Dmitry Kulikov
Florida Panthers · D · #7- HT
- 6'1"
- WT
- 212 lb
- Age
- 35
- Shoots
- L
- From
- Lipetsk, RUS
- Draft
- 2009 FLA · R1 #14
Alpha sub-scores
what drives the rating · percentile vs position groupLeague profile
vs. defensemen with 20+ GPHockeyAlpha advanced
event-derived proxies · 1,312 games analyzedDefenseman toolkit
vs. defensemen with 20+ GPOn-ice impact
shift charts × our xG model · 18 GP tracked · 5h TOIUsage profile
assignment difficulty · higher fill = tougher jobMicro-metrics
Structural Metric Model · sequences, geometry & leverage from every shot2025-26 regular season · Percentile beams: fill = league percentile, tick = league median · hockeyalpha.com
The Blueprint
Structural Event Engine · percentile vs defensemen · center = median · 310 EV minGeneral Offense
Playmaking Sequences
Offense Types
Zone Entries
DZ Retrievals / Exits
Forechecking
Derived from event sequences in public play-by-play data - the ? on each metric explains exactly how it's computed.
Contract & market
Contract value?
beta · cap data: CapWages$1.15M
cap hit
$1.51M
Alpha-market value
C
Fair market deal (+$0.4M)
Top comparables?
nearest profiles at the same role · match = statistical fit| Player | Alpha | Archetype | Production | Cap hit | Market | Value | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dmitry Kulikov | 57 | Depth Defenseman | 0 P · 19 GP | $1.15M | $1.51M | C+$0.4M | this player |
 Brian Dumoulin | 56 | Depth Defenseman | 17 P · 82 GP | $4.00M | $1.34M | F−$2.7M | 90% |
 Philippe Myers | 57 | Depth Defenseman | 2 P · 39 GP | $0.85M | $1.51M | C+$0.7M | 86% |
 Kaedan Korczak | 57 | Depth Defenseman | 16 P · 78 GP | $0.82M | $1.51M | C+$0.7M | 86% |
 Dmitri Simashev | 54 | Depth Defenseman | 1 P · 28 GP | $0.95M | $1.04M | C+$0.1M | 86% |
Recent form · last 10 games
@ VAN
0P
0G 0A
@ VAN 03-17
0G 0A · 0 shots · 22:28 TOI
@ EDM
0P
0G 0A
@ EDM 03-19
0G 0A · 1 shots · 16:09 TOI
@ CGY
0P
0G 0A
@ CGY 03-20
0G 0A · 1 shots · 19:22 TOI
vs SEA
0P
0G 0A
vs SEA 03-24
0G 0A · 0 shots · 20:31 TOI
vs MIN
0P
0G 0A
vs MIN 03-26
0G 0A · 1 shots · 21:03 TOI
@ NYI
0P
0G 0A
@ NYI 03-28
0G 0A · 1 shots · 20:18 TOI
@ NYR
0P
0G 0A
@ NYR 03-29
0G 0A · 2 shots · 15:59 TOI
vs OTT
0P
0G 0A
vs OTT 03-31
0G 0A · 1 shots · 15:00 TOI
@ PIT
0P
0G 0A
@ PIT 04-05
0G 0A · 2 shots · 21:59 TOI
@ MTL
0P
0G 0A
@ MTL 04-07
0G 0A · 1 shots · 15:53 TOI
Tile tint = points that night · underline = shot volume (full bar = 8+ shots) · oldest on the left
The Territory
attacking → · every recorded touch, normalized to one end
Defensive floor: 16 blocks · 3 steals inside the d-zone
NHL career · regular season
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-10 | Florida Panthers | 68 | 3 | 13 | 16 | -5 |
| 2010-11 | Florida Panthers | 72 | 6 | 20 | 26 | -5 |
| 2011-12 | Florida Panthers | 58 | 4 | 24 | 28 | -5 |
| 2012-13 | Florida Panthers | 34 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -5 |
| 2013-14 | Florida Panthers | 81 | 8 | 11 | 19 | -26 |
| 2014-15 | Florida Panthers | 73 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 0 |
| 2015-16 | Florida Panthers | 74 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 8 |
| 2016-17 | Buffalo Sabres | 47 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -26 |
| 2017-18 | Winnipeg Jets | 62 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 6 |
| 2018-19 | Winnipeg Jets | 57 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 4 |
| 2019-20 | Winnipeg Jets | 51 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -4 |
| 2020-21 | New Jersey Devils | 38 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -4 |
| 2020-21 | Edmonton Oilers | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2021-22 | Minnesota Wild | 80 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 23 |
| 2022-23 | Anaheim Ducks | 61 | 3 | 12 | 15 | -11 |
| 2022-23 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 |
| 2023-24 | Florida Panthers | 76 | 1 | 19 | 20 | 15 |
| 2024-25 | Florida Panthers | 70 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 12 |
| 2025-26 | Florida Panthers | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 |
| Career | 8 teams | 1037 | 50 | 197 | 247 | -29 |