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WSH· Sat Nov 7Game preview →2026-27 season
- GP
- 16
- G
- 0
- A
- 2
- PTS
- 2
- +/-
- -2
- PPP
- 0
- SOG
- 7
- TOI/G
- 15:06
Game log
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | PTS | +/- | SOG | TOI | HIT | BLK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 4 | vs CHI | W 5-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:00 | 2 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | vs DET | L 3-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 12:42 | 2 | 0 |
| Oct 30 | vs WPG | W 5-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 16:30 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 27 | @WPG | W 5-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:54 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | @CHI | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 11:48 | 2 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | @PIT | L 0-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 14:06 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 21 | @OTT | L 1-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 16:24 | 2 | 1 |
| Oct 17 | vs SEA | W 8-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17:24 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | vs VAN | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12:24 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 13 | @CBJ | W 7-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 13:06 | 1 | 2 |
| Oct 12 | @BUF | L 3-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:30 | 4 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | vs MIN | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:24 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 6 | @LAK | W 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 18:24 | 2 | 1 |
| Oct 4 | @ANA | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:48 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 1 | @SJS | L 3-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 17:30 | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 29 | @CAR | W 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:48 | 1 | 2 |
| 2025-26 season | ||||||||||
| Apr 7 | @MTL | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:54 | 3 | 1 |
| Apr 5 | @PIT | L 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22:00 | 1 | 2 |
| Mar 31 | vs OTT | W 6-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 15:00 | 2 | 0 |
| Mar 29 | @NYR | L 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 16:00 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 28 | @NYI | L 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 20:18 | 1 | 1 |
| Mar 26 | vs MIN | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 21:06 | 1 | 1 |
| Mar 24 | vs SEA | W 5-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 20:30 | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 20 | @CGY | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19:24 | 1 | 1 |
| Mar 19 | @EDM | W 4-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 1 | 16:06 | 1 | 1 |
| Mar 17 | @VAN | L 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 22:30 | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 15 | @SEA | L 2-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 18:30 | 2 | 3 |
| Mar 12 | vs CBJ | W 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21:06 | 0 | 2 |
| Mar 10 | vs DET | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 19:06 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 6 | @DET | W 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:12 | 3 | 1 |
| Mar 5 | @CBJ | L 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 20:06 | 2 | 0 |
| Mar 3 | @NJD | L 1-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 17:54 | 3 | 1 |
| Mar 1 | @NYI | L 4-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 20:24 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 9 | vs PHI | W 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:48 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | vs CHI | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 13:48 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-25 season | ||||||||||
| Apr 15 | @TBL | L 1-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 18:24 | 3 | 0 |
| Apr 14 | vs NYR | L 3-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19:36 | 1 | 1 |
| Mar 16 | @NYI | L 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:00 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 15 | @MTL | L 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:42 | 2 | 1 |
| Mar 13 | @TOR | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:54 | 1 | 1 |
| Mar 11 | @BOS | L 2-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16:48 | 3 | 4 |
| Mar 8 | vs BUF | W 4-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 2 | 16:48 | 2 | 1 |
| Mar 6 | vs CBJ | W 3-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:48 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 3 | vs TBL | W 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:30 | 3 | 0 |
| Mar 1 | vs CGY | W 3-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:48 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 27 | vs EDM | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 14:36 | 0 | 1 |
| Feb 25 | @NSH | W 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 19:24 | 0 | 1 |
| Feb 22 | vs SEA | L 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 19:24 | 1 | 2 |
| Feb 8 | vs OTT | W 5-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:48 | 2 | 0 |
| Feb 6 | @STL | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 21:06 | 2 | 0 |
| Feb 4 | @WSH | L 3-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 17:54 | 1 | 1 |
| Feb 2 | vs NYI | W 6-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 20:00 | 1 | 1 |
| Feb 1 | vs CHI | W 5-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 20:00 | 2 | 1 |
| Jan 29 | vs LAK | W 3-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 19:54 | 0 | 1 |
| Jan 26 | @VGK | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18:12 | 2 | 2 |
| Jan 25 | @SJS | W 7-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:30 | 2 | 0 |
| Jan 22 | @LAK | L 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22:18 | 1 | 2 |
| Jan 21 | @ANA | W 5-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:30 | 2 | 2 |
| Jan 18 | vs ANA | W 3-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22:18 | 2 | 2 |
| Jan 16 | vs DET | L 2-5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21:12 | 3 | 2 |
| Jan 14 | @NJD | W 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 20:12 | 4 | 0 |
