Erik Cernak
#81
Defenseman
Tampa Bay Lightning
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Tampa Bay Lightning
Player Information
The 28-year-old has 21 points (3 goals, 18 assists) in 76 games for the Tampa Bay Lightning this season. Selected by the Los Angeles Kings in the 2nd round (No. 43) of the 2015 NHL Draft, he has 109 points (23 goals, 86 assists) in 441 regular-season games for the Tampa Bay Lightning and 21 points (3 goals, 18 assists) in 84 Stanley Cup Playoff games.
| Country: |  SVK |
| Age: | 28.4 yrs (28.05.1997) |
| Height / Weight: | 193 cm / 104 kg |
| Shoots: | R |
| Drafted: | 43rd in 2015 |
| Draft Team: |
 Los Angeles Kings
|
| Awards: | Stanley Cup (2x) |
| Injury: | with Day to Day with Undisclosed Injury |
Player RatingPowered by CORE
74
Overall Rating
Offense:Off: 162nd of 263 Defensemen
Defense:Def: 88th of 263 Defensemen
Season by Season Ratings:
Contract InformationPowered by CORE
| Actual AAV: | $5.200M |
| Player Contract Value: | $4.200M |
| Remaining: | 6 year(s) |
| Contract Ends: | 2031 UFA |
| Age at the end: | 34.1 yrs (28.05.1997) |
Recent Games
Regular Season
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | TOI/G | S | S% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 |
Lightning
|
58 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 25 | 19:15 | 107 | 4.7% | 58 |
| 2019-20 |
Lightning
|
67 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 18:56 | 125 | 4.0% | 59 |
| 2020-21 |
Lightning
|
46 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 8 | 19:46 | 85 | 5.9% | 38 |
| 2021-22 |
Lightning
|
55 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 19:08 | 86 | 1.2% | 46 |
| 2022-23 |
Lightning
|
70 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 19:13 | 87 | 2.3% | 53 |
| 2023-24 |
Lightning
|
69 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 19:10 | 53 | 3.8% | 63 |
| 2024-25 |
Lightning
|
76 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 29 | 18:16 | 64 | 4.7% | 50 |
| Total | 441 | 23 | 86 | 109 | 93 | 607 | 3.8% | 367 | ||
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | TOI/G | S | S% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 |
Lightning
|
4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 21:28 | 7 | 0.0% | 0 |
| 2019-20 |
Lightning
|
25 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 20:43 | 32 | 0.0% | 12 |
| 2020-21 |
Lightning
|
21 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 19:56 | 36 | 2.8% | 16 |
| 2021-22 |
Lightning
|
23 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 19:19 | 22 | 4.5% | 12 |
| 2022-23 |
Lightning
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:26 | 1 | 0.0% | 2 |
| 2023-24 |
Lightning
|
5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20:38 | 2 | 0.0% | 2 |
| 2024-25 |
Lightning
|
5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17:55 | 14 | 7.1% | 4 |
| Total | 84 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 14 | 114 | 2.6% | 48 | ||
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| Player Match |
Name | Team | Pos | Age | Height / Weight | Season P/G |
Career P/G |
Offense Rating |
Defense Rating |
Actual AAV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erik Cernak | |
D | 28.4 yrs | 193 cm / 104 kg | 0.28 | 0.25 | 61 | 81 | $5.200M | |
| 89% | Connor Murphy |  |
D | 32.5 yrs | 193 cm / 95 kg | 0.28 | 0.21 | 60 | 82 | $4.400M |
| 88% | Joel Edmundson | |
D | 32.3 yrs | 196 cm / 99 kg | 0.27 | 0.22 | 61 | 78 | $3.850M |
| 86% | Brian Dumoulin | |
D | 34.1 yrs | 193 cm / 96 kg | 0.28 | 0.25 | 61 | 82 | $4.000M |
| 86% | Kevin Bahl |  |
D | 25.3 yrs | 198 cm / 104 kg | 0.27 | 0.20 | 60 | 77 | $5.350M |
