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Erik Cernak

Position Right Defense Current Team Tampa Bay Lightning
Shoots Right Current Contract 8 years
Height 6'4" Expires 2030-31
Weight (lbs) 230 Expiry Age (Jun 30) 34
Age 28 (May 28, 1997) Expiry Status UFA
Drafted 2015, Round 2, Overall 43 (LAK)

News and Opinions

Date Team Transaction
Jul 13, 2022 Tampa Bay Lightning Signed 8 years @ $5.200M AAV starting in 2023-24
Dec 22, 2020 Tampa Bay Lightning Signed 3 years @ $2.950M AAV starting in 2020-21
Jul 14, 2015 Los Angeles Kings Signed to an entry level contract.
Status History Coming Soon
Regular Season Playoffs
Season League Team GP G A Pts +/- PIM Shots Sh% TOI/G GP G A Pts +/- PIM Shots Sh% TOI/G
2009-10 QC Int PW Slovakia K&B Stars 4 0 1 1 4
2011-12 Svk-U18 Kosice U18 37 5 4 9 61
2012-13 Slovak-2 Slovakia U20 B 8 2 0 2 18
2012-13 Svk-U18 Bratislava U18 1 2 2
2012-13 Slovak-Jr. Bratislava Jr. 30 4 6 10 18 12 1 1 8
2013-14 Slovakia Slovakia U20 20 2 1 3 2
2013-14 Slovak-Jr. Kosice Jr. 8 1 3 4 16
2013-14 Slovakia Kosice 13 0 0 0 7 2
2014-15 Slovakia Kosice 43 5 8 13 16 7 1 1 6
2015-16 WJ18-A Slovakia 5 0 0 0 -2 1
2015-16 OHL Erie 41 4 11 15 +7 35 76 530.0 13 6 6 +4 10 27 0.0
2015-16 WJC-20 Slovakia U20 4 0 0 0 +1 2
2016-17 M-Cup Erie Otters 5 0 2 2 2
2016-17 OHL Erie Otters 50 3 18 21 +31 53 22 1 8 9 +17 10
2016-17 WJC-20 Slovakia U20 5 0 1 1 -3 2
2017-18 AHL Syracuse Crunch 71 5 13 18 +30 70 7 1 1 2 4
2018-19 NHL Tampa Bay Lightning 58 5 11 16 +25 58 107 4.7 19:15 4 3 3 -2 7 0.0 21:29
2018-19 AHL Syracuse Crunch 9 2 5 7 -1 14
2018-19 WC Slovakia 7 3 2 5 +3 8
2019-20 NHL Tampa Bay Lightning 67 5 7 12 +11 59 125 4.0 18:57 25 4 4 +2 12 32 0.0 20:43
2020-21 NHL Tampa Bay Lightning 46 5 13 18 +8 38 85 5.9 19:47 21 1 9 10 +12 16 36 2.8 19:57
2021-22 NHL Tampa Bay Lightning 55 1 12 13 +7 46 86 1.2 19:09 23 1 1 2 +1 12 22 4.5 19:20
2022-23 NHL Tampa Bay Lightning 70 2 14 16 +8 53 87 2.3 19:14 1 2 1 0.0 9:27
2023-24 NHL Tampa Bay Lightning 69 2 11 13 +5 63 53 3.8 19:11 5 1 1 2 2 0.0 20:39
2024-25 NHL Tampa Bay Lightning 76 3 18 21 +29 50 64 4.7 18:16 5 1 1 +1 4 14 7.1 17:56
NHL Career 441 23 86 109 +93 367 607 3.8 19:04 84 3 18 21 +14 48 114 2.6 19:52

5v5 Individual Stats

Season Team(s) GP TOI G/60 A/60 Pts/60 xG/60 GAE/60 Sh% xSh% Sh%AE %SA Rush %SA Reb.
2018-19 TBL 58 906:53 0.26 0.73 0.99 0.27 -0.01 3.92 4.00 -0.08 0.00 0.76
2019-20 TBL 67 985:27 0.24 0.43 0.67 0.25 -0.00 3.70 3.73 -0.03 0.00 3.50
2020-21 TBL 46 712:31 0.42 0.76 1.18 0.29 0.13 6.58 4.50 2.08 2.83 1.89
2021-22 TBL 55 848:26 0.07 0.85 0.92 0.22 -0.15 1.28 4.02 -2.74 0.85 1.69
2022-23 TBL 70 1085:06 0.06 0.61 0.66 0.21 -0.16 1.19 4.55 -3.36 1.74 1.74
2023-24 TBL 69 1066:20 0.11 0.51 0.62 0.09 0.02 4.65 3.71 0.95 3.08 1.54
2024-25 TBL 76 1143:20 0.10 0.47 0.58 0.14 -0.04 3.45 4.63 -1.18 0.98 0.98

