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Casey Cizikas

#53 · Centre · New York Islanders

Born Feb 27, 1991 in Toronto, Ontario, CAN (age 35) · 5'11", 190 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 92nd overall in 2009 by NYI (round 4)

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The forwards closest to him in points in 2011-12. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Marc-Antoine Pouliot PHX · 4 P in 13 GP Byron Bitz VAN · 4 P in 10 GP Peter Regin OTT · 4 P in 10 GP Paul Szczechura BUF · 4 P in 9 GP Patrick O'Sullivan PHX · 4 P in 23 GP

Career

Regular season games only. Pick a season to see its game log below. Cap hit is what he counted against the salary cap that season, where it is known.

01020302011-12: 4 points411-122012-13: 15 points152013-14: 16 points1613-142014-15: 18 points182015-16: 29 points2915-162016-17: 25 points252017-18: 17 points1717-182018-19: 33 points332019-20: 14 points1419-202020-21: 14 points142021-22: 16 points1621-222022-23: 21 points212023-24: 23 points2323-242024-25: 17 points172025-26: 18 points1825-262026-27: 2 points2

Points by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2011-12 NYI 15 0 4 4 1 6 12 26 0.27 $793K
2012-13 NYI 45 6 9 15 0 14 45 75 0.33 $793K
2013-14 NYI 80 6 10 16 -12 30 79 128 0.20 $793K
2014-15 NYI 70 9 9 18 -2 24 90 144 0.26 $1M
2015-16 NYI 80 8 21 29 4 31 84 158 0.36 $1M
2016-17 NYI 59 8 17 25 9 30 82 144 0.42 $3.35M
2017-18 NYI 64 7 10 17 -12 23 74 128 0.27 $3.35M
2018-19 NYI 73 20 13 33 22 36 111 129 0.45 $3.35M
2019-20 NYI 48 10 4 14 12 41 67 133 0.29 $3.35M
2020-21 NYI 56 7 7 14 -2 27 72 112 0.25 $3.35M
2021-22 NYI 74 10 6 16 -3 48 91 138 0.22 $2.5M
2022-23 NYI 81 6 15 21 0 54 111 188 0.26 $2.5M
2023-24 NYI 70 10 13 23 -2 22 82 135 0.33 $2.5M
2024-25 NYI 82 7 10 17 -13 51 97 202 0.21 $2.5M
2025-26 NYI 81 10 8 18 -3 20 80 153 0.22 $2.5M
2026-27 NYI 5 1 1 2 2 2 6 7 0.40 $2.5M
16 seasons Career 983 125 157 282 1 459 1183 2000 0.29

Playoffs

Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2012-13 NYI 6 2 2 4 1 12 8 15 0.67
2014-15 NYI 7 1 0 1 1 0 11 16 0.14
2015-16 NYI 11 0 3 3 -1 16 12 30 0.27
2018-19 NYI 8 0 0 0 -6 6 10 20 0.00
2019-20 NYI 18 0 2 2 0 8 16 54 0.11
2020-21 NYI 19 2 3 5 0 2 32 55 0.26
2022-23 NYI 6 1 2 3 -2 16 7 19 0.50
2023-24 NYI 5 1 1 2 -1 14 5 12 0.40
8 seasons Playoffs 80 7 13 20 -8 74 101 221 0.25

2011-12 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
15 0 4 4 1 6 12 26 0.27 0.0 10:36

Contract

$793KCap hitends in 2014, then RFA
$198KCap dollars per point4 points in 15 games
$2.829MCap dollars per goal above replacement0.3 goals above replacement

His cap hit for the whole season, set against what he did in the regular season. Lower is better value. In a season still being played the cost per point starts high and falls as the games add up.

The contract

Signed by the New York Islanders on May 31, 2011, as an entry-level contract: 3 years and $2.7M, beginning in 2011-12. It runs through 2013-14, with 2 seasons left after this one, and he is then a restricted free agent.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2011-12 $793K $600K $90K $210K $690K
2012-13 $793K $700K $90K $110K $790K
2013-14 $793K $810K $90K $900K

Each season of the contract, with this one marked. The cap hit is the same every year; what he is paid is not. The pay is as written when the contract was recorded in October 2024, so a later change, such as the rise in the lowest salary for 2026-27, is not shown.

