Dmitry Kulikov
Age 32 Oct 29, 1990
Lipetsk RUS
Defense shoots left
6'1" 185 cm
204 lbs 93 kg
ELC Signing Age 18
Waivers Signing Age 18
UFA Year 2017
Agent Michael Brogdan 
Transaction History
| Dec 3, 2022 | Anaheim Ducks | Dmitry Kulikov | Kulikov posted an assist, two shots on goal and four blocked shots in Saturday's 5-4 shootout loss to the Minnesota Wild. |
| Nov 23, 2022 | Anaheim Ducks | Dmitry Kulikov | Kulikov scored a goal, dished an assist, blocked seven shots and went plus-2 in Wednesday's 3-2 win over the New York Rangers. |
| Nov 9, 2022 | Anaheim Ducks | Dmitry Kulikov | Kulikov recorded an assist, two hits, two blocked shots and two PIM in Wednesday's 4-1 loss to the Minnesota Wild. |
| Nov 6, 2022 | Anaheim Ducks | Dmitry Kulikov | Kulikov contributed an assist, four blocked shots and two hits in Saturday's 5-4 shootout win over the San Jose Sharks. |
| Oct 30, 2022 | Anaheim Ducks | Dmitry Kulikov | Kulikov scored a goal in Anaheim's 4-3 overtime victory against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Sunday. |
| Oct 26, 2022 | Anaheim Ducks | Dmitry Kulikov | Kulikov notched an assist and two hits in Wednesday's 4-2 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning. |
| Oct 18, 2022 | Anaheim Ducks | Dmitry Kulikov | Kulikov recorded an assist, two hits and two blocked shots in Monday's 6-4 loss to the New York Rangers. |
| Aug 31, 2022 | TRADE ANALYSIS The Anaheim Ducks acquired Dmitry Kulikov from the Minnesota Wild for future considerations |
| Aug 31, 2022 | Anaheim Ducks | Dmitry Kulikov | Kulikov was traded from the Minnesota Wild to the Anaheim Ducks on Wednesday in exchange for future considerations. |
| May 12, 2022 | Minnesota Wild | Dmitry Kulikov | Kulikov notched an assist, three hits, two PIM and a minus-2 rating in Thursday's 5-1 loss to the St. Louis Blues in Game 6. |
| Apr 24, 2022 | Minnesota Wild | Dmitry Kulikov | Kulikov scored a goal on three shots, went plus-3, added two hits and blocked two shots in Sunday's 5-4 overtime win over the Nashville Predators. |
| Apr 17, 2022 | Minnesota Wild | Dmitry Kulikov | Kulikov scored a goal and blocked two shots in Sunday's 5-4 overtime win over the San Jose Sharks. |
| Mar 29, 2022 | Minnesota Wild | Dmitry Kulikov | Kulikov logged an assist and two blocked shots in Tuesday's 4-1 win over the Philadelphia Flyers. |
| Feb 20, 2022 | Minnesota Wild | Dmitry Kulikov | Kulikov recorded an assist, two PIM and a plus-3 rating in Sunday's 7-3 win over the Edmonton Oilers. |
| Jan 21, 2022 | Minnesota Wild | Dmitry Kulikov | Kulikov contributed an assist in a 5-1 win over the Chicago Blackhawks on Friday. |
| Dec 16, 2021 | Minnesota Wild | Dmitry Kulikov | Kulikov managed an assist, four blocked shots and two PIM in Thursday's 3-2 shootout loss to the Buffalo Sabres. |
| Dec 7, 2021 | Minnesota Wild | Dmitry Kulikov | Kulikov scored a goal on three shots and added two PIM in Tuesday's 4-1 win over the Minnesota Wild. |
| Dec 2, 2021 | Minnesota Wild | Dmitry Kulikov | Kulikov scored a goal in Thursday's 5-2 win over the New Jersey Devils. |
| Nov 30, 2021 | Minnesota Wild | Dmitry Kulikov | Kulikov produced an assist in Tuesday's 5-2 win over the Arizona Coyotes. |
| Nov 11, 2021 | Minnesota Wild | Dmitry Kulikov | Kulikov produced an assist and five hits in Thursday's 3-2 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights. |
| Nov 10, 2021 | Minnesota Wild | Dmitry Kulikov | Kulikov scored a goal in Wednesday's 5-2 win over the Arizona Coyotes. |
| Nov 7, 2021 | Minnesota Wild | Dmitry Kulikov | Kulikov produced an assist and went plus-2 in Sunday's 5-2 win over the New York Islanders. |
| Oct 30, 2021 | Minnesota Wild | Dmitry Kulikov | Kulikov will return to the lineup Saturday versus the Colorado Avalanche, Dane Mizutani of the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports. |
| Oct 28, 2021 | Minnesota Wild | Dmitry Kulikov | Kulikov (lower body) will not play Thursday versus the Seattle Kraken, Michael Russo of The Athletic reports. |
| Oct 28, 2021 | Minnesota Wild | Dmitry Kulikov | Kulikov (undisclosed) will be a game-time decision for Thursday's game in Seattle, Michael Russo of The Athletic reports. |
