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Dmitry Kulikov

Position	Left Defense / Right Defense	Current Team	Florida Panthers
Shoots	Left	Current Contract	4 years
Height	6'1"	Expires	2027-28
Weight (lbs)	212	Expiry Age (Jun 30)	37
Age	35 (Oct 29, 1990)	Expiry Status	UFA
Drafted	2009, Round 1, Overall 14 (FLA)

Date	Team	Transaction
Oct 11, 2025	Florida Panthers	Placed on IR
Jul 1, 2024	Florida Panthers	Signed 4 years @ $1.150M AAV starting in 2024-25
Jul 1, 2023	Florida Panthers	Signed 1 year @ $2.250M AAV starting in 2023-24
Jul 28, 2021	Minnesota Wild	Signed 2 years @ $2.250M AAV starting in 2021-22
Oct 22, 2020	New Jersey Devils	Signed 1 year @ $1.150M AAV starting in 2020-21
Jul 1, 2017	Winnipeg Jets	Signed 3 years @ $4.333M AAV starting in 2017-18
Jul 18, 2014	Florida Panthers	Signed 3 years @ $4.333M AAV starting in 2014-15
Jan 18, 2012	Florida Panthers	Signed 2 years @ $2.500M AAV starting in 2012-13
Sep 29, 2009	Florida Panthers	Signed to an entry level contract.

Status History Coming Soon

2024-25 Player Card

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2023-24 Player Card

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Notes and Definitions

The numbers represent percentiles so the higher the better.
Percentiles are determined by comparing Forwards to Forwards and Defensemen to Defensemen.
Bursts/mi are calculated from NHL Edge Data are are speed bursts above 20mpg per mile skated. The NHL doesn't adjust for ice time so the players that skate more will naturally have more bursts over 20, or at least more opportunity to have more. The NHL also does not provide ice time in the context of NHL Edge Statistics, however, it does provide distance skated. By adjusting for distance skated it will have a similar effect to adjusting for ice time but also adjust for situationional effect. For example, Players don't typically skate as much on the PK, mostly within the defensive zone, so don't get significant opportunity in that ice time to get speed bursts above 20mph. Adjusting with miles skates would account for this better than adjusting with ice time.
Sh%AE is Shooting Percentage above Expected (Sh% - xSh%) and is an indicator of how good a shooter is at converting chances into goals.
Relative statistics are On Ice - Off Ice statistics and can be an indicator of whether the player makes his teammates better or worse.
All data is 5v5 except Shooting Hardest and Average, Skating Top Speed and Bursts/mi which are all situations, ES Average which is even strength (NHL doesn't give a specific definition).

Data Sources

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Shooting and Skating (except Sh%AE) are from NHL Edge
Other statistics are from Puckalytics.com and derived from data from NHL.com

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5v5 Individual Stats

Season	Team(s)	GP	TOI	G/60	A/60	Pts/60	xG/60	GAE/60	Sh%	xSh%	Sh%AE	%SA Rush	%SA Reb.
2015-16	FLA	74	1192:37	0.05	0.45	0.50	0.14	-0.09	1.32	3.74	-2.42	1.89	0.94
2016-17	BUF	47	866:14	0.07	0.07	0.14	0.07	-0.00	3.03	3.22	-0.19	0.00	0.00
2017-18	WPG	62	860:30	0.21	0.56	0.77	0.13	0.08	6.82	4.10	2.72	0.00	4.23
2018-19	WPG	57	806:02	0.00	0.45	0.45	0.12	-0.12	0.00	4.05	-4.05	1.59	0.00
2019-20	WPG	51	906:31	0.13	0.46	0.60	0.14	-0.01	3.92	4.15	-0.23	1.22	6.10
2020-21	EDM	10	159:30	0.00	0.75	0.75	0.15	-0.15	0.00	4.90	-4.90	0.00	0.00
2020-21	NJD	38	618:00	0.00	0.19	0.19	0.17	-0.17	0.00	3.97	-3.97	1.67	1.67
2020-21	EDM, NJD	48	777:30	0.00	0.31	0.31	0.16	-0.16	0.00	4.12	-4.12	1.41	1.41
2021-22	MIN	80	1231:56	0.24	0.68	0.93	0.18	0.06	8.06	6.09	1.97	3.03	2.02
2022-23	ANA	61	998:11	0.18	0.66	0.84	0.16	0.02	4.29	3.81	0.48	0.00	3.53
2022-23	PIT	6	59:55	0.00	1.00	1.00	0.12	-0.12	0.00	3.88	-3.88	0.00	0.00
2022-23	ANA, PIT	67	1058:06	0.17	0.68	0.85	0.16	0.01	4.11	3.81	0.30	0.00	3.30
2023-24	FLA	76	1045:02	0.06	0.80	0.86	0.21	-0.15	1.45	5.22	-3.77	1.83	4.59
2024-25	FLA	70	1148:21	0.16	0.42	0.57	0.13	0.03	5.36	4.38	0.97	1.11	3.33
2025-26	FLA	2	18:51	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.07	-0.07	0.00	2.29	-2.29	0.00	0.00

