Scouting Report
Casey Cizikas holds a +1.3% FO% edge overall. Look for Staal on offensive-zone draws (78% H2H, 32 meetings).
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Cizikas 51.9% vs Staal 50.6% (+1.3%)
H2H factor
Staal leads 52-45 in 97 meetings
Offensive zone
Staal 80.0%
Defensive zone
Cizikas 75.1%
Neutral zone
Staal 54.2%
Result
Eric Staal favored at 55.2%
44.8%
55.2%
Cizikas
Staal
Head-to-Head Record
45
-
52
(97 meetings)
45
52
Cizikas
Staal
Last 10: Cizikas 6-4 Staal
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Staal
7
25
Cizikas
Staal
32 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Cizikas
17
8
Cizikas
Staal
25 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Cizikas
21
19
Cizikas
Staal
40 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Cizikas
Staal
Edge
Even Strength
53.5% (8,976)
50.5% (10,347)
+3.0%
Power Play
55.4% (177)
53.5% (2,023)
+1.9%
Penalty Kill
44.4% (1,896)
44.2% (781)
+0.2%
On even strength, Cizikas has a +3.0% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Staal shoots left. Cizikas is 52.4% vs left-shot opponents (7,167).
Cizikas shoots left. Staal is 50.5% vs left-shot opponents (8,336).
Home / Away
Cizikas
Staal
Home
53.8% (5,529)
52.6% (6,558)
Away
50.1% (5,521)
48.6% (6,664)
By Period
Cizikas
Staal
P1
53.1%
50.0%
P2
51.1%
51.1%
P3
51.8%
50.4%
OT
50.0%
55.2%
Final 5 min
50.7%
50.6%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Cizikas
70.0%▲
60.5%
51.9%
Staal
44.0%▼
47.0%
50.6%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 7, 2021 | 3 | 05:47 | Neutral | Casey Cizikas |
| Mar 7, 2021 | 3 | 05:41 | Neutral | Casey Cizikas |
| Mar 6, 2021 | 1 | 09:47 | Neutral | Casey Cizikas |
| Feb 22, 2021 | 3 | 15:08 | Neutral | Eric Staal |
| Feb 16, 2021 | 3 | 18:40 | Offensive | Casey Cizikas |
| Feb 16, 2021 | 1 | 11:58 | Neutral | Casey Cizikas |
| Feb 16, 2021 | 1 | 08:23 | Offensive | Eric Staal |
| Feb 15, 2021 | 1 | 07:07 | Offensive | Casey Cizikas |
| Dec 29, 2019 | 3 | 17:29 | Neutral | Eric Staal |
| Dec 29, 2019 | 3 | 10:35 | Offensive | Eric Staal |
| Dec 29, 2019 | 3 | 00:00 | Neutral | Casey Cizikas |
| Dec 29, 2019 | 2 | 09:21 | Neutral | Casey Cizikas |
| Dec 29, 2019 | 1 | 16:32 | Offensive | Eric Staal |
| Feb 10, 2019 | 3 | 19:21 | Defensive | Eric Staal |
| Feb 10, 2019 | 3 | 08:51 | Neutral | Eric Staal |
| Feb 10, 2019 | 3 | 08:44 | Defensive | Casey Cizikas |
| Feb 10, 2019 | 3 | 07:44 | Offensive | Eric Staal |
| Feb 10, 2019 | 3 | 00:58 | Neutral | Casey Cizikas |
| Feb 10, 2019 | 3 | 00:41 | Offensive | Eric Staal |
| Feb 10, 2019 | 2 | 15:02 | Defensive | Casey Cizikas |