GRIT & GF
Jiri Kulich

Buffalo Sabres, Centre

Jiri Kulich

  • Two-way
  • Steady
Points, 2026–27
3
1 G, 2 A in 7 GP
Individual xG
1.3
1 goals from it
Ice time per game
13:05
8 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5
55.0
share of chances while he's on

Jiri Kulich has 1 goal and 2 assists (3 points) in 7 games for the Buffalo Sabres in 2026–27, with 8 shots on goal and 13:05 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 48.4 out of 100, provisional until he has 15 to 20 games.

7 games in. The methodology requires 15 to 20 games to be accurate, so this season's rating still leans on the league average for his position and will move.

GRIT & GF

48.4050100
Rated above 28% of forwards
Goals above average
−0.0
Wins
−0.00
Physicality25thGF68thIntimidation37thChemistry46thClutch97th

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to −0.08, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 28.6% of 402 rated players

The default weights are our call. Set your own; they get rescaled to add up to 100%.

Clutch

+1.75 SD · 97th percentile · weight 0%

His team's expected-goal differential with him on the ice in the third period or overtime of a one-goal game, against his own usual rate. Not counted in the rating since grit-0.5: it didn't repeat from season to season, so it was mostly luck.

  • Close-and-late liftxGD per 60Heavily shrunk: close-and-late minutes are scarce.0.1197th pct
  • Close-and-late ice timeminutesThe sample behind the clutch number.2273th pct

Percentiles are against 402 rated forwards in 2026-27, on 78 minutes of his 5-on-5 time. Hits, blocks and takeaways count toward the rating and are worth zero goals until a study shows otherwise. Model grit-0.5.

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Percentile among 378 forwards with enough games this season. 50 is the median.

Scoring

  • Ice time per game13:05
    27
  • Points per 601.96
    51
  • Goals per 600.65
    47
  • Individual xG per 600.82
    51
  • Shots per 605.2
    36

5-on-5 play

  • xG for per 60, on ice2.77
    67
  • xG against per 60, on ice2.27
    64
  • xGF%55.0%
    71

Physical

  • Hits per 604.6
    54
  • Blocks per 602.0
    42
  • Penalty minutes per 600.0
    88

Skating and shooting

NHL EDGE puck and player tracking, 2026–27. Percentiles are the league's, against all skaters.

Skating

  • Top speed21.9 mph
    62
  • Bursts over 20 mph22
    87
  • Distance skated16 mi
    34

Shooting

  • Hardest shot87.2 mph
    87
  • Shots on goal8
    37
  • Shooting %12.5%
    51

Zone time

  • Offensive zone time40.8%
    38
  • Offensive zone time, even strength40.7%
    45

Who he plays with

His most-used linemates at 5-on-5 this season, with what happened while they were out together.

LinematesGamesTOIShot attemptsxGGoalsxG share
Ryan McLeod, Konsta Helenius518:0310–200.7–0.81–146%
Tage Thompson, Peyton Krebs212:0814–91.0–0.31–077%
Sam Carrick, Beck Malenstyn211:318–60.2–0.40–231%
Peyton Krebs, Konsta Helenius49:137–30.2–0.01–088%
Josh Norris, Konsta Helenius68:555–120.4–0.81–135%
Tage Thompson, Josh Doan37:426–90.7–0.41–062%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 1 goals from 14 attempts.

GoalShot or miss

Last 20 games

Columns are his individual expected goals, the quality of his own chances. Dots are goals he scored.

ixGGoal
0.000.501.00
04-1710-17

By season

SeasonGPGAPSOGixGTOI/GPHitsBlkxGF% 5v5
2026–27712381.313:057355.0
2025–2612325202.816:2291545.0
2024–25621592413415.514:48404350.3
2023–24100010.014:531037.7

Last 20 games

DateTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkPIM
2026-10-1713:000100.08010
2026-10-1316:510020.22100
2026-10-1213:520020.15110
2026-10-0811:420000.07100
2026-10-0613:560120.23210
2026-10-0313:311010.42100
2026-10-018:450010.07100
2025-11-0111:190010.18100
2025-10-3018:050010.03100
2025-10-2819:560010.22130
2025-10-2515:240110.04210
2025-10-2416:501110.16020
2025-10-2215:410020.18112
2025-10-2018:001020.25000
2025-10-1815:370030.37010
2025-10-1513:451010.85220
2025-10-1316:090040.48010
2025-10-1118:540010.05132
2025-10-0916:420020.04010
2025-04-1717:360000.15220