Brett Kulak

The five the coach goes back to is Kulak with Crosby, Letang, Rakell and Rust, 83 minutes at 5v5.

Kulak has been shuffled through 55 different five-man units, and only 2 of them have settled.

The pairing with Frederic is the one that costs him: 34.8% of the expected goals together, 50.1% apart.

Frederic does better away from him: 52.3% of the expected goals apart against 34.8% together.

Only 3 of his 18 regular 5v5 partners post a better expected-goal share beside Kulak than away from him.

He spends more 5v5 time with Emberson than anyone: 337 minutes, worth 45.5% of the expected goals.

The Avalanche create 3.31 expected goals an hour at 5v5 with Kulak on.

The Avalanche score 37.5% of the 5v5 goals with Kulak out there.

At 5v5 the Avalanche generate 44.7% of the expected goals with Kulak on the ice.

Kulak's line owns 45.8% of the 5v5 shot attempts.

His line is being outscored despite the play: 37.5% of the goals off 44.7% of the expected goals.

48.3% of the 5v5 shots on goal go his way when Kulak is on.

He finishes 0.72 checks an hour.

14 takeaways against 64 giveaways: he loses it far more often than he wins it back.

He takes the puck back 0.53 times an hour.

Kulak produces 0.46 points an hour of ice time.

He puts 3.62 shots on goal an hour.

He scores 0.04 goals an hour of ice time.

He sets up 0.42 assists an hour of ice time.

He is -4 on the season.

52.7% of his attempts are fired from beyond 45 feet.

His average attempt comes from 43.3 feet.

38.7% of everything he shoots gets blocked before it arrives.

Joel Hofer has turned him away every time: 9 attempts, no goals.

Jared McCann has drawn 2 penalties on him.

From inside 25 feet he buries 0.0% of his attempts.

Kulak has 1 goals off 7.0 expected: 6.0 short of what the chances say.

He converts 1.1% of the shots he puts on goal.