Brett
Kulak
D · COL · Defensive · Very poor
- PAL
- 17
- WAR
- -0.7
- Value
- 16
- PTS
- 3
2025-26№ 307 / 325
Brett Kulak (Colorado Avalanche) stats and profile: offensive production, ice time, advanced stats, WAR and PAL rating.
Brett Kulak
HEIGHT : 185 cm · WEIGHT : 87 kg · SHOOTS : L
Born : January 5, 1994 · Edmonton, Canada
Drafted : 2012 · CGY · round 4, pick #105
Contract : $4,500,000 · 2026-27 → 2030-31 · Standard Contract (Extension) · UFA · Signing bonus $1,000,000NTC / M-NTC
NHL record
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Colorado Avalanche | 18 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 2025-26 | Colorado Avalanche | 27 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 2025-26 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 25 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 18 |
| 2025-26 | Edmonton Oilers | 31 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 2024-25 | Edmonton Oilers | 82 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 18 |
| 2023-24 | Edmonton Oilers | 82 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 30 |
| 2022-23 | Edmonton Oilers | 82 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 41 |
| 2021-22 | Edmonton Oilers | 18 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 12 |
| 2021-22 | Montréal Canadiens | 56 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 33 |
| 2020-21 | Montréal Canadiens | 46 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 20 |
| 2019-20 | Montréal Canadiens | 56 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 12 |
| 2018-19 | Montréal Canadiens | 57 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 31 |
| 2017-18 | Calgary Flames | 71 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 27 |
| 2016-17 | Calgary Flames | 21 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
| 2015-16 | Calgary Flames | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014-15 | Calgary Flames | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| NHL totals | 681 | 29 | 112 | 141 | 284 | |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Colorado Avalanche | 13 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| 2024-25 | Edmonton Oilers | 22 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 |
| 2023-24 | Edmonton Oilers | 25 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 14 |
| 2022-23 | Edmonton Oilers | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 2021-22 | Edmonton Oilers | 16 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 12 |
| 2020-21 | Montréal Canadiens | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2019-20 | Montréal Canadiens | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Playoff totals | 111 | 4 | 25 | 29 | 53 | |
Brett Kulak: our analysis
2025-26 season: 27 GP, 0 G, 3 A, 3 PTS, +1 +/-, 19:08 TOI. WAR -0.7 (307th of 325) · PAL 17, very poor.
In 2025-26, Brett Kulak, 32, posts a PAL Rating of 17 out of 100 (very poor), and his WAR of -0.7 ranks 307th among 325 regulars, in the bottom quarter.
His strengths: penalty kill (90, among the best in the league). On the other hand, shooting (5, among the weakest in the league) and offense (5, among the weakest in the league) hold him back.
Breaking down his WAR (goals above average), his biggest contribution: penalty kill (+1.0); his biggest cost: EV offense (-3.3).
A marked decline: his PAL was 80 in 2024-25, against 17 now; his WAR went from 1.6 to -0.7.
Contract-wise, his Value score of 16 (very poor return) weighs his output against what he costs: 50 is what that salary should buy.
Brett Kulak's story
Raised on a farm outside Stony Plain, Alberta, Brett Kulak moved through the local minor-hockey system before landing in the WHL. Vancouver picked him 197th in the bantam draft, and between 2010 and 2014 he played 216 games for the Giants, scoring 35 goals and adding 93 assists — steady production that underscored his dependable, workmanlike approach from the back end.
Calgary selected him 105th overall in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft. After short amateur stints with Abbotsford in the AHL at the close of two junior seasons, the Flames signed him to a three-year entry-level deal on 18 March 2014. He began 2014–15 in the ECHL with the Colorado Eagles, moved up to Adirondack in the AHL, and earned a recall to make his NHL debut on 11 April 2015.
Kulak spent his early NHL years shuttling between levels; his first NHL point came on 18 October 2016, assisting Michael Frolík against Buffalo. Traded to Montreal on 1 October 2018, he split time with Laval before settling into the Canadiens' lineup, scoring his first Montreal goal on 29 December 2018 and his first game-winner on 12 January 2019. Montreal signed him to a three-year, $5.55 million extension on 25 May 2019.
On 21 March 2022 he was dealt to the Edmonton Oilers; he contributed two goals and six assists in 18 regular-season games and partnered effectively with Tyson Barrie as Edmonton advanced to the Western Conference Final that spring. He missed a morning practice to attend the birth of his daughter but played in the decisive Game 7 of the first round. Following the campaign the Oilers rewarded him with a four-year, $11 million contract.