| Jan 13 | @PHI | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 20:18 | 1 | 0 |
| Jan 11 | vs BOS | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22:24 | 3 | 0 |
| Jan 8 | @UTA | W 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19:18 | 3 | 0 |
| Jan 6 | @COL | L 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22:00 | 0 | 3 |
| Jan 3 | vs PIT | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:00 | 2 | 3 |
| Jan 2 | vs CAR | L 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 21:36 | 3 | 2 |
| Dec 30 | vs NYR | W 5-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 19:30 | 2 | 1 |
| Dec 28 | vs MTL | L 0-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 | 18:48 | 0 | 2 |
| Dec 23 | vs TBL | L 0-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 16:24 | 3 | 2 |
| Dec 22 | @TBL | W 4-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 1 | 20:06 | 1 | 1 |
| Dec 20 | vs STL | W 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 19:54 | 3 | 2 |
| Dec 18 | @MIN | W 6-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:48 | 1 | 2 |
| Dec 16 | @EDM | W 6-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19:24 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 14 | @CGY | L 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 | 20:42 | 3 | 0 |
| Dec 12 | @VAN | L 0-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21:30 | 3 | 1 |
| Dec 10 | @SEA | W 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23:06 | 1 | 1 |
| Dec 7 | vs SJS | W 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 18:24 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 5 | @PHI | W 7-5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 20:00 | 2 | 1 |
| Dec 3 | @PIT | L 4-5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 1 | 17:18 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | vs CAR | W 6-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 15:54 | 2 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | @CAR | W 6-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 1 | 15:42 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 27 | vs TOR | W 5-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:42 | 3 | 1 |
| Nov 25 | vs WSH | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17:48 | 1 | 2 |
| Nov 23 | vs COL | L 4-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 18:54 | 3 | 0 |
| Nov 21 | @CHI | L 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:48 | 1 | 2 |
| Nov 19 | @WPG | L 3-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20:00 | 1 | 2 |
| Nov 16 | vs WPG | W 5-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 21:18 | 2 | 1 |
| Nov 14 | vs NJD | L 2-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19:54 | 2 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | vs NJD | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 20:48 | 3 | 1 |
| Nov 9 | vs PHI | W 4-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 2 | 20:24 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 7 | vs NSH | W 6-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:54 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | vs DAL | W 4-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 1 | 22:24 | 1 | 2 |
| Nov 1 | @DAL | W 6-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 19:54 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | @BUF | W 5-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 1 | 20:00 | 1 | 2 |
| Oct 26 | @NYI | W 6-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 0 | 23:12 | 1 | 2 |
| Oct 24 | @NYR | W 3-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 20:54 | 2 | 1 |
| Oct 22 | vs MIN | L 1-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 22:30 | 6 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | vs VGK | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 20:00 | 2 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | vs VAN | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23:30 | 4 | 1 |
Latest news
Kulikov (finger) skated on a pairing with Radko Gudas on Thursday to open training camp, Jameson Olive of the Panthers' official site reports.
Kulikov and Gudas would provide a physical shutdown pairing if they stick together for the 2026-27 campaign. The 35-year-old Kulikov was shut down early with a broken finger to end 2025-26, but he appears to have no lingering injury concerns to begin training camp. He'll likely fill a bottom-four role this year.
RotoWire via ESPN · Sep 17
Kulikov sustained a broken finger Tuesday versus the Canadiens, Jameson Olive of the Panthers' official site reports.
Kulikov joins a growing list of injuries for the Panthers -- he's the third player on the roster to suffer a season-ending broken finger. The 35-year-old defenseman will end up failing to record a point in 19 appearances this season. He is under contract for 2026-27, and he should be healthy in plenty of time for Opening Night.
RotoWire via ESPN · Apr 8
Kulikov (nose) will return to the lineup against Pittsburgh on Sunday, per Jameson Olive of the Panthers' official site.
Following a two-game absence due to a broken nose, Kulikov will replace Mikulas Hovorka in Sunday's lineup against the Penguins. The 35-year-old Kulikov hasn't posted a point in 17 appearances this season while contributing 12 shots on net, 13 blocked shots and 18 hits.
RotoWire via ESPN · Apr 5
Kulikov (nose) won't play against Pittsburgh on Saturday, Jameson Olive of the Panthers' official site reports.
Kulikov will miss his second straight game after suffering a broken nose in Tuesday's 6-3 win over Ottawa. However, he skated Saturday and could return to the lineup for Sunday's rematch against the Penguins. Kulikov hasn't earned a point in 17 appearances this season while posting 12 shots on goal, 13 blocked shots and 18 hits.
RotoWire via ESPN · Apr 4
Kulikov is dealing with a broken nose but could return against Pittsburgh on Saturday or Sunday, Jameson Olive of the Panthers' official site reports Thursday.
Kulikov has already been ruled out for Thursday's matchup with the Bruins, but it seems he wants to get back in the lineup despite his broken nose. In 17 games for the Panthers this year, the veteran blueliner has yet to register a point while averaging 17:56 of ice time.
RotoWire via ESPN · Apr 2
Kulikov (head) won't play Thursday versus the Bruins, George Richards of Florida Hockey Now reports.
Kulikov's CT scan results haven't been revealed, but he is hurt enough to sit out of a game that has no impact for the Panthers. The 35-year-old will join Aaron Ekblad (hand) as the most recent injuries for the Panthers. Mikulas Hovorka and Tobias Bjornfot will take their places in the lineup Thursday.
RotoWire via ESPN · Apr 1