Kulikov (lower body) will be sidelined for the next 2-to-4 weeks with a lower-body injury, Harvey Fialkov of the South Florida Sun Sentinel reports.

EDGE Analysis

Head coach Gerard Gallant told reporters Sunday that Kulikov would be out "for at least a week" with a lower-body injury he sustained in Saturday's tilt against Tampa Bay. Kulikov recently underwent an MRI, which must have revealed that the ailment is more severe than initially expected. Steve Kampfer will continue to slot into Florida's lineup as the Panthers' sixth defenseman in Kulikov's absence.