26 G · 94 A · 502 GP
0.239 P/GP · 1 PPP · 18:53 ATOI
Tampa Bay Lightning#81Active
Erik Cernak
D · 6′4″ / 230 lb · Shoots R · Kosice, SVK · Age 29 · 2015 #43 by LAK
120Career points
0.239Career P/GP
502Games played
26Goals
8 seasonsNHL service
Overview
2025-2611points
The latest read.
11 points in 61 games in 2025-26. Career: 120 points across 502 games.
61GP
3goals
8assists
11points
53shots
0PP points
The career ledger.
Regular season and playoffsofficial NHL landing
3 G · 19 A · 91 GP
0.242 P/GP · 0 PPP · 19:51 ATOI
0.276 → 0.180P/GP by season · 8 seasons of 10+ GP · peak 2020-21
The arc.
Points and points per game by seasonNHL season log · 8 seasons
When it mattered.
Postseason against the field. A smaller, self-selected population, so it is marked on the scale rather than filled626 all-time peers
Playoff career · 91 GP · 3 G · 19 A · 22 pts (0.242 P/GP)
96.3
82.7
73.0
Honours.
Trophies won and near missesofficial NHL landing
Stanley Cup2020-21 · 2019-20
Milestone watch.
The next round number on the league's own fileleague milestone watch · api.nhle.com · fetched 2026-10-05
6away from 100 assistsAssists · 94 now · regular season
Published by the league, not computed here: the milestone and the current total are both on the NHL milestone feed, and the number printed is the difference. Playoff milestone rows are held out, because a playoff total read as a career total is a false statement.
What this draft slot returns.
Base rate for the exact pick, a history, never a forecastdraft-position study · 2026-07-14-prospect-translation-v2.32
2015 draft#43round 2 · LAK
Rates: insufficient sample (n=10 of 32): no NHLer/impact/star/stayer rate shown for this cohort.
Sample: 10 players taken #43, drawn only from classes old enough to judge, on the Schuckers-style pick curve published on Draft Value. A base rate describes a slot, not a person: it cannot predict this career and is not used to grade it.
Floor rule: rates below a minimum sample are suppressed, not shown thin. Exact slot needs 12+ players, the pooled pick-curve band needs 32+, matching this site's builders to the nhl-draft-intel engine's own bucket-calibration floors (12 / 18 / 32).
Against history.
Percentile against every NHL peercareer totals · position-aware
The height of the career.
Peak season and the best five41+ GP qualified seasons
2024-25 peak: 76 GP / 3 G / 18 A / 21 Pts / 0.276 P/GP · 18:16 TOI
| Best five | GP | G | A | PTS | P/GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-21 | 46 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 0.391 |
| 2024-25 | 76 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 0.276 |
| 2018-19 | 58 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 0.276 |
| 2021-22 | 55 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 0.236 |
| 2022-23 | 70 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 0.229 |
| Prime-five | 305 | 16 | 68 | 84 | 0.275 |
Last five games.
Most recent official appearancesofficial game log
2026-05-03vs MTLPlayoff17:18 TOI0G 0A0 P · 0 S
2026-05-01@ MTLPlayoff23:10 TOI0G 0A0 P · 2 S
2026-04-29vs MTLPlayoff15:56 TOI0G 0A0 P · 1 S
2026-04-26@ MTLPlayoff19:37 TOI0G 0A0 P · 0 S
2026-04-24@ MTLPlayoff17:54 TOI0G 0A0 P · 1 S
Career
Where he stands right now.
2025-26 league position and career shapeNHL league browser 2025-26
Season by season.