Later moves brought him to Pittsburgh on 12 December 2025 and then to Colorado on 24 February 2026. He set a unique mark by appearing in at least 25 games for three different teams in a single season and delivered his first playoff overtime game-winner in Game 5 of the 2026 second-round series against Minnesota. On the ice he is straightforward: a positional, detail-oriented defenseman who prioritizes clean exits, dependable decisions and steadiness in his own end.
Facts drawn from Wikipédia, told in our own words.
Advanced stats
- TOI/GP
- 19:03
- PP TOI/GP
- 0:03
- SH TOI/GP
- 1:40
- Pts/GP
- 0.22
- EV points
- 4
- Hits
- 6
- Blocks
- 27
- Takeaways
- 5
- Corsi % (SAT)
- 50.0 %
- Off. zone starts
- 27.5 %
Stats and photos: NHL (NHL.com)
2026-27 projection
Projected points
17between 7 and 26 (80% range)
- Goals
- 2
- Assists
- 15
- Games
- 100
So far: 4 pts in 18 games. The team has played 0 of 84 games. Projected pace: 0.16 pts per game (last season: 0.14).
The projection follows last season's pace. Tested on 2,265 player seasons (2022-23 to 2025-26): average miss of 9 points over 82 games; for players at 0.9 points per game and up, it ran 5 points high on average.
Trend
Slight decline
- Points per game: 0.20 in 23-24, 0.14 in 25-26
- PAL Rating: 80 → 17
Outlook, age included
↓ DecliningAge 32: the age when production usually declines
This is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes; one player in five finishes outside the range.
Player ratings, 2025-26
All ratings →Fourteen ratings from 0 to 100 drawn from data, never by hand: 75 = established NHL player, 95+ = elite.
OV · OverallConfidence 85 %
69
Depth
- SK
- Skating
- 85
- Confidence 73 %
- ST
- Strength
- 61
- Confidence 88 %
- EN
- Endurance
- 74
- Confidence 80 %
- DU
- Durability
- 97
- Confidence 77 %
- CK
- Checking
- 61
- Confidence 88 %
- FG
- Fighting
- 65
- Confidence 67 %
- DI
- Discipline
- 63
- Confidence 88 %
- FO
- Faceoffs
- —
- PA
- Passing
- 61
- Confidence 85 %
- SC
- Scoring
- 58
- Confidence 85 %
- DF
- Defense
- 81
- Confidence 83 %
- PS
- Penalty shot
- 76
- Confidence 0 %
- EX
- Experience
- 91
- Confidence 100 %
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SK — Skating85
- Top speed (35 %)36 · 82
- Bursts > 20 mph /60 (30 %)2.933 · 85
- Distance /60 (20 %)14.4 · 80
- Speed consistency (15 %)35.1 · 81
ST — Strength61
- Contact absorbed /60 (50 %)4.025 · 66
- Body mass (50 %)-0.512 · 64
EN — Endurance74
- Ice time per game (45 %)18.5 · 73
- Total ice time (20 %)1,547 · 79
- Shift length (15 %)49.6 · 81
- Lowest recent ice time per game (15 %)15.6 · 66
- Special-teams time per game (5 %)1.709 · 63
DU — Durability97
- Share of games played (100 %)0.9 · 97
CK — Checking61
- Hits /60 (70 %)1.867 · 64
- Lowest seasonal rate (20 %)1.202 · 57
- Season volume (10 %)2.996 · 61
FG — Fighting65
- Fights per 82 games (100 %)0.701 · 65
DI — Discipline63
- Net penalty value /60 (50 %)-0.074 · 63
- Penalties taken /60 (30 %)0.633 · 75
- Penalties drawn /60 (20 %)0.2 · 49
PA — Passing61
- Primary assists /60 (40 %)0.233 · 58
- Secondary assists /60 (20 %)0.357 · 68
- Offensive creation (RAPM) (20 %)-0.065 · 67
- Power-play points /60 (10 %)3.875 · 68
- Assist consistency (10 %)0.207 · 72
SC — Scoring58
- Goals /60 (25 %)0.143 · 62
- Individual xG /60 (20 %)0.167 · 67
- Finishing (goals − xG per shot) (20 %)-0.079 · 60
- High-danger chances /60 (15 %)0.058 · 64
- xG per shot (10 %)0.032 · 57
- Shot attempts /60 (10 %)9.467 · 74
DF — Defense81
- RAPM defense /60 (35 %)0.045 · 78
- Relative xG against (20 %)-0.035 · 77
- On-ice xG against /60 (15 %)2.497 · 81
- Penalty kill /60 (10 %)0.275 · 91
- Takeaways − giveaways /60 (10 %)-1.791 · 79
- Shot attempts against /60 (5 %)55.5 · 87
- Blocked shots /60 (5 %)4.33 · 74
PS — Penalty shot76
- Shootouts (60 %)32.7 · 76
- Penalty shots (40 %)26.7 · 76
EX — Experience91
- Career regular-season games (65 %)92
- Career playoff games (25 %)89
- NHL seasons (10 %)87
OV — Overall69
- DF · Defense (30 %)81
- PA · Passing (22 %)61
- SK · Skating (12 %)85
- SC · Scoring (12 %)58
- EN · Endurance (9 %)74
- ST · Strength (6 %)61
- DI · Discipline (5 %)63
- CK · Checking (4 %)61
| Season | OV | SK | SC | DF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 69 | 85 | 58 | 81 |
| 2024-25 | 81 | 87 | 74 | 86 |
| 2023-24 | 75 | 86 | 67 | 79 |
| 2022-23 | 68 | 84 | 65 | 70 |
The bars show confidence (sample size), not player quality. — : not enough data, not a zero. Engine version 1.0.
