Casey Cizikas vs Jesperi Kotkaniemi

All Seasons · Faceoff Head-to-Head
Scouting Report

Casey Cizikas holds a +2.6% FO% edge overall. Look for Cizikas on defensive-zone draws (100% H2H, 7 meetings).

Prediction Breakdown
Model XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian) Cizikas 51.8% vs Kotkaniemi 49.2% (+2.6%)
H2H factor Cizikas leads 14-7 in 21 meetings
Offensive zone Kotkaniemi 56.4%
Defensive zone Cizikas 96.1%
Neutral zone Cizikas 83.5%
Result Casey Cizikas favored at 78.2%
78.2%
21.8%
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% (8,814)
49.1% (3,840)
+4.3%
Power Play
54.9% (175)
51.1% (350)
+3.8%
Penalty Kill
44.3% (1,890)
45.7% (35)
-1.4%
On even strength, Cizikas has a +4.3% edge.

Handedness & Splits

Handedness
Kotkaniemi shoots left. Cizikas is 52.3% vs left-shot opponents (7,042).
Cizikas shoots left. Kotkaniemi is 50.1% vs left-shot opponents (2,774).
Home / Away
Cizikas
Kotkaniemi
Home
53.6% (5,448)
49.7% (2,194)
Away
50.1% (5,432)
48.6% (2,031)
By Period
Cizikas
Kotkaniemi
P1
52.9%
49.8%
P2
51.1%
50.5%
P3
51.6%
47.2%
OT
50.0%
50.0%
Final 5 min
50.6%
49.5%

Recent Form

Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Cizikas
70.0%
58.0%
51.8%
Kotkaniemi
52.0%
48.0%
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