Erik Cernak #81

D · Tampa Bay Lightning · Age 28 · Shoots R · 6′4″, 231 lb · Draft: 2015, round 2, 43rd overall

2025-26 regular season. Shading and Pctl are the percentile among the season's defensemen who meet the tables' minimum (darker is better).

Summary		Pctl
GP	61	31st
TOI/GP	17:37	34th
G	3	40th
A	8	21st
P	11	24th
P/60	0.61	19th
ixG	2.7	28th
G−ixG	+0.3	56th
xGF%	50.2	56th
Rel xGF%	−5.8	7th
GS/GP	+0.16	35th
Pen ±	−18	5th

Scoring		Pctl
G	3	40th
A1	3	19th
A2	5	26th
P	11	24th
P1	6	24th
P/60	0.61	19th
5v5 P/60	0.68	28th
PPP	0	26th
SHP	1	79th
ENG	0	43rd

Shooting		Pctl
SOG	53	26th
iCF	123	22nd
iFF	80	25th
ixG	2.7	28th
ixG/60	0.15	31st
G	3	40th
G−ixG	+0.3	56th
Sh%	5.7	50th
xSh%	3.4	42nd
Blk'd	43	18th
5v5 iCF/60	8.0	23rd

On ice (5v5)		Pctl
5v5 TOI	877	27th
CF%	49.0	47th
FF%	48.8	40th
xGF%	50.2	56th
GF%	46.8	35th
xGF/60	2.45	43rd
xGA/60	2.43	68th
oiSh%	10.9	81st
oiSv%	88.6	10th
PDO	99.5	40th
Rel CF%	−5.7	5th
Rel xGF%	−5.8	7th
OZS%	25.2	6th

Usage		Pctl
TOI/GP	17:37	34th
EV/GP	14:56	23rd
5v5/GP	14:23	19th
PP/GP	0:04	31st
SH/GP	2:38	85th
Shifts/GP	24.1	59th
Shift	0:44	11th
OZ	96	27th
NZ	266	57th
DZ	285	73rd
OZS%	25.2	6th

Game Score		Pctl
GS	+9.9	35th
GS/GP	+0.16	35th
GS/60	+0.56	35th
Scoring	+7.1	23rd
Shooting	+1.7	28th
On ice	−0.4	50th
Penalties	−2.6	6th
Faceoffs	0.0	51st
Other	+4.1	67th

Other		Pctl
Hits	112	85th
Blk	99	63rd
Tk	15	41st
Gv	55	65th
PenD	7	38th
PenT	25	15th
Pen ±	−18	5th
PP min ±	−35.0	6th
FOW	0	50th
FOL	0	52nd
FO%	–

By season

Season		GP	G	A	P	ixG	xGF%	GS/GP	TOI/GP
2026-27	Regular season	8	0	1	1	0.9	62.8	+0.62	18:51
2025-26	Regular season	61	3	8	11	2.7	50.2	+0.16	17:37
2025-26	Playoffs	7	0	1	1	0.4	31.2	−0.13	19:28

Rolling 10-game averages

5v5 xGF% (scale at right)Game Score per game (±0.5), centred on 0 · each point the 10 games to that one, 61 games in all

Linemates

Teammate	Pos	Together	5v5 CF%	5v5 xGF%
Ryan McDonagh	D	585:23	48.5	50.6
Yanni Gourde	C	397:25	48.3	46.3
Zemgus Girgensons	C	335:41	46.8	48.7
Brandon Hagel	L	295:53	54.5	57.9
Jake Guentzel	C	276:55	48.5	50.2
Pontus Holmberg	R	275:06	51.5	52.6
Anthony Cirelli	C	272:48	51.3	59.4
Charle-Edouard D'Astous	D	238:17	54.1	60.3

