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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 2024-25. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Sean Kuraly CBJ · 17 P in 82 GP A.J. Greer FLA · 17 P in 81 GP Zachary Aston-Reese CBJ · 17 P in 79 GP Joseph Veleno CHI · 17 P in 74 GP Tomas Tatar NJD · 17 P in 74 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

2024-25 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
82 7 10 17 -13 51 97 202 0.21 7.2 13:02

Contract

$2.5MCap hitends in 2027, then UFA
$147KCap dollars per point17 points in 82 games
$1.094MCap dollars per goal above replacement2.3 goals above replacement
$2.5MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$42KValueworth 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 698 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 2 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 2024-25 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.

2024-25 analytics

Rating

+2.3Goals above replacement353rd of 698 skaters, 237th of 456 forwards
+0.4Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-0.7Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 456 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-5.3 3rd percentileEven-strength defence+3.0 92nd percentilePower play+0.2 74th percentilePenalty kill+0.4 89th percentilePenalties+1.1 79th 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.

-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

50.1Corsi for %921 attempts for, 918 against
+0.2CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
47.0Expected goals for %33.2 expected for, 37.5 against
-3.3xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
50.1Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
38.5Goals for %25 for, 40 against
96.0PDO5.8% shooting + 90.2% saves
185Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 598 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
Casey Cizikas · Hudson Fasching · Pierre Engvall22192:2859.758.56-6
Casey Cizikas · Pierre Engvall · Simon Holmstrom16128:4742.144.96-5
Casey Cizikas · Jean-Gabriel Pageau · Simon Holmstrom14112:4154.256.34-2
Casey Cizikas · Anders Lee · Jean-Gabriel Pageau1048:4456.349.02-1

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.

6Goalsnot counting empty-netters
9.6Expected goalsfrom 158 unblocked attempts
-3.6Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.54 expected goals per 60 minutes16th
Shot quality 6.1% chance per attempt6th
Finishing -3.6 goals above expected13thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 428 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