Every NHL season · peak highlighted, split seasons kept apart8 regular-season rows
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PPP | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 61 | 3 | 8 | 11 | +3 | 0 | 53 |
| 2024-25Peak | Tampa Bay Lightning | 76 | 3 | 18 | 21 | +29 | 0 | 64 |
| 2023-24 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 69 | 2 | 11 | 13 | +5 | 0 | 53 |
| 2022-23 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 70 | 2 | 14 | 16 | +8 | 0 | 87 |
| 2021-22 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 55 | 1 | 12 | 13 | +7 | 0 | 86 |
| 2020-21 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 46 | 5 | 13 | 18 | +8 | 0 | 85 |
| 2019-20 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 67 | 5 | 7 | 12 | +11 | 0 | 125 |
| 2018-19 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 58 | 5 | 11 | 16 | +25 | 1 | 107 |
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PPP | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 6 |
| 2024-25 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 14 |
| 2023-24 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022-23 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021-22 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 23 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 22 |
| 2020-21 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 21 | 1 | 9 | 10 | +12 | 0 | 36 |
| 2019-20 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 25 | 0 | 4 | 4 | +2 | 0 | 32 |
| 2018-19 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 0 | 7 |
The same numbers, in the league that produced them.
Every qualified season levelled to a 3.00-goal NHLofficial final standings · 1990-91 onward
2020-21 is the best season either way: 0.391 raw, 0.400 once the league it happened in is levelled out.
| Season | GP | Raw P/GP | League GF/gm | Adj. P/GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 61 | 0.180 | 3.13 | 0.173 |
| 2024-25 | 76 | 0.276 | 3.04 | 0.273 |
| 2023-24 | 69 | 0.188 | 3.11 | 0.182 |
| 2022-23 | 70 | 0.229 | 3.18 | 0.216 |
| 2021-22 | 55 | 0.236 | 3.14 | 0.225 |
| 2020-21Best adjusted | 46 | 0.391 | 2.94 | 0.400 |
| 2019-20 | 67 | 0.179 | 3.02 | 0.178 |
| 2018-19 | 58 | 0.276 | 3.01 | 0.274 |
Method: each season's raw points per game is multiplied by 3.00 ÷ that season's league goals per team-game, taken from the official final standings. Seasons under 20 games are excluded. It levels scoring climate and nothing else (not role, ice time, teammates, schedule or injury), so treat it as one comparison, not a verdict.
Before the NHL.
Junior, college, European and international rowsofficial NHL landing · season totals
| Season | League | Team | GP | G | A | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | OG | Slovakia | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018-19 | AHL | Syracuse Crunch | 9 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2018-19 | WC | Slovakia | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2017-18 | AHL | Syracuse Crunch | 71 | 5 | 13 | 18 |
| 2017-18 | AHL | Syracuse Crunch | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016-17 | M-Cup | Erie Otters | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2016-17 | OHL | Erie Otters | 50 | 3 | 18 | 21 |
| 2016-17 | WJC-20 | Slovakia U20 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016-17 | OHL | Erie Otters | 22 | 1 | 8 | 9 |
| 2015-16 | OHL | Erie | 41 | 4 | 11 | 15 |
| 2015-16 | WJ18-A | Slovakia | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015-16 | WJC-20 | Slovakia U20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015-16 | OHL | Erie | 13 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2014-15 | Slovakia | Kosice | 43 | 5 | 8 | 13 |
| 2014-15 | Slovakia | Kosice | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013-14 | Slovak-Jr. | Kosice Jr. | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2013-14 | Slovakia | Slovakia U20 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2013-14 | Slovakia | Kosice | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013-14 | Slovakia | Kosice | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012-13 | Slovak-2 | Slovakia U20 B | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2012-13 | Slovak-Jr. | Bratislava Jr. | 30 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 2012-13 | Slovak-Jr. | Bratislava Jr. | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012-13 | Svk-U18 | Bratislava U18 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2011-12 | Svk-U18 | Kosice U18 | 37 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
Showing the 24 most recent pre-NHL rows of 26.
The comparable set.
