OUTMissed 4 straight team games
Jiri Kulich
Buffalo Sabres · #20 · Center · age 22 · 6'1" · 193 lb · shoots LBorn 🇨🇿 Kadan, CZE · Drafted 2022 · Rd 1 #28
3 points in 8 games — 296th of 424 forwards. The average forward has 6.7.
12HEAT · FORM, LAST 5 GAMEShotter than 23% of forwards · average forward 27
100ENERGY · FRESHaverage forward 95 · last game 12 days ago
SCOUTING REPORT · AI, FROM THE NUMBERS
The player.
WHO HE IS · LONG TERM
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RIGHT NOW · LAST 5 GAMES
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FORM OVER TIME · GAME BY GAME
Heat over time.
Steady around 12 lately — hotter than 23% of forwards, against an average forward at 27.
Now 12 · +1 over these 8 games
━● Heat after each game╍ average forward (27)┈ top 5% of forwards (65)
LAST 5 GAMES
The last stretch.
1 point in 5 games — below his own pace (1.9 per 5).
| LAST 5 GAMES | HIM | HIS USUAL · PER 5 GAMES | AVERAGE FORWARD | VERDICT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 0 | 0.6 | 1.1 | ▼ 0.0× his usual |
| Assists | 1 | 1.3 | 1.5 | ▼ 0.8× his usual |
| Points | 1 | 1.9 | 2.5 | ▼ 0.5× his usual |
| Shots | 5 | 6 | 8 | ≈ 0.9× his usual |
| Shooting % | 0.0% | 11.1% | 13.6% | ▼ 0.0× his usual |
| Plus/minus | −1 | +0.6 | −0.2 | −2 vs his usual |
| Ice time a game | 13:49 | 13:10 | 14:51 | ≈ 1.0× his usual |
| DATE | OPPONENT | RESULT | G | A | POINTS | SOG | +/- | TOI | HEAT AFTER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 21 | vs PHI | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | −2 | 13:41 | 12 |
| Oct 17 | @ MTL | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 13:00 | 24 |
| Oct 13 | @MTL | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −1 | 16:51 | 24 |
| Oct 12 | vs FLA | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 13:52 | 27 |
| Oct 8 | vs DAL | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:42 | 28 |
THIS SEASON · 2026–27 · AMONG 424 FORWARDS
Where he stands.
The bar runs from zero to the league's best forward; the white tick is the average forward.
Points296th of 424 forwards3leader 
McDavid 39
McDavid 39Goals275th of 424 forwards1leader 
Kaprizov 15
Kaprizov 15Assists243rd of 424 forwards2leader McDavid 30
McDavid 30Shots342nd of 424 forwards9leader Boldy 68
Boldy 68Power-play points222nd of 424 forwards0leader McDavid 15
McDavid 15Plus/minus117th of 424 forwards+1leader McDavid +20
McDavid +20Ice time a game286th of 424 forwards13:10leader McDavid 23:28
McDavid 23:28PERFORMANCE RADAR · PER GAME, PERCENTILE VS FORWARDS
Shape of his game.
No category in the top quarter yet. Below the middle: power-play points (0th), shots (29th).
■ Kulich this season╍ the average forward┈ top 5% of forwards
CAREER · NHL REGULAR SEASON · SOURCE: NHL.COM
Season by season.
On pace for 31 points over 82 games, which would beat his best season so far: 24 in 2024–25.
| SEASON | TEAM | GP | G | A | PTS | POINTS PER GAME | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026–27 · now | BUF | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.38 | +1 |
| 2025–26 | BUF | 12 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0.42 | −4 |
| 2024–25 · best | BUF | 62 | 15 | 9 | 24 | 0.39 | −4 |
| 2023–24 | BUF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | −1 |