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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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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

2015-16 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
80 8 21 29 4 31 84 158 0.36 9.5 12:41

Contract

$1MCap hitends in 2016, then extended to 2021
$34KCap dollars per point29 points in 80 games
$174KCap dollars per goal above replacement5.7 goals above replacement
$4.2MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$3.2MValueworth 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 668 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, so this is its last season, and his extension takes over. His next contract is already signed: an extension with the New York Islanders on Jun 2, 2016, 5 years and $16.75M at $3.35M a season, beginning in 2016-17.

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 not begun 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 2015-16 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.

2015-16 analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+5.7Goals above replacement182nd of 675 skaters, 127th of 445 forwards
+1.0Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+2.9Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 445 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-1.3 30th percentileEven-strength defence+4.3 98th percentilePower play-0.1 37th percentilePenalty kill-0.6 7th 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

48.6Corsi for %673 attempts for, 712 against
-1.4CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
47.2Expected goals for %27.5 expected for, 30.8 against
-2.8xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
48.2Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
49.2Goals for %32 for, 33 against
101.0PDO9.5% shooting + 91.4% saves
133Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 561 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 Cizikas74567:5851.748.721-22
Steve Bernier · Matt Martin · Casey Cizikas722:1642.247.71-0
Matt Martin · Casey Cizikas · Ryan Strome2121:0743.533.90-0
Eric Boulton · Steve Bernier · Casey Cizikas319:0447.643.01-2

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
9.1Expected goalsfrom 118 unblocked attempts
-1.1Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.54 expected goals per 60 minutes23rd
Shot quality 7.7% chance per attempt59th
Finishing -1.1 goals above expected43rdOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 412 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

02468Game 20Game 40Game 60Game 80Expected 9.1Goals 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. 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 9, 2016 vs BUF L 3-4 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 11:48
Apr 7, 2016 @ NYR W 4-1 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 15:36
Apr 5, 2016 @ WSH W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 13:22
Apr 4, 2016 vs TBL W 5-2 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 16:31
Apr 2, 2016 vs PIT L 0-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12:01
Mar 31, 2016 vs CBJ W 4-3 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 12:54
Mar 29, 2016 vs CAR W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14:22
Mar 26, 2016 @ CAR W 4-3 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 15:10
Mar 25, 2016 @ TBL L 4-7 0 0 0 -2 2 0 0 11:46
Mar 23, 2016 vs OTT W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 13:34
Mar 21, 2016 vs PHI L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12:35
Mar 19, 2016 @ DAL L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 14:20
Mar 15, 2016 @ PIT L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 12:22
Mar 14, 2016 vs FLA W 3-2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 15:29
Mar 12, 2016 @ BOS L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 4 13:00
Mar 9, 2016 @ TOR L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 14:26
Mar 8, 2016 vs PIT W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 13:09
Mar 6, 2016 @ NYR W 6-4 0 1 1 -1 0 3 4 12:28
Mar 3, 2016 @ WPG W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13:34
Mar 1, 2016 @ VAN W 3-2 0 1 1 -1 0 0 3 14:11
Feb 28, 2016 @ EDM L 1-3 1 0 1 0 0 4 1 11:00
Feb 25, 2016 @ CGY W 2-1 (OT) 0 1 1 1 5 0 2 11:43
Feb 23, 2016 @ MIN W 4-1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 15:06
Feb 19, 2016 @ NJD W 1-0 1 0 1 1 0 4 1 10:54
Feb 18, 2016 vs WSH L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11:30
Feb 15, 2016 vs DET W 4-1 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 12:08
Feb 13, 2016 @ CAR L 3-6 0 1 1 -1 0 0 0 10:48
Feb 11, 2016 vs LAK W 5-2 1 1 2 2 0 3 1 14:12
Feb 9, 2016 @ CBJ W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11:47
Feb 7, 2016 vs EDM W 8-1 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 12:16
Feb 6, 2016 @ DET L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 13:03
Feb 4, 2016 @ WSH L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11:06
Feb 2, 2016 vs MIN W 5-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 3 13:34
Jan 25, 2016 vs DET L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10:57
Jan 22, 2016 @ OTT W 5-2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 11:06
Jan 17, 2016 vs VAN L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 10:20
Jan 14, 2016 vs NYR W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 13:02
Jan 12, 2016 vs CBJ W 5-2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 14:38
Jan 9, 2016 @ PHI L 0-4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 14:07
Jan 7, 2016 vs WSH L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 11:23
Jan 3, 2016 vs DAL W 6-5 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 14:09
Jan 2, 2016 @ PIT L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 11:43
Dec 31, 2015 @ BUF W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12:39
Dec 29, 2015 @ TOR W 6-3 0 1 1 0 0 2 5 13:35
Dec 27, 2015 vs TOR L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 11:50
Dec 21, 2015 vs ANA W 5-2 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 10:59
Dec 19, 2015 @ ARI L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 13:28
Dec 17, 2015 @ COL L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 10:34
Dec 15, 2015 vs FLA L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 10:05
Dec 13, 2015 vs NJD W 4-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 11:13
Dec 12, 2015 @ CBJ W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 12:46
Dec 8, 2015 @ PHI W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 16:03
Dec 5, 2015 @ OTT L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 15:57
Dec 4, 2015 vs STL W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 2 1 3 11:17
Dec 2, 2015 vs NYR W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 2 5 15:22
Nov 30, 2015 vs COL W 5-3 1 0 1 1 0 2 2 12:24
Nov 28, 2015 @ TBL W 3-2 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 12:35
Nov 27, 2015 @ FLA L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 3 5 11:55
Nov 25, 2015 vs PHI W 3-1 1 0 1 1 0 3 4 11:49
Nov 22, 2015 @ MTL L 2-4 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 10:40
Nov 20, 2015 vs MTL L 3-5 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 09:44
Nov 16, 2015 vs ARI W 5-2 0 1 1 1 0 1 4 15:48
Nov 13, 2015 @ ANA W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 11:11
Nov 12, 2015 @ LAK L 1-2 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 10:44
Nov 10, 2015 @ SJS W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11:30
Nov 8, 2015 vs BOS L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 09:53
Nov 5, 2015 @ MTL L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 3 13:06
Nov 3, 2015 vs NJD W 2-1 1 0 1 1 0 3 1 13:58
Nov 1, 2015 vs BUF L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 10:50
Oct 31, 2015 @ NJD L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 2 0 2 12:10
Oct 29, 2015 vs CAR L 2-3 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 12:36
Oct 26, 2015 vs CGY W 4-0 0 1 1 1 0 1 3 11:58
Oct 24, 2015 @ STL W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 12:15
Oct 23, 2015 vs BOS L 3-5 1 0 1 0 0 3 4 11:53
Oct 20, 2015 @ CBJ W 4-0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 14:57
Oct 17, 2015 vs SJS W 6-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 4 11:33
Oct 15, 2015 vs NSH W 4-3 0 0 0 -1 2 2 6 13:07
Oct 12, 2015 vs WPG W 4-2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 13:16
Oct 10, 2015 @ CHI L 1-4 0 0 0 1 0 2 5 14:02
Oct 9, 2015 vs CHI L 2-3 (OT) 0 1 1 1 2 0 6 11:41