Florida Panthers defenceman Dmitry Kulikov will have a hearing Monday for an illegal check to the head on Tampa Bay Lightning forward Conor Sheary.
Florida’s Dmitry Kulikov will have a hearing tomorrow for an illegal check to the head on Tampa Bay’s Conor Sheary.
— NHL Player Safety (@NHLPlayerSafety) March 17, 2024
Early in the second period of Saturday's game between the two teams, Kulikov skated in and caught Sheary in the head in front of the Lightning crease. He was given a five-minute major and a match penalty as Tampa Bay won 5-3.
Kulikov, 33, has 16 assists in 64 games this season with the Panthers, his eighth with the team.
Drafted 14th overall by Florida at the 2009 NHL Draft, Kulikov has also had NHL stints with the Buffalo Sabres, Winnipeg Jets, New Jersey Devils, Edmonton Oilers, Minnesota Wild, Anaheim Ducks and Pittsburgh Penguins before returning to the Panthers this season.
