#20 · Centre · BUF
JiriKulich
Next milestone 70 points from 100
2026-27 regular season
- GP
- 2
- G
- 1
- A
- 0
- P
- 1
- +/-
- 0
- PIM
- 0
- SOG
- 2
- S%
- 50.0
- PPP
- 0
Bio
- Position
- Centre
- Born
- April 14, 2004 (age 22)
- Birthplace
- Kadan, CZE
- Height
- 6′1″ (185 cm)
- Weight
- 195 lb (88 kg)
- Shoots
- Left
- Draft
- 2022 BUF, round 1, #28 overall
NHL EDGE tracking · 2026-27
- Top skating speed21.9 mphleague avg 21.1 mph83rd percentile
- Speed bursts over 20 mph4league avg 3.957th percentile
- Distance skated4.0 mileague avg 6.2 mi17th percentile
- Hardest shot80.2 mphleague avg 71.8 mph68th percentile
- Time in the offensive zone42.7%league avg 42.1%57th percentile
Puck and player tracking from NHL EDGE. Percentile compares with other NHL skaters; longer bar = higher.
Shot quality (our model)
| Season | G | ixG | G−ixG | Att | HD | xG/att |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | 1 | 0.67 | +0.33 | 5 | 3 | .135 |
| 2025-26 | 3 | 2.58 | +0.42 | 43 | 7 | .060 |
All situations, regular season. G−ixG above zero means finishing better than the chances suggest. How xG works
On-ice impact
2026-27 · 5 on 5 · 2 games · 19:15 on the ice. “Off” is the team in the same games while he was on the bench.
| Share | On | Off | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expected goals (xGF%) | 49.3% | 61.5% | -12.2 |
| Shot attempts (CF%) | 63.6% | 61.3% | +2.3 |
- Goals for–against
- 1–2
- xG for–against
- 0.5–0.5
- Average rating
- 6.1
Relative above zero means his team controlled play better with him on the ice than without him. More
Most common linemates
5-on-5 time together this season, and how play went with both on the ice.
| Player | GP | TOI | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Carrick | 2 | 11:31 | 33.6% |
| Beck Malenstyn | 2 | 11:31 | 33.6% |
| Peyton Krebs | 1 | 4:48 | 84.1% |
| Konsta Helenius | 1 | 4:13 | 77.9% |
| Tage Thompson | 1 | 0:55 | 100.0% |
Rating, last 10 games
Average 6.1 over the last 2 · out of 10, 6 = above average, 7 = very good, 8 = excellent · How ratings work
Points, last 10 games
Last 2: 1 G · 0 A · 1 PTS
Game log · 2026-27
Career
| NHL career | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | S% | PPP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular season | 77 | 19 | 11 | 30 | -9 | 22 | 157 | 12.1 | 0 |
Season by season (4)
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | S% | PPP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Sabres | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 |
| 2025-26 | Sabres | 12 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -4 | 4 | 20 | 15.0 | 0 |
| 2024-25 | Sabres | 62 | 15 | 9 | 24 | -4 | 18 | 134 | 11.2 | 0 |
| 2023-24 | Sabres | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 |