Centre · #20

Jiri Kulich

Age: 22
Shoots: Left
Height: 185 cm
Weight: 88 kg
Born: Kadan, CZE
Draft: 2022, round 1, #28 (BUF)

Career · 2023–24 to 2026–27

Games: 79
Goals: 19
Points: 31
TOI per game: 14:53
xGF% (5v5): 50.5%
Goals above expected: −1.2

Linemates through the season

Coaches reshuffle lines constantly. The river shows who this player spent 5-on-5 time with, game by game.

Linemates through the season

Each band is a linemate's share of this player's 5-on-5 time in each game; thicker means more time together. Click a band or a name for that pairing.

Most common linemates

With and without each other: the share of 5-on-5 expected goals together, and for each player apart.


Tage ThompsonC · BUF	429:27	60	53.2%	45.9%	51.5%
Rasmus DahlinD · BUF	376:42	67	54.3%	49.2%	51.1%
Bowen ByramD · BUF	366:14	70	54.0%	46.8%	47.4%
Zach BensonL · BUF	338:23	66	56.2%	50.6%	48.6%
Owen PowerD · BUF	321:59	72	47.5%	51.8%	49.3%
Mattias SamuelssonD · BUF	253:33	60	52.8%	48.7%	46.1%
JJ PeterkaR · BUF	216:10	53	49.3%	52.7%	43.3%
Jack QuinnR · BUF	197:43	63	46.8%	52.9%	47.3%
Connor CliftonD · BUF	156:03	50	52.4%	52.8%	43.4%
Peyton KrebsC · BUF	152:55	65	50.7%	50.8%	48.6%
Henri JokiharjuD · BUF/BOS	116:54	33	47.4%	46.5%	48.3%
Jason ZuckerL · BUF	113:11	56	54.2%	48.7%	47.5%

Most frequent opponents

The players this one faced most at 5-on-5 (5+ minutes), and who won the matchup.


Mike MathesonD · MTL	32:34	4	74.2%
Auston MatthewsC · TOR	32:05	5	47.3%
Nikita ZadorovD · BOS	30:48	5	32.0%
Andrew PeekeD · BOS	24:50	5	68.8%
Brandon CarloD · BOS/TOR	23:46	4	42.9%
Travis SanheimD · PHI	23:13	3	44.5%
Morgan GeekieC · BOS	23:08	5	45.9%
Nick SeelerD · PHI	22:53	3	40.7%
Matthew KniesL · TOR/CBJ	22:39	5	43.1%
David PastrnakR · BOS	21:47	5	38.6%
Bobby BrinkR · PHI/MIN	21:08	3	41.2%
Ryan McDonaghD · TBL	20:52	2	59.4%