Erik Cernak

Tampa Bay Lightning·D·#81·SVK·Age 29·Shoots R

6'4"232 lbsKosiceDrafted 43rd Overall, 2015 (LAK)

No stats available for this season.

Trends

Points Per Game Trend

Contract

2026-27 cap $104.0M

Contract data not yet available.

Career

Born in Kosice, SVK · Draft: 2015 · Round 2, pick 13 (#43 overall) · LAK · 9 NHL seasons

Regular season

GP: 514
G: 26
A: 96
PTS: 122
+/-: 102

Playoffs

GP: 91
G: 3
A: 19
PTS: 22
+/-: 16

Last 5 games

Date	Opp	A	PTS	+/-	S	TOI
2026-10-29	vs WPG	0	0	-1	0	19:04
2026-10-24	@ UTA	1	1	2	1	20:58
2026-10-23	@ COL	0	0	-2	1	16:44
2026-10-20	@ VGK	0	0	0	0	20:30
2026-10-17	vs VAN	0	0	1	1	21:32

Awards

Stanley Cup · 2× 2020-21, 2019-20

Advanced stats 2026–27

Longer bar = better league rank (already flipped where lower is better). The tick marks the league median.

League leaders →

Physical

Hits28#108 of 654
Hits per game2.00#123 of 654
Hits per 606.38#178 of 654
Blocked shots21#86 of 654
Takeaways0#588 of 654
Giveaways11#276 of 654

Shooting & expected goals

Expected goals (individual)1.70#340 of 654
Expected goals per 600.39#414 of 654
Goals above expected-1.70#603 of 654
xG per shot (shot quality)0.066#371 of 654
High-danger shots1#496 of 654

Possession (on ice)

Corsi (shot attempt share)56.5%#65 of 654
Corsi relative to team+1.9%#219 of 654
Fenwick (unblocked share)59.2%#38 of 654
PDO at 5v51.036#137 of 654
Offensive zone starts48.8%#365 of 654
Time on ice per game18:47#182 of 654

Ranks among 654 skaters with 5+ GP.

Faceoffs · 2026–27

Faceoff leaders →

No faceoffs taken this season.

Game LogLast 10 games

Date	Opp	A	PTS	+/-	S	TOI	RES
Nov 6	CHI	2	2	3	3	16:05	W
Nov 4	DET	1	1	2	0	18:49	W
Oct 29	WPG	0	0	-1	0	19:04	W
Oct 25	@ UTA	1	1	2	1	20:58	L
Oct 24	@ COL	0	0	-2	1	16:44	L
Oct 21	@ VGK	0	0	0	0	20:30	W
Oct 17	VAN	0	0	1	1	21:32	W
Oct 15	SEA	0	0	1	3	14:55	W
Oct 13	@ NYR	0	0	0	1	17:02	L
Oct 10	@ NYI	0	0	1	1	19:01	W