| Oct 26, 2021 | Minnesota Wild | Dmitry Kulikov | Kulikov produced an assist and three blocked shots in Tuesday's 3-2 win over the Vancouver Canucks. |
| Oct 17, 2021 | Minnesota Wild | Dmitry Kulikov | Kulikov recorded an assist, two shots on goal, a pair of blocked shots and a plus-2 rating in Saturday's 3-2 win over the Los Angeles Kings. |
| Jul 28, 2021 | Minnesota Wild | Dmitry Kulikov | Kulikov signed a two-year, $4.5 million contract with the Minnesota Wild on Wednesday. |
| May 12, 2021 | Edmonton Oilers | Dmitry Kulikov | Kulikov recorded an assist and two hits in Wednesday's 4-3 overtime win over the Montreal Canadiens. |
| May 10, 2021 | Edmonton Oilers | Dmitry Kulikov | Kulikov (lower body) was plus-2 with two shots on goal in Monday's 4-3 overtime win over the Montreal Canadiens. |
| May 10, 2021 | Edmonton Oilers | Dmitry Kulikov | Kulikov (lower body) will be in Monday's lineup against the Montreal Canadiens, per NHL.com. |
| May 8, 2021 | Edmonton Oilers | Dmitry Kulikov | Kulikov (lower body) won't play Saturday against the Vancouver Canucks. |
| May 3, 2021 | Edmonton Oilers | Dmitry Kulikov | Kulikov picked up an assist, three blocked shots, two hits and a pair of shots on goal in Monday's 5-3 win over the Vancouver Canucks. |
| Apr 21, 2021 | Edmonton Oilers | Dmitry Kulikov | Kulikov will be eligible to make his Oilers debut Monday against the Winnipeg Jets after clearing the NHL's COVID-19 protocols, Mark Spector of Sportsnet.ca reports. |
| Apr 12, 2021 | TRADE ANALYSIS The Edmonton Oilers acquired Dmitry Kulikov from the New Jersey Devils for 2022 Conditional fourth round pick |
| Apr 11, 2021 | New Jersey Devils | Dmitry Kulikov | Kulikov will be held out of Sunday's game against the Pittsburgh Penguins as a precaution ahead of Monday's trade deadline, Amanda Stein of the New Jersey Devils' official site reports. |
| Mar 26, 2021 | New Jersey Devils | Dmitry Kulikov | Kulikov had three shots, a blocked shot and a minus-1 rating in Thursday's 4-3 loss to the Washington Capitals. |
| Feb 18, 2021 | New Jersey Devils | Dmitry Kulikov | Kulikov (not injury related) had a shot, a blocked shot, two hits and a plus-2 rating over 16:35 of ice time in Thursday's 3-2 win over the Boston Bruins. |
| Feb 18, 2021 | New Jersey Devils | Dmitry Kulikov | Kulikov (not injury related) has been added to the New Jersey Devils' active roster and is expected to return to the lineup for Thursday's game against the Boston Bruins, Corey Masisak of The Athletic reports. |
| Feb 17, 2021 | New Jersey Devils | Dmitry Kulikov | Kulikov was removed from the NHL's COVID-19 protocols list Wednesday, Sam Carchidi of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports. |
| Feb 17, 2021 | New Jersey Devils | Dmitry Kulikov | Kulikov joined the team for Wednesday's practice session and will be removed from the COVID-19 list, Chris Ryan of The Newark Star-Ledger reports. |
| Feb 15, 2021 | New Jersey Devils | Dmitry Kulikov | Kulikov (COVID-19 protocol) won't play in Tuesday's game versus the New York Rangers, Corey Masisak of The Athletic reports. |
| Feb 5, 2021 | New Jersey Devils | Dmitry Kulikov | Kulikov has been added to the NHL's COVID-19 protocols list, The Athletic's Corey Masisak reports. |
| Jan 27, 2021 | New Jersey Devils | Dmitry Kulikov | Kulikov dished out an assist in Tuesday's 5-3 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers. |
| Jan 9, 2020 | Winnipeg Jets | Activated D Dmitry Kulikov from injured reserve. |
| Oct 10, 2019 | Winnipeg Jets | Activated D Dmitry Kulikov from injured reserve. |
| Oct 26, 2017 | Winnipeg Jets | Activated D Dmitry Kulikov from injured reserve. |
| Jul 1, 2017 | Winnipeg Jets | Signed D Dmitry Kulikov to a three-year, $12.99 million contract. |
| Jan 24, 2017 | Buffalo Sabres | Activated D Dmitry Kulikov from injured reserve. |
| Jun 25, 2016 | Buffalo Sabres | Buffalo Sabres Acquired D Dmitry Kulikov and a 2016 second-round draft (Rasmus Asplund) pick from the Florida Panthers for D Martin Pysyk, a 2016 second-round draft pick (Adam Mascherin) and a 2016 third-round draft pick (Linus Nassen). |
