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Cody Ceci

#5 · Defence · Los Angeles Kings

Born Dec 21, 1993 in Ottawa, Ontario, CAN (age 32) · 6'3", 210 lb · Shoots right · Drafted 15th overall in 2012 by OTT (round 1)

Compare with a similar player

The defencemen closest to him in points in 2022-23. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Jake Middleton MIN · 15 P in 79 GP Marc Staal FLA · 15 P in 82 GP Johnathan Kovacevic MTL · 15 P in 77 GP Justin Barron MTL · 15 P in 39 GP Mathew Dumba MIN · 14 P in 79 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.

010202013-14: 9 points913-142014-15: 21 points2114-152015-16: 26 points2615-162016-17: 17 points1716-172017-18: 19 points1917-182018-19: 26 points2618-192019-20: 8 points819-202020-21: 17 points1720-212021-22: 28 points2821-222022-23: 15 points1522-232023-24: 25 points2523-242024-25: 24 points2424-252025-26: 9 points925-262026-27: 1 points126-27

Points by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2013-14 OTT 49 3 6 9 -5 14 82 45 0.18 $894K
2014-15 OTT 81 5 16 21 -4 6 130 89 0.26 $894K
2015-16 OTT 75 10 16 26 9 18 116 70 0.35 $894K
2016-17 OTT 79 2 15 17 -11 20 143 111 0.22 $2.8M
2017-18 OTT 82 5 14 19 -27 12 143 163 0.23 $2.8M
2018-19 OTT 74 7 19 26 -22 18 132 120 0.35 $4.3M
2019-20 TOR 56 1 7 8 7 20 48 92 0.14 $4.5M
2020-21 PIT 53 4 13 17 18 10 58 74 0.32 $1.25M
2021-22 EDM 78 5 23 28 8 14 102 117 0.36 $3.25M
2022-23 EDM 80 1 14 15 11 24 88 139 0.19 $3.25M
2023-24 EDM 79 5 20 25 12 14 97 91 0.32 $3.25M
2024-25 SJS 54 4 11 15 -9 14 60 52 0.28 $3.25M
2024-25 DAL 31 0 9 9 15 10 30 24 0.29
2025-26 LAK 82 1 8 9 -10 16 59 37 0.11 $4.5M
2026-27 LAK 4 0 1 1 3 0 3 1 0.25 $4.5M
14 seasons Career 957 53 192 245 -5 210 1291 1225 0.26

Playoffs

Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2014-15 OTT 6 0 2 2 0 0 5 11 0.33
2016-17 OTT 19 0 1 1 -7 2 23 25 0.05
2019-20 TOR 5 1 0 1 0 4 5 8 0.20
2020-21 PIT 6 0 2 2 -3 0 13 10 0.33
2021-22 EDM 16 1 6 7 4 12 23 19 0.44
2022-23 EDM 12 0 1 1 -5 2 14 26 0.08
2023-24 EDM 24 2 3 5 -5 0 24 36 0.21
2024-25 DAL 18 0 3 3 -6 2 19 22 0.17
2025-26 LAK 4 0 0 0 -2 0 3 3 0.00
9 seasons Playoffs 110 4 18 22 -24 22 129 160 0.20

2022-23 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
80 1 14 15 11 24 88 139 0.19 1.1 20:08

Contract

$3.25MCap hitends in 2025, then UFA
$217KCap dollars per point15 points in 80 games
-$3.1MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$6.4MValueworth 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. He rated at or below a spare-part player, so there is no cost per goal to show. 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 Edmonton Oilers on Jul 28, 2021, as a new contract: 4 years and $13M, beginning in 2021-22. It runs through 2024-25, 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 $3.25M $2M $0 $2M
2022-23 $3.25M $3M $0 $3M
2023-24 $3.25M $4.5M $0 $4.5M
2024-25 $3.25M $3.5M $0 $3.5M