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
Sep 1, 2021 New York Islanders New contract 2021-22 to 2026-27 6 $15M $2.5M
Jun 2, 2016 New York Islanders Extension 2016-17 to 2020-21 5 $16.75M $3.35M
Jul 15, 2014 New York Islanders New contract 2014-15 to 2015-16 2 $2M $1M
May 31, 2011 New York Islanders Entry-level 2011-12 to 2013-14 3 $2.7M $793K

Every contract on record for him, newest first, with the team that signed him to it and the day it was signed. The one covering 2011-12 is marked. An extension is signed while the contract before it is still running, often a year ahead. A row with no team or date is a contract known only by its cap hit, most often one signed since October 2024.

2011-12 analytics

Rating

+0.3Goals above replacementsix goals are worth about one win
+0.0Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-0.2Goals above averagethe five parts below added up
Even-strength offence0.0Even-strength defence+0.2Power play0.0Penalty kill0.0Penalties-0.3

The goals he added to his team's goal difference, compared with a spare-part player given the same ice time. Each part is measured against the league, so zero is an average skater. A full season is about two-thirds the player and one-third chance. He has played fewer than 20 games, too few to be ranked. Before 2023-24 the NHL timed events less exactly, and differently from rink to rink, so expected goals for this season are rougher than for recent ones.

-202468102011-122013-142015-162017-182019-202021-222023-242025-26Goals above replacementGoals above replacement, by season

On the ice

What happened at five-on-five while he was on the ice. What these numbers mean

47.3Corsi for %121 attempts for, 135 against
-1.9CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
49.3Expected goals for %5.4 expected for, 5.6 against
-1.6xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
49.2Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
58.3Goals for %7 for, 5 against
103.0PDO10.4% shooting + 92.5% saves
24Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

These are left plain: he has not been on the ice enough to be ranked. That takes at least 200 shot attempts with him out there, about six or seven games, and a quarter of what the busiest skater has. Over a game or two these numbers are mostly chance.

Who he played with

Forward lineGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Kyle Okposo · Casey Cizikas · Nino Niederreiter429:0455.353.10-1
Michael Grabner · David Ullstrom · Casey Cizikas425:5464.073.22-1
Jay Pandolfo · Matt Martin · Casey Cizikas521:0634.331.50-0
Kyle Okposo · Michael Grabner · Casey Cizikas217:4437.029.31-0

The lines he spent the most time in at five-on-five, with the team's share of the shot attempts and expected goals, and the goals for and against, while they were out. The two shares are coloured as above, against the league's lines that played a fair amount together. Hover over one for its percentile.

Chances and finishing

Expected goals adds up how likely each of his shots was to go in, judged by where it came from, what kind of shot it was and whether it was a rebound. All situations, leaving out shots at an empty net. Before 2023-24 the NHL timed events less exactly, and differently from rink to rink, so expected goals for this season are rougher than for recent ones.

0Goalsnot counting empty-netters
1.3Expected goalsfrom 15 unblocked attempts
-1.3Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.48 expected goals per 60 minutes16th
Shot quality 8.5% chance per attempt85th
Finishing -1.3 goals above expected40thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 410 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

00.51Expected 1.3Goals 0

His goals and his expected goals as the season went on. When the goals line pulls away above, he is scoring more than his chances were worth; below, less.

Where he shot from

Every attempt he took this season, in all situations, attacking the net on the right. There is a dot for each attempt, bigger for a better chance. "Show as heat map" shades the ice by where the attempts came from. Click a goal for its details.

Game log

Date Opponent Result G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits TOI
Mar 29, 2012 vs PIT W 5-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 08:59
Mar 27, 2012 @ PIT W 5-3 0 0 0 1 4 0 1 09:28
Mar 25, 2012 @ FLA W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 09:23
Mar 24, 2012 @ TBL L 3-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 10:15
Mar 20, 2012 @ TOR W 5-2 0 1 1 2 0 3 4 11:14
Mar 17, 2012 @ MTL W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 08:14
Mar 15, 2012 vs PHI L 2-3 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 10:46
Mar 13, 2012 vs WSH L 4-5 (SO) 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 10:18
Mar 8, 2012 @ NJD L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 13:45
Mar 4, 2012 vs NJD W 1-0 0 1 1 1 0 1 2 09:12
Mar 3, 2012 @ BOS W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13:38
Mar 1, 2012 @ PHI L 3-6 0 2 2 1 0 0 2 10:35
Feb 28, 2012 @ WSH L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10:41
Feb 26, 2012 @ OTT L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 4 11:00
Feb 24, 2012 vs NYR W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 11:33