Chosen by a printed rule, not by feelNHL dossier pool · 1,162 careers
Selection rule. Defencemen only; career games played within ±20% of 502 (or ±10 games, whichever band is wider: 402 to 602); then the five nearest by career P/GP, ties broken by the closest games played. The pool is the 1,162 players in this site's NHL dossier set who own at least one official regular-season game: 41 of them cleared the band.
Justin HollD · 2010 #54 · active405 GP · 14 G · 83 A · 97 P0.240 P/GP · +0.000Mikey AndersonD · 2017 #103 · active425 GP · 21 G · 81 A · 102 P0.240 P/GP · +0.001Dante FabbroD · 2016 #17 · active451 GP · 30 G · 79 A · 109 P0.242 P/GP · +0.003Ben HuttonD · 2012 #147 · retired575 GP · 30 G · 109 A · 139 P0.242 P/GP · +0.003Jordan OesterleD · Undrafted · retired409 GP · 23 G · 73 A · 96 P0.235 P/GP · −0.004
Similar career shape is not similar player. The rule matches volume and rate only; it knows nothing about era, position within the group, usage or role, and two careers can land on the same line for opposite reasons.
Game log
Compare observed minutes, shots and finishing across game windows →
Official game ledger
Every 2025-26 appearance.
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Insights
NHL Edge tracking.
Measured puck and player tracking · 2025-26 regular seasonNHL Edge tracking · api-web.nhle.com · coverage from 2021-22 · fetched 2026-08-17
Tracked axisMeasuredPercentile, 0 to 100Pct
Top shot speed87.4mph33.1
140.6 km/h equivalent · league average 88.9 mph
Max skating speed22.2mph72.8
35.8 km/h equivalent · league average 21.6 mph
Distance skated245.4km52.8
152.5 mi equivalent · league average 214.3 km
Most distance in one game5.4km56.2
3.3 mi equivalent · league average 5.2 km
Bursts over 20 mph40bursts71.6
league average 31.3
Where the shift was spent
Offensive zone time39.3%14.2
league average 42.3
Neutral zone time18.4%84.4
league average 16.8
Defensive zone time42.3%22.7
league average 40.9
Shots on goal, by location
All shots on goal53shots49.1
league average 62.1 shots
High-danger shots on goal5shots64.5
league average 4.0 shots
Method: every figure and every percentile on this panel is published by the NHL Edge endpoint. This site converts nothing and ranks nothing. The percentile column is the league's own, against the tracked population for 2025-26. Speeds arrive in mph and km/h; distance is read in kilometres with the mile conversion stated beside it. Tracked seasons on file for this player: 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26.
The shot map.
Where his shots came from · 2025-26 regular season · NHL Edge areasNHL Edge shot-location detail · api-web.nhle.com · fetched 2026-08-18
Hover, tap or focus an area for its exact figures. Net at the top; left and right as the shooter sees them.
AreaShotsShare of hisPct
R Point200 G80th
Center Point130 G65th
Low Slot53 G68th
R Circle40 G61th
Outside R30 G65th
L Point20 G32th
Beyond Red Line10 G28th
High Slot10 G24th
L Circle10 G28th
L Net Side10 G65th
Outside L10 G36th
R Net Side10 G61th
Behind the Net00 G0th
Crease00 G0th
L Corner00 G0th
Offensive Neutral Zone00 G0th
R Corner00 G0th
5high danger3 G · 60.0%
6mid danger0 G · 0.0%
35long range0 G · 0.0%
Method: 53 shots on goal in 2025-26, placed by the NHL into the areas it names; each area is shaded by its share of his total, so this map is his distribution and not a comparison to any other player. The percentile column is the league's own for shots from that area, where it publishes one; nothing is converted, ranked or combined. Areas as the NHL names them; the drawing is to rink proportion with the net at the top.
Development trails.
How the scoring rate movedNHL AI Development contract
Strict monotonic scoring-rate chains ending in 2025-26. Only 25-plus-game seasons count, and a trail needs at least three consecutive qualified seasons.