WAR and PAL ratings, 2025-26
How we rate →PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against players at the same position (50 = average player), starting from the player's strength, offensive or defensive. Value Rating compares that performance with what the player costs: 50 means paid what the play is worth.
WAR
-0.7
wins above replacement
307 of 325
PAL Rating
17/ 100
Performance · Very poor
207 of 250 at the position
Value Rating
16/ 100
Very poor return
2.75 M$ · expected PAL 55
ProfileDefensiveValue comes mostly from defense
- Offense
- 4
- Defense
- 55
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- Offense
- 5
- Creation
- 22
- Shooting
- 5
- Possession
- 18
- Defense
- 48
- Discipline
- 7
- Power play
- 14
- Penalty kill
- 90
From 0 to 100; 50 is the average player at the same position, adjusted for ice time.
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | Value | Cap hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | COL | -0.7 | 17 | 16 | 2.75 M$ |
| 2024-25 | EDM | 1.6 | 80 | 74 | 2.75 M$ |
| 2023-24 | EDM | 0.2 | 55 | 44 | 2.75 M$ |
| 2022-23 | EDM | -0.6 | 19 | 11 | 2.75 M$ |
Hockey IQ, 2025-26
Rankings and method →The quality of the player's decisions with and against the puck at 5-on-5, against regulars at the same position (50 = average). PAL measures output; IQ measures how the player plays.
Overall IQ
24/ 100
Below average
better than 24% of defensemen, offense and defense combined
Offensive IQ
5/ 100
Low
passing, shots, puck
Defensive IQ
63/ 100
Average
takeaways, discipline, own zone
Overall IQ isn't an average of the two scores: it's the player's rank with offense and defense combined, 170 of 225 defensemen.
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Offense
- Playmaking passes
- 27
- Shot selection
- 15
- Penalties drawn
- 10
- Puck management
- 22
Defense
- Takeaways
- 21
- Discipline
- 57
- Safe zone exits
- 89
Percentiles: 80 means better than 80% of regulars at the same position. Play without the puck (positioning, coverage) isn't measured: the NHL doesn't publish that data.
| Season | Team | IQ | Off. | Def. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | COL | 24 | 5 | 63 |
| 2024-25 | EDM | 47 | 11 | 84 |
| 2023-24 | EDM | 27 | 20 | 42 |
| 2022-23 | EDM | 22 | 17 | 33 |
WAR, 2025-26
How it's calculated →Wins added to the team, compared with a replacement-level player called up from the AHL.
-0.7
wins above replacement
-1.2 to 0.1 — 90% interval
307 of 325 defensemen
-3.5 goals above replacement
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- EV offense
- -3.3
- EV defense
- +0.7
- Power play
- -0.1
- Penalty kill
- +1.0
- Shooting
- -2.4
- Penalties
- -2.7
- Average → replacement
- +3.3
In goals.
| Season | Team | GP | WAR | 90% interval | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | COL | 83 | -0.7 | -1.2 to 0.1 | 307/325 |
| 2024-25 | EDM | 78 | 1.6 | 0.5 to 3.1 | 28/314 |
| 2023-24 | EDM | 82 | 0.2 | -0.5 to 1.2 | 128/316 |
| 2022-23 | EDM | 82 | -0.6 | -1.7 to 0.4 | 306/334 |
Player tracking (NHL EDGE)
League EDGE leaderboards →Speed, shot power, distance covered, time by zone: measured by chips in the puck and shoulder pads. 90th percentile = better than 90% of players.