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	TOI	G	A	SOG	ixG	5v5 CF%	5v5 xGF%	GS
Apr 15	vs NYR	L 2–4	15:53	0	0	1	0.02	57	50	+0.08
Apr 13	vs DET	W 4–3 OT	19:42	1	0	2	0.36	45	53	+1.30
Apr 11	@ BOS	W 2–1	13:37	0	0	0	0.01	32	48	−0.07
Apr 9	@ MTL	L 1–2	22:05	0	0	1	0.03	29	6	−1.13
Apr 7	@ OTT	L 2–6	18:22	0	0	1	0.01	52	44	−0.01
Apr 6	@ BUF	L 2–4	13:58	0	0	1	0.03	63	21	−0.48
Apr 4	vs BOS	W 3–1	17:27	0	0	1	0.03	56	74	+0.36
Apr 2	vs PIT	W 6–3	17:21	0	0	0	0.13	75	91	+1.23
Mar 31	vs MTL	L 1–4	15:58	0	0	5	0.12	80	84	+1.11
Mar 29	vs NSH	W 3–2	15:49	0	0	1	0.02	23	11	−1.48
Mar 28	vs OTT	W 4–2	14:17	0	0	0	0.08	59	41	−0.46
Mar 26	vs SEA	L 3–4 OT	13:37	0	0	1	0.02	58	39	−0.39
Mar 24	vs MIN	W 6–3	15:28	1	0	1	0.26	63	70	+1.41
Mar 22	@ CGY	L 3–4 OT	16:04	0	0	0	0.00	59	51	+0.22
Mar 21	@ EDM	W 5–2	20:14	0	0	1	0.00	38	39	−0.36
Mar 19	@ VAN	W 6–2	20:05	0	2	1	0.08	35	42	+1.36
Mar 17	@ SEA	W 6–2	16:27	0	0	0	0.00	63	54	+0.08
Mar 14	vs CAR	L 2–4	16:01	0	0	0	0.00	27	22	−1.38
Mar 8	@ BUF	L 7–8	6:47	0	0	0	0.00	38	65	+0.04
Mar 7	@ TOR	W 5–2	19:45	0	0	1	0.01	67	69	+0.69
Mar 5	@ WPG	L 1–4	17:15	0	0	1	0.03	40	36	−0.15
Mar 3	@ MIN	L 1–5	15:37	0	0	0	0.00	54	32	−0.22
Feb 28	vs BUF	L 2–6	14:39	0	0	0	0.07	47	44	−0.22
Feb 26	@ CAR	L 4–5	15:26	0	0	2	0.07	61	72	+1.39
Feb 25	vs TOR	W 4–2	17:04	0	0	0	0.00	42	43	−0.37
Feb 5	vs FLA	W 6–1	23:13	1	0	2	0.08	30	27	+0.23
Feb 3	vs BUF	W 4–3 OT	18:04	0	0	2	0.03	78	83	+0.75
Feb 1	vs BOS	W 6–5 OT	15:40	0	1	0	0.00	38	36	+0.41
Jan 29	vs WPG	W 4–1	17:52	0	0	2	0.09	38	60	+0.25
Jan 26	vs UTA	W 2–0	15:15	0	0	2	0.18	27	28	−0.45
Jan 24	@ CBJ	L 5–8	4:59	0	0	2	0.03	80	54	−0.12
Jan 23	@ CHI	W 2–1 OT	19:33	0	0	1	0.05	55	40	−0.52
Jan 20	vs SJS	W 4–1	16:45	0	0	1	0.01	52	58	+0.32
Jan 18	@ DAL	W 4–1	16:57	0	0	2	0.07	70	81	+0.28
Jan 16	@ STL	L 2–3 OT	19:40	0	0	2	0.09	74	64	+0.07
Jan 13	@ PIT	W 2–1 OT	14:31	0	0	1	0.02	52	47	−0.15
Jan 12	@ PHI	W 5–1	19:16	0	1	1	0.05	48	50	+0.94
Jan 10	@ PHI	W 7–2	18:17	0	0	0	0.00	58	78	+0.94
Jan 6	vs COL	W 4–2	20:18	0	0	1	0.07	50	58	+0.21
Jan 3	@ SJS	W 7–3	19:29	0	0	0	0.02	61	66	+0.57
Jan 1	@ LAK	W 5–3	20:13	0	0	0	0.00	59	59	+0.67
Dec 31	@ ANA	W 4–3 OT	18:28	0	0	0	0.00	36	49	−0.02
Nov 22	@ WSH	W 5–3	23:24	0	1	1	0.03	33	19	−0.81
Nov 16	vs VAN	L 2–6	17:23	0	1	1	0.03	52	82	+1.79
Nov 15	@ FLA	W 3–1	18:05	0	0	1	0.01	25	17	−0.62
Nov 12	vs NYR	L 3–7	19:55	0	0	0	0.00	48	48	−0.31
Nov 8	vs WSH	W 3–2	18:58	0	0	1	0.13	33	32	−0.31
Nov 6	@ VGK	W 6–3	20:32	0	0	1	0.02	48	59	+0.55
Nov 4	@ COL	L 2–3	18:57	0	0	0	0.00	39	42	+0.16
Nov 2	@ UTA	W 4–2	20:27	0	0	2	0.06	45	47	−0.01
Oct 30	vs DAL	W 2–1 OT	17:04	0	0	0	0.01	61	67	+0.37
Oct 28	@ NSH	W 5–2	18:26	0	1	1	0.02	53	77	+1.15
Oct 26	vs VGK	W 2–1 OT	17:41	0	0	1	0.04	59	72	+0.51
Oct 25	vs ANA	W 4–3	18:45	0	0	0	0.00	43	55	−0.10
Oct 23	vs CHI	L 2–3	21:40	0	0	1	0.01	61	65	+0.63
Oct 18	@ CBJ	L 2–3	16:58	0	1	0	0.01	53	28	−0.26
Oct 17	@ DET	L 1–2 OT	20:44	0	0	1	0.03	39	25	−0.23
Oct 14	@ WSH	L 2–3 OT	23:18	0	0	0	0.01	19	27	−0.13
Oct 13	@ BOS	W 4–3	19:10	0	0	1	0.05	50	79	+0.90
Oct 11	vs NJD	L 3–5	17:13	0	0	1	0.07	52	50	−0.10
Oct 9	vs OTT	L 4–5	18:25	0	0	0	0.00	39	39	−0.19