5v5 On Ice Stats

Season Team(s) GP TOI SAF/60 GF/60 xGF/60 SAA/60 GA/60 xGA/60 GF% xGF% xGF Rel xGA Rel xGF% Rel
2018-19 TBL 58 906:53 43.07 3.57 2.68 39.56 2.25 2.25 61.36 54.34 0.01 -0.29 3.07
2019-20 TBL 67 985:27 40.85 2.56 2.29 39.70 2.31 2.25 52.50 50.51 -0.30 0.07 -3.83
2020-21 TBL 46 712:31 40.93 2.69 2.47 35.28 2.53 2.02 51.61 55.09 0.06 -0.21 3.03
2021-22 TBL 55 848:26 42.93 2.69 2.61 37.69 2.62 2.41 50.67 51.95 -0.06 -0.19 1.36
2022-23 TBL 70 1085:06 41.14 2.49 2.75 38.15 2.49 2.50 50.00 52.35 -0.10 -0.07 -0.16
2023-24 TBL 69 1066:20 36.01 2.53 2.30 41.02 2.70 2.44 48.39 48.50 -0.19 0.08 -2.81
2024-25 TBL 76 1143:20 38.47 2.47 2.28 41.09 1.78 2.33 58.02 49.47 -0.21 -0.05 -1.63

NHL Edge Stats

Skating Shooting Zone Time
Season GP Top Speed Bursts>20/mi Avg. Speed ES Avg. Speed Top Speed Avg. Speed %Long Range %Mid Range %High Danger ES DZ% ES NZ% ES OZ%
2021-22 55 22.8 0.2 5.9 6.2 93.7 63.2 76.5 20.6 2.9 39.8 18.5 41.7
2022-23 70 22.6 0.2 8.3 8.6 91.7 61.1 67.1 28.6 4.3 40.1 19.2 40.7
2023-24 69 21.9 0.1 8.3 8.5 89.1 63.4 78.4 18.9 2.7 42.4 18.5 39.0
2024-25 76 21.9 0.2 8.5 8.7 93.0 67.1 75.5 20.4 4.1 39.9 18.8 41.3

Legend

Percentile 0-25 Percentile 25-50 Percentile 50-75 Percentile 75-100
Forwards are compared with forwards and Defensemen are are compared with Defensemen.

