Defense · BUF · 2021-22

Casey Fitzgerald

Age: 29
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 187 lb
Shoots: R
Born: North Reading

Games: 36
Goals: 0
Assists: 6
Points: 6
Ice time: 16:48/gm

Season2021-22

Rating · 2021-22

30/100

Depth

Physical Defender

Better than 30% of NHL defencemen.

+0.07wins above replacement

How he earns it

Each rating compares him only with players who take that role, so the four are not measured against the same field.

Even-strength offense563 min17among all skaters at the position

Even-strength defense563 min67among all skaters at the position

Power playDoesn't play on the power play

Penalty kill40 min35among defencemen who kill penalties · small sample

Season by season

Every season is drawn on the same scale, so bar length is comparable top to bottom. Bars left of the center line cost the team goals; bars right of it earned them.

Season	GP	Rating	WAR	Where it came from
2021-22BUF	36	30	+0.07	Where it came from
2022-23TOT	27	22	-0.04	Where it came from
Career2 seasons	63	—	+0.03

Even-strength offenseEven-strength defensePower-play offensePower-play defenseShorthanded offenseShorthanded defense

Game log

Regular season · 36 games

Game	Result	TOI	A	P	Shots	Blocks	Grade
@ BOSApr 28	L 0-5	14:54	0	0	1	0	D+
vs NYIApr 23	W 5-3	12:26	1	1	2	0	B-
@ NJDApr 21	W 5-2	13:30	0	0	2	1	B-
@ PHIApr 17	W 5-3	11:47	0	0	1	1	C-
vs PHIApr 16	W 4-3	12:02	1	1	2	1	C+

A player's rating is his percentile among NHL defencemen — a 70 means he is better than 70% of them. It is measured from wins above replacement, the number of wins he adds compared with a player freely available to any team. See the full roster table or read how this is calculated.