5v5 On Ice Stats

Season	Team(s)	GP	TOI	SAF/60	GF/60	xGF/60	SAA/60	GA/60	xGA/60	GF%	xGF%	xGF Rel	xGA Rel	xGF% Rel
2015-16	FLA	74	1192:37	35.17	2.11	2.02	39.29	2.06	2.12	50.60	48.77	-0.35	-0.11	-2.66
2016-17	BUF	47	866:14	37.54	1.11	2.03	47.38	2.36	2.59	32.00	43.91	-0.33	0.36	-7.51
2017-18	WPG	62	860:30	41.14	2.30	2.31	40.44	2.37	2.38	49.25	49.21	-0.22	0.21	-4.55
2018-19	WPG	57	806:02	40.79	2.38	2.43	46.52	2.31	2.73	50.79	47.12	0.11	0.20	-0.77
2019-20	WPG	51	906:31	41.63	1.92	2.29	42.16	2.32	2.56	45.31	47.19	0.03	-0.29	2.98
2020-21	EDM	10	159:30	38.37	2.63	2.57	36.11	1.88	1.75	58.33	59.48	0.27	-0.73	11.33
2020-21	NJD	38	618:00	43.59	1.94	2.46	38.35	2.52	2.13	43.48	53.57	0.10	-0.32	4.54
2020-21	EDM, NJD	48	777:30	42.52	2.08	2.48	37.89	2.39	2.06	46.55	54.72	0.13	-0.41	5.89
2021-22	MIN	80	1231:56	40.67	3.12	2.52	41.45	2.00	2.22	60.95	53.22	-0.09	-0.11	0.34
2022-23	ANA	61	998:11	35.52	2.34	2.18	52.42	3.43	3.53	40.62	38.14	-0.18	0.07	-2.35
2022-23	PIT	6	59:55	42.06	1.00	2.14	43.06	3.00	2.81	25.00	43.17	-1.17	0.56	-16.33
2022-23	ANA, PIT	67	1058:06	35.89	2.27	2.17	51.89	3.40	3.49	40.00	38.39	-0.28	0.15	-3.95
2023-24	FLA	76	1045:02	44.09	2.30	2.57	38.81	1.95	2.23	54.05	53.50	-0.09	0.00	-0.85
2024-25	FLA	70	1148:21	41.64	2.35	2.43	38.93	2.04	2.19	53.57	52.60	-0.14	0.05	-1.97
2025-26	FLA	2	18:51	38.20	0.00	1.86	44.56	3.18	1.90	0.00	49.51	-1.09	-0.02	-11.09

NHL Edge Stats

		Skating				Shooting					Zone Time
Season	GP	Top Speed	Bursts>20/mi	Avg. Speed	ES Avg. Speed	Top Speed	Avg. Speed	%Long Range	%Mid Range	%High Danger	ES DZ%	ES NZ%	ES OZ%
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Legend

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Percentile 25-50

Percentile 50-75

Percentile 75-100

Forwards are compared with forwards and Defensemen are are compared with Defensemen.