| Feb 23, 2015 | Florida Panthers | Announced D Dmitry Kulikov has served his suspension. |
| Feb 16, 2015 | Florida Panthers | NHL suspended D Dmitry Kulikov four games for clipping. |
| Jul 18, 2014 | Florida Panthers | Signed D Dmitry Kulikov to a three-year, $13 million contract extension. |
| Mar 3, 2013 | Florida Panthers | Placed D Dmitry Kulikov on IR. |
2022-2023 Regular Season Stats
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GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | TOI | GF% | DFF% | Rel DFF% | CF% | Rel CF% | G60 | P60 |
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27 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -7 | 14 | ||||||||
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Career Stats
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | TOI | GF% | DFF% | Rel DFF% | CF% | Rel CF% | G60 | P60 | Playoffs | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | ||
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| 2004-2005 | Team Moskva U15 | Districts Cup U15 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2005-2006 | Russia U16 (all) | International-Jr | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2005-2006 | Rus Moskva | MosJHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2005-2006 | Team Moskva U16 | Districts Cup U16 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2006-2007 | Russia U18 | WJC-18 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2006-2007 | Russia U17 | EYOF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2006-2007 | Rus Moskva | MosJHL | 12 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 32 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2006-2007 | Team Moskva U17 | Districts Cup U17 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 39 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2007-2008 | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl-2 | Russia3 | 32 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 54 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2007-2008 | Russia U18 | WJC-18 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2007-2008 | Russia U18 |WJAC-19| | WJAC-19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2007-2008 | Russia U18 | Hlinka Gretzky Cup | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | ||||||||||||||||
| Draft Yr | 2008-2009 | Drummondville Voltigeurs | QMJHL | 57 | 12 | 50 | 62 | 46 | Playoffs | 19 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 0 | |||||||||
| Draft Yr | 2008-2009 | Russia U20 | WJC-20 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| Draft Yr | 2008-2009 | Drummondville Voltigeurs | M-Cup | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | Playoffs | 19 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 0 | |||||||||
| Draft Yr | 2008-2009 | Russian Selects U20 | CHL Challenge | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| 2009-2010 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 68 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 32 | 954 | 51.61 | 46.18 | 1.28 | 44.84 | 0.60 | 0.13 | 0.38 | ||||||||
| 2009-2010 | Russia | WC | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2009-2010 | Russia | EHT | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2009-2010 | Russia (all) | International | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2010-2011 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 72 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 45 | 1,130 | 48.89 | 53.28 | 2.17 | 50.62 | 0.78 | 0.21 | 1.01 | ||||||||
| 2010-2011 | Russia | WC | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2010-2011 | Russia (all) | International | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2011-2012 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 58 | 4 | 24 | 28 | 36 | 981 | 47.95 | 47.54 | 0.98 | 47.85 | -1.58 | 0.12 | 0.98 | Playoffs | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2012-2013 | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | KHL | 22 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 28 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2012-2013 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 34 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 570 | 44.19 | 45.79 | 3.82 | 47.46 | 0.59 | 0.00 | 0.32 | ||||||||
