"Casey Cizikas has built a career on an old blue-collar mantra: It's not glamorous work, but it's an honest day's work. That's how Monday afternoon's matinee against the Winnipeg Jets began. Two minutes into the game, he won a face-off in the Jets' zone, led the pressure that sustained possession on that end of the ice for nearly 40 seconds, and then he threw his body at defenseman Logan Stanley in the corner."
"Cizikas, standing at 5-foot-11, is eight inches shorter than the 6-foot-7 Stanley. Four minutes later, he was successfully killing an Anders Lee slashing penalty. This has been Cizikas' M.O. for 15 years now, and on Monday, those shifts officially made him the sixth player in Islanders franchise history to appear in 900 games for the team. With it, he tied club legend Bobby Nystrom for fifth, and Thursday night's game at UBS Arena against the Edmonton Oilers will tie him for fourth with Brock Nelson."
Casey Cizikas reached 900 games for the New York Islanders, tying Bobby Nystrom for fifth in franchise games played and positioned to tie Brock Nelson for fourth. In a recent game against the Winnipeg Jets he won a face-off, sustained nearly 40 seconds of zone pressure and threw his body into a 6-foot-7 defenseman before successfully killing a slashing penalty. Cizikas has maintained a 15-year M.O. as a fearless, energetic fourth-line center alongside Matt Martin and Cal Clutterbuck, known for relentless physicality, an endless motor, and modest goal totals across 14 full seasons, including a 20-goal 2018–19 campaign.
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