5v5 Defense Pairs

Season

Season	Teammate	Team	TOI	GF/60	GA/60	GF%	xGF/60	xGA/60	xGF%	xGF Rel	xGA Rel	xGF% Rel
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Glossary

Type	Statistic	Definition
Individual	G/60	Goals Against per 60 minutes.
Individual	A/60	Assists per 60 minutes.
Individual	Pts/60	Points per 60 minutes.
Individual	xG/60	Expected Goals per 60 minutes.
Individual	GAE/60	Goals Above Expected (G/60 - xG/60).
Individual	Sh%	Shooting Percentage.
Individual	xSh%	Expected Shooting Percentage.
Individual	Sh%AE	Shooting percentage above expected (Sh% - xSh%).
Individual	%SA Rush	Percentage of shot attempts determined to be on the rush.
Individual	%SA Reb.	Percentage of shot attempts determined to be from rebounds.
On Ice	SAF/60	Shot Attempts For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	GF/60	Goals For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	xGF/60	Expected Goals For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	SAA/60	Shot Attempts Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	GA/60	Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	xGA/60	Expected Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	GF%	Goals For Percentage = Goals For / (Goals For + Goals Against)
On Ice	xGF%	Expected Goals For Percentage = Expected Goals For / (Expected Goals For + Expected Goals Against)
On Ice	xGF Rel	xGF/60 when On Ice - xGF/60 when not On Ice.
On Ice	xGA Rel	xGA/60 when On Ice - xGA/60 when not On Ice (lower is better).
On Ice	xGF% Rel	xGF% when On Ice - xGF% when not On Ice.

Individual and On-Ice stats from Puckalytics.com (starting in 2015-16). NHL Edge Stats from edge.nhl.com (starting in 2021-22). Edge statistic definitions can be found at the Edge Stats Glossary.

News and Opinions

Panthers D Kulikov out 5 months after surgery at ESPN (Wed Oct 15, 2025)
Florida recalls defenseman Tobias Bjornfot from AHL Charlotte in wake of injury to Dmitry Kulikov at Yahoo Sports NHL (Mon Oct 13, 2025)
Panthers D Kulikov placed on IR, may need surgery at ESPN (Sat Oct 11, 2025)
No update on Dmitry Kulikov after upper-body injury forces him out of Florida's win over Philly at Yahoo Sports NHL (Fri Oct 10, 2025)
2025 Stanley Cup Final: 3 key Florida Panthers players to watch in Game 4 at The Rat Trick (Thu Jun 12, 2025)

Current Contract

Dmitry Kulikov signed a $4,600,000 4-year contract with the Florida Panthers and General Manager Bill Zito on July 1, 2024 with an AAV of $1,150,000. This contract will start in 2024-25 and end after the 2027-28 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 1.31% of the salary cap.

Standard Contract (UFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2024-25	33	$1,150,000	$1,150,000	-	$400,000	$1,000,000	$1,400,000	$1,400,000	UFA
2025-26	34	$1,150,000	$1,150,000	-	$270,000	$1,000,000	$1,270,000	$1,270,000	UFA
2026-27	35	$1,150,000	$1,150,000	-	-	$1,090,000	$1,090,000	$1,090,000	UFA
2027-28	36	$1,150,000	$1,150,000	-	-	$840,000	$840,000	$840,000	UFA
Total				-	$670,000	$3,930,000	$4,600,000	$4,600,000

Signed: July 1, 2024

Team: Florida Panthers

GM: Bill Zito

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 1.31

Previous Contracts (show) (hide)

Dmitry Kulikov signed a $2,250,000 1-year contract with the Florida Panthers and General Manager Bill Zito on July 1, 2023 with an AAV of $1,000,000. This contract will start in 2023-24 and end after the 2023-24 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 1.20% of the salary cap.

Standard Contract (UFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Clause	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2023-24	32		$1,000,000	$2,250,000	-	-	$2,250,000	$2,250,000	$2,250,000	UFA
Total					-	-	$2,250,000	$2,250,000	$2,250,000

Signed: July 1, 2023

Team: Florida Panthers

GM: Bill Zito

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 1.2

Dmitry Kulikov signed a $4,500,000 2-year contract with the Minnesota Wild and General Manager Bill Guerin on July 28, 2021 with an AAV of $2,250,000. This contract will start in 2021-22 and end after the 2022-23 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 2.76% of the salary cap.