02468Game 20Game 40Game 60Game 80Expected 9.6Goals 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 17, 2025 @ CBJ L 1-6 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 15:08
Apr 15, 2025 vs WSH L 1-3 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 11:57
Apr 13, 2025 @ NJD W 1-0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 14:34
Apr 12, 2025 @ PHI L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 14:16
Apr 10, 2025 vs NYR L 2-9 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 14:10
Apr 8, 2025 @ NSH L 6-7 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 14:41
Apr 6, 2025 vs WSH W 4-1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 14:43
Apr 4, 2025 vs MIN W 3-1 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 15:24
Apr 1, 2025 vs TBL L 1-4 0 0 0 0 7 1 2 13:08
Mar 30, 2025 @ CAR L 4-6 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 11:58
Mar 29, 2025 @ TBL L 3-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 15:44
Mar 26, 2025 vs VAN L 2-5 1 1 2 2 0 2 2 13:19
Mar 24, 2025 vs CBJ L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 12:49
Mar 22, 2025 vs CGY L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 13:16
Mar 20, 2025 vs MTL W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 14:47
Mar 18, 2025 @ PIT W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 13:00
Mar 16, 2025 vs FLA W 4-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 5 13:21
Mar 14, 2025 vs EDM L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 13:53
Mar 11, 2025 @ LAK L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 10:21
Mar 9, 2025 @ ANA L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 13:50
Mar 8, 2025 @ SJS W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 14:24
Mar 4, 2025 vs WPG W 3-2 0 1 1 1 0 1 4 16:19
Mar 3, 2025 @ NYR L 0-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13:50
Mar 1, 2025 vs NSH W 7-4 1 1 2 2 4 3 3 11:35
Feb 27, 2025 @ BOS W 2-1 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 12:30
Feb 25, 2025 vs NYR L 1-5 0 0 0 -2 0 3 1 12:13
Feb 23, 2025 vs DAL L 3-4 0 0 0 0 20 2 3 07:25
Feb 8, 2025 @ MIN L 3-6 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 13:58
Feb 7, 2025 @ WPG L 3-4 0 0 0 1 0 2 5 11:27
Feb 4, 2025 vs VGK W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 14:03
Feb 2, 2025 @ FLA L 3-6 0 1 1 -1 0 4 3 15:06
Feb 1, 2025 @ TBL W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -2 0 1 8 13:26
Jan 30, 2025 @ PHI W 3-0 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 13:29
Jan 28, 2025 vs COL W 5-2 0 1 1 1 0 1 5 18:22
Jan 25, 2025 vs CAR W 3-2 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 1 7 14:21
Jan 24, 2025 vs PHI W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 13:29
Jan 20, 2025 vs CBJ W 3-1 0 0 0 0 4 1 5 11:11
Jan 18, 2025 vs SJS W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 14:23
Jan 16, 2025 vs PHI L 3-5 0 0 0 -2 0 1 2 12:09
Jan 14, 2025 vs OTT L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 12:09
Jan 11, 2025 @ UTA W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12:21
Jan 9, 2025 @ VGK W 4-0 1 0 1 1 0 1 4 14:26
Jan 5, 2025 @ BOS W 5-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 3 2 14:22
Jan 2, 2025 vs TOR L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 2 0 2 12:09
Dec 31, 2024 @ TOR L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 13:39
Dec 29, 2024 @ PIT L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 10:37
Dec 28, 2024 vs PIT W 6-3 2 0 2 2 2 2 4 11:13
Dec 23, 2024 vs BUF L 1-7 0 0 0 -2 2 3 1 08:23
Dec 21, 2024 @ TOR W 6-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 11:11
Dec 17, 2024 @ CAR L 0-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 10:53
Dec 15, 2024 @ CHI L 3-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 09:16
Dec 12, 2024 vs CHI W 5-4 0 0 0 -2 0 0 4 13:23
Dec 10, 2024 vs LAK L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 13:04
Dec 8, 2024 @ OTT W 4-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 6 10:36
Dec 7, 2024 vs CAR W 4-3 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 11:49
Dec 5, 2024 vs SEA L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 11:59
Dec 3, 2024 @ MTL L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 11:12
Nov 30, 2024 vs BUF W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 16:19
Nov 29, 2024 @ WSH L 4-5 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 13:59
Nov 27, 2024 vs BOS L 3-6 0 0 0 -1 0 0 7 12:27
Nov 25, 2024 vs DET L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 13:17
Nov 23, 2024 vs STL W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 13:29
Nov 21, 2024 @ DET L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 13:20
Nov 19, 2024 @ CGY L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 15:15
Nov 16, 2024 @ SEA L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 11:06
Nov 14, 2024 @ VAN W 5-2 0 0 0 2 0 2 3 14:35
Nov 12, 2024 @ EDM L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 13:48
Nov 9, 2024 vs NJD L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 15:26
Nov 7, 2024 @ OTT W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 15:49
Nov 5, 2024 vs PIT W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 13:39
Nov 3, 2024 @ NYR L 2-5 1 0 1 0 0 2 4 14:26
Nov 1, 2024 @ BUF W 4-3 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 13:47
Oct 30, 2024 @ CBJ L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 13:18
Oct 29, 2024 vs ANA L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 14:04
Oct 26, 2024 vs FLA L 3-6 0 1 1 1 0 0 4 13:01
Oct 25, 2024 @ NJD W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 11:52
Oct 22, 2024 vs DET L 0-1 0 0 0 -1 0 1 4 13:28
Oct 19, 2024 vs MTL W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 09:46
Oct 17, 2024 @ STL L 0-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 09:47
Oct 14, 2024 @ COL W 6-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 11:34
Oct 12, 2024 @ DAL L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 09:58
Oct 10, 2024 vs UTA L 4-5 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 11:09