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Brett Kulak

#27 · Defense

Brett Kulak

Colorado AvalancheColorado Avalanche
Age
32
Height
6′1″
Weight
192 lb
Shoots
L
Born
Edmonton, Alberta, CAN
GP
6
G
0
A
4
P
4
+/-
+1
SOG
4

2026–27 regular season

Drafted 2012 · Round 4, #105 overall (CGY)

This season vs last

Stat2026–272025–26 to Oct 142025–26 first 6 GP
GP636
G000
A402+2
P402+2
SOG413+1
PPP000
+/-+1+3+6-5
PIM022-2
TOI/GP18:0819:54−1:4619:08−1:00
SH%0.00.00.0

Regular season. Small numbers are this season’s change: green better, red worse. Totals are only compared over the same number of games; TOI/GP and SH% are compared in every column.

Shooting:Kulak is shooting 0.0% (0 on 4 shots) against 3.4% over 2023–26. Too few shots yet to read much into it.

Shot quality says 0.1 expected goals this season (G − xG -0.1).

Advanced · 2026–27

CF%
47.1
Share of 5v5 shot attempts while on ice
xGF%
40.2
Share of 5v5 expected goals while on ice
Rel CF%
-9.5
vs. team with the player off ice
PDO
1.031
On-ice Sh% + Sv% (≈1.000 is average)
ixG
0.1
Individual expected goals
G − xG
-0.1
Finishing above expectation
OZS%
31.9
Offensive-zone start share
5v5 TOI/GP
16:08
Even-strength minutes per game

Shot attempts

14 attempts, attacking the net on the right. Filled = goal; bigger = higher expected-goal value.

Shot attempts map

How Kulak is used

#27 · D · Colorado Avalanche

Brett Kulak

How he’s used · 2026–27 · 5 games with shift charts

  • Pair 3
  • PP · rarely
  • PK2
Ice time / game
17:49
16:08 at 5v5
Offensive-zone starts
31.9%
of his 5v5 zone faceoffs
Expected goals share
40.2%
at 5v5 with him on
Shot attempt share
47.1%
at 5v5 with him on

Shift profile · against NHL defensemen

Average shift

Kulak47.7s
NHL average49.1s

Shifts that ran 60 seconds or longer

Kulak23%
NHL average26%

Shifts include power-play and penalty-kill time. Across the league, 5v5 shots go in nearly twice as often against a skater 80s+ into his shift.

Most-used linemates · 5v5

Sam Malinski31.5 min together53%shot attempts
Noah Juulsen27.8 min together50%shot attempts
Nazem Kadri25.5 min together44%shot attempts
daily.hockeyUpdated after every game
Team
2026–27Colorado Avalanche6044
2025–26Edmonton Oilers31022
2025–26Pittsburgh Penguins25167
2025–26Colorado Avalanche27033
2025–26 (P)Colorado Avalanche13145
2024–25Edmonton Oilers8271825
2024–25 (P)Edmonton Oilers22145
2023–24Edmonton Oilers8231316
2023–24 (P)Edmonton Oilers25178
2022–23Edmonton Oilers8231720
2022–23 (P)Edmonton Oilers12112
2021–22Montréal Canadiens5631013
2021–22Edmonton Oilers18268
2021–22 (P)Edmonton Oilers16055
2020–21Montréal Canadiens46268
2020–21 (P)Montréal Canadiens13011
2019–20Montréal Canadiens56077
2019–20 (P)Montréal Canadiens10033
2018–19Montréal Canadiens5761117
2017–18Calgary Flames71268
2016–17Calgary Flames21033
2015–16Calgary Flames8000
2014–15Calgary Flames1000