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Brett Kulak
Defenseman #77 Penguins $2.750M
Player Information

Brett Kulak has 9 points (1 goals, 8 assists) in 56 games this season.

Selected in the 4th round (No. 105) of the 2012 NHL Draft by the Calgary Flames, he has 134 points (29 goals, 105 assists) in 636 regular-season games for the Calgary Flames, the Montreal Canadiens, the Edmonton Oilers and the Pittsburgh Penguins.

He also has 24 points (3 goals, 21 assists) in 98 Stanley Cup Playoff games.

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  • Country: Country FlagCAN
    Age: 32.1 yrs (06.01.1994)
    Height / Weight: 185 cm / 86 kg
    Shoots: L
    Drafted: 105th in 2012
    Draft Team: Team logoCalgary Flames
    Awards: -
Player Evaluation

The 32-year-old is underwater for his team, with the Penguins controlling 47% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Brett Kulak is off the ice, the Penguins control 51% of expected goals, indicating the team is noticeably worse when he plays.

He is being deployed in a relatively balanced role, starting 24% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 28% in the defensive zone.

  • 71

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 222nd of 285 Defensemen
    Defense:Def: 94th of 285 Defensemen
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    -0.04
    -0.140.11
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.47
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    18.82
    1525
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.06
    0.050.7
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.12
    0.11
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.25
    0.11
    xGoals/60
    0.12
    0.090.38
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    2.47
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    2.33
    1.45.5
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.00
    0.51.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    2.81
    2.54.5
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    2.76
    24.5
    Penalties/60
    0.86
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    4.41
    26
    Takeaways/60
    0.49
    0.52
    DZoneGiveaways/60
    1.59
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.28
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    7.89
    512
Contract Information
Actual AAV: $2.750M
Player Contract Value: $3.200M
Remaining: 1 year(s)
Contract Ends: 2026 UFA
Age at the end: 33.5 yrs (06.01.1994)
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Brett Kulak
Recent Games
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
29.01.2026 Team Logo Blackhawks 1 0 0 0 -1 19:55 1 0.0% 0
31.01.2026 Team Logo Rangers 1 0 1 1 1 17:07 3 0.0% 0
02.02.2026 Team Logo Senators 1 0 0 0 0 22:01 1 0.0% 0
03.02.2026 Team Logo Islanders 1 0 1 1 -2 20:22 0 0
05.02.2026 Team Logo Sabres 1 0 0 0 0 18:43 0 0
Total 5 0 2 2 -2 5 0.0% 0
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2014-15 Team Logo Flames 1 0 0 0 0 19:31 0 2
2015-16 Team Logo Flames 8 0 0 0 -2 12:20 9 0.0% 0
2016-17 Team Logo Flames 21 0 3 3 -3 14:15 19 0.0% 12
2017-18 Team Logo Flames 71 2 6 8 -3 12:58 73 2.7% 27
2018-19 Team Logo Canadiens 57 6 11 17 12 17:51 102 5.9% 31
2019-20 Team Logo Canadiens 56 0 7 7 -1 17:07 101 0.0% 12
2020-21 Team Logo Canadiens 46 2 6 8 3 16:06 57 3.5% 20
2021-22 Team Logo Canadiens 56 3 10 13 -10 17:58 63 4.8% 33
2021-22 Team Logo Oilers 18 2 6 8 6 17:04 29 6.9% 12
2022-23 Team Logo Oilers 82 3 17 20 11 17:31 114 2.6% 41
2023-24 Team Logo Oilers 82 3 13 16 0 15:22 94 3.2% 30
2024-25 Team Logo Oilers 82 7 18 25 -7 20:31 135 5.2% 18
2025-26 Team Logo Oilers 31 0 2 2 -7 17:41 33 0.0% 10
2025-26 Team Logo Penguins 25 1 6 7 2 20:19 29 3.4% 18
Season Projection 82 1 12 13 -7 18:52 91 1.1% 41
Total 636 29 105 134 1 858 3.4% 266
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2019-20 Team Logo Canadiens 10 0 3 3 2 18:33 19 0.0% 0
2020-21 Team Logo Canadiens 13 0 1 1 -4 12:52 11 0.0% 4
2021-22 Team Logo Oilers 16 0 5 5 7 17:06 18 0.0% 12
2022-23 Team Logo Oilers 12 1 1 2 3 16:21 19 5.3% 9
2023-24 Team Logo Oilers 25 1 7 8 -3 16:30 21 4.8% 14
2024-25 Team Logo Oilers 22 1 4 5 9 23:25 25 4.0% 8
Total 98 3 21 24 14 113 2.7% 47
Player Match
Player
Match		 Name Team Pos Age Height / Weight Season
P/G		 Career
P/G		 Offense
Rating		 Defense
Rating		 Actual AAV
Brett Kulak Team Logo D 32.1 yrs 185 cm / 86 kg 0.16 0.21 54 80 $2.750M
90% Mikey Anderson Team Logo D 26.8 yrs 183 cm / 88 kg 0.17 0.23 55 78 $4.125M
90% Josh Mahura Team Logo D 27.8 yrs 183 cm / 87 kg 0.15 0.21 53 78 $0.908M
89% Ryan Lindgren Team Logo D 28 yrs 183 cm / 87 kg 0.16 0.24 55 77 $4.500M
88% Urho Vaakanainen Team Logo D 27.2 yrs 188 cm / 91 kg 0.15 0.21 56 77 $1.550M
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