Erik Cernak
#81 · Defense · Tampa Bay Lightning
- Born
- May 28, 1997 (age 29)
- Birthplace
- Kosice, SVK
- Height / weight
- 6'4" · 232 lb
- Shoots
- R
- Draft
- 2015 · LAK · round 2, #43 overall
This Season
11GP
0G
2A
2P
+7+/-
2PIM
15SOG
19:00TOI/GP
NHL Career
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 58 | 5 | 11 | 16 | +25 | 58 |
| 2019-20 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 67 | 5 | 7 | 12 | +11 | 59 |
| 2020-21 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 46 | 5 | 13 | 18 | +8 | 38 |
| 2021-22 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 55 | 1 | 12 | 13 | +7 | 46 |
| 2022-23 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 70 | 2 | 14 | 16 | +8 | 53 |
| 2023-24 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 69 | 2 | 11 | 13 | +5 | 63 |
| 2024-25 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 76 | 3 | 18 | 21 | +29 | 50 |
| 2025-26 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 61 | 3 | 8 | 11 | +3 | 74 |
| 2026-27 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +7 | 2 |
| Career | 513 | 26 | 96 | 122 | +103 | 443 |
Playoffs
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 0 |
| 2019-20 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 25 | 0 | 4 | 4 | +2 | 12 |
| 2020-21 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 21 | 1 | 9 | 10 | +12 | 16 |
| 2021-22 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 23 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 12 |
| 2022-23 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 2 |
| 2023-24 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 2 |
| 2024-25 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 4 |
| 2025-26 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 2 |
| Career | 91 | 3 | 19 | 22 | +16 | 50 |
Before The NHL and other leagues (19 seasons)
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-10 | Slovakia K&B Stars | QC Int PW | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 |
| 2010-11 | HC Kosice U16 | Slovakia U16 | 26 | 9 | 13 | 22 | +41 | 34 |
| 2011-12 | Kosice U18 | Svk-U18 | 37 | 5 | 4 | 9 | — | 61 |
| 2012-13 | Slovakia U20 B | Slovak-2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | 18 |
| 2012-13 | Bratislava Jr. | Slovak-Jr. | 30 | 4 | 6 | 10 | — | 18 |
| 2013-14 | Slovakia U20 | Slovakia | 20 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | 2 |
| 2013-14 | Kosice Jr. | Slovak-Jr. | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | 16 |
| 2013-14 | Kosice | Slovakia | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2014-15 | Kosice | Slovakia | 43 | 5 | 8 | 13 | — | 16 |
| 2015-16 | Slovakia | WJ18-A | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| 2015-16 | Erie | OHL | 41 | 4 | 11 | 15 | +7 | 35 |
| 2015-16 | Slovakia U20 | WJC-20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 |
| 2016-17 | Erie Otters | OHL | 50 | 3 | 18 | 21 | +31 | 53 |
| 2016-17 | Slovakia U20 | WJC-20 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 2 |
| 2016-17 | Erie Otters | M-Cup | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +0 | 2 |
| 2017-18 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 71 | 5 | 13 | 18 | +30 | 70 |
| 2018-19 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 9 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -1 | 14 |
| 2018-19 | Slovakia | WC | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | +3 | 8 |
| 2025-26 | Slovakia | OG | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 14 |
Stats: NHL. Through last night's games.