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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 2022-23. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Jesper Boqvist NJD · 21 P in 70 GP Morgan Barron WPG · 21 P in 70 GP Denis Malgin COL · 21 P in 65 GP Marcus Foligno MIN · 21 P in 65 GP Klim Kostin EDM · 21 P in 57 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

2022-23 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
81 6 15 21 0 54 111 188 0.26 5.4 14:32

Contract

$2.5MCap hitends in 2027, then UFA
$119KCap dollars per point21 points in 81 games
$6.794MCap dollars per goal above replacement0.4 goals above replacement
$998KWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$1.5MValueworth 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 695 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the New York Islanders on Sep 1, 2021, as a new contract: 6 years and $15M, beginning in 2021-22. It runs through 2026-27, with 4 seasons 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
2021-22 $2.5M $2.5M $0 $2.5M
2022-23 $2.5M $2.5M $0 $2.5M
2023-24 $2.5M $2.5M $0 $2.5M
2024-25 $2.5M $2.5M $0 $2.5M
2025-26 $2.5M $2.5M $0 $2.5M
2026-27 $2.5M $2.5M $0 $2.5M

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 2022-23 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.

2022-23 analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+0.4Goals above replacement488th of 696 skaters, 334th of 461 forwards
+0.1Wins 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 461 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-4.9 3rd percentileEven-strength defence+2.5 90th percentilePower play-0.2 42nd percentilePenalty kill-0.2 18th percentilePenalties-0.1 31st 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

48.4Corsi for %865 attempts for, 922 against
-1.5CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
45.5Expected goals for %33.0 expected for, 39.6 against
-4.6xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
49.7Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
45.9Goals for %28 for, 33 against
99.0PDO6.2% shooting + 92.8% saves
171Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 613 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 Cizikas47317:2847.941.97-8
Matt Martin · Casey Cizikas · Hudson Fasching36159:3453.349.95-7
Josh Bailey · Casey Cizikas · Mathew Barzal1136:0844.846.13-0
Zach Parise · Casey Cizikas · Jean-Gabriel Pageau2435:2833.951.00-0

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
12.4Expected goalsfrom 149 unblocked attempts
-6.4Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.63 expected goals per 60 minutes24th
Shot quality 8.3% chance per attempt55th
Finishing -6.4 goals above expected6thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 446 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

