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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 2019-20. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Leo Komarov NYI · 14 P in 48 GP Austin Watson NSH · 14 P in 53 GP Nikolai Prokhorkin LAK · 14 P in 43 GP Michael Frolik BUF · 14 P in 57 GP Riley Nash CBJ · 14 P in 64 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

2019-20 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
48 10 4 14 12 41 67 133 0.29 14.9 14:18

Contract

$3.35MCap hitends in 2021, then UFA
$239KCap dollars per point14 points in 48 games
$1.051MCap dollars per goal above replacement3.2 goals above replacement
$3.3MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$17KValueworth 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 Jun 2, 2016, as an extension of the contract he was on: 5 years and $16.75M, beginning in 2016-17. It runs through 2020-21, with 1 season left after this one, and he is then an unrestricted free agent.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2016-17 $3.35M $2.5M $0 $2.5M
2017-18 $3.35M $3M $0 $3M
2018-19 $3.35M $3.5M $0 $3.5M
2019-20 $3.35M $3.75M $0 $3.75M
2020-21 $3.35M $4M $0 $4M

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 2019-20 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.

2019-20 analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+3.2Goals above replacement255th of 670 skaters, 181st of 439 forwards
+0.5Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+1.3Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 439 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-2.7 12th percentileEven-strength defence+4.4 99th percentilePower play+0.3 75th percentilePenalty kill+0.3 86th percentilePenalties-0.9 8th 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

46.3Corsi for %417 attempts for, 484 against
-1.5CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
53.7Expected goals for %20.0 expected for, 17.3 against
+2.4xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
47.3Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
61.5Goals for %16 for, 10 against
102.7PDO6.8% shooting + 95.9% saves
94Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 583 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
Leo Komarov · Matt Martin · Casey Cizikas20161:1350.263.45-1
Cal Clutterbuck · Matt Martin · Casey Cizikas19138:4442.651.84-3
Cal Clutterbuck · Casey Cizikas · Michael Dal Colle1171:1456.168.04-1
Cal Clutterbuck · Josh Bailey · Casey Cizikas714:2235.025.40-1

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.

9Goalsnot counting empty-netters
7.9Expected goalsfrom 86 unblocked attempts
+1.1Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.69 expected goals per 60 minutes38th
Shot quality 9.2% chance per attempt82nd
Finishing +1.1 goals above expected69thOne 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.

02468Game 20Game 40Goals 9Expected 7.9

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
Feb 11, 2020 vs PHI W 5-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 00:53
Feb 10, 2020 @ WSH W 5-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 18:09
Feb 8, 2020 @ TBL L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 12:27
Feb 6, 2020 vs LAK W 5-3 0 0 0 1 7 2 1 13:07
Feb 4, 2020 vs DAL W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 13:10
Feb 1, 2020 vs VAN L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 10:46
Jan 21, 2020 @ NYR W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 19:27
Jan 19, 2020 @ CAR L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 13:27
Jan 18, 2020 vs WSH L 4-6 1 0 1 -1 0 3 4 15:57
Jan 16, 2020 vs NYR L 2-3 0 0 0 0 4 1 4 13:54
Jan 11, 2020 vs BOS L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 13:24
Jan 7, 2020 @ NJD W 4-3 (OT) 1 0 1 1 0 2 2 15:30
Jan 6, 2020 vs COL W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14:01
Jan 4, 2020 @ TOR L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 11:54
Jan 2, 2020 vs NJD L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 14:20
Dec 31, 2019 @ WSH W 4-3 2 0 2 2 4 3 2 16:29
Dec 29, 2019 @ MIN W 3-1 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 14:54
Dec 27, 2019 @ CHI L 2-5 1 0 1 0 0 4 3 14:11
Dec 23, 2019 vs CBJ L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 10:55
Dec 21, 2019 vs ANA L 5-6 (SO) 0 0 0 0 4 1 5 15:37
Dec 19, 2019 @ BOS W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 13:53
Dec 17, 2019 vs NSH L 3-8 1 0 1 -2 0 1 3 16:59
Dec 14, 2019 vs BUF W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 15:09
Dec 12, 2019 @ FLA W 3-1 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 16:34
Dec 9, 2019 @ TBL W 5-1 0 1 1 1 0 1 3 13:44
Dec 7, 2019 @ DAL L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 4 12:22
Dec 5, 2019 vs VGK W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 3 2 13:58
Dec 3, 2019 @ MTL L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 12:24
Dec 2, 2019 @ DET W 4-1 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 15:15
Nov 30, 2019 vs CBJ W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 16:40
Nov 27, 2019 @ LAK L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 15:35
Nov 25, 2019 @ ANA L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 15:35
Nov 23, 2019 @ SJS L 1-2 (OT) 1 0 1 0 5 3 7 14:17
Nov 21, 2019 vs PIT W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 15:29
Nov 19, 2019 @ PIT W 5-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -2 0 1 6 15:20
Nov 16, 2019 @ PHI W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 3 2 15:55
Nov 13, 2019 vs TOR W 5-4 1 0 1 1 0 3 5 16:47
Nov 9, 2019 vs FLA W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 05:45
Nov 7, 2019 vs PIT L 3-4 (OT) 1 1 2 2 0 3 1 17:10
Nov 5, 2019 vs OTT W 4-1 1 1 2 2 0 5 2 15:40
Nov 2, 2019 @ BUF W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 17:04
Nov 1, 2019 vs TBL W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 17:06
Oct 27, 2019 vs PHI W 5-3 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 16:49
Oct 25, 2019 @ OTT W 4-2 0 0 0 2 5 1 2 14:40
Oct 24, 2019 vs ARI W 4-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 14:10
Oct 8, 2019 vs EDM L 2-5 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 12:02
Oct 6, 2019 vs WPG W 4-1 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 13:21
Oct 4, 2019 vs WSH L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 13:51