: 10.59 miles
How fast he skated, how far, how hard he shot and where on the ice his shifts were spent, against the average NHL forward.
Where his shifts were spent
Share of his time on ice in each zone.
Fastest moments
- 21.89vs
CHI3 Oct · 3rd 19:49 - 21.47vsCHI3 Oct · 1st 16:42
- 20.91@
CBJ1 Oct · 1st 02:10 - 20.75@CBJ1 Oct · 3rd 11:36
- 19.99@CBJ1 Oct · 3rd 18:51
- 19.71vsCHI3 Oct · 3rd 05:59
- 19.40@CBJ1 Oct · 1st 00:36
- 19.25vsCHI3 Oct · 3rd 12:08
His fastest bursts in mph.
Bursts per speed band, against the forward average.
Hardest shots
- 80.16@CBJ1 Oct · 1st 00:38
- 62.34vsCHI3 Oct · 3rd 13:20
- 19.43vsCHI3 Oct · 3rd 13:13
Shot speed in mph, every attempt type.
Shot attempts per speed band.
Distance, last 10 games
- 2.42vs
MIN6 Oct · 13:56 TOI - 2.45vsCHI3 Oct · 13:31 TOI
- 1.52@CBJ1 Oct · 8:45 TOI
Miles per game with his time on ice. Season average 2.13 a game. Small sample: these numbers move a lot in the first weeks of a season.
Physical play, discipline and faceoffs
Possession events, penalties drawn against penalties taken, and faceoffs.
Possession and physical
The last ten games
MINW 3-2 OT0112+213:56CHIW 4-31011+213:31CBJW 6-30001−28:455 points in 12 games on a team that finished 4th
Where he ranks among NHL forwards with 40+ games, then his scoring rate through the season in ten-game blocks.
Percentiles need 40 games in 2025-26; Jiri Kulich has 12.
Points per game · rolling blocks
Dashed line: season average (0.4). Dark blocks sit at or above it.
Where he ranks
See all: Where he ranks →A depth forward who plays on the power play
Even-strength, power-play and shorthanded minutes, and how much of Buffalo's power play went through him.
Special teams
Power-play involvement
Team power-play goals from the season team report; involvement is his power-play points.
Most of the goals come at even strength
How the 3 goals and 2 assists were scored: when, at what strength, in what game state, and per 60 minutes.
Goals by period
Goals by game state
1 of 3 goals broke a tie; 1 came with Buffalo trailing.
Most attempts from the slot, goals from the slot
Every attempt, attacking right, from the games with a stored shot map.
By zone
50 attempts across the 15 games with a stored shot map.
Expected goals
See all: Expected goals →2026-27 · 3 games. Rank among all skaters by ixG. Small sample: early-season xG moves a lot from night to night.
2025-26 · 12 games. Rank among all skaters by ixG.
Every unblocked attempt he took, weighed by its chance of scoring from that spot, shot type and strength. Above zero is finishing better than the chances.
xG leadersTop speed 21.94 mph, hardest shot 86.83 mph
How fast he skated, how far, how hard he shot and where on the ice his shifts were spent, against the average NHL forward.
Tracking percentiles need 40 games in 2025-26; Jiri Kulich has 12.
Where his shifts were spent
Share of his time on ice in each zone.
Fastest moments
Bursts per speed band, against the forward average.
Hardest shots
Shot attempts per speed band.
Physical play, discipline and faceoffs
Possession events, penalties drawn against penalties taken, and faceoffs.
Possession and physical
A point in one game of three (4 of 12)
How often he scores, how long the streaks run.
Streaks
The last ten games
WSHW 4-3 SO0001011:19
BOSOTL 3-4 OT0001018:05CBJOTL 3-4 OT0001−119:56
TOROTL 3-4 OT0111+115:24TORW 5-31121+316:50
DETW 4-20002−115:41
MTLL 2-41012018:00
FLAW 3-00003015:37
OTTW 8-41011−213:45
COLL 1-30004−216:09MINW 3-2 OT0112+213:56CHIW 4-31011+213:31CBJW 6-30001−28:45Better on the road
Home and road
By opponent
By month
Final season of his deal: a restricted free agent next summer
Cap hit is the average annual charge against the salary cap, not a yearly salary; cap value is cap hit times the years of the deal, not a reported total. As of 1 Oct 2026.
With Buffalo
Three seasons · 2023-24 to 2025-26Owen Power sets him up more than anyone
Built from goal and assist records: who assists on his goals, whose goals he assists, and his scoring against each opponent.
Who sets him up
Assists on his 1 goal, 2026-27.
Franchise ranks
See all: Franchise ranks →Career
Regular season and playoffsThree seasons, all with the Sabres
Career · regular season
Season rows reconcile with the official career totals.
Draft
Updated after every final · through 6 Oct