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
Jul 1, 2025 Los Angeles Kings New contract 2025-26 to 2028-29 4 $18M $4.5M
Jul 28, 2021 Edmonton Oilers New contract 2021-22 to 2024-25 4 $13M $3.25M
Oct 17, 2020 Pittsburgh Penguins New contract 2020-21 to 2020-21 1 $1.25M $1.25M
Jul 4, 2019 Toronto Maple Leafs New contract 2019-20 to 2019-20 1 $4.5M $4.5M
Aug 3, 2018 Ottawa Senators New contract 2018-19 to 2018-19 1 $4.3M $4.3M
Aug 23, 2016 Ottawa Senators New contract 2016-17 to 2017-18 2 $5.6M $2.8M
Aug 23, 2012 Ottawa Senators Entry-level 2013-14 to 2015-16 signed for 2012-13, slid 3 $4.2M $894K

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

-5.3Goals above replacement685th of 696 skaters, 227th of 235 defencemen
-0.9Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-10.7Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 235 ranked defencemen: 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-4.6 6th percentileEven-strength defence-4.0 6th percentilePower play-0.1 45th percentilePenalty kill-1.0 8th percentilePenalties-1.0 41st 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 defencemen. 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.

-10-5052013-142015-162017-182019-202021-222023-242025-26Goals 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

50.2Corsi for %1213 attempts for, 1202 against
-3.1CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
51.4Expected goals for %63.2 expected for, 59.7 against
-4.0xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
49.6Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
48.7Goals for %55 for, 58 against
99.9PDO8.4% shooting + 91.5% saves
183Attempts 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

Defence pairGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Cody Ceci · Darnell Nurse791072:5850.251.246-48
Cody Ceci · Brett Kulak50114:2745.551.44-4
Cody Ceci · Evan Bouchard4732:5656.151.30-2
Cody Ceci · Philip Broberg1517:3863.348.20-1

The pairs 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 pairs 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.

1Goalsnot counting empty-netters
4.2Expected goalsfrom 124 unblocked attempts
-3.2Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.16 expected goals per 60 minutes27th
Shot quality 3.4% chance per attempt52nd
Finishing -3.2 goals above expected5thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of defencemen he is ahead of, among the 233 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

