Erik Cernak

#81 · D · Tampa Bay Lightning

Age: 29
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 232 lb
Shoots: R
Born: May 28, 1997 · Kosice, SVK
Draft: 2015 LAK, R2 #43 overall

Overall grade, 2022-23

Ranks 127 of 226 defencemen, score 98

Scoring 24, Goal share 86, Possession 56, Defence 80, Discipline 54, Peripherals 80, Availability 47, Ice time 44

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2026-27 2025-26 2024-25 2023-24 2022-23 2021-22 2020-21 2019-20 2018-19

Percentiles · 2022-23

vs. 226 defencemen with 25+ GP. 70 GP.

Points / 60

0.7131

Goals / 60

0.0919

Assists / 60

0.6242

Shots / 60

3.941

TOI / GP

19:1450

PP TOI / GP

0:0537

SH TOI / GP

2:5992

5v5 CF%

51.667

5v5 CF Rel

-1.041

Hits / 60

9.396

Blocks / 60

4.547

Takeaways / 60

0.948

Game Log · 2022-23

Date	Opp	G	A	P	+/-	SOG	Shifts	TOI
Apr 11	vs TOR			0	0	0	22	15:34
Apr 8	@ OTT			0	-2	0	27	18:38
Apr 5	@ NYR			0	+1	1	23	20:52
Apr 1	vs NYI			0	+1	1	24	18:28
Mar 30	vs WSH	1		1	+4	4	27	21:03
Mar 28	@ CAR		1	1	+1	1	21	19:33
Mar 25	@ BOS			0	-1	1	21	17:46
Mar 23	@ OTT			0	0	3	24	18:11
Mar 21	@ MTL			0	+1	2	23	19:18
Mar 19	vs NJD		1	1	+1	1	20	17:44
Mar 18	vs MTL			0	0	3	27	21:05
Mar 16	@ NJD		1	1	+1	1	29	20:46
Mar 14	@ NJD		1	1	0	2	29	18:33
Mar 12	vs WPG			0	+1	0	21	19:00
Mar 11	vs CHI			0	0	1	22	20:19
Mar 9	vs VGK			0	-1	4	26	22:22
Mar 7	vs PHI			0	+1	1	28	20:55
Mar 2	vs PIT			0	-1	1	16	13:31
Feb 28	vs FLA			0	0	3	21	17:32
Feb 23	vs BUF		1	1	+1	2	25	19:34
Feb 21	vs ANA			0	-1	1	22	18:12
Feb 14	@ COL			0	-2	4	23	16:32
Feb 11	@ DAL			0	+1	1	25	17:36
Feb 9	vs COL			0	+3	3	24	21:30
Feb 7	vs SJS			0	0	3	24	17:41
Feb 6	@ FLA			0	-5	0	20	14:08
Jan 28	vs LAK			0	0	1	23	17:47
Jan 26	vs BOS			0	0	3	27	19:52
Jan 24	vs MIN			0	0	2	21	19:12
Jan 21	@ CGY			0	-1	0	25	18:49
Jan 19	@ EDM			0	+1	0	25	20:39
Jan 18	@ VAN		1	1	+1	1	23	18:58
Jan 16	@ SEA		1	1	+2	3	23	20:43
Jan 14	@ STL			0	0	1	28	21:56
Jan 12	vs VAN			0	-3	1	26	19:22
Jan 10	vs CBJ		1	1	+1	2	21	17:30
Jan 6	@ WPG			0	0	0	24	22:03
Jan 4	@ MIN			0	-1	0	23	16:22
Jan 3	@ CHI			0	0	0	26	21:43
Dec 31	vs ARI			0	-1	3	26	18:22
Dec 29	vs NYR			0	-1	0	7	6:40
Dec 28	vs MTL			0	-1	0	26	21:09
Dec 21	@ DET		1	1	+1	2	21	21:29
Dec 20	@ TOR			0	0	1	26	21:41
Dec 17	@ MTL		1	1	0	0	25	19:13
Dec 15	vs CBJ			0	+3	2	20	18:20
Dec 13	vs SEA	1		1	+1	2	22	16:52
Dec 10	vs FLA			0	+2	1	24	18:46
Dec 8	vs NSH		1	1	+3	1	28	21:39
Dec 6	vs DET			0	0	1	25	20:01
Dec 3	vs TOR		1	1	0	2	23	19:45
Dec 1	@ PHI		1	1	+1	0	21	17:09
Nov 29	@ BOS			0	0	1	30	20:51
Nov 28	@ BUF			0	-1	1	25	18:39
Nov 25	vs STL			0	+2	1	24	19:26
Nov 21	vs BOS			0	-1	0	25	17:00
Nov 19	@ NSH			0	-1	1	31	21:58
Nov 11	@ WSH			0	-1	0	24	19:25
Nov 8	vs EDM			0	0	1	27	19:26
Nov 5	vs BUF			0	0	0	25	21:51
Nov 3	vs CAR			0	0	1	29	21:55
Nov 1	vs OTT			0	+1	2	24	18:37
Oct 29	@ SJS		1	1	+1	1	27	22:14
Oct 26	@ ANA			0	0	1	31	21:41
Oct 25	@ LAK			0	-1	1	23	18:26
Oct 21	@ FLA			0	-1	0	34	21:49
Oct 18	vs PHI			0	-1	2	25	21:04
Oct 15	@ PIT			0	-2	0	28	20:45
Oct 14	@ CBJ			0	+1	1	29	20:15
Oct 11	@ NYR			0	0	0	22	19:02

