Profile
- Position
- Center
- Number
- #20
- Born
- April 14, 2004 Β· Kadan, Czechia
- Age
- 22 years old
- Height
- 6β²1β³ (185 cm)
- Weight
- 195 lb (88 kg)
- Shoots
- left
- Draft
2022, BUF, round 1, pick 28 (28th overall)- Nationality
- Czechia
Injury
Out Β· Concussion Β· Not Specified Β· expected back around Wednesday, November 4 Β· reported Oct 26
Kulich has been placed in concussion protocol, per Rachel Lenzi of The Buffalo News on Monday.
Injuries Β· Source: team reports published by ESPN. The NHL publishes no official injury list in its public feed.
Season stats
- GPGames playedOfficial regular season games he played.
- 8
- GGoalsGoals scored. A shootout goal does not count.
- 1
- AAssistsAssists on his teamβs goals.
- 2
- PTSPointsGoals plus assists.
- 3
- +/-Plus-minusGoals for minus goals against while he is on the ice, at even strength or shorthanded.
- +1
- SOGShots on goalShots on target, goals included.
- 9
- PPGPower play goalsGoals scored while his team has an extra player.
- 0
- HITHitsBody checks given.
- 7
- BLKBlocked shotsOpponentsβ shots blocked.
- 3
Projected full season
- Pool pts Pool points we project for the full season, already scored and to come, points format: 1 pt per goal and per assist, goalies 2 pts per win, 1 pt per overtime loss and 2 pts per shutout.
- 12.7 33 games, 5.3 goals, 7.4 assists
- Rest of season
- 9.7 25 games left, 0.39 pool pts per game
Our modelβs projection, checked on the whole 2025-2026 season: production per game and expected games from his teamβs schedule. Our method
π Our read on his season
- Projected pool points
- 13 3 so far Β· 10 to come
- Likely range (80%)
- 9 to 16 Confidence low
- Current pace
- 12 Same as the projection
Current pace carries his production per game over the games we expect him to play. The projection blends this season with the previous ones. The range covers 8 seasons out of 10 given how much his games vary, his health and his role.
* This season: our projection, the vertical line showing its 80% range.
Compared with his last seasons
| SeasonThe season, from fall to spring. | Games playedOfficial regular season games he played. | GoalsGoals scored. A shootout goal does not count. | AssistsAssists on his teamβs goals. | PointsGoals plus assists. | Pool pointsPool points for the season under the default scoring. For this season, our projection. | Pool points per gamePool points divided by games played. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 (projected) | 33 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 0.39 |
| 2025-26 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0.42 |
| 2024-25 | 62 | 15 | 9 | 24 | 24 | 0.39 |
| 2023-24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Pool points under the default scoring: 1 point per goal and per assist, 2 per win and per shutout, 1 per overtime loss.
Last 10 games
| DateThe day of the game. | OpponentThe opposing team. "at" marks a road game. | GoalsGoals scored. A shootout goal does not count. | AssistsAssists on his teamβs goals. | PointsGoals plus assists. | Shots on goalShots on target, goals included. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 21 | PHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 17 | at MTL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 13 | at MTL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 12 | FLA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 8 | DAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 6 | MIN | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Oct 3 | CHI | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 1 | at CBJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Regular season career
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| SeasonThe season, from fall to spring. | TeamThe team he played for that season, with a link to its page when it is in the NHL. | LeagueThe league of that season: NHL, minor league, junior, college or international tournament. | Games playedGames played in that league that season. | GoalsGoals scored. | AssistsAssists. | PointsGoals plus assists. | Plus/minusGoals for minus goals against while he is on the ice, at even strength or shorthanded. | Penalty minutesMinutes spent in the penalty box. | Power play goalsGoals scored while his team has an extra player. | Shorthanded goalsGoals scored while his team is a player short. | Game winning goalsThe goal that puts his team one ahead of the opponentβs final total. | ShotsShots on target, goals included. | Shooting percentageGoals divided by shots, as a percentage. | Average time on ice per gameTime on the ice per game, in minutes and seconds. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-18 | Pirati Chomutov U16 | Czechia U16 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 10 | -7 | 2 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 2018-19 | Pirati Chomutov U16 | Czechia U16 | 35 | 21 | 27 | 48 | +30 | 39 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 2018-19 | Ustecky kraj U15 | MMCR | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | β | 10 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 2019-20 | PirΓ‘ti Chomutov U17 | Czechia U17 | 19 | 23 | 16 | 39 | +17 | 8 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 2019-20 | PirΓ‘ti Chomutov U20 | DHL Cup | 20 | 1 | 7 | 8 | +3 | 8 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 2019-20 | Pirati Chomutov B U17 | Czechia U17 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | β | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 2020-21 | PirΓ‘ti Chomutov U20 | Czechia U20 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | +3 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 2020-21 | PirΓ‘ti Chomutov U17 | Czechia U17 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +1 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 2020-21 | SK TrhaΔi KadaΕ | Czechia2 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | -5 | 2 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 2020-21 | HC Energie Karlovy Vary | Czechia | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 2020-21 | Czechia U18 | WJC-18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 2021-22 | HC Energie Karlovy Vary | Czechia | 49 | 9 | 5 | 14 | +7 | 4 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 2021-22 | Czechia U18 | Hlinka Gretzky Cup | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | +1 | 2 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 2021-22 | HC Energie Karlovy Vary U20 | Czechia U20 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 4 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 2021-22 | Czechia U18 | WJC-18 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 11 | -6 | 2 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 2021-22 | Czechia U20 | WJC-20 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 8 | +5 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 2022-23 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 62 | 24 | 22 | 46 | -7 | 18 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 2022-23 | Czechia U20 | WJC-20 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 9 | +10 | 2 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 2023-24 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 14:53 |
| 2023-24 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 57 | 27 | 18 | 45 | +2 | 26 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 2023-24 | Czechia U20 | WJC-20 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 12 | +3 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 2024-25 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 62 | 15 | 9 | 24 | -4 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 134 | 11.2 | 14:48 |
| 2024-25 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 2025-26 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 12 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 15.0 | 16:22 |
| 2026-27 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 11.1 | 13:10 |
| NHL totals | NHL | 83 | 19 | 13 | 32 | -8 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 164 | 11.6 | 14:52 |
Playoff career
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| SeasonThe season, from fall to spring. | TeamThe team he played for that season, with a link to its page when it is in the NHL. | LeagueThe league of that season: NHL, minor league, junior, college or international tournament. | Games playedGames played in that league that season. | GoalsGoals scored. | AssistsAssists. | PointsGoals plus assists. | Plus/minusGoals for minus goals against while he is on the ice, at even strength or shorthanded. | Penalty minutesMinutes spent in the penalty box. | Power play goalsGoals scored while his team has an extra player. | Shorthanded goalsGoals scored while his team is a player short. | Game winning goalsThe goal that puts his team one ahead of the opponentβs final total. | ShotsShots on target, goals included. | Shooting percentageGoals divided by shots, as a percentage. | Average time on ice per gameTime on the ice per game, in minutes and seconds. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-18 | Pirati Chomutov U16 | Czechia U16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 2021-22 | HC Energie Karlovy Vary | Czechia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 2021-22 | HC Energie Karlovy Vary U20 | Czechia U20 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | +3 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 2022-23 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 12 | 7 | 4 | 11 | +1 | 2 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 2023-24 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -8 | 4 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 2024-25 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 8 | 2 | 6 | 8 | +6 | 4 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
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