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PROFINHL PLAYER DOSSIER • Georgii Merkulov
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Georgii Merkulov
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Georgii Merkulov

#42
C/LW/RW Playmaking Winger Non-Reasonable Sabres
Stars:
1st 0
2nd 0
3rd 0
3-Game Point Streak
CK64
FG36
DI84
SK48
ST73
EN90
DU93
PH47
FO77
PA50
SC46
DF57
PS69
EX68
LD67
MO54
OV51

Player Biography & Pedigree

Date of Birth: October 10, 2000
Age: 26 yrs
Height / Weight: 178 cm • 82 kg
Draft Pedigree: 2022 • #200 overall (7th Round) by Sabres
Days Missed this Season: 0 Days
Physical Condition: 100%

Contract & Cap Ledger

Contract Term: 4 yr(s)
Cap Hit (AAV): $100,000
Cap Percentage: 0.11%
Remaining Cap Hit: $85,128
Expiry Status: UFA 2030
Contract Structure: Two-Way
Roster Status: AHL Affiliate

Statistical Spotlight • AHL 2026-27 Campaign

AHL GP12
AHL G5
AHL A5
AHL PTS10
+/--6
PIM2
TOI/G19:49
PPG2
GWG2
S%10.9%
HITS18
72G Pace60P

Skill DNA • Pro Percentiles

FORWARDS
Skating & Speed 69th Pct
Solid Starter
Shooting & Finishing 71th Pct
Above Average
Playmaking & Vision 57th Pct
Solid Starter
Defense 3th Pct
Developing
Physical & Grit 13th Pct
Developing
Character & IQ 54th Pct
Solid Starter

Current Season Analytics

AHL SEASON
Shooting % Regression Balanced Baseline
Season S%: 10.9% (5G / 46S) Career: 10.4%

Shooting percentage closely mirrors player's established career baseline.

Points Distribution (G vs A Split) 5G (50%) • 5A (50%)
Goals Split: 3 EV / 2 PP / 0 SH Fair Market
0.83
Points / GP
0.42
Goals / GP
0.42
Assists / GP
AHL Season Ice Time 19:49 TOI/G
5v5: 18:24 (93%)
PP: 01:24 (7%)
PK: 00:01 (0%)

Career All-Time & Peaks

AHL CAREER
GP258
G71
A103
PTS174
+/-+31
P/G0.67
PIM50
TOI/G19:10
PPG13
BKS32
S%10.4%
FO%54.7%
Career All-Time Situational TOI
5v5: 00:00
PP: 00:00
PK: 00:00

62 pts

Career Stars (12-6-14)

14 GWG

Career GWG Total

0-0-0

Career Fights

307

Career Body Checks

AHL Minor League Statistics

CALDER CUP & AFFILIATE
Season Team GPGAPTS+/-PIMPPGPKGGWGSS%HITSBKSFO%TOI/GP/G
2023-24 BUF 82 27 26 53 3 16 4 0 6 193 14.0% 103 8 50.6% 17:58 0.65
2024-25 BUF 82 21 36 57 18 18 4 0 3 200 10.5% 75 8 54.5% 19:32 0.70
2025-26 BUF 82 18 36 54 16 14 3 0 3 243 7.4% 111 12 55.4% 19:51 0.66
2026-27 BUF 12 5 5 10 -6 2 2 0 2 46 10.9% 18 4 66.7% 19:49 0.83

AHL Calder Cup Playoff Statistics

PLAYOFFS
Season Team GPGAPTS+/-PIMPPGPKGGWGSS%HITSBKSFO%TOI/GP/G
2023-24 BUF 6 1 0 1 -1 0 0 0 0 19 5.3% 4 3 18.2% 19:39 0.17
2024-25 BUF 5 1 2 3 2 0 1 0 0 8 12.5% 2 0 50.0% 19:07 0.60
2025-26 BUF 6 2 1 3 2 0 0 0 1 20 10.0% 5 0 58.3% 20:06 0.50

Statistically & Age-Comparable Players

SAME POSITION GROUP • MAX 4 YRS AGE DELTA
Nikita Alexandrov MTL • 26 yrs • 0 PTS (0 GP)
$900,000 AAV • 1 yr(s) Signed: Jul 28, 2025
CK 65
SK 47
PH 48
PA 51
SC 46
DF 58
Taylor Ward CBJ • 28 yrs • 0 PTS (0 GP)
$600,000 AAV • 4 yr(s) Signed: Sep 13, 2026
CK 64
SK 47
PH 47
PA 48
SC 48
DF 57
Viljami Marjala PIT • 23 yrs • 0 PTS (0 GP)
$100,000 AAV • 4 yr(s) Signed: Jun 23, 2026
CK 63
SK 47
PH 48
PA 51
SC 45
DF 58
Philip Tomasino SEA • 25 yrs • 0 PTS (0 GP)
$2,400,000 AAV • 2 yr(s) Signed: Jun 10, 2025
CK 67
SK 48
PH 47
PA 51
SC 46
DF 60
Nick Abruzzese NYI • 27 yrs • 0 PTS (0 GP)
$100,000 AAV • 4 yr(s)
CK 64
SK 47
PH 48
PA 51
SC 45
DF 60
Zakhar Bardakov NYR • 25 yrs • 0 PTS (0 GP)
$700,000 AAV • 1 yr(s) Signed: Jun 23, 2026
CK 63
SK 48
PH 48
PA 50
SC 47
DF 61
Kenny Connors BOS • 23 yrs • 0 PTS (0 GP)
$100,000 AAV • 4 yr(s) Signed: Jun 23, 2026
CK 64
SK 46
PH 47
PA 48
SC 44
DF 58
Amadeus Lombardi DAL • 23 yrs • 0 PTS (0 GP)
$100,000 AAV • 4 yr(s) Signed: Jun 22, 2024
CK 58
SK 48
PH 47
PA 50
SC 46
DF 59
Total Remaining Contract
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4 yr(s) remaining • $100,000 / yr
Cash Outflow from Bank
--
50% of remaining salary
Annual Salary Cap Hit
--
over 8 seasons
Annual Cap Relief / Savings
--
during original contract term

Yearly Salary Cap Impact Schedule

SCHEDULE
Season Original Cap Hit Buyout Cap Charge Net Cap Savings Cap Status

Trades, Contract Events & Roster Movements

NHL Entry Draft
2022
Selected in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft (#200th overall, 7th Round) by Sabres