Jiri Kulich
Age 22 · born Apr 14, 2004Kadan, CZE6'1" (185 cm) · 195 lb (88 kg)Shoots leftDrafted 2022 R1 #28 by BUF
2026–27 by team
| Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PPG | SOG | TOI/GP | HIT | BLK | ixG | G−ixG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 13:10 | 7 | 3 | 1.4 | −0.4 |
Player Puckigree
On the league chart →2026–27 · BUF
+0.2goals above replacement · 0.0 wins
EV off+0.0
EV def−0.0
PP+0.0
PK0.0
Finish−0.0
Pen+0.1
Workload+0.1
By season
| Season | Team | GP | Goals | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023–24 | BUF | 1 | +0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2024–25 | BUF | 62 | +1.3 | 0.2 |
| 2025–26 | BUF | 12 | +0.3 | 0.1 |
| 2026–27 | BUF | 8 | +0.2 | 0.0 |
Goals above a replacement-level player (someone outside a team’s regular rotation): how he did against an average player, plus credit for the workload a replacement would otherwise take. About 6.2 goals make one win. Hover a part for what it measures. How it’s built: How it works.
At 5-on-5
BUF · 77 min
xGF%60.2CF%56.2GF–GA5–5Rel xGF%+2.1OZ%39
Most common linemates
- Mattias Samuelsson34 min67.1
- Konsta Helenius31 min53.7
- Owen Power31 min63.0
- Tage Thompson26 min74.7
- Louis Crevier26 min41.9
- Peyton Krebs25 min69.7
Game log
Average Imprint 0.62 over 8 games, best 1.7.
| Date | Team | Opponent | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | PIM | TOI | Imprint |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 21 | BUF | vs PHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 13:42 | -0.2 |
| Oct 17 | BUF | @ MTL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 13:00 | 1.4 |
| Oct 13 | BUF | @ MTL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 16:51 | 0.2 |
| Oct 12 | BUF | vs FLA | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 0 | 13:52 | 0.4 |
| Oct 8 | BUF | vs DAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:42 | 0.5 |
| Oct 6 | BUF | vs MIN | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 2 | 0 | 13:56 | 1.7 |
| Oct 3 | BUF | vs CHI | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 1 | 0 | 13:31 | 1.3 |
| Oct 1 | BUF | @ CBJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 8:45 | -0.4 |
NHL career
| Season | League | Team | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026–27 | NHL | BUF | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | +1 |
| 2025–26 | NHL | Buffalo Sabres | 12 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | -4 |
| 2024–25 | NHL | Buffalo Sabres | 62 | 15 | 9 | 24 | 18 | -4 |
| 2023–24 | NHL | Buffalo Sabres | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 |
Other leagues
Junior, college, minor-league, European and international seasons from NHL records. Some seasons may be missing. Refreshed Oct 23.
| Season | League | Team | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024–25 (playoffs) | AHL | Rochester Americans | 8 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | +6 |
| 2024–25 | AHL | Rochester Americans | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023–24 (playoffs) | AHL | Rochester Americans | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -8 |
| 2023–24 | WJC-20 | Czechia U20 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 0 | +3 |
| 2023–24 | AHL | Rochester Americans | 57 | 27 | 18 | 45 | 26 | +2 |
| 2022–23 (playoffs) | AHL | Rochester Americans | 12 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 2 | +1 |
| 2022–23 | WJC-20 | Czechia U20 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 2 | +10 |
| 2022–23 | AHL | Rochester Americans | 62 | 24 | 22 | 46 | 18 | -7 |
| 2021–22 (playoffs) | Czechia U20 | HC Energie Karlovy Vary U20 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | +3 |
| 2021–22 (playoffs) | Czechia | HC Energie Karlovy Vary | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021–22 | WJC-20 | Czechia U20 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | +5 |
| 2021–22 | WJC-18 | Czechia U18 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 2 | -6 |
| 2021–22 | Czechia U20 | HC Energie Karlovy Vary U20 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | -1 |
| 2021–22 | Hlinka Gretzky Cup | Czechia U18 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +1 |
| 2021–22 | Czechia | HC Energie Karlovy Vary | 49 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 4 | +7 |
| 2020–21 | WJC-18 | Czechia U18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 |
| 2020–21 | Czechia | HC Energie Karlovy Vary | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 |
| 2020–21 | Czechia2 | SK Trhači Kadaň | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -5 |
| 2020–21 | Czechia U17 | Piráti Chomutov U17 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | +1 |
| 2020–21 | Czechia U20 | Piráti Chomutov U20 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | +3 |
| 2019–20 | Czechia U17 2 | Pirati Chomutov B U17 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — |
| 2019–20 | DHL Cup | Piráti Chomutov U20 | 20 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 8 | +3 |
| 2019–20 | Czechia U17 | Piráti Chomutov U17 | 19 | 23 | 16 | 39 | 8 | +17 |
| 2018–19 | MMCR | Ustecky kraj U15 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | — |
| 2018–19 | Czechia U16 | Pirati Chomutov U16 | 35 | 21 | 27 | 48 | 39 | +30 |
| 2017–18 (playoffs) | Czechia U16 | Pirati Chomutov U16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 |
| 2017–18 | Czechia U16 | Pirati Chomutov U16 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 2 | -7 |
Source: NHL.com data. Player status per the NHL player registry.