5v5 Defense Pairs

Season
Season Teammate     Team TOI GF/60 GA/60 GF% xGF/60 xGA/60 xGF% xGF Rel xGA Rel xGF% Rel
2024-25 McDonagh, R TBL 970:49 2.53 1.48 63.08 2.32 2.35 49.77 -0.13 -0.02 -1.14
2024-25 Hedman, V TBL 63:34 3.78 1.89 66.67 2.84 2.16 56.75 0.41 -0.19 5.97
2024-25 McDonagh, R TBL 56:02 4.28 4.28 50.00 2.98 2.57 53.72 0.92 0.46 4.25
2024-25 Lilleberg, E TBL 47:28 1.26 3.79 25.00 1.46 2.15 40.56 -0.96 -0.23 -9.89
2024-25 Moser, J TBL 33:29 1.79 5.38 25.00 1.38 2.88 32.49 -0.99 0.53 -17.81
2023-24 Hedman, V TBL 240:04 3.00 2.50 54.55 2.76 2.73 50.22 0.36 0.40 -0.40
2023-24 Sergachev, M TBL 234:53 2.04 3.58 36.36 2.47 2.36 51.12 -0.02 -0.14 1.29
2023-24 Fleury, H TBL 175:11 3.08 1.71 64.29 2.08 2.46 45.84 -0.36 -0.02 -3.85
2023-24 de Haan, C TBL 155:23 1.93 2.70 41.67 2.21 2.41 47.91 -0.22 0.04 -2.83
2023-24 Perbix, N TBL 110:26 3.80 2.72 58.33 2.25 2.05 52.28 -0.21 -0.33 1.56
2023-24 Dumba, M TBL 57:22 0.00 3.14 0.00 1.29 2.21 36.85 -1.20 -0.07 -15.38
2023-24 Lilleberg, E TBL 40:17 2.98 4.47 40.00 2.18 2.48 46.78 -0.22 0.13 -3.77
2023-24 Raddysh, D TBL 35:24 3.39 1.69 66.67 1.86 1.84 50.24 -0.56 -0.54 -0.08
2023-24 Perbix, N TBL 25:54 2.32 0.00 100.00 2.56 2.92 46.74 0.41 0.85 -4.19
2023-24 Sergachev, M TBL 20:16 0.00 2.96 0.00 1.77 2.48 41.63 -1.49 0.71 -23.15
2022-23 Cole, I TBL 596:08 2.92 2.21 56.86 2.78 2.28 54.86 -0.08 -0.30 2.39
2022-23 Hedman, V TBL 235:41 2.29 3.05 42.86 2.74 3.03 47.50 -0.12 0.48 -5.34
2022-23 Sergachev, M TBL 200:12 2.10 2.70 43.75 3.01 2.62 53.44 0.17 0.07 0.75
2022-23 Fleury, H TBL 23:36 0.00 0.00 - 1.64 1.53 51.72 -1.08 -0.93 -0.73
2021-22 McDonagh, R TBL 429:40 2.37 2.23 51.52 2.25 2.25 50.07 -0.47 -0.39 -0.67
2021-22 Sergachev, M TBL 260:43 3.22 3.68 46.67 2.97 2.66 52.73 0.35 0.15 1.71
2021-22 McDonagh, R TBL 162:08 2.22 2.96 42.86 2.55 2.43 51.16 0.16 -0.07 2.37
2021-22 Hedman, V TBL 142:48 2.52 2.52 50.00 2.49 2.46 50.26 0.09 -0.04 1.29
2021-22 Hedman, V TBL 122:35 3.43 1.47 70.00 3.08 2.38 56.33 0.43 -0.15 5.20
2021-22 Sergachev, M TBL 35:38 0.00 0.00 - 1.35 1.01 57.10 -1.10 -1.53 8.08
2020-21 McDonagh, R TBL 362:41 2.65 1.82 59.26 2.63 2.01 56.69 0.22 -0.20 4.52
2020-21 McDonagh, R TBL 303:32 3.16 1.19 72.73 2.19 2.49 46.78 -0.35 0.21 -5.89
2020-21 Hedman, V TBL 210:19 3.71 2.85 56.52 2.24 1.62 58.04 -0.22 -0.59 5.40
2020-21 Sergachev, M TBL 117:37 1.53 3.06 33.33 2.53 2.56 49.75 0.10 0.42 -3.48
2020-21 Hedman, V TBL 24:32 4.89 7.34 40.00 3.06 1.77 63.39 0.60 -0.55 11.97
2019-20 McDonagh, R TBL 514:12 2.57 2.10 55.00 2.20 2.08 51.43 -0.40 -0.20 -1.84
2019-20 Hedman, V TBL 268:47 2.23 1.12 66.67 2.55 1.91 57.17 0.06 -0.30 4.17
2019-20 McDonagh, R TBL 179:38 2.00 2.67 42.86 2.46 1.45 62.84 0.00 -0.65 8.93
2019-20 Sergachev, M TBL 177:08 1.69 1.02 62.50 2.17 1.23 63.85 -0.36 -0.86 9.08
2019-20 Coburn, B TBL 93:31 3.21 4.49 41.67 2.35 2.65 46.97 -0.13 0.39 -5.30
2019-20 Sergachev, M TBL 63:40 1.88 4.71 28.57 1.78 2.97 37.47 -0.76 0.86 -17.16
2019-20 Hedman, V TBL 51:37 4.65 2.32 66.67 2.37 2.57 47.97 -0.13 0.63 -8.42
2018-19 McDonagh, R TBL 790:55 3.57 2.28 61.04 2.64 2.19 54.65 -0.05 -0.35 3.29
2018-19 McDonagh, R TBL 62:33 1.92 2.88 40.00 2.46 1.99 55.27 0.52 0.28 2.08
2018-19 Hedman, V TBL 47:28 6.32 2.53 71.43 3.16 3.44 47.85 0.41 1.04 -5.53
2018-19 Coburn, B TBL 45:04 2.66 0.00 100.00 2.94 1.24 70.40 0.29 -1.18 18.08

