D · FLA · NHL id 8475179
Dmitry Kulikov has played 2 games for the Florida Panthers in 2026-27, scoring 0 goals and 1 assist (1 points) on 0 shots while averaging 14:37 a night (13:17 at even strength, 0:02 on the power play and 1:19 shorthanded). At 5v5 he has skated 46% of his 5v5 minutes with Radko Gudas and 40% with Aaron Ekblad over the last 2 games, and the Panthers have controlled 54% of shot attempts with Kulikov on the ice (2-1 in goals, 20% offensive-zone starts). In the Panthers' most recent game against SJS he was on D2 with Aaron Ekblad and off the power play.
Right now
From the Oct 1 game vs SJS, detected from shift data
- −4:16 TOI a game
- Moved from D1 to D2
Deployment timeline
2026-27 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes
Usage: 2 games, 14:37 average time on ice, PP1 in 0 games, 0 line changes.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- 5-game average
- Did not play
- ▲ promoted · ▼ demoted
NHL EDGE tracking
2025-26 percentiles among skaters at his position
Only 2 GP in 2026-27; showing 2025-26 NHL EDGE data.
Season-level NHL EDGE puck and player tracking, refreshed nightly. The percentile is the league rank among skaters this season; the label at the right is the raw value.
Shot map
2026-27 · 0 attempts, 0 on goal, 0 goals · dots are equal size until the xG model lands
Shot map, OPP at FLA: 0 attempts, 0 on goal, 0 goals, 0.00 expected goals.
No shot data for this range yet.
Luck
2025-26 · 19 GP · 0 points vs 2.7 expected
Last 20 games: -50. Positive means running hot (sell), negative running cold (buy).
- 0.0%
- 100.6
- 0.0%
- G vs xG
- 0 / 0.5
- • Role rose over the last 10 games (TOI up 1:46 a game, 1 promotion event): some of the heat may be real.
- Actual goals
- Expected
- ±1σ
- Above expected
- Below expected
Player analytics
Compare with another player →2025-26 regular season. Rank is among all qualified players; the bar is his percentile among defencemen. Each stat links to its explainer.
- 2026-27 so far: 2 GP, 0 G, 1 A, 0 PPP, 0 SOG.
Fantasy box score
- Games played19
- Goals0
- Assists0
- Points0
- Shots on goal15
- Hits22
- Blocked shots16
- Plus/minus−5
- Penalty minutes10
Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)
- Corsi (CF%)52.1%177th of 719
- Fenwick (FF%)50.1%311th of 719
- Expected goals (xGF%)45.0%582nd of 719
- Sequence xG (sxGF%)44.9%586th of 719
- High-danger chances (HDCF%)48.7%422nd of 719
- Scoring chances (SCF%)51.8%220th of 719
Transition, turnovers & faceoffs
- Transition attempts /600.79397th of 719
- Turnover Ledger /60−0.060490th of 719
- Forecheck xG /60 (on-ice)0.26439th of 719
Usage
- Ice time per game18:02
- Offensive-zone start %48.3%417th of 719
Special teams & discipline
- Net penalties drawn /60−0.53589th of 719
Luck & trend
- On-ice PDO1006279th of 719
- Luck Meter−50725th of 828
- Ascension score49200th of 428
NHL EDGE tracking
- Hardest shot86.8
- Offensive-zone time41.3%
Unranked rows are below the sample minimum (20 GP, 200 five-on-five minutes, 100 draws or 10 goalie games).
Beyond the box score
2025-26 regular season · 16 of 19 games through the sequence engine (more fill in as games are reprocessed)
- −0.059
- Season net
- −0.30xG
5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.
- Per 60
- 0.79
- Attempts
- 4
- 0.006
5-on-5 shots within 10 seconds of winning the puck outside the offensive zone.
Role changes
Notable promotions, demotions and ice-time swings from Line Watch
- Moved up to D1 from D3Dec 10, 2024 alerts →
- Moved up to D1 from D2Oct 17, 2024 alerts →
- Moved up to D2 from D3Mar 26, 2024 alerts →
How his goals happened
6 goals since 2023-24 with NHL EDGE tracking: press Replay to watch the tracking animation
| Game | Play | Entry | Passes | Shot mph | Notes | Replay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 6, 2025 @ EDM | Point shot | — | 5* | 48.6 | — | |
| May 14, 2025 @ TOR | Point shot | — | 2* | 54.4 | one-timer | |
| Mar 11, 2025 @ BOS | Off the faceoff | — | 0 | 79.7 | — | |
| Nov 9, 2024 vs PHI | Cycle | — | 3 | 60.7 | — | |
| Oct 15, 2024 @ CBJ | Deflection | — | 0 | 37.5 | deflection | |
| Apr 4, 2024 @ OTT | Point shot | — | 2 | 83.4 | — |
* includes a royal-road (cross-slot) pass. Derived from NHL EDGE puck and player tracking.