Show all 82 games

Date	Opp	G	A	PTS	+/-	S	TOI	RES
Nov 6	CHI	0	2	2	3	3	16:05	W
Nov 4	DET	0	1	1	2	0	18:49	W
Oct 29	WPG	0	0	0	-1	0	19:04	W
Oct 25	@ UTA	0	1	1	2	1	20:58	L
Oct 24	@ COL	0	0	0	-2	1	16:44	L
Oct 21	@ VGK	0	0	0	0	0	20:30	W
Oct 17	VAN	0	0	0	1	1	21:32	W
Oct 15	SEA	0	0	0	1	3	14:55	W
Oct 13	@ NYR	0	0	0	0	1	17:02	L
Oct 10	@ NYI	0	0	0	1	1	19:01	W
Oct 8	MIN	0	1	1	1	1	19:32	W
Oct 5	PHI	0	0	0	3	1	22:15	W
Oct 3	WSH	0	0	0	1	4	20:34	W
Oct 1	@ NYR	0	0	0	-1	1	16:00	L
Sep 24	FLA	0	0	0	1	1	15:07	L
Sep 20	NSH	0	0	0	1	1	16:17	W
May 3	MTL	0	0	0	-1	0	17:18	L
May 1	@ MTL	0	0	0	0	2	23:10	W
Apr 29	MTL	0	0	0	0	1	15:56	L
Apr 26	@ MTL	0	0	0	0	0	19:37	W
Apr 24	@ MTL	0	0	0	1	1	17:54	L
Apr 21	MTL	0	1	1	1	1	21:26	W
Apr 19	MTL	0	0	0	1	1	20:53	L
Apr 15	NYR	0	0	0	0	1	15:53	L
Apr 13	DET	1	0	1	1	2	19:42	W
Apr 11	@ BOS	0	0	0	-1	0	13:37	W
Apr 9	@ MTL	0	0	0	-1	1	22:05	L
Apr 7	@ OTT	0	0	0	0	1	18:22	L
Apr 6	@ BUF	0	0	0	0	1	13:58	L
Apr 4	BOS	0	0	0	1	1	17:27	W
Apr 2	PIT	0	0	0	2	0	17:21	W
Mar 31	MTL	0	0	0	0	5	15:58	L
Mar 29	NSH	0	0	0	-1	1	15:49	W
Mar 28	OTT	0	0	0	-1	0	14:17	W
Mar 26	SEA	0	0	0	-2	1	13:37	L
Mar 24	MIN	1	0	1	1	1	15:28	W
Mar 23	@ CGY	0	0	0	1	0	16:04	L
Mar 22	@ EDM	0	0	0	1	1	20:14	W
Mar 20	@ VAN	0	2	2	1	1	20:05	W
Mar 18	@ SEA	0	0	0	1	0	16:27	W
Mar 14	CAR	0	0	0	-2	0	16:01	L
Mar 8	@ BUF	0	0	0	0	0	6:47	L
Mar 8	@ TOR	0	0	0	1	1	19:45	W
Mar 6	@ WPG	0	0	0	0	1	17:15	L
Mar 4	@ MIN	0	0	0	-1	0	15:37	L
Mar 1	BUF	0	0	0	-1	0	14:39	L
Feb 27	@ CAR	0	0	0	2	2	15:26	L
Feb 26	TOR	0	0	0	-1	0	17:04	W
Feb 6	FLA	1	0	1	1	2	23:13	W
Feb 4	BUF	0	0	0	0	2	18:04	W
Feb 1	BOS	0	1	1	0	0	15:40	W
Jan 30	WPG	0	0	0	0	2	17:52	W
Jan 27	UTA	0	0	0	0	2	15:15	W
Jan 25	@ CBJ	0	0	0	-1	2	4:59	L
Jan 24	@ CHI	0	0	0	0	1	19:33	W
Jan 21	SJS	0	0	0	0	1	16:45	W
Jan 18	@ DAL	0	0	0	0	2	16:57	W
Jan 17	@ STL	0	0	0	-1	2	19:40	L
Jan 14	@ PIT	0	0	0	0	1	14:31	W
Jan 13	@ PHI	0	1	1	1	1	19:16	W
Jan 11	@ PHI	0	0	0	2	0	18:17	W
Jan 7	COL	0	0	0	-1	1	20:18	W
Jan 3	@ SJS	0	0	0	0	0	19:29	W
Jan 2	@ LAK	0	0	0	2	0	20:13	W
Dec 31	@ ANA	0	0	0	-1	0	18:28	W
Nov 23	@ WSH	0	1	1	1	1	23:24	W
Nov 16	VAN	0	1	1	0	1	17:23	L
Nov 15	@ FLA	0	0	0	1	1	18:05	W
Nov 13	NYR	0	0	0	-2	0	19:55	L
Nov 9	WSH	0	0	0	0	1	18:58	W
Nov 7	@ VGK	0	0	0	1	1	20:32	W
Nov 5	@ COL	0	0	0	1	0	18:57	L
Nov 2	@ UTA	0	0	0	1	2	20:27	W
Oct 30	DAL	0	0	0	0	0	17:04	W
Oct 28	@ NSH	0	1	1	1	1	18:26	W
Oct 26	VGK	0	0	0	0	1	17:41	W
Oct 25	ANA	0	0	0	-2	0	18:45	W
Oct 23	CHI	0	0	0	1	1	21:40	L
Oct 18	@ CBJ	0	1	1	-2	0	16:58	L
Oct 17	@ DET	0	0	0	0	1	20:44	L
Oct 14	@ WSH	0	0	0	1	0	23:18	L
Oct 13	@ BOS	0	0	0	0	1	19:10	W

Career Arc

9 Seasons

PTSCareer best / current

Career Stats

Season	Team	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	S	S%	TOI/GP	PPG
2026-27	TBL	12	0	2	2	+6	2	15	0.0	19:01	0
2025-26	TBL	61	3	8	11	+3	74	53	5.7	17:37	0
2024-25	TBL	76	3	18	21	+29	50	64	4.7	18:16	0
2023-24	TBL	69	2	11	13	+5	63	53	3.8	19:11	0
2022-23	TBL	70	2	14	16	+8	53	87	2.3	19:14	0
2021-22	TBL	55	1	12	13	+7	46	86	1.2	19:09	0
2020-21	TBL	46	5	13	18	+8	38	85	5.9	19:47	0
2019-20	TBL	67	5	7	12	+11	59	125	4.0	18:57	0
2018-19	TBL	58	5	11	16	+25	58	107	4.7	19:15	1

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Erik Cernak

Trends

Points Per Game Trend

Contract

Career

Advanced stats 2026–27

Physical

Shooting & expected goals

Possession (on ice)

Faceoffs · 2026–27

Game LogLast 10 games

Career Arc

Career Stats

Fantasy Value

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