Glossary

Type Statistic Definition
IndividualG/60Goals Against per 60 minutes.
IndividualA/60Assists per 60 minutes.
IndividualPts/60Points per 60 minutes.
IndividualxG/60Expected Goals per 60 minutes.
IndividualGAE/60Goals Above Expected (G/60 - xG/60).
IndividualSh%Shooting Percentage.
IndividualxSh%Expected Shooting Percentage.
IndividualSh%AEShooting percentage above expected (Sh% - xSh%).
Individual%SA RushPercentage of shot attempts determined to be on the rush.
Individual%SA Reb.Percentage of shot attempts determined to be from rebounds.
On IceSAF/60Shot Attempts For per 60 minutes.
On IceGF/60Goals For per 60 minutes.
On IcexGF/60Expected Goals For per 60 minutes.
On IceSAA/60Shot Attempts Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On IceGA/60Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On IcexGA/60Expected Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On IceGF%Goals For Percentage = Goals For / (Goals For + Goals Against)
On IcexGF%Expected Goals For Percentage = Expected Goals For / (Expected Goals For + Expected Goals Against)
On IcexGF RelxGF/60 when On Ice - xGF/60 when not On Ice.
On IcexGA RelxGA/60 when On Ice - xGA/60 when not On Ice (lower is better).
On IcexGF% RelxGF% when On Ice - xGF% when not On Ice.
Individual and On-Ice stats from Puckalytics.com (starting in 2015-16). NHL Edge Stats from edge.nhl.com (starting in 2021-22). Edge statistic definitions can be found at the Edge Stats Glossary.

Current Contract

Standard Contract (RFA)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2023-24 26 $5,200,000 $5,200,000 - $5,500,000 $1,260,000 $6,760,000 $6,760,000 RFA-arb
2024-25 27 NTC $5,200,000 $5,200,000 - $4,500,000 $2,260,000 $6,760,000 $6,760,000 UFA
2025-26 28 NTC $5,200,000 $5,200,000 - - $6,760,000 $6,760,000 $6,760,000 UFA
2026-27 29 NTC $5,200,000 $5,200,000 - - $5,096,000 $5,096,000 $5,096,000 UFA
2027-28 30 M-NTC $5,200,000 $5,200,000 - $1,000,000 $3,056,000 $4,056,000 $4,056,000 UFA
2028-29 31 M-NTC $5,200,000 $5,200,000 - $1,000,000 $3,056,000 $4,056,000 $4,056,000 UFA
2029-30 32 M-NTC $5,200,000 $5,200,000 - $1,000,000 $3,056,000 $4,056,000 $4,056,000 UFA
2030-31 33 M-NTC $5,200,000 $5,200,000 - $1,000,000 $3,056,000 $4,056,000 $4,056,000 UFA
Total - $14,000,000 $27,600,000 $41,600,000 $41,600,000
Signed: July 13, 2022
Team: Tampa Bay Lightning
GM: -
Exp. Status: UFA
Cap %: 6.23
Clause: Starting June 15, 2027 player submits a list of 16 teams he'd accept a trade to.

Previous Contracts

Standard Contract (RFA)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2020-21 23 $2,950,000 $2,950,000 - $700,000 $775,000 $1,475,000 $1,475,000 RFA
2021-22 24 $2,950,000 $2,950,000 - $1,000,000 $1,950,000 $2,950,000 $2,950,000 RFA-arb
2022-23 25 $2,950,000 $2,950,000 - - $4,425,000 $4,425,000 $4,425,000 RFA-arb
Total - $1,700,000 $7,150,000 $8,850,000 $8,850,000
Signed: Dec 22, 2020
Team: Tampa Bay Lightning
GM: -
Exp. Status: RFA-arb
Cap %: 3.62

Entry Level Contract

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2016-17 19 $732,500 $925,000 - $92,500 - $92,500 - ELC
2017-18 20 $708,333 $900,833 - $92,500 - $92,500 - ELC
2018-19 21 $697,500 $890,000 $227,500 $92,500 $650,000 $742,500 $70,000 ELC
2019-20 22 $697,500 $890,000 $202,500 - $650,000 $650,000 $70,000 ELC
2020-21 23 $697,500 $890,000 $147,500 - $700,000 $700,000 $70,000 ELC
Total $577,500 $277,500 $2,000,000 $2,277,500 $210,000
Signed: July 14, 2015
Team: Los Angeles Kings
GM: -
Exp. Status: RFA-arb
Note: This entry level contract slid two seasons as player did not meet the games played threshold to start the contract.

*Age is as of September 15