#20 · Centre · BUF
JiriKulich
Next milestone 69 points from 100
2026-27 regular season
- GP
- 3
- G
- 1
- A
- 1
- P
- 2
- +/-
- +2
- PIM
- 0
- SOG
- 4
- S%
- 25.0
- 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 21.2 mph78th percentile
- Speed bursts over 20 mph6league avg 4.769th percentile
- Distance skated6.4 mileague avg 7.4 mi37th percentile
- Hardest shot86.9 mphleague avg 73.0 mph92nd percentile
- Time in the offensive zone42.7%league avg 42.2%60th 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 | 0.90 | +0.10 | 8 | 4 | .113 |
| 2025-26 | 3 | 2.58 | +0.42 | 43 | 6 | .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 · 3 games · 31:42 on the ice. “Off” is the team in the same games while he was on the bench.
| Share | On | Off | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expected goals (xGF%) | 68.1% | 61.8% | +6.3 |
| Shot attempts (CF%) | 61.5% | 59.0% | +2.5 |
- Goals for–against
- 2–2
- xG for–against
- 1.2–0.6
- Average rating
- 6.4
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% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peyton Krebs | 2 | 14:20 | 88.6% |
| Sam Carrick | 2 | 11:31 | 33.6% |
| Beck Malenstyn | 2 | 11:31 | 33.6% |
| Konsta Helenius | 2 | 9:54 | 80.0% |
| Tage Thompson | 2 | 5:55 | 90.1% |
Rating, last 10 games
Average 6.4 over the last 3 · out of 10, 6 = above average, 7 = very good, 8 = excellent · How ratings work
Points, last 10 games
Last 3: 1 G · 1 A · 2 PTS
Game log · 2026-27
Career
| NHL career | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | S% | PPP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular season | 78 | 19 | 12 | 31 | -7 | 22 | 159 | 11.9 | 0 |
Season by season (4)
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | S% | PPP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Sabres | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 4 | 25.0 | 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 |