1 day ago · Dmitry Kulikov will play in his 1,000th ... entered the 2023 offseason intent on adding veteran defenseman depth since it was going to be without key players Aaron Ekblad and Brandon Montour early ...

1 day ago · His 970 hits with Florida are the most by a blueliner since the NHL began tracking in 2005-06, while he ranks second behind Aaron Ekblad (785) with 749 blocked shots. Kulikov has appeared in 53 ...

2 days ago · – Dmitry Kulikov on Paul Maurice reaching 1,9000 NHL games coached. ... Gustav Forsling – Aaron Ekblad. Niko Mikkola – Dmitry Kulikov. Uvis Balinskis – Nate Schmidt. Goaltenders.

Aug 1, 2023 · Kulikov has been in touch with his former Panthers teammates, Aaron Ekblad and Sasha Barkov, who were both with the team in 2016 when Kulikov last played for Florida. "They were very excited...

1 day ago · Kulikov plays career game 1,000. On Wednesday, Panthers defenseman Dmitry Kulikov skated in his 1,000 career NHL game. Kulikov, 34, was drafted 14th overall by the Panthers in 2009, playing 460 games across seven seasons with the Panthers before leaving Florida in the 2016-17 offseason. ... with Aaron Ekblad crashing the net — drawing a pick ...

Jun 25, 2024 · Kulikov remembers when Barkov joined the Panthers as a first-round pick in 2013 and when defenseman Aaron Ekblad did the same in 2014. He was their veteran at the time, helping show them the...

Jun 26, 2024 · Kulikov served as a mentor to the two core members of this Cup-winning team who have been there through it all — Aaron Ekblad and Sasha Barkov –along the way. After eight years away, Kulikov returned as a free agent following Florida’s loss in the 2023 Stanley Cup Final because he wanted to come home — and to finish what he started ...

— Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 27 shots for his 45th career shutout, Aleksander Barkov had a short-handed goal and two assists, and the Florida Panthers beat the NHL-leading Winnipeg Jets... — Ryan...

Jan 11, 2025 · Aaron Ekbald is out for the second time in three games due to an undisclosed injury he sustained late in the third period on Jan. 3 against the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Jan 7, 2025 · Ekblad will miss his first game of the season Monday. Dmitry Kulikov will skate alongside Gustav Forsling on the No. 1 pair, and with Niko Mikkola (upper body) also unavailable, Tobias Bjornfot...