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Erik Cernak

Erik Cernak

Defence · Tampa Bay Lightning · Age 29 · b. May 28, 1997 · Kosice, SVK · Active
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Through 3 games of 2026-27, Erik Cernak has 0 points (0 G, 0 A).

Regular season
120 pts · 505 gp · 0.24 P/GP
Playoffs
22 pts · 91 gp · 0.24 P/GP
Playoff Pace
102% playoff vs reg P/GP
P/GP trend
-0.10 2025-26 vs 2024-25

Regular Season

NHL · season by season
SeasonTeamGPGAPP/GPTOI/G
2018-19Tampa Bay Lightning58511160.2819:15
2019-20Tampa Bay Lightning6757120.1818:57
2020-21Tampa Bay Lightning46513180.3919:47
2021-22Tampa Bay Lightning55112130.2419:09
2022-23Tampa Bay Lightning70214160.2319:14
2023-24Tampa Bay Lightning69211130.1919:11
2024-25Tampa Bay Lightning76318210.2818:16
2025-26Tampa Bay Lightning6138110.1817:37
2026-27Tampa Bay Lightning30000.0019:36
Career50526941200.2418:54

Stanley Cup Playoffs

NHL · season by season
SeasonTeamGPGAPP/GPTOI/G
2018-19Tampa Bay Lightning40330.7521:29
2019-20Tampa Bay Lightning250440.1620:43
2020-21Tampa Bay Lightning2119100.4819:57
2021-22Tampa Bay Lightning231120.0919:20
2022-23Tampa Bay Lightning10000.009:27
2023-24Tampa Bay Lightning50110.2020:39
2024-25Tampa Bay Lightning51010.2017:56
2025-26Tampa Bay Lightning70110.1419:28
Career91319220.2419:51

Player Tracking

NHL player-tracking · 2025-26

How fast he skates and how hard he shoots, measured by the league's puck-and-player tracking. Percentiles are league-wide across all skaters.

Top Skating Speed
22.2 mph
73rd percentile in the NHL
league avg 21.6 mph
Hardest Shot
87.4 mph
33rd percentile in the NHL
league avg 88.9 mph
39% offensive-zone time (14th pct)8.5 mi skated per 60
Top skating speed by season mph
22.822.621.921.922.22021-222022-232023-242024-252025-26
Top shot velocity by season mph
93.791.789.193.087.42021-222022-232023-242024-252025-26

Ice Time

min:sec per game · by season

Average time on ice per game each season — how much of the coach's trust he has earned. All situations, from the NHL's official game data.

19:36 per game in 2026-27
Ice time per game min:sec
19:1518:5719:4719:0919:1419:1118:1617:3719:362018-192019-202020-212021-222022-232023-242024-252025-262026-27

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