C · BUF · NHL id 8483468
Jiri Kulich has played 1 game for the Buffalo Sabres in 2026-27, scoring 0 goals and 0 assists (0 points) on 1 shots while averaging 8:45 a night. At 5v5 he has skated 80% of his 5v5 minutes with Beck Malenstyn and 77% with Sam Carrick in his only game so far, and the Sabres have controlled 50% of shot attempts with Kulich on the ice (0-2 in goals, 29% offensive-zone starts). In the Sabres' most recent game against CBJ he was on L4 with Sam Carrick and Beck Malenstyn and off the power play.
Right now
From the Oct 1 game vs CBJ, detected from shift data
Deployment timeline
2026-27 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes
Usage: 1 games, 8:45 average time on ice, PP1 in 0 games, 0 line changes.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- 5-game average
- Did not play
- ▲ promoted · ▼ demoted
NHL EDGE tracking
2026-27 percentiles among skaters at his position
Only 1 GP in 2026-27: NHL EDGE percentiles are noisy before about 15-20 games.
Season-level NHL EDGE puck and player tracking, refreshed nightly. The percentile is the league rank among skaters this season; the label at the right is the raw value.
Shot map
2026-27 · 1 attempts, 1 on goal, 0 goals
Shot map, OPP at BUF: 1 attempts, 1 on goal, 0 goals, 0.06 expected goals; best chance Jiri Kulich at 0.06 xG.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Luck
2025-26 · 12 GP · 5 points vs 4.5 expected
Last 20 games: +7. Positive means running hot (sell), negative running cold (buy).
- 15.0%
- 97.6
- 71.4%
- G vs xG
- 3 / 2.5
- Actual goals
- Expected
- ±1σ
- Above expected
- Below expected
Player analytics
Compare with another player →2025-26 regular season. Rank is among all qualified players; the bar is his percentile among forwards. Each stat links to its explainer.
- 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 1 SOG.
Fantasy box score
- Games played12
- Goals3
- Assists2
- Points5
- Shots on goal20
- Hits9
- Blocked shots12
- Plus/minus−4
- Penalty minutes4
Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)
- Corsi (CF%)49.9%
- Fenwick (FF%)49.4%
- Sequence xG (sxGF%)41.8%
Transition, turnovers & faceoffs
- Turnover Ledger /60−0.015
- Faceoff win %41.7%205th of 238
- Draw Equity /100−0.089204th of 238
Usage
- Ice time per game16:22
- Offensive-zone start %47.0%
Special teams & discipline
Luck & trend
- On-ice PDO976
- Luck Meter+7339th of 828
NHL EDGE tracking
- Hardest shot86.8
- Offensive-zone time41.4%
Unranked rows are below the sample minimum (20 GP, 200 five-on-five minutes, 100 draws or 10 goalie games).
Beyond the box score
2025-26 regular season · 12 of 12 games through the sequence engine
- −0.046
- Season net
- −0.13xG
5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.
- Per 100 draws
- −0.089
- Season
- −0.15G
- 41.7%163 draws
Wins by zone: OZ 24-43 · NZ 18-27 · DZ 26-25
- Per 60
- 1.46
- Attempts
- 4
- 0.019
5-on-5 shots within 10 seconds of winning the puck outside the offensive zone.
Role changes
Notable promotions, demotions and ice-time swings from Line Watch
- Moved down to L4 from L1Mar 15, 2025 alerts →
- Played 7:41 less than his 5-game averageMar 15, 2025 alerts →
How his goals happened
18 goals since 2023-24 with NHL EDGE tracking: press Replay to watch the tracking animation
| Game | Play | Entry | Passes | Shot mph | Notes | Replay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 24, 2025 vs TOR | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 34.7 | 3-on-2, one-timer | |
| Oct 20, 2025 @ MTL | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 25.6 | — | |
| Oct 15, 2025 vs OTT | Cycle | carry | 3* | 14.8 | 2-on-1 | |
| Apr 13, 2025 @ TBL | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 8.7 | — | |
| Mar 27, 2025 vs PIT | Cycle | carry | 2 | 63.6 | — | |
| Mar 27, 2025 vs PIT | Forecheck turnover | — | 1 | 41.0 | — | |
| Mar 1, 2025 vs MTL | Rush | carry | 5* | 60.8 | one-timer | |
| Jan 31, 2025 vs NSH | Odd-man rush | pass | 2* | 52.3 | 3-on-2 | |
| Jan 31, 2025 vs NSH | Rush | carry | 2 | 35.5 | — | |
| Jan 25, 2025 @ EDM | Forecheck turnover | — | 2* | 69.6 | one-timer | |
| Jan 21, 2025 @ VAN | Deflection | carry | 0 | 20.4 | — | |
| Dec 29, 2024 @ STL | Odd-man rush | loose | 0 | 49.3 | 1-on-0 | |
| Dec 23, 2024 @ NYI | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 64.3 | 1-on-0 | |
| Dec 23, 2024 @ NYI | Rebound | — | 0 | 61.8 | rebound | |
| Dec 14, 2024 @ WSH | Deflection | — | 0 | 23.3 | — | |
| Dec 7, 2024 vs UTA | Rebound | — | 3 | 25.3 | rebound | |
| Nov 22, 2024 @ ANA | Rebound | loose | 0 | 50.3 | 2-on-0, rebound | |
| Oct 17, 2024 @ CBJ | Deflection | — | 3 | 23.1 | — |
* includes a royal-road (cross-slot) pass. Derived from NHL EDGE puck and player tracking.
