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Jiri Kulich

Position Center / Left Wing Current Team Buffalo Sabres
Shoots Left Current Contract 3 years
Height 6'1" Expires 2026-27
Weight (lbs) 190 Expiry Age (Jun 30) 23
Age 21 (Apr 14, 2004) Expiry Status RFA
Drafted 2022, Round 1, Overall 28 (BUF)
Date Team Transaction
Apr 18, 2025 Buffalo Sabres Assigned to AHL
Jan 20, 2025 Buffalo Sabres Activated from IR
Jan 8, 2025 Buffalo Sabres Placed on IR
Nov 16, 2024 Buffalo Sabres Recalled from AHL
Nov 5, 2024 Buffalo Sabres Assigned to AHL
Jul 15, 2022 Buffalo Sabres Signed to an entry level contract.
Status History Coming Soon
Regular Season Playoffs
Season League Team GP G A Pts +/- PIM Shots Sh% TOI/G GP G A Pts +/- PIM Shots Sh% TOI/G
2017-18 Czechia U16 Pirati Chomutov U16 22 7 3 10 -7 2 4 -1 2
2018-19 Czechia U16 Pirati Chomutov U16 35 21 27 48 +30 39
2018-19 MMCR Ustecky kraj U15 6 2 4 6 10
2019-20 DHL Cup Pirati Chomutov U20 20 1 7 8 +3 8
2019-20 Czechia U17 2 Pirati Chomutov B U17 1 5 1 6
2019-20 Czechia U17 Pirati Chomutov U17 19 23 16 39 +17 8
2020-21 Czechia HC Energie Karlovy Vary 8 0 0 0 -5
2020-21 Czechia2 SK Trhaci Kadan 10 3 0 3 -5 2
2020-21 WJC-18 Czechia U18 4 0 0 0 -3
2020-21 Czechia U20 Pirati Chomutov U20 5 3 2 5 +3
2020-21 Czechia U17 Pirati Chomutov U17 1 1 2 3 +1
2021-22 Czechia HC Energie Karlovy Vary 49 9 5 14 +7 4 3 1 1 2
2021-22 WJC-18 Czechia U18 6 9 2 11 -6 2
2021-22 WJC-20 Czechia U20 7 2 6 8 +5
2021-22 Czechia U20 HC Energie Karlovy Vary U20 2 2 2 4 -1 4 4 4 1 5 +3
2021-22 Hlinka Gretzky Cup Czechia U18 4 3 1 4 +1 2
2022-23 AHL Rochester Americans 62 24 22 46 -7 18 12 7 4 11 +1 2
2022-23 WJC-20 Czechia U20 7 7 2 9 +10 2
2023-24 NHL Buffalo Sabres 1 0 0 0 -1 1 0.0 14:53
2023-24 AHL Rochester Americans 57 27 18 45 +2 26 5 2 2 -8 4
2023-24 WJC-20 Czechia U20 7 6 6 12 +3
2024-25 NHL Buffalo Sabres 62 15 9 24 -4 18 134 11.2 14:48
2024-25 AHL Rochester Americans 4 2 1 3 8 2 6 8 +6 4
NHL Career 63 15 9 24 -5 18 135 11.1 14:48

5v5 Individual Stats

Season Team(s) GP TOI G/60 A/60 Pts/60 xG/60 GAE/60 Sh% xSh% Sh%AE %SA Rush %SA Reb.
2023-24 BUF 1 14:17 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.05 -0.05 0.00 1.30 -1.30 0.00 0.00
2024-25 BUF 62 770:03 1.01 0.62 1.64 0.87 0.14 11.93 10.24 1.68 2.53 11.39

5v5 On Ice Stats

Season Team(s) GP TOI SAF/60 GF/60 xGF/60 SAA/60 GA/60 xGA/60 GF% xGF% xGF Rel xGA Rel xGF% Rel
2023-24 BUF 1 14:17 12.60 0.00 0.90 25.20 0.00 0.90 - 50.01 -0.05 -3.45 32.03
2024-25 BUF 62 770:03 46.75 3.12 2.68 44.57 3.04 2.64 50.63 50.31 0.38 0.15 2.39

NHL Edge Stats

Skating Shooting Zone Time
Season GP Top Speed Bursts>20/mi Avg. Speed ES Avg. Speed Top Speed Avg. Speed %Long Range %Mid Range %High Danger ES DZ% ES NZ% ES OZ%
2021-22 - - - - - - - - - - - -
2022-23 - - - - - - - - - - - -
2023-24 1 20.8 0.4 9.5 9.5 0.0 0.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 50.0 18.9 31.1
2024-25 62 22.3 0.9 10.0 10.1 90.2 63.1 15.4 47.1 37.5 39.9 18.4 41.7

Legend

Percentile 0-25 Percentile 25-50 Percentile 50-75 Percentile 75-100
Forwards are compared with forwards and Defensemen are are compared with Defensemen.

