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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 2012-13. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Nate Thompson TBL · 15 P in 45 GP Ryan Carter NJD · 15 P in 44 GP Sean Couturier PHI · 15 P in 46 GP Sergei Kostitsyn NSH · 15 P in 46 GP Steve Bernier NJD · 15 P in 47 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 4 1 1 2 2 2 6 5 0.50 $2.5M
16 seasons Career 982 125 157 282 1 459 1183 1998 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

2012-13 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
45 6 9 15 0 14 45 75 0.33 13.3 10:47

Contract

$793KCap hitends in 2014, then RFA
$53KCap dollars per point15 points in 45 games
$456KCap dollars per goal above replacement1.7 goals above replacement
$2MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$1.2MValueworth minus cap hit; below zero is overpaid

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. Value is coloured by where it ranks among the 558 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

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 1 season 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 2012-13 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.

2012-13 analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+1.7Goals above replacement306th of 605 skaters, 212th of 397 forwards
+0.3Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+0.4Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 397 ranked forwards: green is in the top fifth and red the bottom fifth, with paler shades in between and amber for the middle. Hover over a tile for its percentile.

Even-strength offence-1.1 27th percentileEven-strength defence+1.2 82nd percentilePower play+0.3 77th percentilePenalty kill+0.1 66th percentilePenalties0.0 36th percentile

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, and the rank beside it is among forwards. A full season is about two-thirds the player and one-third chance. 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

47.9Corsi for %369 attempts for, 401 against
-2.6CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
49.5Expected goals for %16.6 expected for, 17.0 against
-3.0xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
49.5Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
46.2Goals for %18 for, 21 against
98.0PDO8.8% shooting + 89.2% saves
74Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 578 skaters who played enough to be ranked: green is in the top fifth and red the bottom fifth, with paler shades in between and amber for the middle. Hover over a tile for its percentile. PDO and attempts taken are left plain, since neither is good or bad on its own.

Who he played with

Forward lineGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Colin McDonald · Matt Martin · Casey Cizikas25120:2245.650.03-4
Marty Reasoner · Matt Martin · Casey Cizikas1481:0149.752.41-5
Jesse Joensuu · Matt Martin · Casey Cizikas642:2746.663.92-0
Keith Aucoin · Colin McDonald · Casey Cizikas1035:2243.137.71-4

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.

4Goalsnot counting empty-netters
4.1Expected goalsfrom 57 unblocked attempts
-0.1Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.51 expected goals per 60 minutes17th
Shot quality 7.2% chance per attempt44th
Finishing -0.1 goals above expected52ndOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 355 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

01234Game 20Game 40Expected 4.1Goals 4

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
Apr 26, 2013 @ BUF L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 09:40
Apr 25, 2013 @ PHI L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 09:04
Apr 23, 2013 @ CAR L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 10:07
Apr 20, 2013 @ WPG W 5-4 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 10:50
Apr 18, 2013 @ TOR W 5-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 10:25
Apr 16, 2013 vs FLA W 5-2 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 04:26
Apr 13, 2013 vs NYR L 0-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 10:39
Apr 11, 2013 @ BOS W 2-1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 12:47
Apr 9, 2013 vs PHI W 4-1 1 0 1 1 0 3 3 10:36
Apr 6, 2013 vs TBL W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 09:38
Apr 4, 2013 @ WSH L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 13:53
Apr 2, 2013 vs WPG W 5-2 0 1 1 -1 0 0 0 11:16
Apr 1, 2013 @ NJD W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12:21
Mar 30, 2013 @ PIT L 0-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 08:44
Mar 28, 2013 @ PHI W 4-3 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 2 3 15:32
Mar 26, 2013 @ WSH W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 11:07
Mar 24, 2013 vs FLA W 3-0 1 0 1 1 0 2 5 10:57
Mar 22, 2013 vs PIT L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 11:35
Mar 21, 2013 vs MTL L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 11:44
Mar 19, 2013 vs OTT L 3-5 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 11:56
Mar 16, 2013 @ FLA W 4-3 1 0 1 0 0 2 5 13:31
Mar 14, 2013 @ TBL W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 16:16
Mar 10, 2013 @ PIT L 1-6 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 09:52
Mar 9, 2013 vs WSH W 5-2 1 0 1 1 0 3 4 10:07
Mar 7, 2013 vs NYR L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 12:28
Mar 5, 2013 vs MTL W 6-3 0 1 1 1 0 0 3 11:53
Mar 3, 2013 vs OTT W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 2 1 4 11:15
Feb 28, 2013 vs TOR L 4-5 (OT) 0 1 1 -1 0 1 1 10:20
Feb 26, 2013 vs BOS L 1-4 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 10:25
Feb 24, 2013 vs CAR L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 08:18
Feb 23, 2013 @ BUF W 4-0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 10:21
Feb 21, 2013 @ MTL W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 09:18
Feb 19, 2013 @ OTT L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 08:21
Feb 18, 2013 vs PHI L 0-7 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 10:40
Feb 16, 2013 vs NJD W 5-1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 14:59
Feb 14, 2013 @ NYR W 4-3 (SO) 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 12:23
Feb 11, 2013 vs CAR L 4-6 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 09:43
Feb 9, 2013 vs BUF L 2-3 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 08:22
Feb 5, 2013 vs PIT L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 11:13
Feb 3, 2013 vs NJD L 0-3 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 08:29
Jan 31, 2013 @ NJD W 5-4 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 13:08
Jan 29, 2013 @ PIT W 4-1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 10:51
Jan 25, 2013 @ BOS L 2-4 0 0 0 -2 2 0 0 08:04
Jan 24, 2013 @ TOR W 7-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 11:52
Jan 21, 2013 vs TBL W 4-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 05:58