Erik Cernak
D · #81
· Tampa Bay Lightning
· 6'4" · 232 lb
· R-handed
· 29 yrs
· Draft: 2015 Rd 2 (#43 overall)
Compare with
Season
595
Games
29–113–142
G–A–P
785
Shots · 3.7%
972 / 549
Hits / Blocks
Recent · Career last 25 games
| Date | Matchup | Score | G | A | P | SOG | Hits | Blk | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3 | WSH @ TBL | W 1–3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 20:34 |
| Oct 1 | TBL @ NYR | L 1–5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:00 |
| May 3 | MTL @ TBL | L 2–1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:18 |
| May 1 | TBL @ MTL | W 1–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23:10 |
| Apr 29 | MTL @ TBL | L 3–2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:56 |
| Apr 26 | TBL @ MTL | W 3–2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:37 |
| Apr 24 | TBL @ MTL | L 2–3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:54 |
Showing the 7 most recent games on file — the full game-by-game log is next.
Goals
2935th
Assists
11337th
Points
14238th
Primary Assists
5540th
Points/60 (5v5)
0.7629th
Power-Play Points
123rd
Game Score
192.148th
Shots
78553rd
Shooting %
3.7%21st
Shot Danger/60
0.1540th
High-Danger Chances
1841st
Expected Goals
30.943rd
Goals Above Expected
-4.918th
Rebounds Created
3733rd
Corsi %
50.1%54th
Fenwick %
50.3%56th
xGF% (5v5)
53.1%84th
xGA/60 (5v5)
2.6348th
Blocked Shots
85552nd
Hits
158194th
Blocks/60
4.655th
Hits/60
8.593rd
Takeaways
12825th
Giveaways
22694th
Penalties Drawn
12788th
Penalties Taken
18913th
Penalty Differential
-625th
Plus-Minus
+11290th
Ice Time / Game
19:0247th
Games Played
59582nd
PP Ice Time
5 min26th
PK Ice Time
172 min87th
O-Zone Start %
42.2%12th
Teammate Quality
6596th
Competition Quality
6098th
Top skating speed Feb 23, 2022 · EDM @ TBL
22.8 mph72nd
Bursts over 20 mph
19467th
Distance skated
970 mi83rd
Top shot speed
93.9 mph72nd
Archetype — how these are computed →
Shutdown D
A defensive defenseman deployed against top lines who limits dangerous chances.
Why he earned it — his rank among defensemen
HD suppression
5.6/60
61th
Shot suppression
55.7/60
39th
D-zone starts
0%
50th
All fit scores
Fit scores run 0–100: how strongly this player matches each mold, blended from his league
percentiles in that archetype's key stats (the bars above show those percentiles — e.g.
"98th" = better than 98% of the league). A player only earns a tag when the score clears
that archetype's minimum floor — full formulas in
the archetypes guide.
Shots On Goal
By zone · shooting % vs his average · Career (since 2010-11) · all gamesSlot
8 G on 69 shots
12%Shooting
Shooting %
Below his avg
Around
Above his avg
+28 shots (2 goals) from beyond the mapped zones
785
Total Shots On Goal
Goals
29
Shooting %
3.7%
Shots / GP
1.3
xG
23.7
Shot Danger Mix
High danger2%
Medium danger11%
Low danger87%
Top Scoring Zones
01
12%
Slot
8 G on 69 shots
02
3%
Point / Blue Line
4 G on 155 shots
03
10%
High Slot
4 G on 42 shots
Contract
Cap hit
$5,200,000
Term2023-24 → 2030-31 (8 yrs)
ExpiryUFA 2031
Clauses2024-25: NTC; 2025-26: NTC; 2026-27: NTC; 2027-28: M-NTC; 2028-29: M-NTC; 2029-30: M-NTC; 2030-31: M-NTC
Signed at age25
Signing GMJulien BriseBois
AgentCraig Oster
Career
| Season | League | Team | GP | G | A | P | Playoff GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | NHL | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2025-26 | OG | Slovakia | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 2025-26 | NHL | Lightning | 61 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 7 |
| 2024-25 | NHL | Lightning | 76 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 5 |
| 2023-24 | NHL | Lightning | 69 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 5 |
| 2022-23 | NHL | Lightning | 70 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 1 |
| 2021-22 | NHL | Lightning | 55 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 23 |
| 2020-21 | NHL | Lightning | 46 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 21 |
| 2019-20 | NHL | Lightning | 67 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 25 |
| 2018-19 | WC | Slovakia | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | — |
| 2018-19 | AHL | Syracuse Crunch | 9 | 2 | 5 | 7 | — |
| 2018-19 | NHL | Lightning | 58 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 4 |
| 2017-18 | AHL | Syracuse Crunch | 71 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 7 |
| 2016-17 | M-Cup | Erie Otters | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — |
| 2016-17 | WJC-20 | Slovakia U20 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 2016-17 | OHL | Erie Otters | 50 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 22 |
| 2015-16 | WJC-20 | Slovakia U20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2015-16 | OHL | Erie | 41 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 13 |
| 2015-16 | WJ18-A | Slovakia | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2014-15 | Slovakia | Kosice | 43 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 7 |
| 2013-14 | Slovakia | Kosice | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2013-14 | Slovak-Jr. | Kosice Jr. | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | — |
| 2013-14 | Slovakia | Slovakia U20 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — |
| 2012-13 | Slovak-Jr. | Bratislava Jr. | 30 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 12 |
| 2012-13 | Slovak-2 | Slovakia U20 B | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — |
| 2011-12 | Svk-U18 | Kosice U18 | 37 | 5 | 4 | 9 | — |
| 2010-11 | Slovakia U16 | HC Kosice U16 | 26 | 9 | 13 | 22 | — |
| 2009-10 | QC Int PW | Slovakia K&B Stars | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — |