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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 2014-15. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

James Sheppard NYR · 18 P in 71 GP Calle Jarnkrok NSH · 18 P in 74 GP Tomas Jurco DET · 18 P in 63 GP Nate Thompson ANA · 18 P in 80 GP Max Talbot BOS · 18 P in 81 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

2014-15 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
70 9 9 18 -2 24 90 144 0.26 10.0 12:31

Contract

$1MCap hitends in 2016
$56KCap dollars per point18 points in 70 games
$479KCap dollars per goal above replacement2.1 goals above replacement
$1.8MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$806KValueworth 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 649 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the New York Islanders on Jul 15, 2014, as a new contract: 2 years and $2M, beginning in 2014-15. It runs through 2015-16, with 1 season left after this one.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2014-15 $1M $800K $0 $800K
2015-16 $1M $1.2M $0 $1.2M

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 2014-15 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.

2014-15 analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+2.1Goals above replacement366th of 665 skaters, 251st of 432 forwards
+0.3Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-0.3Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 432 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-2.8 13th percentileEven-strength defence+2.2 89th percentilePower play+0.0 65th percentilePenalty kill-0.5 7th percentilePenalties+0.8 66th 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

49.9Corsi for %638 attempts for, 640 against
-4.3CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
51.6Expected goals for %30.7 expected for, 28.9 against
-6.0xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
51.2Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
44.0Goals for %22 for, 28 against
97.7PDO6.6% shooting + 91.1% saves
145Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 585 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
Cal Clutterbuck · Matt Martin · Casey Cizikas51417:3653.554.89-9
Colin McDonald · Matt Martin · Casey Cizikas873:3152.156.54-3
Matt Martin · Casey Cizikas · Cory Conacher526:5440.659.62-1
Eric Boulton · Matt Martin · Casey Cizikas423:5950.047.21-1

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.

8Goalsnot counting empty-netters
10.0Expected goalsfrom 117 unblocked attempts
-2.0Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.69 expected goals per 60 minutes49th
Shot quality 8.6% chance per attempt85th
Finishing -2.0 goals above expected31stOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 415 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

0510Game 20Game 40Game 60Expected 10.0Goals 8

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. Darker red means more attempts from that spot, and each dot is a goal. "Show every shot" switches to a dot for each attempt, bigger for a better chance. Click a goal for its details.

Game log

Date Opponent Result G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits TOI
Apr 11, 2015 vs CBJ L 4-5 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 11:24
Apr 10, 2015 @ PIT W 3-1 1 0 1 0 0 2 4 09:47
Apr 7, 2015 @ PHI L 4-5 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 10:09
Apr 4, 2015 vs BUF W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 11:50
Apr 2, 2015 @ CBJ L 3-4 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 12:15
Mar 29, 2015 vs DET W 5-4 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 13:48
Mar 28, 2015 vs ANA L 2-3 1 0 1 1 0 1 3 11:01
Mar 26, 2015 vs LAK L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 11:50
Mar 24, 2015 vs MIN L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10:27
Mar 21, 2015 @ NJD W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 12:19
Mar 17, 2015 @ CHI L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 11:38
Mar 14, 2015 vs MTL L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 13:28
Mar 13, 2015 vs OTT L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13:38
Mar 10, 2015 vs NYR L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 2 3 0 11:33
Mar 9, 2015 @ TOR W 4-3 (OT) 1 0 1 1 0 4 2 13:41
Mar 7, 2015 @ FLA L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 09:37
Mar 5, 2015 @ NSH W 4-3 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 07:22
Feb 16, 2015 vs NYR L 5-6 0 0 0 -1 0 2 5 10:39
Feb 14, 2015 vs CBJ W 6-3 0 0 0 -2 2 0 3 14:29
Feb 12, 2015 vs TOR W 3-2 1 0 1 0 0 1 5 14:07
Feb 10, 2015 vs EDM W 3-2 1 0 1 2 0 2 5 12:56
Feb 8, 2015 @ BUF W 3-2 0 1 1 1 0 3 2 12:22
Feb 7, 2015 @ BOS L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 11:46
Feb 5, 2015 @ PHI W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 13:10
Feb 3, 2015 vs FLA L 2-4 0 0 0 -2 0 2 3 11:40
Jan 31, 2015 @ DET L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 4 13:48
Jan 29, 2015 vs BOS L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 10:54
Jan 27, 2015 vs NYR W 4-1 0 1 1 1 0 0 5 14:06
Jan 19, 2015 vs PHI W 7-4 0 0 0 -1 2 2 1 14:19
Jan 17, 2015 @ MTL L 4-6 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 12:09
Jan 16, 2015 vs PIT W 6-3 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 13:30
Jan 13, 2015 @ NYR W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 13:48
Jan 10, 2015 @ CBJ W 5-2 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 15:36
Jan 9, 2015 @ NJD W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 13:14
Jan 6, 2015 @ VAN L 2-3 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 10:01
Jan 4, 2015 @ EDM L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 2 4 2 13:41
Jan 2, 2015 @ CGY W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 12:28
Dec 31, 2014 @ WPG W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 14:33
Dec 29, 2014 vs WSH W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 6 12:30
Dec 27, 2014 @ BUF L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 13:12
Dec 23, 2014 vs MTL L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10:02
Dec 20, 2014 vs TBL W 3-1 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 12:36
Dec 19, 2014 @ DET W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 12:25
Dec 15, 2014 vs NJD W 3-2 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 13:51
Dec 6, 2014 vs STL L 4-6 0 0 0 1 2 2 1 09:21
Dec 4, 2014 @ OTT W 2-1 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 14:44
Dec 2, 2014 vs OTT W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 12:41
Nov 29, 2014 vs NJD W 3-1 1 1 2 2 0 2 1 12:48
Nov 28, 2014 @ WSH L 2-5 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 13:13
Nov 26, 2014 vs WSH W 3-2 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 1 3 13:20
Nov 24, 2014 vs PHI W 1-0 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12:08
Nov 22, 2014 vs PIT W 4-1 0 1 1 1 0 1 2 13:21
Nov 21, 2014 @ PIT W 5-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 11:16
Nov 18, 2014 vs TBL W 5-2 1 0 1 1 0 3 5 12:24
Nov 15, 2014 @ TBL L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 10:10
Nov 14, 2014 @ FLA W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12:55
Nov 11, 2014 vs COL W 6-0 1 0 1 1 0 3 2 10:47
Nov 8, 2014 @ ARI W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 10:23
Nov 6, 2014 @ LAK W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 08:19
Nov 1, 2014 @ SJS L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 11:21
Oct 30, 2014 @ COL L 0-5 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 13:24
Oct 28, 2014 vs WPG L 3-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 13:18
Oct 25, 2014 vs DAL W 7-5 0 0 0 -1 2 1 2 16:14
Oct 23, 2014 @ BOS W 3-2 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 15:14
Oct 21, 2014 vs TOR L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 13:40
Oct 18, 2014 @ PIT L 1-3 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 12:00
Oct 16, 2014 vs SJS W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 13:58
Oct 14, 2014 @ NYR W 6-3 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 13:06
Oct 11, 2014 vs CAR W 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 13:51
Oct 10, 2014 @ CAR W 5-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 18:36