{"id":546977,"date":"2026-04-08T07:30:29","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T07:30:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/546977\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T07:30:29","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T07:30:29","slug":"florida-panthers-lose-dmitry-kulikov-to-injury-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/546977\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida Panthers Lose Dmitry Kulikov to Injury. Again"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This has not been a season to remember for Florida Panthers defenseman Dmitry Kulikov. On Tuesday night, Paul Maurice said the veteran would be out the rest of the season after getting hurt again.<\/p>\n<p>Kulikov, who missed a big chunk of the season after sustaining a shoulder injury in Game 2 against the Flyers, was already playing with a broken nose. <\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, Kulikov broke a finger <a href=\"https:\/\/floridahockeynow.com\/montreal-canadiens-4-florida-panthers-3-so-april-7-2026-suzuki-ties-late-habs-win-shootout\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/floridahockeynow.com\/montreal-canadiens-4-florida-panthers-3-so-april-7-2026-suzuki-ties-late-habs-win-shootout\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">in Florida\u2019s 4-3 shootout loss<\/a> to the host Montreal Canadiens. <\/p>\n<p>Kulikov is the latest Panthers player to go out with a broken finger joining Evan Rodrigues and Aaron Ekblad.<\/p>\n<p>The Panthers have two games left on this final road trip of the 2025-26 regular season and wrap things up with home games Monday against the New York Rangers and on April 15 against the Detroit Red Wings. <\/p>\n<p>\u201dHe\u2019s going to be out,\u201d Maurice said. <\/p>\n<p>Kulikov returned to the Panthers lineup in March after missing five months. <\/p>\n<p>He needed shoulder surgery, but upon returning, said he felt great and was just glad he could help the team out. <\/p>\n<p>Maurice said he had to force Kulikov to stay out with the broken nose, saying that even though Kulikov could not breathe, he still wanted to play. <\/p>\n<p>Kulikov returned Sunday against the Penguins and played Tuesday before leaving the game with the newest injury. <\/p>\n<p>Kulikov, now in his third season in his second stint with the Panthers, needed shoulder surgery and missed five months of the season.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat was the longest I have been out during the regular season,\u2019\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/floridahockeynow.com\/dmitry-kulikov-enjoying-every-second-back-with-the-panthers-after-injury\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/floridahockeynow.com\/dmitry-kulikov-enjoying-every-second-back-with-the-panthers-after-injury\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kulikov told FHN last month<\/a>, \u201cand it was tough, mentally. You come in every day to do the work, but you\u2019re really not with the team. You\u2019re really not part of it all. It was a long process. But now that I am back, I am enjoying every second of it.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>ON DECK: GAME No. 79<\/p>\n<p>FLORIDA PANTHERS at OTTAWA SENATORS\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"This has not been a season to remember for Florida Panthers defenseman Dmitry Kulikov. 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