- Hardest shot
- 145.8 km/h66th percentileleague avg. 139.7 km/h
- Top skating speed
- 34.5 km/h65th percentileleague avg. 34.0 km/h
- Bursts over 20 mph, season
- 2192nd percentileleague avg. 8
- Offensive zone time
- 41.4 %51st percentileleague avg. 42.4 %
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- Total distance, season
- 79.3 km75th percentileleague avg. 56.1 km
- Distance, single-game high
- 5.38 km65th percentileleague avg. 4.98 km
- Offensive zone at 5v5
- 42.3 %57th percentileleague avg. 42.8 %
- Neutral zone time
- 18.2 %56th percentileleague avg. 16.9 %
- Defensive zone time
- 40.4 %51st percentileleague avg. 40.8 %
Shooting
| Shots on goal | Goals | Shooting % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All | 1764th percentile | 049th percentile | 0.0 %27th percentile |
| High danger | 051st percentile | 084th percentile | 0.0 %0th percentile |
| Mid range | 251st percentile | 073rd percentile | 0.0 %50th percentile |
| Long range | 1072nd percentile | 077th percentile | 0.0 %67th percentile |
Shots on goal by zone
2026-2027 regular season. Measured by puck and player tracking chips; the percentile ranks the player within the league.
Game log, 2026-27
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LAKBrett Kulak: frequently asked questions
How many goals does Brett Kulak have in 2026-27?
Brett Kulak has 0 goals and 4 points (4 assists) in 18 games in 2026-27.
How old is Brett Kulak?
Brett Kulak is 32 years old: he was born on January 6, 1994.
How tall is Brett Kulak, and how much does he weigh?
Brett Kulak is 6'1" (185 cm) and weighs 192 lb (87 kg).
Where is Brett Kulak from?
Canada: Brett Kulak was born in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
What team does Brett Kulak play for?
Brett Kulak plays for the Colorado Avalanche in the NHL, at D, wearing number 27.
Is Brett Kulak injured?
No: Brett Kulak is not on the latest NHL injury report. This answer is updated throughout the season.
How good is Brett Kulak?
Brett Kulak produced -0.7 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2025-26, 307th of 325 players at his position in the NHL. His PAL rating is 17 out of 100: very poor for his position.
How much does Brett Kulak make?
Brett Kulak earns $2.8M for the 2025-26 season. His Value Rating is 16 out of 100 (very poor return): it measures the on-field return for that salary, compared with players at his position.
When does Brett Kulak's contract end?
Brett Kulak's contract runs through the 2030-31 season; he will then be an unrestricted free agent. It includes a NTC / M-NTC clause.
Is Brett Kulak overpaid?
Yes, his output falls short of what his salary should buy. His Value rating is 16 out of 100 (very poor return), where 50 is the output expected for his salary, compared with players at his position.
Is Brett Kulak a top-10 player at his position?
No: by WAR, he ranks 307th of 325 players at his position in the NHL in 2025-26. Our comparison tool puts him side by side with any other player.
Is Brett Kulak getting better?
No, he is slipping: his PAL rating went from 80 in 2024-25 to 17 in 2025-26 (out of 100, 50 = average player at his position).
How has Brett Kulak played lately?
Over his last 10 games, Brett Kulak has 0 points (0 goals, 0 assists).
What are Brett Kulak's career stats?
Over his NHL career, Brett Kulak has 681 games, 29 goals, 112 assists and 141 points. His best season: 2024-25, with 25 points in 82 games.
Where was Brett Kulak drafted?
Brett Kulak was drafted 105th overall (round 4) by Calgary Flames in 2012.
Is Brett Kulak better at home or on the road?
On the road: in 2026-27, he averages 0.10 points per game at home (1 in 10 games) and 0.38 on the road (3 in 8 games).
How does Brett Kulak perform in the playoffs?
In the playoffs, Brett Kulak has 111 games and 29 points in his career. His pace (0.26 points per game) is similar to his regular-season pace (0.21).
Which player is most similar to Brett Kulak?
Zach Whitecloud: he is the player at his position whose PAL profile (the 0-to-100 dimensions) is closest to his in 2025-26.
Zach Whitecloud's page →Is Brett Kulak a good fantasy pick?
Probably not, except in deep leagues: our projection has him at 17 points in 2026-27, or 0.17 points per game.
What is Brett Kulak's nationality?
Brett Kulak is Canadian.
Where did Brett Kulak play before turning pro?
Vancouver Giants (WHL), 2010–2014.
How many points is Brett Kulak projected to score in 2026-27?
Our projection has him at 17 points in 100 games in 2026-27 (7 to 26 points, 80% interval), based on his recent seasons, age and role.
See also: his Colorado Avalanche teammates
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