Scouting Report
Casey Cizikas holds a +10.7% FO% edge overall. Look for Cizikas on neutral-zone draws (75% H2H, 4 meetings).
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Cizikas 52.8% vs Malkin 44.1% (+10.7%)
H2H factor
Not applied (9 meetings, need 10+)
Offensive zone
Cizikas 56.1%
Defensive zone
Cizikas 93.6%
Neutral zone
Cizikas 84.9%
Result
Casey Cizikas favored at 77.2%
77.2%
22.8%
Cizikas
Malkin
Head-to-Head Record
6
-
3
(9 meetings)
6
3
Cizikas
Malkin
Last 9: Cizikas 6-3 Malkin
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Cizikas
2
1
Cizikas
Malkin
3 total
Defensive Zone
Even
1
1
Cizikas
Malkin
2 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Cizikas
3
1
Cizikas
Malkin
4 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Cizikas
Malkin
Edge
Even Strength
55.7% (488)
42.4% (340)
+13.3%
Power Play
68.4% (19)
47.1% (17)
+21.3%
Penalty Kill
41.7% (132)
0.0% (1)
+41.7%
On penalty kill, Cizikas has a +41.7% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Malkin shoots left. Cizikas is 52.9% vs left-shot opponents (348).
Cizikas shoots left. Malkin is 42.2% vs left-shot opponents (199).
Home / Away
Cizikas
Malkin
Home
54.3% (313)
43.6% (172)
Away
52.1% (326)
41.4% (186)
By Period
Cizikas
Malkin
P1
55.9%
43.4%
P2
54.6%
44.2%
P3
48.7%
38.7%
OT
50.0%
66.7%
Final 5 min
54.5%
44.9%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Cizikas
70.0%▲
58.0%
53.2%
Malkin
48.0%▬
47.0%
42.5%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 28, 2021 | 3 | 07:49 | Offensive | Evgeni Malkin |
| Feb 28, 2021 | 2 | 05:04 | Offensive | Casey Cizikas |
| Feb 28, 2021 | 1 | 19:29 | Defensive | Evgeni Malkin |
| Feb 28, 2021 | 1 | 19:20 | Neutral | Casey Cizikas |
| Feb 27, 2021 | 2 | 18:24 | Neutral | Evgeni Malkin |
| Feb 27, 2021 | 2 | 18:14 | Defensive | Casey Cizikas |
| Feb 27, 2021 | 1 | 11:31 | Offensive | Casey Cizikas |
| Feb 11, 2021 | 1 | 16:40 | Neutral | Casey Cizikas |
| Feb 6, 2021 | 3 | 17:38 | Neutral | Casey Cizikas |