Kulikov (lower body) will not return to the lineup Tuesday, but will likely return to the lineup in one of the back-to-back games either Thursday or Friday, Harvey Fialkov of the South Flordia Sun-Sentinel reports.

EDGE Analysis

A return Thursday would put Kulikov just two weeks exactly removed from his initial two-to-for-week timetable for the lower-body injury. Fortunately, it sounds as though he's doing well enough in his recovery to return, so expect an update on his status at some point prior to his return to the lineup.