01234Game 20Game 40Game 60Game 80Expected 4.2Goals 1

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 13, 2023 vs SJS W 5-2 0 1 1 2 0 2 2 19:14
Apr 5, 2023 @ ANA W 3-1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 19:37
Apr 4, 2023 @ LAK W 3-1 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 20:28
Apr 1, 2023 vs ANA W 6-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 21:17
Mar 30, 2023 vs LAK W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 20:53
Mar 28, 2023 @ VGK W 7-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 19:17
Mar 27, 2023 @ ARI W 5-4 0 0 0 -2 0 1 2 18:16
Mar 25, 2023 vs VGK L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 20:03
Mar 22, 2023 vs ARI W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 18:53
Mar 20, 2023 vs SJS W 5-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 19:11
Mar 18, 2023 @ SEA W 6-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 19:52
Mar 16, 2023 vs DAL W 4-1 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 18:03
Mar 14, 2023 vs OTT W 6-3 0 0 0 1 2 1 2 20:42
Mar 11, 2023 @ TOR L 4-7 0 1 1 -1 0 0 2 19:15
Mar 9, 2023 @ BOS W 3-2 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 21:35
Mar 6, 2023 @ BUF W 3-2 0 1 1 2 0 1 3 22:43
Mar 4, 2023 @ WPG L 5-7 0 0 0 -1 0 2 3 20:19
Mar 3, 2023 vs WPG W 6-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 17:57
Mar 1, 2023 vs TOR W 5-2 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 17:55
Feb 27, 2023 vs BOS L 2-3 0 1 1 -1 0 0 4 21:19
Feb 25, 2023 @ CBJ L 5-6 0 0 0 -1 2 2 0 14:02
Feb 23, 2023 @ PIT W 7-2 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 18:55
Feb 21, 2023 vs PHI W 4-2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 17:59
Feb 19, 2023 @ COL L 5-6 (OT) 0 2 2 -1 0 2 6 24:10
Feb 17, 2023 vs NYR L 4-5 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 24:51
Feb 15, 2023 vs DET L 4-5 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 21:19
Feb 12, 2023 @ MTL L 2-6 0 0 0 -1 2 1 1 13:45
Feb 11, 2023 @ OTT W 6-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18:22
Feb 9, 2023 @ PHI L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 21:43
Feb 7, 2023 @ DET W 5-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 16:49
Jan 28, 2023 vs CHI W 7-3 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 17:09
Jan 25, 2023 vs CBJ L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 22:56
Jan 21, 2023 @ VAN W 4-2 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 18:12
Jan 19, 2023 vs TBL W 5-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 4 21:16
Jan 17, 2023 vs SEA W 5-2 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 15:49
Jan 14, 2023 @ VGK W 4-3 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 19:07
Jan 13, 2023 @ SJS W 7-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 15:19
Jan 11, 2023 @ ANA W 6-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15:18
Jan 9, 2023 @ LAK L 3-6 0 0 0 -1 0 2 4 18:24
Jan 7, 2023 vs COL L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 6 22:39
Jan 5, 2023 vs NYI W 4-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 23:12
Jan 3, 2023 vs SEA L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 17:54
Dec 31, 2022 vs WPG L 1-2 0 0 0 0 2 1 5 17:47
Dec 30, 2022 @ SEA W 7-2 0 0 0 4 0 3 0 19:42
Dec 27, 2022 @ CGY W 2-1 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 22:39
Dec 23, 2022 vs VAN L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 18:08
Dec 21, 2022 @ DAL W 6-3 0 1 1 -1 0 2 5 21:17
Dec 19, 2022 @ NSH L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 19:07
Dec 17, 2022 vs ANA L 3-4 0 0 0 -1 2 0 1 17:50
Dec 15, 2022 vs STL L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 26:27
Dec 13, 2022 @ NSH W 6-3 0 1 1 1 0 1 2 24:11
Dec 12, 2022 @ MIN L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 18:29
Dec 9, 2022 vs MIN W 5-2 0 1 1 2 0 2 2 24:54
Dec 7, 2022 vs ARI W 8-2 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 16:44
Dec 5, 2022 vs WSH L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 22:18
Dec 3, 2022 vs MTL W 5-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 6 22:27
Dec 1, 2022 @ MIN L 3-5 0 0 0 -1 2 0 3 21:04
Nov 30, 2022 @ CHI W 5-4 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 25:50
Nov 28, 2022 vs FLA W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 2 2 2 21:03
Nov 26, 2022 @ NYR W 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 23:36
Nov 23, 2022 @ NYI L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 21:49
Nov 21, 2022 @ NJD L 2-5 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 18:05
Nov 19, 2022 vs VGK W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 21:10
Nov 16, 2022 vs LAK L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 22:29
Nov 12, 2022 @ FLA W 4-2 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 24:17
Nov 10, 2022 @ CAR L 2-7 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 18:04
Nov 8, 2022 @ TBL W 3-2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 18:00
Nov 7, 2022 @ WSH L 4-5 0 0 0 1 2 2 1 20:47
Nov 5, 2022 vs DAL L 2-6 0 0 0 -2 0 0 2 17:58
Nov 3, 2022 vs NJD L 3-4 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 20:55
Nov 1, 2022 vs NSH W 7-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 20:30
Oct 29, 2022 @ CGY W 3-2 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 21:44
Oct 27, 2022 @ CHI W 6-5 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 22:47
Oct 26, 2022 @ STL W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 18:19
Oct 24, 2022 vs PIT W 6-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 18:45
Oct 22, 2022 vs STL L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17:36
Oct 20, 2022 vs CAR W 6-4 0 0 0 2 0 3 1 20:41
Oct 18, 2022 vs BUF L 2-4 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 20:14
Oct 15, 2022 vs CGY L 3-4 1 0 1 2 0 2 1 23:03
Oct 12, 2022 vs VAN W 5-3 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 24:00