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• Panthers' Dmitry Kulikov: Nets goal Saturday

  6D ago • By RotoWire

  Kulikov scored a goal, took three shots and recorded two hits in Saturday's 5-0 win over the Jets. Kulikov has scored twice in his last four appearances, but fantasy managers shouldn't get overly excited. He's cracked the scoresheet just five times all season long, so Kulikov shouldn't have a lot of upside in standard leagues despite averaging 20:22 of ice time per game for one of the best teams in the league.

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• Panthers' Dmitry Kulikov: Tallies in shootout win

  13D ago • By RotoWire

  Kulikov scored a goal on two shots, blocked two shots and went plus-2 in Saturday's 4-3 shootout win over the Flyers. Kulikov ended a four-game dry spell with his second-period tally. The defenseman is up to four points, 14 shots on net, 24 hits, 14 blocked shots and a plus-8 rating through 15 contests. He's filling a second-pairing role this season, but it comes with no power-play time, so don't expect him to do much more than the 20 points he produced over 76 regular-season outings in 2023-24.

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• Panthers' Dmitry Kulikov: Chips in with helper

  29D ago • By RotoWire

  Kulikov notched an assist, two shots on goal, two hits and two PIM in Thursday's 3-1 win over the Rangers. Kulikov picked up his second point of the campaign when he helped out on a Sam Bennett tally. The 33-year-old Kulikov has seven shots on net, 21 hits, six blocked shots, four PIM and a minus-1 rating through nine appearances. He's more of a shutdown defenseman and is paired with Niko Mikkola, who plays a similar game. Kulikov could be useful in banger leagues, but he doesn't offer much offense.

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• Panthers' Dmitry Kulikov: Scores in Tuesday's win

  10/16/2024 • By RotoWire

  Kulikov scored a goal and went plus-3 in Tuesday's 4-3 win over the Blue Jackets. Kulikov's goal was initially credited to Sam Reinhart, but the defenseman's shot got through cleanly to tie the game at 2-2 at 11:59 of the second period. Even in a seven-defenseman lineup, Kulikov was able to log 19:20 of ice time -- he's been above 18 minutes in four of the Panthers' first five games. The 33-year-old blueliner's goal was his first point of the season to go with three shots on net, seven hits and four blocked shots as he occupies a top-four role.

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• Panthers' Dmitry Kulikov: Staying with Stanley Cup champs

  07/01/2024 • By RotoWire

  Kulikov penned a four-year, $4.6 million contract with the Panthers on Monday, Bob McKenzie of TSN reports. Kulikov appears to be enjoying his second stint with Florida, having started his career with the club after being selected 14th overall in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft. Considering the veteran blueliner hasn't recorded a power-play point since the 2016-17 campaign when he was with the Sabres, fantasy managers probably shouldn't be expecting more than 20-25 points out of Kulikov this upcoming season.

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