Casey Cizikas vs Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
All Seasons · Faceoff Head-to-Head
Scouting Report
Casey Cizikas holds a +7.2% FO% edge overall. Look for Cizikas on defensive-zone draws (80% H2H, 15 meetings).
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Cizikas 51.9% vs Nugent-Hopkins 44.7% (+7.2%)
H2H factor
Cizikas leads 16-9 in 25 meetings
Offensive zone
Cizikas 73.5%
Defensive zone
Cizikas 97.6%
Neutral zone
Cizikas 93.0%
Result
Casey Cizikas favored at 91.9%
91.9%
8.1%
Cizikas
Nugent-Hopkins
Head-to-Head Record
16
-
9
(25 meetings)
16
9
Cizikas
Nugent-Hopkins
Last 10: Cizikas 6-4 Nugent-Hopkins
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Nugent-Hopkins
0
5
Cizikas
Nugent-Hopkins
5 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Cizikas
12
3
Cizikas
Nugent-Hopkins
15 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Cizikas
4
1
Cizikas
Nugent-Hopkins
5 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Cizikas
Nugent-Hopkins
Edge
Even Strength
53.5% (8,976)
44.8% (8,775)
+8.7%
Power Play
55.4% (177)
50.6% (844)
+4.8%
Penalty Kill
44.4% (1,896)
37.8% (880)
+6.6%
On even strength, Cizikas has a +8.7% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Nugent-Hopkins shoots left. Cizikas is 52.4% vs left-shot opponents (7,167).
Cizikas shoots left. Nugent-Hopkins is 44.6% vs left-shot opponents (6,858).
Home / Away
Cizikas
Nugent-Hopkins
Home
53.8% (5,529)
46.5% (5,361)
Away
50.1% (5,521)
42.8% (5,150)
By Period
Cizikas
Nugent-Hopkins
P1
53.1%
45.1%
P2
51.1%
43.9%
P3
51.8%
45.2%
OT
50.0%
43.2%
Final 5 min
50.7%
43.6%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Cizikas
70.0%▲
60.5%
51.9%
Nugent-Hopkins
42.0%▼
48.5%
44.7%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 15, 2026 | 3 | 17:24 | Defensive | Casey Cizikas |
| Mar 14, 2025 | 1 | 07:17 | Offensive | Ryan Nugent-Hopkins |
| Feb 11, 2022 | 3 | 07:45 | Defensive | Ryan Nugent-Hopkins |
| Feb 11, 2022 | 2 | 12:58 | Neutral | Casey Cizikas |
| Oct 8, 2019 | 2 | 16:19 | Offensive | Ryan Nugent-Hopkins |
| Feb 21, 2019 | 2 | 15:08 | Offensive | Ryan Nugent-Hopkins |
| Mar 8, 2018 | 3 | 10:03 | Defensive | Casey Cizikas |
| Mar 8, 2018 | 2 | 08:15 | Defensive | Casey Cizikas |
| Nov 7, 2017 | 3 | 19:21 | Defensive | Casey Cizikas |
| Nov 7, 2017 | 2 | 11:09 | Defensive | Casey Cizikas |
| Nov 7, 2017 | 1 | 11:45 | Defensive | Casey Cizikas |
| Nov 5, 2016 | 3 | 19:19 | Defensive | Ryan Nugent-Hopkins |
| Nov 5, 2016 | 1 | 10:55 | Defensive | Casey Cizikas |
| Feb 10, 2015 | 2 | 16:34 | Neutral | Casey Cizikas |
| Feb 10, 2015 | 2 | 13:08 | Offensive | Ryan Nugent-Hopkins |
| Feb 10, 2015 | 2 | 06:47 | Neutral | Casey Cizikas |
| Feb 10, 2015 | 1 | 13:48 | Defensive | Casey Cizikas |
| Feb 10, 2015 | 1 | 04:21 | Defensive | Casey Cizikas |
| Mar 6, 2014 | 3 | 15:22 | Defensive | Casey Cizikas |
| Mar 6, 2014 | 3 | 03:48 | Defensive | Casey Cizikas |