Standard Contract (UFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Clause	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2021-22	30	M-NTC	$2,250,000	$2,250,000	-	-	$2,250,000	$2,250,000	$2,250,000	UFA
2022-23	31	M-NTC	$2,250,000	$2,250,000	-	-	$2,250,000	$2,250,000	$2,250,000	UFA
Total					-	-	$4,500,000	$4,500,000	$4,500,000

Signed: July 28, 2021

Team: Minnesota Wild

GM: Bill Guerin

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 2.76

Clause: Player can submit a list of 8 teams he can be traded to.

Retained Salary: Anaheim Ducks retained 50.0% of total salary on March 3, 2023

Dmitry Kulikov signed a $1,150,000 1-year contract with the New Jersey Devils and General Manager Tom Fitzgerald on October 22, 2020 with an AAV of $1,150,000. This contract will start in 2020-21 and end after the 2020-21 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 1.41% of the salary cap.

Standard Contract (UFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Clause	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2020-21	29		$1,150,000	$1,150,000	-	-	$1,150,000	$1,150,000	$1,150,000	UFA
Total					-	-	$1,150,000	$1,150,000	$1,150,000

Signed: Oct 22, 2020

Team: New Jersey Devils

GM: Tom Fitzgerald

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 1.41

Dmitry Kulikov signed a $12,999,999 3-year contract with the Winnipeg Jets and General Manager Kevin Cheveldayoff on July 1, 2017 with an AAV of $4,333,333. This contract will start in 2017-18 and end after the 2019-20 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 5.78% of the salary cap.

Standard Contract (UFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Clause	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2017-18	26	M-NTC	$4,333,333	$4,333,333	-	-	$4,333,333	$4,333,333	$4,333,333	UFA
2018-19	27	M-NTC	$4,333,333	$4,333,333	-	-	$4,333,333	$4,333,333	$4,333,333	UFA
2019-20	28	M-NTC	$4,333,333	$4,333,333	-	-	$4,333,333	$4,333,333	$4,333,333	UFA
Total					-	-	$12,999,999	$12,999,999	$12,999,999

Signed: July 1, 2017

Team: Winnipeg Jets

GM: Kevin Cheveldayoff

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 5.78

Clause: Player can submit a 6 team no trade list.

Dmitry Kulikov signed a $13,000,000 3-year contract with the Florida Panthers and General Manager Dale Tallon on July 18, 2014 with an AAV of $4,333,333. This contract will start in 2014-15 and end after the 2016-17 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 6.28% of the salary cap.

Standard Contract (RFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2014-15	23	$4,333,333	$4,333,333	-	-	$4,000,000	$4,000,000	$4,000,000	RFA-arb
2015-16	24	$4,333,333	$4,333,333	-	-	$4,500,000	$4,500,000	$4,500,000	RFA-arb
2016-17	25	$4,333,333	$4,333,333	-	-	$4,500,000	$4,500,000	$4,500,000	RFA-arb
Total				-	-	$13,000,000	$13,000,000	$13,000,000

Signed: July 18, 2014

Team: Florida Panthers

GM: Dale Tallon

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 6.28

Dmitry Kulikov signed a $5,000,000 2-year contract with the Florida Panthers and General Manager Dale Tallon on January 18, 2012 with an AAV of $2,500,000. This contract will start in 2012-13 and end after the 2013-14 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 4.17% of the salary cap.

Standard Contract (RFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2012-13	21	$2,500,000	$2,500,000	-	-	$2,000,000	$2,000,000	$2,000,000	RFA
2013-14	22	$2,500,000	$2,500,000	-	-	$3,000,000	$3,000,000	$3,000,000	RFA-arb
Total				-	-	$5,000,000	$5,000,000	$5,000,000

Signed: Jan 18, 2012

Team: Florida Panthers

GM: Dale Tallon

Exp. Status: RFA-arb

Cap %: 4.17

Dmitry Kulikov signed a $2,700,000 3-year contract with the Florida Panthers and General Manager on September 29, 2009 with an AAV of $900,000. This contract will start in 2009-10 and end after the 2011-12 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 1.58% of the salary cap.