Career · Regular Season

Season	League	Team	GP	G	A	P	P/GP	+/-	PIM	SOG	TOI
2026-27	NHL	Tampa Bay Lightning	9	0	1	1	0.11	7	2	13	19:02
2025-26	OG	Slovakia	6	0	1	1	0.17	-1	14	5	19:30
2025-26	NHL	Tampa Bay Lightning	61	3	8	11	0.18	3	74	53	17:37
2024-25	NHL	Tampa Bay Lightning	76	3	18	21	0.28	29	50	64	18:16
2023-24	NHL	Tampa Bay Lightning	69	2	11	13	0.19	5	63	53	19:11
2022-23	NHL	Tampa Bay Lightning	70	2	14	16	0.23	8	53	87	19:14
2021-22	NHL	Tampa Bay Lightning	55	1	12	13	0.24	7	46	86	19:09
2020-21	NHL	Tampa Bay Lightning	46	5	13	18	0.39	8	38	85	19:47
2019-20	NHL	Tampa Bay Lightning	67	5	7	12	0.18	11	59	125	18:57
2018-19	WC	Slovakia	7	3	2	5	0.71	3	8	–	–
2018-19	AHL	Syracuse Crunch	9	2	5	7	0.78	-1	14	–	–
2018-19	NHL	Tampa Bay Lightning	58	5	11	16	0.28	25	58	107	19:15
2017-18	AHL	Syracuse Crunch	71	5	13	18	0.25	30	70	–	–
2016-17	M-Cup	Erie Otters	5	0	2	2	0.40	0	2	–	–
2016-17	WJC-20	Slovakia U20	5	0	1	1	0.20	-3	2	–	–
2016-17	OHL	Erie Otters	50	3	18	21	0.42	31	53	–	–
2015-16	WJC-20	Slovakia U20	4	0	0	0	0.00	1	2	–	–
2015-16	OHL	Erie	41	4	11	15	0.37	7	35	76	–
2015-16	WJ18-A	Slovakia	5	0	0	0	0.00	-2	0	1	–
2014-15	Slovakia	Kosice	43	5	8	13	0.30	–	16	–	–
2013-14	Slovakia	Kosice	13	0	0	0	0.00	–	0	–	–
2013-14	Slovak-Jr.	Kosice Jr.	8	1	3	4	0.50	–	16	–	–
2013-14	Slovakia	Slovakia U20	20	2	1	3	0.15	–	2	–	–
2012-13	Slovak-Jr.	Bratislava Jr.	30	4	6	10	0.33	–	18	–	–
2012-13	Slovak-2	Slovakia U20 B	8	2	0	2	0.25	–	18	–	–
2011-12	Svk-U18	Kosice U18	37	5	4	9	0.24	–	61	–	–
2010-11	Slovakia U16	HC Kosice U16	26	9	13	22	0.85	41	34	–	–
2009-10	QC Int PW	Slovakia K&B Stars	4	0	1	1	0.25	–	4	–	–