TAMPA BAY LIGHTNINGBorn in Slovakia#81 ·Defenseman

Erik Cernak

ACTIVE

Last game:November 4, 2026(overnight)1 PTS · 0G · 1A · +2 +/- · 18:49 Ice timevsDetroit Red Wings

+1 assist in the win against Detroit Red Wings

Next match:November 6, 2026(tomorrow night)vsChicago Blackhawks

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 123 points in 515 games, 26 goals and 97 assists, an average of 0.24 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 (≈ 4 237 805 kr/month, 50 853 660 kr/yr) · UFA 2031–32

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Latest games

November 4vsDETDetroit Red WingsW4–2+1 assist+1P+1A+2+/-0shots18:49toi October 30vsWPGWinnipeg JetsW6–4No points-1+/-0shots19:04toi October 25@UTAUtah MammothL4–5 OT+1 assist+1P+1A+2+/-1shots20:58toi

All games and events of the 2026-2027 season13 games

2026–27 SEASON

Points

NHL#424 NHL D#114

Goals

NHL#491NHL D#125

Assists

NHL#286NHL D#85

Form

COLD

Latest 5 outings

Games played

93%

13 of 14

games

Point pace

19P

Projected full-season points at current pace

+/-

NHL#33NHL D#14

Ice time/game

18:59

NHL#246NHL D#115

Milestones

Recent

Career500 NHL games6mo ago

Playoffs50 playoff games5y ago

Next up

100 career assists

97 now · target 100

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SeasonMatch season best: 5 goals5 away

Show all milestones 25

Season

Match season best: 5 goals5 away

Match season best: 21 points18 away

Match season best: 18 assists15 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

100 career assists3 away

50 career goals24 away

250 career points127 away

750 NHL games235 away

500 NHL games6mo 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

Compared with the NHL

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)

+/−

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.

Erik Cernak's whole career

Stats

Games played

515

Points

123

Points per game

0.24

Goals

Assists

+/-

+104

Season by season

Points Goals Assists Points per game Plus/minus Games

Season+/-

Career timelineRead Erik Cernak's whole career

Teams player has played for

TBLTampa Bay LightningCurrent

Seasons

2018–19 to 2026–27

Since NOV 13 · 9 seasons

PTS

123

515

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