| 2013-2014 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 81 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 66 | 1,341 | 39.50 | 48.31 | -1.23 | 49.25 | 0.50 | 0.18 | 0.49 | ||||||||
| 2014-2015 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 73 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 48 | 1,175 | 51.72 | 50.77 | -2.09 | 50.66 | -1.22 | 0.10 | 0.77 | ||||||||
| 2014-2015 | Russia | WC | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2014-2015 | Russia | EHT | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2014-2015 | Russia (all) | International | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2015-2016 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 74 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 51 | 1,211 | 50.57 | 47.66 | -3.43 | 47.90 | -3.86 | 0.05 | 0.55 | Playoffs | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2016-2017 | Russia | WCup | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2016-2017 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 47 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 872 | 32.00 | 43.72 | -8.11 | 44.61 | -4.21 | 0.07 | 0.14 | ||||||||
| 2016-2017 | Russia (all) | International | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2017-2018 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 62 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 22 | 876 | 50.00 | 50.07 | -3.60 | 51.73 | -1.27 | 0.21 | 0.75 | Playoffs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2018-2019 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 57 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 47 | 819 | 51.56 | 47.02 | -0.50 | 46.24 | -1.96 | 0.00 | 0.44 | Playoffs | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2019-2020 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 51 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 32 | 925 | 46.20 | 45.40 | 1.70 | 51.00 | 2.20 | 0.13 | 0.58 | Playoffs | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2020-2021 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 38 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 622 | 43.50 | 54.90 | 5.50 | 54.20 | 2.90 | 0.19 | |||||||||
| 2020-2021 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 163 | 58.30 | 56.10 | 6.40 | 51.80 | 4.30 | 0.74 | Playoffs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2021-2022 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 80 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 39 | 1,242 | 60.80 | 54.20 | 0.90 | 50.10 | -1.40 | 0.24 | 0.87 | Playoffs | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2022-2023 | Anaheim Ducks | NHL | 27 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
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Active Contract
Standard Contract | 2 Years $4,500,000 2.73% of cap space
| 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cap Hit | $2,250,000 | $2,250,000 | UFA |
| AAV | $2,250,000 | $2,250,000 | |
| Performance Bonuses | $0 | $0 | |
| Base Salary | $2,250,000 | $2,250,000 | |
| Signing Bonuses | $0 | $0 | |
| Total Salary | $2,250,000 | $2,250,000 | |
| Minors Salary | $2,250,000 | $2,250,000 | |
| Clauses | M-NTC | M-NTC | |
| UFA Year | |||
| Buy It Out | |||
| *Modified No Trade – 8 team no trade list | |||
Contract History
Standard Contract | 3 Years $12,999,999 5.78% of cap space
Signing Team 
Signing Date July 18, 2014
Signing Status RFA
Signing Date July 18, 2014
Signing Status RFA
Standard Contract | 3 Years $13,000,000 6.28% of cap space
Signing Team
Signing Date January 18, 2013
Signing Status RFA
Signing Date January 18, 2013
Signing Status RFA
Standard Contract | 2 Years $5,000,000 4.17% of cap space
Signing Team
Signing Date September 29, 2009
Signing Date September 29, 2009
Entry Level Contract | 3 Years $3,975,000 1.58% of cap space