Who to start · 2025-26
Aleksanteri Kaskimaki vs Casey Cizikas
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Casey Cizikas projects to 0.87 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Aleksanteri Kaskimaki's 0.44.
Kaskimaki had 0 points in 5 games; Cizikas had 18 in 81 games.
This week Kaskimaki has 2 games left with 2 tough matchups; Cizikas has 2 left with 1 soft and 1 tough matchups. In ESPN default points scoring we project Cizikas for 1.6 to Kaskimaki's 1.4 over the games left.
Casey Cizikas has the better number in 1 of the 1 stats both are ranked on.
Cizikas's biggest edges: Luck Meter −8.
In standard categories (G, A, +/-, PPP, SOG, HIT), the default in Who Should I Start, Casey Cizikas rates ahead, -2.0 to -11.4 in summed category z-scores.
Role trend over the last 5 games: Kaskimaki has no recent trend; Cizikas is cooling, ixG/60 0.04 (was 0.93).
- • Aleksanteri Kaskimaki is a rookie: 5 NHL games before this season.
- • Kaskimaki, 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 0 SOG.
- • Cizikas, 2026-27 so far: 9 GP, 1 G, 1 A, 0 PPP, 7 SOG.
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Fantasy value: your scoring
Aleksanteri Kaskimaki
-11.4
category z-score total
Casey Cizikas
-2.0
category z-score total
Under Standard (6 categories), Casey Cizikas has the edge (Kaskimaki wins 1, Cizikas wins 4 of 6 categories).
| Category | Kaskimaki | Cizikas |
|---|---|---|
| Goals / game | 0.00 | 0.12 |
| Assists / game | 0.00 | 0.10 |
| Plus/minus / game | -1.13 | 0.14 |
| Power-play points / game | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Shots on goal / game | 1.13 | 0.91 |
| Hits / game | 0.44 | 1.68 |
Per-game rates from the selected sample; blended mixes last season with this season, weighting this season more as games are played. Categories are scored as z-scores against qualified players at the same position. Your scoring choice is shared with Who Should I Start: saved on this device, and on your account when you are signed in.
Head-to-head
Aleksanteri Kaskimaki and Casey Cizikas have no head-to-head events in our data yet (regular season and playoffs since 2019-20).
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This week's schedule
Oct 19 to Oct 25. More games usually wins a weekly start/sit. Chips show how many fantasy points the opponent allows to the player's position (soft or tough), the Schedule Edge from rest and travel, and the likely opposing goalie with his save percentage. Projections cover the games left: Edgehalla's rest-of-season rates per game, adjusted for each opponent's scoring allowed, in ESPN default points.
Scored in ESPN default points (G 2, A 1, PPP 0.5, SHP 0.5, SOG 0.1, HIT 0.1, BLK 0.5). Use your league's scoring
Aleksanteri Kaskimaki
3games (2 left)
1.4proj. ESPN default pts
- Tue, Oct 20 vs WPGOpp allows 8th-most FP to CLikely vs Stuart Skinner (.888)
- Thu, Oct 22 vs VGK0.7 pts
- Sat, Oct 24 vs CAR0.7 ptsOpp allows 2nd-fewest FP to CLikely vs Brandon Bussi (.895)
Casey Cizikas
3games (2 left)
1.6proj. ESPN default pts
- Tue, Oct 20 vs ANA
- Thu, Oct 22 vs LAK0.9 pts
- Sun, Oct 25 @ DAL0.7 ptsOpp allows 8th-fewest FP to CLikely vs Jake Oettinger (.899)
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FAQ
- Should I start Aleksanteri Kaskimaki or Casey Cizikas in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Casey Cizikas projects to 0.87 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Aleksanteri Kaskimaki's 0.44. Kaskimaki had 0 points in 5 games; Cizikas had 18 in 81 games. Check this week's games and your league's scoring in the fantasy panel above, since more games usually decide a weekly start.
- Who is better, Aleksanteri Kaskimaki or Casey Cizikas?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Casey Cizikas leads in 1 of 1 stats where both qualify, from scoring and power-play production to on-ice shot share and NHL EDGE tracking.
2025-26 regular season from NHL play-by-play, shift charts and NHL EDGE, processed by Edgehalla. Head-to-head covers every loaded season (play-by-play from 2019-20; on-ice matchups from 2025-26).Compare other players →