5v5 Lines

Season
Season Teammate     Teammate     Team TOI GF/60 GA/60 GF% xGF/60 xGA/60 xGF% xGF Rel xGA Rel xGF% Rel
2024-25 Thompson, T Peterka, J BUF 157:33 6.47 3.43 65.38 3.14 2.84 52.52 0.76 0.31 4.04
2024-25 Thompson, T Benson, Z BUF 151:31 3.96 3.17 55.56 2.78 2.24 55.37 0.50 -0.40 9.09
2024-25 Krebs, P Benson, Z BUF 58:37 3.07 2.05 60.00 3.01 2.44 55.25 0.66 -0.13 7.41
2024-25 Cozens, D Quinn, J BUF 50:34 2.37 1.19 66.67 1.99 3.16 38.59 -0.32 0.76 -10.37
2024-25 Zucker, J Quinn, J BUF 33:23 0.00 0.00 - 3.44 2.30 59.93 1.16 -0.37 13.80
2024-25 Cozens, D Benson, Z BUF 29:56 2.00 0.00 100.00 3.65 1.84 66.52 1.32 -0.66 18.22
2024-25 Quinn, J Peterka, J BUF 26:43 0.00 2.25 0.00 2.10 2.61 44.53 -0.25 0.01 -2.80

Glossary

Type Statistic Definition
IndividualG/60Goals Against per 60 minutes.
IndividualA/60Assists per 60 minutes.
IndividualPts/60Points per 60 minutes.
IndividualxG/60Expected Goals per 60 minutes.
IndividualGAE/60Goals Above Expected (G/60 - xG/60).
IndividualSh%Shooting Percentage.
IndividualxSh%Expected Shooting Percentage.
IndividualSh%AEShooting percentage above expected (Sh% - xSh%).
Individual%SA RushPercentage of shot attempts determined to be on the rush.
Individual%SA Reb.Percentage of shot attempts determined to be from rebounds.
On IceSAF/60Shot Attempts For per 60 minutes.
On IceGF/60Goals For per 60 minutes.
On IcexGF/60Expected Goals For per 60 minutes.
On IceSAA/60Shot Attempts Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On IceGA/60Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On IcexGA/60Expected Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On IceGF%Goals For Percentage = Goals For / (Goals For + Goals Against)
On IcexGF%Expected Goals For Percentage = Expected Goals For / (Expected Goals For + Expected Goals Against)
On IcexGF RelxGF/60 when On Ice - xGF/60 when not On Ice.
On IcexGA RelxGA/60 when On Ice - xGA/60 when not On Ice (lower is better).
On IcexGF% RelxGF% when On Ice - xGF% when not On Ice.
Individual and On-Ice stats from Puckalytics.com (starting in 2015-16). NHL Edge Stats from edge.nhl.com (starting in 2021-22). Edge statistic definitions can be found at the Edge Stats Glossary.

Current Contract

Entry Level Contract

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2022-23 18 $950,000 $950,000 - $95,000 - $95,000 - ELC
2023-24 19 $918,333 $918,333 - $95,000 - $95,000 - ELC
2024-25 20 $886,667 $886,667 - $95,000 $855,000 $950,000 $82,500 ELC
2025-26 21 $886,667 $886,667 - - $855,000 $855,000 $82,500 ELC
2026-27 22 $886,667 $886,667 - - $855,000 $855,000 $82,500 ELC
Total - $285,000 $2,565,000 $2,850,000 $247,500
Signed: July 15, 2022
Team: Buffalo Sabres
GM: -
Exp. Status: RFA
Note: This entry level contract slid two seasons as player did not meet the games played threshold to start the contract.

*Age is as of September 15