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Erik Cernak

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Erik Cernak has played in the NHL since 2018–19 and currently plays for the Tampa Bay Lightning. He is 29 years old (born in 1997), is originally from Kosice, is 193 cm tall and weighs 105 kg. Cernak has put up 127 points in 518 games, 26 goals and 101 assists, an average of 0.25 points per game. The best season so far is 2018–19 with 16 points in 58 games.

BirthplaceKosice, SVKBorn1997 (29 years)Height193 cmWeight105 kgShootsRNHLSeason 9 in the NHL
DRAFT 2015: selected No. 43 in round 2 · Los Angeles KingsDEBUT November 14, 2018(7y ago)@Buffalo SabresCONTRACT $5,200,000/yr (≈ 4 286 235 kr/month, 51 434 822 kr/yr) · UFA 2031–32
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All games and events of the 2026-2027 season16 games and 1 milestone
Goals
0
NHL#513NHL D#136
Assists
7
NHL#125NHL D#37
Form
COLD
Latest 5 outings
Games played
94%
16 of 17
games
Point pace
37P
Projected full-season points at current pace
+/-
+11
NHL#25NHL D#11
Ice time/game
18:39
NHL#265NHL D#124
Recent
Career100 career assists2d ago
Playoffs50 playoff games5y ago
Next up
50 career goals
26 now · target 50
24left
SeasonMatch season best: 5 goals5 away
Show all milestones 26
Season
Match season best: 5 goals5 away
Match season best: 21 points14 away
Match season best: 18 assists11 away
30 goals this season30 away
Playoffs
50 playoff games5y ago
First playoff goal5y ago
10 playoff assists5y ago
10 playoff points5y ago
25 playoff games6y ago
5 playoff assists6y ago
10 playoff games6y ago
First playoff point7y ago
Career
50 career goals24 away
250 career points123 away
750 NHL games232 away
250 career assists149 away
100 career assists2d ago
500 NHL games7mo ago
25 career goals7mo ago
100 career points1y ago
50 career assists3y ago
250 NHL games3y ago
50 career points4y ago
100 NHL games6y ago
First NHL goal7y ago
First NHL point7y ago

Erik Cernak is in the top 10% of NHL defensemen for hits per 60 minutes.

2025-2026 · regular season · 239 NHL defensemen with at least 20 games, all nationalities

Points / 60 min
0.61
Bottom 22%Erik Cernak scores points more often than 21% of NHL defensemen (51 of 239)
Assists / 60 min
0.45
Bottom 20%Erik Cernak records assists more often than 19% of NHL defensemen (45 of 239)
Blocked shots / 60 min
5.53
Top 16%Erik Cernak blocks more shots than 85% of NHL defensemen (203 of 239)
Hits / 60 min
6.25
Top 10%Erik Cernak hits more often than 91% of NHL defensemen (217 of 239)
Shots / 60 min
2.96
Lower halfErik Cernak shoots more often than 25% of NHL defensemen (60 of 239)
Goals / 60 min
0.17
Lower halfErik Cernak scores goals more often than 47% of NHL defensemen (112 of 239)
+/−
+3
Upper halfErik Cernak has a higher +/− than 57% of NHL defensemen (136 of 239)

The bar shows the player's standing among NHL players at the position. Tied results share the same position. Further right is better, including for goals against.

Stats

Games played
518
Points
127
Points per game
0.25
Goals
26
Assists
101
+/-
+107
Seasons
2018–19 to 2026–27
Since NOV 13 · 9 seasons
PTS
127
G
26
A
101
GP
518