Kulak provided an assist, two hits and five blocked shots in Thursday's 6-4 win over the Kings in Game 6.
Kulak continues to play an important defensive role for the Oilers, functioning as a top-four defenseman despite being listed on the third pairing. The 31-year-old had two assists, a plus-5 rating, eight shots on net, six hits and 12 blocked shots over six postseason contests in the first round.
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Oilers' Brett Kulak: Produces assist
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Kulak notched an assist in Wednesday's 6-2 loss to the Kings in Game 2.
Kulak has three helpers over his last seven games. The 31-year-old defenseman put up a career-high 25 points in 82 regular-season appearances in 2024-25. While he's often listed on the third pairing, his shutdown role sees him earn top-four minutes regularly. Despite the significant usage, Kulak isn't expected to be a big scoring threat in the playoffs.
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Oilers' Brett Kulak: Bags apple Sunday
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Kulak notched an assist, three shots on goal and a plus-2 rating in Sunday's 4-1 win over the Jets.
Kulak set up Viktor Arvidsson's empty-net goal to seal the win. The 31-year-old Kulak has two helpers over his last three games as he works to shake off a 10-game point drought from March 18 to April 7. The defenseman has reached the 25-point mark for the first time in his career and has added 132 shots on net, 109 blocked shots and a minus-8 rating over 80 appearances. Given the Oilers' significant number of injuries on the blue line, Kulak is poised to play in all 82 games for the third year in a row.
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Oilers' Brett Kulak: Deals assist in win
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Kulak logged an assist and five shots on goal in Wednesday's 4-3 win over the Blues.
Kulak played a massive role with the Oilers able to dress only five defensemen due to the injuries to Jake Walman (undisclosed) and Mattias Ekholm (undisclosed). The extra playing time helped Kulak end a 10-game point drought. In that span, he had 20 shots on net, eight blocked shots and a minus-6 rating. Despite the recent struggles, the 31-year-old blueliner has still enjoyed a career year. He's at seven goals, 17 helpers, 128 shots on net, 107 blocked shots and a minus-10 rating over 78 appearances, playing more of a shutdown role in the bottom four on most occasions.
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Oilers' Brett Kulak: Chips in with helper
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Kulak notched an assist and two blocked shots in Sunday's 3-1 win over the Rangers.
Kulak has two helpers over his last three contests. The 31-year-old had the secondary assist on Connor McDavid's tally in the third period. Kulak continues to impress in a depth role on the blue line, earning a career-high 23 points with 103 shots on net, 98 blocked shots and a minus-4 rating over 67 appearances. While he's been a good stabilizing presence for the Oilers, his lack of big numbers in non-scoring areas limits his fantasy appeal to deep formats.
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Oilers' Brett Kulak: Expected back Tuesday
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Kulak (illness) is slated to play versus the Ducks on Tuesday, Tony Brar of Oilers TV reports.
Kulak was absent from Monday's practice but appears to have recovered from his illness ahead of Tuesday's tilt. The defenseman has already set new career highs in goals (seven), points (21) and average ice time (20:06) with games still remaining. With Kulak healthy, Cam Dineen and Troy Stecher are set to serve as healthy scratches.
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Oilers' Brett Kulak: Under the weather
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Kulak is dealing with an illness and did not skate Monday, Jason Gregor of Sports 1440 Edmonton reports.
Edmonton recalled Cam Dineen from AHL Bakersfield on an emergency basis Monday, so Kulak's availability for Tuesday's game against the Ducks is in question. Kulak has yet to miss a game this season. If the left-shot blueliner can't suit up Tuesday, Troy Stecher or Dineen will fill his spot in the lineup.
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Oilers' Brett Kulak: Nabs assist Wednesday
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Kulak logged an assist and three shots on goal in Wednesday's 4-3 overtime win over the Blackhawks.
Kulak has three helpers over three games to begin February. The 31-year-old defenseman helped out on Viktor Arvidsson's opening tally in the second period. Kulak has mostly stayed in a depth role on the Oilers' blue line, but he's at 19 points through 54 appearances, putting him on pace for a career year. He's added 88 shots on net, 81 blocked shots and a plus-4 rating. Kulak is likely to take on heavier defensive matchups, freeing up John Klingberg to see more usage when the Oilers have the puck.
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Oilers' Brett Kulak: Career year continues
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Kulak had two assists in a 4-3 loss to Toronto on Saturday.
Kulak's 18 points are within three of his career high of 21, and he's already matched his previous best with six goals. The 31-year-old defender is on pace for 28-30 points. Kulak could top 100 shots and 100 hits, but his offense is still too inconsistent for him to warrant much fantasy attention.
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Oilers' Brett Kulak: Manages helper in win
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Kulak notched an assist, two blocked shots and a plus-2 rating in Wednesday's 5-3 win over the Wild.
Kulak snapped a three-game point drought with the helper. The 31-year-old defenseman has played at a career-best pace with 15 points through 44 outings overall while often playing top-four minutes despite being listed on the third pairing most of the time. Kulak has added 68 blocked shots, 71 shots on net and a plus-5 rating as a steady stay-at-home defender.
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Oilers' Brett Kulak: Three assists in last two games
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Kulak picked up two assists Tuesday in a 4-0 win over Boston.
