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Jiri Kulich

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

Drafted 2022 · BUF · round 1 · #28 overall

Last 5 games

Date	Opp	A	PTS	SOG	+/−	TOI
Oct 17	@MTL	1	1	0	+1	13:00
Oct 13	@MTL	0	0	2	-1	16:51
Oct 12	FLA	0	0	2	+1	13:52
Oct 8	DAL	0	0	0	0	11:42
Oct 6	MIN	1	1	2	+2	13:56

Against his position

This playerAverage forward

Against 443 forwards, on rates per 60 minutes so a shortened season is not read as a worse one.

Role

Hits / 604.58220th

Blocks / 601.30292nd

Takeaways / 600.00325th

Giveaways / 601.96110th

Faceoff win %43.2%219th

Penalty minutes01st

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.

NHL regular season

Season	Team	GP	G	A	PTS	+/−	SOG	S%	TOI
2026-27	Buffalo Sabres	7	1	2	3	+3	8	12.5	13:05
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		82	19	13	32	-6	163	11.7	14:53

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

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