Kammala wannan jumla: A ranar 25 ga Yuni, 2016, an yi musayar Kulikov zuwa Buffalo Sabres, tare da zabin na 33 a cikin
2016 NHL Draft a musayar don mai kare Mark Pysyk kuma ya zaɓi 38 da 89 a cikin 2016 draft. A cikin kakar 2016-17, lokacin Kulikov tare da Sabres ya sha wahala sosai saboda rauni. A cikin shekarar da ta gabata na kwantiraginsa, ya bayyana a wasanni 47 don samar da ƙarancin aiki 2 burin da maki 5.