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Jiri Kulich

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Jiri Kulich is a center for the Buffalo Sabres, drafted 28th overall in the 2022 NHL Draft.

Updated Nov 8, 2026, 6:09 PM ET

Goals12026-27 season Assists22026-27 season Points310 games Shots142026-27 season Ice time12:53a game Agatha's record11-617 graded calls since Oct 1, 2026

About Jiri Kulich

Born on April 14, 2004, in Kadan, Czech Republic, Jiri Kulich is a left-handed center for the Buffalo Sabres. The Sabres drafted him in the 2022 NHL Draft with the 28th pick overall, and his first NHL season was 2023-24. In the 2024-25 regular season, in 62 games for the Sabres, Kulich had 15 goals and 9 assists. Through the 2025-26 season, he had 18 goals and 11 assists for 29 points in 75 regular-season NHL games.

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Agatha Research DeskUpdated Nov 8, 2026

Season by season85

Every season, every NHL game of his career, newest season first.

Season	Team	Games	G	A	PTS	Shots	TOI
2026-27	BUF	10	1	2	3	14	12:53
2025-26	BUF	12	3	2	5	20	16:22
2024-25	BUF	62	15	9	24	134	14:48
2023-24	BUF	1	0	0	0	1	14:53
Career		85	19	13	32	169	14:47

How he is doing nowThrough Nov 8

2026-27 season3 points1 goal, 2 assists, 3 points, 10 games

Sabres8-92026-27 regular season

Last game0 G, 0 ANov 8 vs Golden Knights

Injury status

No active flag. Latest report Day-To-Day (8d ago), no longer on the injury report.

Game log, 2026-27

VGK @ BUFFinal 4-1, Nov 8, 2026

forwards: BS 0, HT 2, TK 0, +/- -1, TOI 10:29, PPTOI 2:09, SHTOI 0:00, ESTOI 8:20, SHFT 16, G 0, YTDG 1, A 0

Betting: BUF moneyline lost, puck line +1.5 did not cover

CBJ @ BUFFinal 2-5, Nov 6, 2026

forwards: BS 0, HT 0, TK 0, +/- 0, TOI 13:00, PPTOI 2:54, SHTOI 0:00, ESTOI 10:06, SHFT 19, G 0, YTDG 1, A 0

Betting: BUF moneyline won, puck line -1.5 covered

PHI @ BUFFinal 3-1, Oct 21, 2026

forwards: BS 1, HT 0, TK 0, +/- -2, TOI 13:41, PPTOI 0:24, SHTOI 0:00, ESTOI 13:17, SHFT 19, G 0, YTDG 1, A 0

Betting: BUF moneyline lost, puck line -1.5 did not cover

BUF @ MTLFinal 3-4, Oct 17, 2026

forwards: BS 0, HT 0, TK 0, +/- 1, TOI 13:00, PPTOI 1:20, SHTOI 0:21, ESTOI 11:19, SHFT 23, G 0, YTDG 1, A 1

Betting: BUF moneyline lost, puck line +1.5 covered

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BUF @ MTLFinal 3-4, Oct 13, 2026

forwards: BS 0, HT 1, TK 0, +/- -1, TOI 16:51, PPTOI 2:29, SHTOI 0:00, ESTOI 14:22, SHFT 24, G 0, YTDG 1, A 0

Betting: BUF moneyline lost, puck line +1.5 covered

FLA @ BUFFinal 3-5, Oct 12, 2026

forwards: BS 1, HT 1, TK 0, +/- 1, TOI 13:52, PPTOI 2:06, SHTOI 0:08, ESTOI 11:38, SHFT 18, G 0, YTDG 1, A 0

Betting: BUF moneyline won, puck line -1.5 covered

DAL @ BUFFinal 4-0, Oct 8, 2026

forwards: BS 0, HT 1, TK 0, +/- 0, TOI 11:42, PPTOI 0:05, SHTOI 0:04, ESTOI 11:33, SHFT 18, G 0, YTDG 1, A 0

Betting: BUF moneyline lost, puck line +1.5 did not cover

MIN @ BUFFinal 2-3, Oct 6, 2026

forwards: BS 1, HT 2, TK 0, +/- 2, TOI 13:56, PPTOI 0:00, SHTOI 0:00, ESTOI 13:56, SHFT 18, G 0, YTDG 1, A 1

Betting: BUF moneyline won, puck line +1.5 covered

CHI @ BUFFinal 3-4, Oct 3, 2026

forwards: BS 0, HT 1, TK 0, +/- 2, TOI 13:29, PPTOI 0:00, SHTOI 0:00, ESTOI 13:29, SHFT 20, G 1, YTDG 1, A 0

Betting: BUF moneyline won, puck line -1.5 did not cover

BUF @ CBJFinal 3-6, Oct 1, 2026

forwards: BS 0, HT 1, TK 0, +/- -2, TOI 8:45, PPTOI 0:00, SHTOI 0:00, ESTOI 8:45, SHFT 17, G 0, YTDG 0, A 0

Betting: BUF moneyline lost, puck line -1.5 did not cover

Box score lines from ESPN.

