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Jiri Kulich

#20

Buffalo Sabres

C · 6'1", 195 lb · 22 years old · Shoots left · Kadan, CZE

Drafted 2022 · BUF · round 1 · #28 overall

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Last 5 games

Date	Opp	GS	SOG	+/−	TOI
Nov 14	@DAL	-0.8	1	0	14:56
Nov 12	@CHI	-0.4	1	0	14:21
Nov 8	VGK	0.1	1	-1	10:29
Nov 6	CBJ	0.1	4	0	13:00
Oct 21	PHI	0.3	1	-2	13:42

Against their position

This playerAverage forward

Against 440 forwards, on rates per 60 minutes so a shortened season is not read as a worse one.

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Role

Hits / 605.31185th

Blocks / 601.51279th

Takeaways / 600.00398th

Giveaways / 601.5137th

Faceoff win %46.4%206th

Penalty minutes8242nd

Off the radar because these describe a role rather than a quality — a shutdown defenceman blocks more than a power-play specialist, and neither is better for it.

Per game, against the average forward

Goals

F 0.22

Assists

F 0.31

SOG

Shots on goal

F 1.7

Expected goals

F 0.22

Attempts for

F 11.2

Attempts against

F 11.2

TOI

Ice time

F 15:11

Speed

Top, mph

22.4

F 21.9

Hits

F 1.3

Hit±

Dealt minus taken

F +0.4

BLK

Shot blocks

F 0.5

bxG

Block xG margin

F -.01

Poss±

Take minus give

F -0.5

Pen±

Drawn minus taken

F +0.0

FO%

Faceoffs won

F 50.0%

Shot

Hardest, mph

87.2

F 81.0

Every shot this season

Goal1Shot on goal15Missed14Shot blocked5

NHL regular season

Season	Team	GP	G	A	PTS	+/−	SOG	S%	TOI
2026-27	Buffalo Sabres	12	1	2	3	0	16	6.3	13:10
2025-26	Buffalo Sabres	12	3	2	5	-4	20	15.0	16:22
2024-25	Buffalo Sabres	62	15	9	24	-4	134	11.2	14:48
2023-24	Buffalo Sabres	1	0	0	0	-1	1	–	14:53
Career		87	19	13	32	-9	171	11.1	14:47

Other competitions

Season	League	Team	GP	G	A	PTS
2024-25	AHL	Rochester Americans	4	2	1	3
2023-24	AHL	Rochester Americans	57	27	18	45
2023-24	WJC-20	Czechia U20	7	6	6	12
2022-23	AHL	Rochester Americans	62	24	22	46
2022-23	WJC-20	Czechia U20	7	7	2	9
2021-22	Czechia	HC Energie Karlovy Vary	49	9	5	14
2021-22	Hlinka Gretzky Cup	Czechia U18	4	3	1	4
2021-22	Czechia U20	HC Energie Karlovy Vary U20	2	2	2	4
2021-22	WJC-18	Czechia U18	6	9	2	11
2021-22	WJC-20	Czechia U20	7	2	6	8
2020-21	Czechia U20	Piráti Chomutov U20	5	3	2	5
2020-21	Czechia U17	Piráti Chomutov U17	1	1	2	3
2020-21	Czechia2	SK Trhači Kadaň	10	3	0	3
2020-21	Czechia	HC Energie Karlovy Vary	8	0	0	0
2020-21	WJC-18	Czechia U18	4	0	0	0
2019-20	Czechia U17	Piráti Chomutov U17	19	23	16	39
2019-20	DHL Cup	Piráti Chomutov U20	20	1	7	8
2019-20	Czechia U17 2	Pirati Chomutov B U17	1	5	1	6
2018-19	Czechia U16	Pirati Chomutov U16	35	21	27	48
2018-19	MMCR	Ustecky kraj U15	6	2	4	6
2017-18	Czechia U16	Pirati Chomutov U16	22	7	3	10