Kulak has three assists in his last two games, and that gives him 14 points (five goals, nine helpers), 63 blocks and 63 shots in 40 games. Kulak is on a career pace in all three of those categories, so those points will help if you're deploying him for his blocking.
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Oilers' Brett Kulak: Pockets helper in win
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Kulak managed an assist and went plus-2 in Saturday's 4-2 win over the Kraken.
Kulak continues to play a larger role than his third-pairing assignment would suggest. It doesn't necessarily lead to more offense, though he has three helpers over his last 12 outings. The 30-year-old defenseman is up to 12 points, 62 shots on net, 60 blocked shots and a plus-5 rating through 39 appearances. He's on pace for a career year, but offense can be fickle for stay-at-home blueliners like Kulak.
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Oilers' Brett Kulak: Deals assist Monday
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Kulak posted an assist and two shots on goal in Monday's 6-5 loss to the Panthers.
Kulak continues to chip in a little depth scoring from the blue line with four points and a plus-8 rating over his last 12 contests. He's still seeing second-pairing minutes, though more as a defensive presence. The 30-year-old blueliner is up to 11 points, 52 shots on net, 41 blocked shots and a plus-7 rating through 31 outings. He's on pace to surpass his career high of 21 points from 2021-22, a season he split between the Oilers and Canadiens.
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Oilers' Brett Kulak: Scores in Saturday's win
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Kulak scored a goal in Saturday's 4-1 win over the Avalanche.
Kulak posted six points over 13 contests in November. That constitutes a pretty good month for a defenseman who isn't known for his scoring. This season, he has five goals -- one shy of his career high -- and nine points through 24 outings, and he's added 39 shots on net, 29 blocked shots and a plus-2 rating. Kulak's on pace to challenge for his first 30-point campaign, but he's also shooting 12.8 percent, which is more than twice as efficient as his next best season, so the bottom could fall out at any time.
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Oilers' Brett Kulak: Pockets helper Thursday
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Kulak notched an assist and two shots on goal in Thursday's 3-2 overtime win over the Predators.
Kulak picked up his fourth point in the last four games when he set up Darnell Nurse's second-period tally. While Kulak was listed on the third pairing Thursday, he saw 21:54 of ice time as one of the Oilers' top-four blueliners by usage with the team dressing seven defensemen. Kulak is up to seven points, 23 shots on net, 22 blocked shots and a minus-1 rating over 17 contests this season. Despite his recent success, the 30-year-old has limited scoring upside, and thus only makes sense for fantasy managers in deeper formats.
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Oilers' Brett Kulak: Earns two points Saturday
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Kulak scored a goal on two shots, dished an assist and went plus-2 in Saturday's 7-3 win over the Canucks.
Kulak has scored in back-to-back games following a slump over the previous eight contests. The 30-year-old defenseman remains listed on the third pairing, but he's seeing usage in line with a second-pairing blueliner. For the season, he's at four goals, two assists, 21 shots on net, 22 blocked shots and an even plus-minus rating over 15 appearances. That's still likely too little production for most fantasy managers, though he has some appeal in deep formats.
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Oilers' Brett Kulak: Tallies in Wednesday's loss
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Kulak scored a goal on three shots in Wednesday's 4-2 loss to the Golden Knights.
Kulak hadn't gotten on the scoresheet since his two-goal game Oct. 17 versus the Predators. The 30-year-old defenseman tied the game at 1-1 with his second-period tally. He's up to three goals, one assist, 19 shots on net, 21 blocked shots, five hits and a minus-2 rating over 14 appearances. He's exceeded 20 minutes of ice time in five of the last seven games, so it appears Kulak is gaining trust with head coach Kris Knoblauch.
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Oilers' Brett Kulak: Surprise two-goal man in win
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Kulak scored two goals and blocked three shots in Thursday's 4-2 win over the Predators.
Kulak tied the game at 1-1 late in the first period and then added an empty-netter to seal the win in the third. Considering he hasn't scored more than six goals in any of his NHL seasons, a two-goal game is a rarity for the 30-year-old defenseman. He's up to three points, nine shots on net, six blocked shots and two PIM through five appearances in a third-pairing role this year.
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Oilers' Brett Kulak: Pockets helper Friday
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Kulak recorded an assist and two blocked shots in Friday's 5-1 win over the Panthers in Game 6.
Kulak has a helper in three of the last four games. The defenseman has been a surprising source of depth offense with eight points through 24 playoff contests after he logged just 16 points in 82 regular-season outings. He's added 45 blocks, 22 hits, 14 PIM, 21 shots on net and a minus-1 rating this postseason while skating on the third pairing.
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Oilers' Brett Kulak: Garners assist in Game 3
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Kulak provided an assist, three blocked shots and two PIM in Thursday's 4-3 loss to the Panthers in Game 3.
The helper ended a seven-game slump for Kulak. The defenseman has earned six points, 18 shots on net, 20 hits, 42 blocked shots, 12 PIM and an even plus-minus rating over 21 playoff appearances. Kulak remains in a third-pairing role and isn't overly physical, but he's been steady for an Oilers defense that has become tumultuous in the Stanley Cup Finals.