Linemates
2026-27 · 5v5 time together and how each pairing performs with and without Kulich
| Teammate | Pos | GP | Share | CF% together | GF% together | CF% Kulich apart | CF% mate apart | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beck Malenstyn | LW | 1 | 6:27 | 80% | 42.9% | 0% (0-2) | 100.0% 1:34 | — 1:12 |
| Sam Carrick | C | 1 | 6:12 | 77% | 42.9% | 0% (0-2) | 100.0% 1:49 | 0.0% 1:09 |
| Owen Power | D | 1 | 4:51 | 60% | 75.0% | — (0-0) | 25.0% 3:10 | 57.1% 15:54 |
| Louis Crevier | D | 1 | 4:49 | 60% | 50.0% | — (0-0) | 50.0% 3:12 | 63.2% 9:02 |
| Matt Grzelcyk | D | 1 | 2:34 | 32% | 33.3% | 0% (0-1) | 60.0% 5:27 | 50.0% 10:47 |
| Zach Metsa | D | 1 | 1:21 | 17% | 100.0% | — (0-0) | 42.9% 6:40 | 58.3% 9:26 |
| Mattias Samuelsson | D | 1 | 1:17 | 16% | 0.0% | 0% (0-2) | 66.7% 6:44 | 58.3% 15:28 |
| Rasmus Dahlin | D | 1 | 1:10 | 15% | 50.0% | 0% (0-1) | 50.0% 6:51 | 60.7% 18:31 |
| Josh Doan | RW | 1 | 1:07 | 14% | 100.0% | — (0-0) | 42.9% 6:54 | 66.7% 13:28 |
Game log
1 game in 2026-27, newest first
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | EV | PP | PK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | @ CBJ | L 3-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20% | 8:45 | 8:45 | — | — |
Season splits by strength
2026-27 regular season · on-ice numbers from shift and play-by-play data
| Strength | GP | TOI/GP | SA | GF | GA | GF% | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All situations | 1 | 8:45 | 8:45 | 4 | 4 | 50.0% | 57.1% | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0% | 0.1 | 0.2 | 29% |
| Even strength | 1 | 8:45 | 8:45 | 4 | 4 | 50.0% | 57.1% | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0% | 0.1 | 0.2 | 29% |
| 5v5 | 1 | 8:01 | 8:01 | 4 | 4 | 50.0% | 57.1% | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0% | 0.1 | 0.2 | 29% |
Career by season
Seasons in Edgehalla's data (2025-26 is being backfilled; earlier seasons follow)
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | TOI/GP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | BUF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 0 | 8:45 |
| 2025-26 | BUF | 12 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -4 | 4 | 20 | 15.0% | 9 | 12 | 16:22 |
| 2024-25 | BUF | 62 | 15 | 9 | 24 | -4 | 18 | 134 | 11.2% | 40 | 36 | 14:48 |
| 2023-24 | BUF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 0 | 14:53 |
Jiri Kulich news
- Buffalo Sabres are traveling down a questionable path with Jiri KulichSabre Noise
- NHL Injuries: Bruins, Sabres, Hurricanes, Avs, Wild, Devils, Flyers, and PenguinsNHLRumors.com
- Jiri Kulich News: Back at practice Saturdayrotowire.com
- NHL Injuries: Sabres, Stars, Red Wings, Wild, Devils, Islanders, Senators, Penguins, Capitals, and the IRNHLRumors.com
- Sabres' Jiri Kulich: Back at practice SaturdayCBS Sports
- Jiri Kulich Injury: Won't play SaturdayRotoWire
- Sabres' Jiri Kulich: Won't play SaturdayCBS Sports
- Sabres preseason: Jiri Kulich to center top line; Gavin McCarthy set to debutBuffalo Hockey Beat
Headlines via LineupExperts. Links open the original publisher.
On-ice and deployment numbers are derived by Edgehalla from NHL play-by-play and shift data. Tracking percentiles are from NHL EDGE. Data updates after every game.