Linemates
2026-27 · 5v5 time together and how each pairing performs with and without Kulikov
| Teammate | Pos | GP | Share | CF% together | GF% together | CF% Kulikov apart | CF% mate apart | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Radko Gudas | D | 2 | 11:45 | 46% | 62.5% | 100% (1-0) | 47.4% 13:41 | 66.7% 10:39 |
| Aaron Ekblad | D | 1 | 10:16 | 40% | 37.5% | 50% (1-1) | 57.1% 3:41 | 40.0% 3:03 |
| Sam Bennett | C | 2 | 8:12 | 32% | 75.0% | 100% (1-0) | 43.5% 17:14 | 39.1% 19:17 |
| Eetu Luostarinen | C | 2 | 8:09 | 32% | 40.0% | 50% (1-1) | 65.0% 17:17 | 78.3% 13:32 |
| Carter Verhaeghe | C | 2 | 8:01 | 32% | 78.6% | 100% (1-0) | 38.1% 17:25 | 42.9% 18:09 |
| Matthew Tkachuk | LW | 2 | 7:46 | 31% | 69.2% | 100% (1-0) | 45.5% 17:40 | 38.5% 14:21 |
| Sandis Vilmanis | LW | 2 | 7:34 | 30% | 28.6% | 50% (1-1) | 71.4% 17:52 | 60.6% 16:02 |
| Anton Lundell | C | 2 | 6:37 | 26% | 26.7% | 50% (1-1) | 75.0% 18:49 | 65.6% 13:57 |
| Lars Eller | C | 2 | 6:31 | 26% | 66.7% | — (0-0) | 53.1% 18:55 | 66.7% 15:46 |
| Sam Reinhart | C | 2 | 6:06 | 24% | 66.7% | — (0-0) | 51.7% 19:20 | 58.1% 19:03 |
| Aleksander Barkov | C | 2 | 5:10 | 20% | 66.7% | — (0-0) | 51.7% 20:16 | 64.3% 10:46 |
| Brady Tkachuk | LW | 2 | 4:42 | 18% | 66.7% | — (0-0) | 53.1% 20:44 | 51.7% 17:16 |
| Bokondji Imama | LW | 1 | 2:55 | 11% | 100.0% | — (0-0) | 72.7% 8:34 | 100.0% 3:08 |
| Garnet Hathaway | RW | 1 | 2:45 | 11% | 100.0% | — (0-0) | 72.7% 8:44 | 50.0% 4:42 |
Game log
2 games in 2026-27, newest first
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | EV | PP | PK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | @ SJS | OTL 3-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 17:28 | 15:05 | 0:03 | 2:20 |
| Sep 29 | @ CAR | W 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 11:46 | 11:29 | — | 0:17 |
Season splits by strength
2026-27 regular season · on-ice numbers from shift and play-by-play data
| Strength | GP | TOI/GP | SA | GF | GA | GF% | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All situations | 2 | 29:14 | 14:37 | 20 | 25 | 44.4% | 42.4% | 8 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 50% | 1.2 | 1.8 | 20% |
| Even strength | 2 | 26:34 | 13:17 | 19 | 19 | 50.0% | 48.1% | 8 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 67% | 1.1 | 0.7 | 20% |
| 5v5 | 2 | 25:26 | 12:43 | 19 | 16 | 54.3% | 54.2% | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 67% | 1.1 | 0.5 | 20% |
| Power play | 1 | 0:03 | 0:03 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — |
| Penalty kill | 2 | 2:37 | 1:19 | 1 | 6 | 14.3% | 16.7% | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 0.0 | 1.1 | — |
Career by season
Seasons in Edgehalla's data (2025-26 is being backfilled; earlier seasons follow)
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | TOI/GP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | FLA | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 3 | 14:37 |
| 2025-26 | FLA | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 10 | 15 | 0.0% | 22 | 16 | 18:02 |
| 2024-25Playoffs | FLA | 23 | 2 | 3 | 5 | +6 | 14 | 21 | 9.5% | 84 | 22 | 16:36 |
| 2024-25 | FLA | 70 | 4 | 9 | 13 | +12 | 38 | 64 | 6.3% | 114 | 71 | 19:16 |
| 2023-24Playoffs | FLA | 24 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 16 | 15 | 0.0% | 56 | 25 | 13:55 |
| 2023-24 | FLA | 76 | 1 | 19 | 20 | +15 | 63 | 74 | 1.4% | 145 | 84 | 16:31 |
| 2022-23 | PIT, ANA | 67 | 3 | 13 | 16 | -13 | 34 | 84 | 3.6% | 96 | 108 | 19:28 |
| 2021-22Playoffs | MIN | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -4 | 2 | 1 | 0.0% | 4 | 0 | 15:33 |
| 2021-22 | MIN | 80 | 7 | 17 | 24 | +23 | 39 | 74 | 9.5% | 100 | 103 | 18:12 |
| 2020-21Playoffs | EDM | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 3 | 0.0% | 6 | 4 | 18:04 |
| 2020-21 | EDM, NJD | 48 | 0 | 4 | 4 | -3 | 28 | 51 | 0.0% | 93 | 49 | 19:10 |
| 2019-20 | WPG | 51 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -4 | 32 | 54 | 3.7% | 104 | 77 | 20:01 |
| 2018-19Playoffs | WPG | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0.0% | 11 | 4 | 13:49 |
| 2018-19 | WPG | 57 | 0 | 6 | 6 | +4 | 47 | 40 | 0.0% | 88 | 71 | 15:40 |
| 2017-18Playoffs | WPG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 9:28 |
| 2017-18 | WPG | 62 | 3 | 8 | 11 | +6 | 22 | 48 | 6.3% | 69 | 78 | 17:04 |
Dmitry Kulikov news
- Dmitry Kulikov Bio, Awards & DraftinfoNHL.com
- Dmitry Kulikov News: Skates on first day of campRotoWire
- Panthers' Dmitry Kulikov: Skates on first day of campCBS Sports
- Dmitry Kulikov StatsNHL.com
- Dmitry Kulikov Bio, Awards & Draft Infonhl.com
- Dmitry Kulikov HomeNHL.com
- Panthers D Dmitry Kulikov (upper body) week-to-weekField Level Media
- NHL Injuries: Sabres, Avs, Red Wings, Oilers, Panthers, Canadiens, Islanders and Maple LeafsNHLRumors.com
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On-ice and deployment numbers are derived by Edgehalla from NHL play-by-play and shift data. Tracking percentiles are from NHL EDGE. Data updates after every game.