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Jiri Kulich

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Shoots: Left
Height: 6′1″
Weight: 195 lb
Born: Apr 14, 2004 (age 22)
Birthplace: Kadan, Czechia
Draft: 2022, BUF, round 1, 28th overall

On-ice shot attempts, shots and goals in all situations. With or without you →

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2026-27 · All situations

GP: 10; BUF
TOI: 129; 12:53 a game
CF%: 55.3; 120–97
xGF%: 64.0; 8.4–4.7
GF%: 53.3; 8–7

2026-27 individual

G: 1
A1: 1
A2: 1
P: 3
iSF: 14
Sh%: 7.1
ixG: 2.16
G−ixG: -1.16

Shooting luck

2026-27 in all situations, beside his record before (his seasons since 2019-20) and the league's forwards.

Measure	2026-27	Before	Δ	League
Sh%	7.1	11.6	-4.5	13.3
On-ice Sh%	12.3	9.6	+2.7	11.7
PDO	98.3	97.8	+0.5	100.3
G−ixG	-1.16	–	–	–

Sh% z -0.6. 14 shots on goal: too few to judge yet (25 needed). Expected: his record before blended with 100 shots at the league rate; past ±2 is about one time in twenty by chance.

2026-27 shot maps

Unblocked attempts in all situations, the net attacked at the top. A blocked attempt has no shot location, so these are goals, shots on goal and misses. Shots at an empty net are left out.

2026-27 shot maps

On the ice, against the league

For · his team's attempts43.3 FF/60 · league 40.2

−1.3+1.3

Against · at his net31.7 FF/60 · league 40.2

−1.3+1.3

Per 60 vs league average; darker = bigger gap. Green is better for him, red worse. 129 min.

His attempts

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on goal missgoal

Area = xG:0.050.200.50smallest ≤ 0.04

Under 50 attempts: too few for a density, so each is drawn.

26 unblocked · 14 SOG · 1 G · 2.16 ixG.

His unblocked attempts, shots on goal, goals and shooting percentage by zone, beside the league's
Zone	FF	SOG	G	Sh%	Lg Sh%
Inner slot	9	3	0	0.0	20.6
High slot	1	0	0	–	18.2
Circles	11	9	1	11.1	9.9
Point and perimeter	5	2	0	0.0	4.4
Behind the net	0	0	0	–	4.7

By season

Season	Team	GP	TOI	CF%	GF%	xGF%	xGF% Rel	xGF	xGA	Sh%	Sv%	PDO
2023-24 BUF	BUF	1	15	26.7	0.0	34.5	+14.5	0.19	0.36	0.0	75.0	75.0
2024-25 BUF	BUF	62	918	54.4	51.0	53.7	+6.8	53.85	46.52	10.2	88.2	98.4
2025-26 BUF	BUF	12	196	52.6	38.9	50.1	+2.7	9.40	9.37	7.0	88.4	95.4
2026-27 BUF	BUF	10	129	55.3	53.3	64.0	+12.1	8.36	4.70	12.3	86.0	98.3
Total BUF	BUF	85	1258	54.0	49.3	54.1	+6.8	71.80	60.95	9.9	88.0	97.9

Among the league's forwards

On-ice rates per 60, in all situations, as percentiles among 385 forwards with 100+ minutes. Right is better.

With or without you

WOWY at 5v5, 2026-27: his on-ice shares with each teammate, and each without the other. A clue, not a verdict. Read at 5v5: All situations mixes power-play units with lines.

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No teammate has 50+ minutes together with him at 5v5 in 2026-27 yet.

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2026-27 game by game

Date	Opponent	Result	CF%	GF%	xGF%	TOI	xGF	xGA	Sh%	Sv%	PDO
2026-11-08 vs VGK · L 1-4	vs VGK	L 1-4	83.3	0.0	75.1	10	0.90	0.30	0.0	66.7	66.7
2026-11-06 vs CBJ · W 5-2	vs CBJ	W 5-2	58.3	–	81.8	13	1.53	0.34	0.0	100.0	100.0
2026-10-21 vs PHI · L 1-3	vs PHI	L 1-3	50.0	33.3	55.7	14	1.00	0.79	12.5	75.0	87.5
2026-10-17 @ MTL · L 3-4 OT	@ MTL	L 3-4 OT	48.1	66.7	59.3	13	1.08	0.74	28.6	85.7	114.3
2026-10-13 @ MTL · L 3-4 SO	@ MTL	L 3-4 SO	20.0	0.0	29.3	17	0.36	0.88	0.0	91.7	91.7
2026-10-12 vs FLA · W 5-3	vs FLA	W 5-3	44.4	100.0	66.3	14	0.95	0.48	12.5	100.0	112.5
2026-10-08 vs DAL · L 0-4	vs DAL	L 0-4	80.0	–	72.3	12	0.71	0.27	0.0	100.0	100.0
2026-10-06 vs MIN · W 3-2 OT	vs MIN	W 3-2 OT	61.9	100.0	76.1	14	1.02	0.32	25.0	100.0	125.0
2026-10-03 vs CHI · W 4-3	vs CHI	W 4-3	65.0	100.0	63.5	14	0.69	0.40	33.3	100.0	133.3
2026-10-01 @ CBJ · L 3-6	@ CBJ	L 3-6	50.0	0.0	39.5	9	0.12	0.18	0.0	0.0	0.0