Goals / game
5 consecutive qualified seasons · 66.2 average GP
Descriptive, not evaluative: raw P/GP, G/GP or A/GP movement. It does not control for age, role, ice time, teammates, injury, schedule or uncertainty, and it is not a forecast or player-quality grade.
Opponent atlas.
Career results by opponentlocal NHL AI Opponent Atlas
Career volume leaders
Career vs.FLA16 points50 GP · 5 G · 11 A77 shots · 0 PP points
Career vs.DET11 points24 GP · 3 G · 8 A44 shots · 0 PP points
Career vs.CHI8 points19 GP · 1 G · 7 A26 shots · 0 PP points
Career vs.NSH8 points20 GP · 1 G · 7 A30 shots · 0 PP points
Career vs.CBJ8 points30 GP · 0 G · 8 A46 shots · 0 PP points
Career vs.MTL8 points32 GP · 1 G · 7 A47 shots · 0 PP pointsBest points-per-game matchups
Pace vs.VAN0.58 P/GP12 GP · 1 G · 6 A11 shots · 0 PP points
Pace vs.MIN0.56 P/GP9 GP · 2 G · 3 A10 shots · 0 PP pointsPace vs.DET0.46 P/GP24 GP · 3 G · 8 A44 shots · 0 PP pointsPace vs.CHI0.42 P/GP19 GP · 1 G · 7 A26 shots · 0 PP pointsPace vs.NSH0.40 P/GP20 GP · 1 G · 7 A30 shots · 0 PP pointsPace vs.FLA0.32 P/GP50 GP · 5 G · 11 A77 shots · 0 PP pointsFrozen from the local NHL AI Opponent Atlas. These are descriptive career splits through the source snapshot, not a projection of the next matchup and not evidence that the opponent caused the result.
Against the goaltenders.
Best and worst goaltenders faced · 3 seasonsNHL play-by-play · 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26 · 4,192 games · fetched 2026-08-18
191 shots on goal against 68 goaltenders, 8 goals: 4.2% overall, against a league baseline of 10.2%. 1 of those goaltenders have seen the 20 shots a rate is published on below.
Best against: minimum 20 shots on goal
| Goaltender | SOG | G | SH% | Top shot |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sergei BobrovskyFLA | 24 | 1 | 4.2% | wrist |
Worst against: same 20-shot minimum
| Goaltender | SOG | G | SH% | Top shot |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sergei BobrovskyFLA | 24 | 1 | 4.2% | wrist |
Method: every shot is attributed to the goaltender the feed says was in the net (details.goalieInNetId). Blocked shots and empty-net events are both excluded, the first because the puck never reached a goaltender and the second because there was none to charge. Shooting percentage is goals divided by shots on goal, the league definition. The league baseline of 10.2% beside each rate is computed from the same 241,107 shots this dataset counted, so the two figures are measured the same way. A 20-shot minimum is a small sample by any standard and these boards will move; they are a record of what has happened, not a prediction of what will.
The source receipt.
Official basics plus named researchOfficial NHL API Web player landing, with local nhl api draft cache reuse
Career, season, game-log, bio, draft and award rows come from official NHL endpoints. Redraft is a separate hindsight model with its own snapshot clock. Pressure is a descriptive Gamelogs layer. Development Trails uses its own declared clock. Missing evidence stays unavailable rather than being drawn as zero.
Official endpoint: player landing · redraft 2026-07-10-redraft-v5.2 snapshot 2026-07-09.
Fantasy Desk.
2026-27 rankings on a three-season blend, most recent season weighted heaviestHockey Insights fantasy pool · 2026-09-29
1.30blended ESPN pts/gm
ESPN#304Yahoo#408Fantrax#409Roto#360
25-2661 GP3 G8 A1.31 pts/gm
2nd half-0.29
This desk has Erik Cernak No. 304 among skaters on the ESPN points board, off a 1.30 three-season blended per-game figure.
The room.
Every current Tampa Bay Lightning teammate, one click awaycanonical player directory