0510Game 20Game 40Game 60Game 80Expected 12.4Goals 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. 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 12, 2023 vs MTL W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 16:54
Apr 10, 2023 @ WSH L 2-5 1 0 1 0 0 3 2 13:48
Apr 8, 2023 vs PHI W 4-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 13:20
Apr 6, 2023 vs TBL W 6-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 15:18
Apr 2, 2023 @ CAR L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 14:30
Apr 1, 2023 @ TBL L 0-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 6 12:44
Mar 29, 2023 @ WSH W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 15:50
Mar 27, 2023 vs NJD W 5-1 0 1 1 1 0 4 2 13:13
Mar 25, 2023 vs BUF L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14:18
Mar 24, 2023 @ CBJ L 4-5 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 13:26
Mar 21, 2023 vs TOR W 7-2 0 0 0 2 0 3 2 16:24
Mar 18, 2023 @ SJS W 4-1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 13:50
Mar 15, 2023 @ ANA W 6-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 12:03
Mar 14, 2023 @ LAK L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 13:49
Mar 11, 2023 vs WSH L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 2 0 2 14:31
Mar 9, 2023 @ PIT W 4-3 (OT) 0 1 1 -1 0 1 3 21:03
Mar 7, 2023 vs BUF W 3-2 1 1 2 2 0 3 2 17:58
Mar 4, 2023 vs DET W 4-1 0 1 1 1 0 2 3 16:48
Feb 28, 2023 @ MIN L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 5 4 18:49
Feb 26, 2023 @ WPG W 4-0 0 1 1 1 0 1 3 17:45
Feb 24, 2023 vs LAK L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 2 0 1 17:45
Feb 22, 2023 vs WPG W 2-1 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 16:43
Feb 20, 2023 @ PIT W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 17:57
Feb 18, 2023 @ BOS L 2-6 0 0 0 -1 2 2 4 18:45
Feb 17, 2023 vs PIT W 5-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 4 15:35
Feb 14, 2023 vs OTT L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 15:59
Feb 11, 2023 @ MTL L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 15:35
Feb 9, 2023 vs VAN L 5-6 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 12:47
Feb 7, 2023 vs SEA W 4-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 14:31
Feb 6, 2023 @ PHI W 2-1 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 13:24
Jan 28, 2023 vs VGK W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 17:13
Jan 27, 2023 vs DET W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 16:25
Jan 25, 2023 @ OTT L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 15:08
Jan 23, 2023 @ TOR L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 2 1 3 14:18
Jan 21, 2023 vs CAR L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 16:11
Jan 19, 2023 @ BUF L 2-3 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 16:32
Jan 18, 2023 vs BOS L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 14:06
Jan 16, 2023 vs WSH L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 1 8 19:03
Jan 14, 2023 vs MTL W 2-1 1 0 1 1 2 1 3 11:28
Jan 12, 2023 vs MIN L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 15:09
Jan 10, 2023 vs DAL L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 14:23
Jan 6, 2023 @ CGY L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 2 2 3 14:50
Jan 5, 2023 @ EDM L 2-4 0 1 1 1 0 1 3 17:12
Jan 3, 2023 @ VAN W 6-2 1 1 2 3 0 1 0 17:10
Jan 1, 2023 @ SEA L 1-4 0 1 1 0 0 0 4 15:10
Dec 29, 2022 vs CBJ W 2-1 0 0 0 -1 0 3 2 16:24
Dec 27, 2022 vs PIT W 5-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 17:08
Dec 22, 2022 @ NYR L 3-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 07:31
Dec 19, 2022 @ COL L 0-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 13:45
Dec 17, 2022 @ VGK W 5-2 0 0 0 1 2 2 2 14:35
Dec 16, 2022 @ ARI L 4-5 0 0 0 -1 2 1 1 12:22
Dec 13, 2022 @ BOS L 3-4 (SO) 1 0 1 1 0 1 2 13:26
Dec 10, 2022 vs CAR L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 16:12
Dec 9, 2022 @ NJD W 6-4 1 0 1 3 2 2 1 15:42
Dec 6, 2022 vs STL L 4-7 0 0 0 -2 0 1 3 14:12
Dec 4, 2022 vs CHI W 3-0 0 1 1 1 5 2 2 12:33
Dec 2, 2022 vs NSH L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 13:14
Nov 29, 2022 @ PHI L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14:09
Nov 26, 2022 vs PHI W 5-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 12:39
Nov 25, 2022 @ CBJ W 3-2 0 0 0 0 4 2 2 13:33
Nov 23, 2022 vs EDM W 3-0 0 1 1 0 2 3 1 14:29
Nov 21, 2022 @ TOR W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 12:53
Nov 19, 2022 @ DAL L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 10:52
Nov 17, 2022 @ NSH L 4-5 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 12:07
Nov 14, 2022 @ OTT W 4-2 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 14:22
Nov 12, 2022 vs CBJ W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 14:07
Nov 10, 2022 vs ARI L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11:47
Nov 8, 2022 @ NYR W 4-3 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 14:01
Nov 7, 2022 vs CGY W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -2 0 2 3 15:13
Nov 5, 2022 @ DET L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 14:20
Nov 3, 2022 @ STL W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 15:48
Nov 1, 2022 @ CHI W 3-1 0 0 0 0 15 1 0 00:46
Oct 29, 2022 vs COL W 5-4 0 1 1 -1 2 0 4 12:21
Oct 28, 2022 @ CAR W 6-2 0 1 1 1 0 1 2 13:24
Oct 26, 2022 vs NYR W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 13:54
Oct 23, 2022 @ FLA L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11:39
Oct 22, 2022 @ TBL L 3-5 0 0 0 1 0 1 7 15:38
Oct 20, 2022 vs NJD L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 13:06
Oct 18, 2022 vs SJS W 5-2 0 0 0 1 0 3 4 14:27
Oct 15, 2022 vs ANA W 7-1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 11:42
Oct 13, 2022 vs FLA L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 4 13:26