PROFINHL PLAYER DOSSIER • Georgii Merkulov

Americans (BUF)

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Georgii Merkulov

#42

C/LW/RW Playmaking Winger Non-Reasonable

Sabres

Stars:

1st 0

2nd 0

3rd 0

LAST GAME STATS:

Day 15

1 G

0 A

+2 +/-

5 S

18:15 TOI

NEXT MATCH:

Day 17

Recent Form (Last 3):

CK64

FG36

DI84

SK48

ST73

EN90

DU93

PH47

FO77

PA50

SC46

DF57

PS69

EX68

LD67

MO57

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: $91,795

Expiry Status: UFA 2030

Contract Structure: Two-Way

Roster Status: AHL Affiliate

Statistical Spotlight • AHL 2026-27 Campaign

AHL GP7

AHL G4

AHL A2

AHL PTS6

+/--4

PIM2

TOI/G19:47

PPG2

GWG2

S%12.1%

72G Pace62P

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%: 12.1% (4G / 33S) Career: 10.5%

Shooting percentage closely mirrors player's established career baseline.

Points Distribution (G vs A Split) 4G (67%) • 2A (33%)

Goals Split: 2 EV / 2 PP / 0 SH Fair Market

0.86

Points / GP

0.57

Goals / GP

0.29

Assists / GP

AHL Season Ice Time 19:47 TOI/G

5v5: 18:26 (93%)

PP: 01:21 (7%)

PK: 00:00 (0%)

Career All-Time & Peaks

AHL CAREER

GP253

G70

A100

PTS170

+/-+33

P/G0.67

PIM50

TOI/G19:09

PPG13

BKS32

S%10.5%

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

299

Career Body Checks

AHL Minor League Statistics

CALDER CUP & AFFILIATE

Season	Team	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	PPG	GWG	S	S%	HITS	BKS	FO%	TOI/G	P/G
2023-24	BUF	82	27	26	53	3	16	4	6	193	14.0%	103	8	50.6%	17:58	0.65
2024-25	BUF	82	21	36	57	18	18	4	3	200	10.5%	75	8	54.5%	19:32	0.70
2025-26	BUF	82	18	36	54	16	14	3	3	243	7.4%	111	12	55.4%	19:51	0.66
2026-27	BUF	7	4	2	6	-4	2	2	2	33	12.1%	10	4	73.7%	19:47	0.86

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

CBJ • 28 yrs • 0 PTS (0 GP)

$600,000 AAV • 4 yr(s) Signed: Sep 13, 2026

PIT • 23 yrs • 0 PTS (0 GP)

$100,000 AAV • 4 yr(s) Signed: Jun 23, 2026

SEA • 25 yrs • 0 PTS (0 GP)

$2,400,000 AAV • 2 yr(s) Signed: Jun 10, 2025

NYI • 27 yrs • 0 PTS (0 GP)

$100,000 AAV • 4 yr(s)

NYR • 25 yrs • 0 PTS (0 GP)

$700,000 AAV • 1 yr(s) Signed: Jun 23, 2026

BOS • 23 yrs • 0 PTS (0 GP)

$100,000 AAV • 4 yr(s) Signed: Jun 23, 2026

DAL • 23 yrs • 0 PTS (0 GP)

$100,000 AAV • 4 yr(s) Signed: Jun 22, 2024

Total Remaining Contract

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

GM Sign In • Client

Georgii Merkulov

Player Biography & Pedigree

Contract & Cap Ledger

Statistical Spotlight • AHL 2026-27 Campaign

Skill DNA • Pro Percentiles

Current Season Analytics

0.86

0.57

0.29

Career All-Time & Peaks

62 pts

14 GWG

0-0-0

299

AHL Minor League Statistics

Statistically & Age-Comparable Players

Yearly Salary Cap Impact Schedule

Trades, Contract Events & Roster Movements