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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 2013-14. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

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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

2013-14 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
80 6 10 16 -12 30 79 128 0.20 7.6 13:22

Contract

$793KCap hitends in 2014, then RFA
$50KCap dollars per point16 points in 80 games
$465KWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$328KValueworth 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. He rated at or below a spare-part player, so there is no cost per goal to show. Value is coloured by where it ranks among the 641 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, so this is its last season, after which he is 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 2013-14 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.

2013-14 analytics

Rating

-0.1Goals above replacement502nd of 672 skaters, 334th of 438 forwards
0.0Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-3.1Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 438 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-3.7 6th percentileEven-strength defence+1.0 72nd percentilePower play0.0 60th percentilePenalty kill-1.0 2nd percentilePenalties+0.6 62nd 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

45.2Corsi for %647 attempts for, 785 against
-5.7CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
45.3Expected goals for %28.7 expected for, 34.6 against
-5.1xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
46.1Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
32.6Goals for %14 for, 29 against
96.3PDO3.9% shooting + 92.4% saves
124Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 567 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 Cizikas58336:0246.443.97-15
Eric Boulton · Matt Martin · Casey Cizikas1880:4435.044.82-1
Casey Cizikas · Johan Sundstrom · Mike Halmo1168:5553.353.41-2
Matt Martin · Casey Cizikas · Brock Nelson941:2850.765.21-1

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.

6Goalsnot counting empty-netters
10.2Expected goalsfrom 113 unblocked attempts
-4.2Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.57 expected goals per 60 minutes30th
Shot quality 9.0% chance per attempt93rd
Finishing -4.2 goals above expected11thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 403 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

0510Game 20Game 40Game 60Game 80Expected 10.2Goals 6

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 13, 2014 @ BUF W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 16:31
Apr 11, 2014 @ NJD W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 20:11
Apr 10, 2014 @ MTL W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 18:19
Apr 8, 2014 vs OTT L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 17:46
Apr 6, 2014 @ CBJ L 0-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 14:38
Apr 5, 2014 vs WSH L 3-4 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 1 3 19:25
Apr 2, 2014 @ OTT W 2-1 1 0 1 0 0 3 2 13:18
Apr 1, 2014 vs FLA W 4-2 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 14:07
Mar 29, 2014 vs NJD W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 16:26
Mar 27, 2014 @ TBL L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 13:45
Mar 25, 2014 @ CAR W 5-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 11:22
Mar 23, 2014 vs CBJ W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17:01
Mar 18, 2014 vs MIN L 0-6 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 12:29
Mar 15, 2014 vs BUF W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 14:13
Mar 14, 2014 vs SJS L 3-4 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 14:35
Mar 10, 2014 @ VAN W 7-4 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 14:33
Mar 7, 2014 @ CGY L 3-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 13:58
Mar 6, 2014 @ EDM L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 12:30
Mar 4, 2014 @ WPG W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 12:00
Mar 2, 2014 vs FLA L 3-5 0 0 0 -1 4 0 0 10:04
Mar 1, 2014 vs NJD L 1-6 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 13:48
Feb 27, 2014 vs TOR W 5-4 (OT) 0 1 1 2 2 2 1 12:37
Feb 8, 2014 vs COL L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 08:34
Feb 6, 2014 vs CGY L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 10:19
Feb 4, 2014 @ WSH W 1-0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 14:01
Jan 31, 2014 @ NYR L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 2 2 2 12:55
Jan 29, 2014 vs NYR L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11:16
Jan 27, 2014 vs BOS L 3-6 0 0 0 -4 0 0 1 11:43
Jan 25, 2014 vs STL L 3-4 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 16:05
Jan 23, 2014 vs PIT L 4-6 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 11:04
Jan 21, 2014 @ NYR W 5-3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 13:47
Jan 20, 2014 vs PHI W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11:56
Jan 18, 2014 @ PHI L 4-6 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 12:00
Jan 16, 2014 @ TBL W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15:12
Jan 14, 2014 @ FLA L 2-4 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 11:50
Jan 12, 2014 @ DAL W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 13:47
Jan 10, 2014 @ COL W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14:36
Jan 7, 2014 @ TOR W 5-3 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 12:39
Jan 6, 2014 vs DAL W 7-3 0 2 2 0 4 1 3 15:05
Jan 4, 2014 vs CAR L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 11:23
Jan 2, 2014 vs CHI W 3-2 (OT) 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 13:05
Dec 31, 2013 @ BOS W 5-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 14:10
Dec 29, 2013 @ MIN W 5-4 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 11:53
Dec 28, 2013 vs NJD L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 16:35
Dec 23, 2013 @ DET W 3-0 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 14:30
Dec 21, 2013 vs ANA L 3-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11:01
Dec 20, 2013 @ NYR W 5-3 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 12:26
Dec 12, 2013 @ PHX L 3-6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02:31
Dec 10, 2013 @ SJS W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 13:15
Dec 9, 2013 @ ANA L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 12:33
Dec 7, 2013 @ LAK L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 10:44
Dec 5, 2013 @ STL L 1-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 15:22
Dec 3, 2013 vs PIT L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 12:31
Nov 30, 2013 vs WSH L 2-3 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 11:55
Nov 29, 2013 vs DET L 0-5 0 0 0 -1 2 1 1 14:09
Nov 27, 2013 vs WPG L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 12:38
Nov 23, 2013 @ PHI L 2-5 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 12:36
Nov 22, 2013 @ PIT L 3-4 0 1 1 0 0 1 3 11:45
Nov 19, 2013 @ TOR L 2-5 1 0 1 1 0 2 2 08:49
Nov 16, 2013 vs DET W 5-4 (SO) 1 0 1 1 0 3 3 14:38
Nov 14, 2013 vs LAK L 2-3 1 0 1 1 2 2 2 12:20
Nov 12, 2013 vs NSH W 3-1 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 14:55
Nov 10, 2013 @ MTL L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 12:35
Nov 9, 2013 @ CBJ L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 13:29
Nov 7, 2013 @ CAR L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11:27
Nov 5, 2013 @ WSH L 2-6 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 12:22
Nov 2, 2013 vs BOS W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 13:35
Nov 1, 2013 @ OTT W 5-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 14:01
Oct 29, 2013 vs NYR L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11:14
Oct 26, 2013 vs PHI L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 13:28
Oct 25, 2013 @ PIT W 4-3 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 14:48
Oct 22, 2013 vs VAN L 4-5 (OT) 0 0 0 -2 0 0 4 14:14
Oct 19, 2013 vs CAR L 3-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 10:56
Oct 17, 2013 vs EDM W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 15:52
Oct 15, 2013 vs BUF L 3-4 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 12:07
Oct 12, 2013 @ NSH L 2-3 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 13:13
Oct 11, 2013 @ CHI L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 4 13:19
Oct 8, 2013 vs PHX W 6-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 16:17
Oct 5, 2013 vs CBJ L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 16:29
Oct 4, 2013 @ NJD W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 14:18