Casey Cizikas
New York Islanders · C · #53- HT
- 5'11"
- WT
- 191 lb
- Age
- 35
- Shoots
- L
- From
- Toronto, CAN
- Draft
- 2009 NYI · R4 #92
Alpha sub-scores
what drives the rating · percentile vs position groupLeague profile
vs. forwards with 20+ GPHockeyAlpha advanced
event-derived proxies · 1,312 games analyzedCenter toolkit
vs. centers with 20+ GPOn-ice impact
shift charts × our xG model · 52 GP tracked · 10h TOIUsage profile
assignment difficulty · higher fill = tougher jobMicro-metrics
Structural Metric Model · sequences, geometry & leverage from every shot2025-26 regular season · Percentile beams: fill = league percentile, tick = league median · hockeyalpha.com
The Blueprint
Structural Event Engine · percentile vs forwards · center = median · 833 EV minGeneral Offense
Playmaking Sequences
Offense Types
Zone Entries
DZ Retrievals / Exits
Forechecking
Derived from event sequences in public play-by-play data - the ? on each metric explains exactly how it's computed.
Contract & market
Contract value?
beta · cap data: CapWages$2.50M
cap hit
$1.16M
Alpha-market value
D
Paying a premium (−$1.3M)
Top comparables?
nearest profiles at the same role · match = statistical fit| Player | Alpha | Archetype | Production | Cap hit | Market | Value | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Casey Cizikas | 55 | Depth Forward | 18 P · 81 GP | $2.50M | $1.16M | D−$1.3M | this player |
 Nico Sturm | 56 | Depth Forward | 11 P · 49 GP | $2.00M | $1.30M | C−$0.7M | 92% |
 Max Sasson | 56 | Depth Forward | 19 P · 66 GP | $0.78M | $1.30M | C+$0.5M | 92% |
 Adam Edstrom | 55 | Depth Forward | 5 P · 35 GP | $0.97M | $1.16M | C+$0.2M | 87% |
 Juuso Parssinen | 56 | Depth Forward | 3 P · 20 GP | $1.25M | $1.30M | C+$0.1M | 87% |
Chemistry
Top connection: Kyle MacLean · 3 goals together
Finishes from
assisters on Casey’s goals
From official goal credits - scorer + assists on every goal, all season.
Recent form · last 10 games
vs DAL
0P
0G 0A
vs DAL 03-26
0G 0A · 1 shots · 11:27 TOI
vs FLA
1P
1G 0A
vs FLA 03-28
1G 0A · 4 shots · 10:50 TOI
vs PIT
0P
0G 0A
vs PIT 03-30
0G 0A · 2 shots · 12:38 TOI
@ BUF
0P
0G 0A
@ BUF 03-31
0G 0A · 1 shots · 13:17 TOI
vs PHI
0P
0G 0A
vs PHI 04-03
0G 0A · 0 shots · 12:04 TOI
@ CAR
0P
0G 0A
@ CAR 04-04
0G 0A · 0 shots · 14:28 TOI
vs TOR
0P
0G 0A
vs TOR 04-09
0G 0A · 3 shots · 12:19 TOI
vs OTT
0P
0G 0A
vs OTT 04-11
0G 0A · 6 shots · 13:29 TOI
vs MTL
1P
1G 0A
vs MTL 04-12
1G 0A · 1 shots · 11:24 TOI
vs CAR
0P
0G 0A
vs CAR 04-14
0G 0A · 1 shots · 12:25 TOI
Tile tint = points that night · underline = shot volume (full bar = 8+ shots) · oldest on the left
The Territory
attacking → · every recorded touch, normalized to one end
The office: the crease doorstep - 4 of 10 goals live there
Playmaking gravity: 12 touches that produced a teammate shot within 3s
Defensive floor: 70 blocks · 4 steals inside the d-zone
NHL career · regular season
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-12 | New York Islanders | 15 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 2012-13 | New York Islanders | 45 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 0 |
| 2013-14 | New York Islanders | 80 | 6 | 10 | 16 | -12 |
| 2014-15 | New York Islanders | 70 | 9 | 9 | 18 | -2 |
| 2015-16 | New York Islanders | 80 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 4 |
| 2016-17 | New York Islanders | 59 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 9 |
| 2017-18 | New York Islanders | 64 | 7 | 10 | 17 | -12 |
| 2018-19 | New York Islanders | 73 | 20 | 13 | 33 | 22 |
| 2019-20 | New York Islanders | 48 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 12 |
| 2020-21 | New York Islanders | 56 | 7 | 7 | 14 | -2 |
| 2021-22 | New York Islanders | 74 | 10 | 6 | 16 | -3 |
| 2022-23 | New York Islanders | 81 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 0 |
| 2023-24 | New York Islanders | 70 | 10 | 13 | 23 | -2 |
| 2024-25 | New York Islanders | 82 | 7 | 10 | 17 | -13 |
| 2025-26 | New York Islanders | 81 | 10 | 8 | 18 | -3 |
| Career | 1 team | 978 | 124 | 156 | 280 | -1 |