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2025-26 stats Shown until 2026-27 has enough games. Updates automatically. See 2026-27 projections →
Center•#20Jiri Kulich is a 22-year-old center for the Buffalo Sabres. Selected 28th overall by BUF in the 2022 NHL Draft. Born in Kadan, CZE. At 22, Jiri is among the younger players in the league.
This season, the left-shooting forward has 3 goals and 2 assists for 5 points in 12 games. He averages 0.42 points per game on 16:21 of ice time.
2025-26 · Regular season
2026-27 projection
Projected September 8, 2026 — 80% range on points. All 2026-27 player projections
80% range: 17–50 pts
2025-26 · Regular season
Full statistical breakdown for the 2025-26 regular season.
League percentile
Vs. all NHL skaters, 10+ games played. 99 = best, 1 = lowest.
5v5
What happened while Jiri was on the ice at 5v5, and who he was sent out against. 2025-26.
5v5 only (situationCode 1551), unblocked attempts, shift-chart attribution. 12 games, 245 unblocked attempts on the ice.
Quality of competition
58.4 vs 54.8 lg
79th percentile
Quality of teammates
73.2 vs 53.2 lg
96th percentile
Deployment
tough-comp
by competition faced
Competition and teammate quality are the average on-ice strength of the players he shared the ice with at 5v5, on the same 0–100 scale as the league averages beside them.
Shot Selection
Where Jiri takes his shots, and how each zone converts.
Unblocked attempts
29
Goals vs expected
3 vs 1.9 xG
5v5 scoring-chance share
26%
2025-26
PuckCast Player Intelligence, and the skill radar and on-ice impact behind it.
Skill radar & on-ice impact vs. NHL forwards
61
Offense
30
Defense
Percentile ranks across 6 skill dimensions. Larger shape = more complete player.
Scouting Take
Balanced contributor without a standout specialty this season.
On-ice impact mirrored side by side. Equal bars = balanced. Asymmetry = one-dimensional.
The Gap
31-pt spreadThe 31-point spread between offensive (61th) and defensive (30th) percentiles is significant for a center. Elite offensive creation but defensive liability.
Percentile ranks across 6 skill dimensions.
Scouting Take
Balanced contributor without a standout specialty this season.
On-ice impact mirrored side by side.
The Gap
31-pt spreadThe 31-point spread between offensive (61th) and defensive (30th) percentiles is significant for a center. Elite offensive creation but defensive liability.
Career
Season-by-season NHL regular season statistics throughout Jiri Kulich's career.
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | S | S% | PIM | PPG | TOI/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25-262025-26 | BUF | 12 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -4 | 20 | 15.0% | |||
| 24-252024-25 | BUF | 62 | 15 | 9 | 24 | -4 | 134 | 11.2% | |||
| 23-242023-24 | BUF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | — |
Form
Jiri's last five games played — playoff games included if his team advanced, since the NHL does not separate them here.
| Date | Opp | G | A | P | +/- | S | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 1 | vs WSH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:19 |
| Oct 30 | @ BOS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18:05 |
| Oct 28 | vs CBJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 19:56 |
| Oct 25 | @ TOR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 15:24 |
| Oct 24 | vs TOR | 1 | 1 | 2 | +3 | 1 | 16:50 |
Roster
Top teammates by points on the Buffalo Sabres this season.
Bars are share of unblocked attempts — where he chooses to shoot, over a full season, which is the stable part. xG/100 compares his shot quality from a zone against the league rate for a forward. GAx is goals above expected there, a single season and noisy — zones marked * are flagged small-sample by the generator and are shown muted rather than hidden.
| Career | — | 75 | 18 | 11 | 29 | -9 | 155 | 11.6% |
Mattias Samuelsson
D · 41 pts
