Casey Cizikas vs Jesperi Kotkaniemi
All Seasons · Faceoff Head-to-Head
Scouting Report
Casey Cizikas holds a +2.7% FO% edge overall. Look for Cizikas on defensive-zone draws (100% H2H, 7 meetings).
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Cizikas 51.9% vs Kotkaniemi 49.2% (+2.7%)
H2H factor
Cizikas leads 14-7 in 21 meetings
Offensive zone
Kotkaniemi 58.2%
Defensive zone
Cizikas 95.9%
Neutral zone
Cizikas 82.4%
Result
Casey Cizikas favored at 77.2%
77.2%
22.8%
Cizikas
Kotkaniemi
Head-to-Head Record
14
-
7
(21 meetings)
14
7
Cizikas
Kotkaniemi
Last 10: Cizikas 7-3 Kotkaniemi
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Kotkaniemi
1
4
Cizikas
Kotkaniemi
5 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Cizikas
7
0
Cizikas
Kotkaniemi
7 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Cizikas
6
3
Cizikas
Kotkaniemi
9 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Cizikas
Kotkaniemi
Edge
Even Strength
53.4% (8,946)
49.0% (3,852)
+4.4%
Power Play
55.4% (177)
51.3% (351)
+4.1%
Penalty Kill
44.4% (1,895)
45.7% (35)
-1.3%
On even strength, Cizikas has a +4.4% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Kotkaniemi shoots left. Cizikas is 52.4% vs left-shot opponents (7,154).
Cizikas shoots left. Kotkaniemi is 50.1% vs left-shot opponents (2,784).
Home / Away
Cizikas
Kotkaniemi
Home
53.7% (5,498)
49.7% (2,197)
Away
50.1% (5,521)
48.7% (2,041)
By Period
Cizikas
Kotkaniemi
P1
53.0%
49.9%
P2
51.1%
50.4%
P3
51.7%
47.2%
OT
50.0%
50.0%
Final 5 min
50.6%
49.6%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Cizikas
60.0%▼
61.5%
51.9%
Kotkaniemi
52.0%▲
49.0%
49.2%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 25, 2025 | 1 | 15:27 | Offensive | Casey Cizikas |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 2 | 07:20 | Defensive | Casey Cizikas |
| Dec 7, 2024 | 3 | 05:19 | Offensive | Jesperi Kotkaniemi |
| Dec 7, 2024 | 2 | 12:41 | Neutral | Casey Cizikas |
| Mar 19, 2024 | 3 | 19:04 | Neutral | Casey Cizikas |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 2 | 15:59 | Neutral | Casey Cizikas |
| Dec 10, 2022 | 3 | 19:12 | Neutral | Jesperi Kotkaniemi |
| Dec 10, 2022 | 2 | 19:17 | Defensive | Casey Cizikas |
| Oct 28, 2022 | 3 | 18:06 | Neutral | Casey Cizikas |
| Oct 28, 2022 | 3 | 05:36 | Offensive | Jesperi Kotkaniemi |
| Dec 3, 2019 | 3 | 10:02 | Defensive | Casey Cizikas |
| Dec 3, 2019 | 3 | 09:46 | Defensive | Casey Cizikas |
| Dec 3, 2019 | 2 | 11:12 | Neutral | Casey Cizikas |
| Dec 3, 2019 | 2 | 04:32 | Neutral | Jesperi Kotkaniemi |
| Dec 3, 2019 | 1 | 15:54 | Neutral | Jesperi Kotkaniemi |
| Dec 3, 2019 | 1 | 15:41 | Neutral | Casey Cizikas |
| Mar 21, 2019 | 1 | 19:31 | Offensive | Jesperi Kotkaniemi |
| Mar 21, 2019 | 1 | 17:24 | Offensive | Jesperi Kotkaniemi |
| Mar 14, 2019 | 2 | 15:36 | Defensive | Casey Cizikas |
| Nov 5, 2018 | 3 | 07:24 | Defensive | Casey Cizikas |