Entry Level Contract ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2009-10	18	$900,000	$1,325,000	$425,000	$90,000	$810,000	$900,000	$67,500	ELC
2010-11	19	$900,000	$1,325,000	$425,000	$90,000	$810,000	$900,000	$67,500	ELC
2011-12	20	$900,000	$1,325,000	$425,000	$90,000	$810,000	$900,000	$67,500	ELC
Total				$1,275,000	$270,000	$2,430,000	$2,700,000	$202,500

Signed: Sep 29, 2009

Team: Florida Panthers

GM: None

Exp. Status: RFA

Career Statistics

			Regular Season									Playoffs
Season	League	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	Shots	Sh%	TOI/G	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	Shots	Sh%	TOI/G
2006-07	WJC-18	Russia U18	7	0	4	4	+5	6
2007-08	WJ18-A	Russia	6	0	2	2		6
2008-09	WJC-A	Russia	7	0	4	4		4
2008-09	QMJHL	Drummondville	57	12	50	62		46				19	2	18	20		16		0.0
2008-09	M-Cup	Drummondville										4	1	2	3		2		0.0
2009-10	NHL	Florida Panthers	68	3	13	16	-5	32	87	3.4	17:56
2009-10	WC-A	Russia	9	0	2	2		8
2010-11	NHL	Florida Panthers	72	6	20	26	-5	45	83	7.2	19:57
2010-11	WC-A	Russia	9	2	1	3	-3	4
2011-12	NHL	Florida Panthers	58	4	24	28	-5	36	104	3.8	21:51	7		1	1	-4	4	15	0.0	21:16
2012-13	NHL	Florida Panthers	34	3	7	10	-5	22	52	5.8	20:59
2012-13	KHL	Yaroslavl	22	3	4	7	-8	28
2013-14	NHL	Florida Panthers	81	8	11	19	-26	66	127	6.3	21:42
2014-15	NHL	Florida Panthers	73	3	19	22		48	83	3.6	21:19
2014-15	WC-A	Russia	10	0	2	2	+8	8	7
2015-16	NHL	Florida Panthers	74	1	16	17	+8	51	99	1.0	21:02	6	1	3	4	+4	4	10	10.0	25:09
2016-17	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	47	2	3	5	-26	26	42	4.8	21:54
2016-17	WCup	Russia	4	0	0	0
2017-18	NHL	Winnipeg Jets	62	3	8	11	+6	22	48	6.2	17:04	1				-1	2	1	0.0	9:28
2018-19	NHL	Winnipeg Jets	57	0	6	6	+4	47	40	0.0	15:40	6					4	5	0.0	13:49
2019-20	NHL	Winnipeg Jets	51	2	8	10	-4	32	54	3.7	20:01	4		2	2	-1	4	5	0.0	20:03
2020-21	NHL	New Jersey Devils	38	0	2	2	-4	26	43	0.0	19:33
2020-21	NHL	Edmonton Oilers	10	0	2	2	+1	2	8	0.0	17:44	3				-3		3	0.0	18:04
2021-22	NHL	Minnesota Wild	80	7	17	24	+23	39	74	9.5	18:12	2		1	1	-4	2	1	0.0	15:33
2022-23	NHL	Anaheim Ducks	61	3	12	15	-11	30	80	3.8	20:13
2022-23	NHL	Pittsburgh Penguins	6	0	1	1	-2	4	4	0.0	12:00
2023-24	NHL	Florida Panthers	76	1	19	20	+15	63	74	1.4	16:31	24		2	2	-1	16	15	0.0	13:55
2024-25	NHL	Florida Panthers	70	4	9	13	+12	38	64	6.2	19:16	23	2	3	5	+6	14	21	9.5	16:36
2025-26	NHL	Florida Panthers	2	0	0	0	-1		1	0.0	10:47
NHL Career			1020	50	197	247	-25	629	1167	4.3	19:26	76	3	12	15	-4	50	76	3.9	16:45