Betting: his team's result at the closing moneyline and puck line most of our sportsbooks closed at (3 books or more).

Next game

Sabres vs Tampa Bay LightningWed, Nov 11, 7:00 PM ETKeyBank Center

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Kulich against the Lightning3 games, 1 goal, 0 assists, 1 point

Last met Apr 13, 2025; his teams 1-2.

CareerDebut 2023

3years2023 to 2026

2023NHL debut7-2 loss vs Devils
2024-25Best season15 goals, 9 assists, 24 points in 62 games
Nov 8, 2026Latest gamevs Golden Knights

Regular season

85 games

19 goals, 13 assists, 32 points

First NHL game

Nov 25, 2023Devils 7, Sabres 2

Latest game

Nov 8, 2026Golden Knights 4, Sabres 1

Before the NHL

The seasons he played before his first full NHL season, 2024-25, as the NHL's own player record lists them. Drafted 28th overall by the Buffalo Sabres in 2022 (round 1).

Season	Team	Games	G	A	PTS	PIM
2020-21	Pirati Chomutov U20 (Czech juniors)	5	3	2	5	0
2020-21	SK Trhaci Kadan (Czech second tier)	10	3	0	3	2
2020-21	HC Energie Karlovy Vary (Czech league)	8	0	0	0	0
2021-22	HC Energie Karlovy Vary (Czech league)	49	9	5	14	4
2021-22 playoffs		3	0	1	1	2
2021-22	HC Energie Karlovy Vary U20 (Czech juniors)	2	2	2	4	4
2021-22 playoffs		4	4	1	5	0
2022-23	Rochester Americans (AHL)	62	24	22	46	18
2022-23 playoffs		12	7	4	11	2
2023-24	Rochester Americans (AHL)	57	27	18	45	26
2023-24 playoffs		5	0	2	2	4

International

His national-team tournaments, as the NHL's own player record lists them.

Season	Tournament	Games	G	A	PTS	PIM
2020-21	U18 World Championship (Czechia U18)	4	0	0	0	0
2021-22	Hlinka Gretzky Cup (Czechia U18)	4	3	1	4	2
2021-22	U18 World Championship (Czechia U18)	6	9	2	11	2
2021-22	World Junior Championship (Czechia U20)	7	2	6	8	0
2022-23	World Junior Championship (Czechia U20)	7	7	2	9	2
2023-24	World Junior Championship (Czechia U20)	7	6	6	12	0

Most often against

The teams he has faced most, with his teams' record and his line against each.

Columbus Blue Jackets6 games

2-4his teams

His line: 1 goal, 1 assist, 2 points

Last met Nov 6, 2026

Montreal Canadiens6 games

0-6his teams

His line: 2 goals, 2 assists, 4 points

Last met Oct 17, 2026

Boston Bruins5 games

2-3his teams

His line: 0 goals, 2 assists, 2 points

Last met Oct 30, 2025

Toronto Maple Leafs5 games

1-4his teams

His line: 1 goal, 3 assists, 4 points

Last met Oct 25, 2025

Detroit Red Wings4 games

2-2his teams

Last met Oct 22, 2025

Florida Panthers4 games

3-1his teams

Last met Oct 12, 2026

Injury history

ESPN's injury reports, newest first.

Nov 3, 2026Day-To-Day Concussion
Kulich (concussion) participated in Tuesday's practice and is close to being ready to return, according to Rachel Lenzi of The Buffalo News.
ESPN / BUF
Nov 1, 2026Day-To-Day Concussion
day-to-day
ESPN / BUF
Oct 26, 2026Out Concussion
Kulich has been placed in concussion protocol, per Rachel Lenzi of The Buffalo News on Monday.
ESPN / BUF
Oct 24, 2026Out Face
Kulich (face) is back in Buffalo for evaluation and won't play against Washington on Saturday, according to Paul Hamilton of WGR Sports Radio 550.
ESPN / BUF

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Oct 23, 2026Day-To-Day Face
day-to-day
ESPN / BUF
Oct 15, 2026Day-To-Day Undisclosed
Kulich missed Thursday's game versus the Maple Leafs due to an undisclosed injury, Rachel Lenzi of The Buffalo News reports.
ESPN / BUF
Sep 25, 2026Out Undisclosed
Kulich (undisclosed) will not play in Saturday's preseason finale against the Penguins.
ESPN / BUF
Sep 24, 2026Day-To-Day Undisclosed
day-to-day
ESPN / BUF

Sources and updates

Stats, scores and injury reports come from Agatha's own records: the NHL's own season totals, the NHL's game rows, ESPN box scores and ESPN's injury reports.

Updated Nov 8, 2026, 6:09 PM ET. Results and form refresh after every game; biography facts are checked weekly.