GRIT & GF
Dmitry Kulikov

Florida Panthers, Defence

Dmitry Kulikov

  • Physical
  • Edgy
Points, 2026–27
2
0 G, 2 A in 9 GP
Individual xG
0.2
0 goals from it
Ice time per game
15:15
5 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5
45.8
share of chances while he's on

Dmitry Kulikov has 0 goals and 2 assists (2 points) in 9 games for the Florida Panthers in 2026–27, with 5 shots on goal and 15:15 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 7.6 out of 100, provisional until he has 15 to 20 games.

9 games in. The methodology requires 15 to 20 games to be accurate, so this season's rating still leans on the league average for his position and will move.

GRIT & GF

7.6050100
Rated above 20% of defencemen
Goals above average
−0.6
Wins
−0.11
Physicality33thGF10thIntimidation13thChemistry51thClutch92th

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to −0.78, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 20.2% of 223 rated players

The default weights are our call. Set your own; they get rescaled to add up to 100%.

Clutch

+1.37 SD · 92th percentile · weight 0%

His team's expected-goal differential with him on the ice in the third period or overtime of a one-goal game, against his own usual rate. Not counted in the rating since grit-0.5: it didn't repeat from season to season, so it was mostly luck.

  • Close-and-late liftxGD per 60Heavily shrunk: close-and-late minutes are scarce.0.1092th pct
  • Close-and-late ice timeminutesThe sample behind the clutch number.2463th pct

Percentiles are against 223 rated defencemen in 2026-27, on 124 minutes of his 5-on-5 time. Hits, blocks and takeaways count toward the rating and are worth zero goals until a study shows otherwise. Model grit-0.5.

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Percentile among 194 defencemen with enough games this season. 50 is the median.

Scoring

  • Ice time per game15:15
    17
  • Points per 600.87
    52
  • Goals per 600.00
    30
  • Individual xG per 600.10
    24
  • Shots per 602.2
    22

5-on-5 play

  • xG for per 60, on ice2.00
    18
  • xG against per 60, on ice2.38
    59
  • xGF%45.8%
    31

Physical

  • Hits per 604.8
    77
  • Blocks per 603.1
    25
  • Penalty minutes per 605.2
    7

Skating and shooting

NHL EDGE puck and player tracking, 2026–27. Percentiles are the league's, against all skaters.

Skating

  • Top speed19.9 mph
    11
  • Bursts over 20 mph0
    0
  • Distance skated20 mi
    51

Shooting

  • Hardest shot83.6 mph
    43
  • Shots on goal5
    42
  • Shooting %0.0%
    43

Zone time

  • Offensive zone time42.9%
    67
  • Offensive zone time, even strength43.2%
    66

Who he plays with

His most-used defence partners at 5-on-5 this season, with what happened while they were out together.

PartnerGamesTOIShot attemptsxGGoalsxG share
Radko Gudas638:3128–340.8–2.11–029%
Uvis Balinskis535:1425–271.3–1.72–043%
Gustav Forsling727:4533–201.1–0.71–064%
Aaron Ekblad510:576–110.4–0.21–163%
Seth Jones96:145–30.2–0.20–158%
Niko Mikkola73:303–20.2–0.00–081%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 0 goals from 12 attempts.

GoalShot or miss

Last 20 games

Columns are his individual expected goals, the quality of his own chances. Dots are goals he scored.

ixGGoal
0.000.100.20
03-1510-17

By season

SeasonGPGAPSOGixGTOI/GPHitsBlkxGF% 5v5
2026–27902250.215:1511745.8
2025–2619000150.718:03221646.7
2024–25704913643.519:161147152.3
2023–247611920744.816:311458554.6

Last 20 games

DateTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkPIM
2026-10-1717:210110.05002
2026-10-1512:260020.06000
2026-10-1313:080000.05120
2026-10-1214:320000.00402
2026-10-1014:220010.02102
2026-10-0618:230010.03214
2026-10-0417:490000.03110
2026-10-0117:280100.00110
2026-09-2911:460000.00122
2026-04-0715:530010.09312
2026-04-0521:590020.17120
2026-03-3115:000010.01202
2026-03-2915:590020.06002
2026-03-2820:180010.03110
2026-03-2621:210010.05110
2026-03-2420:310000.04010
2026-03-2019:220010.06112
2026-03-1916:090010.03110
2026-03-1722:280000.01012
2026-03-1518:320000.00230