Erik Cernak

Born on: May 28, 1997
Birth place: Kosice, Slovakia
Defenseman, shoots right
6 ' 3" (191 cm) | 229 lb (104 kg)

Drafted by: Los Angeles Kings, 2. round (#43 overall), in 2015 NHL Entry Draft

Championships & Medals

	Age	Year	Team	Event	Tournament Location / Series Result
	16	2014	HC Kosice	Slovak ExtraLiga	HC Kosice defeated HK Nitra 4‑3 in a best of seven series.
	17	2015	Team Slovakia	U20 World Championship	Toronto, Ontario and Montreal, Quebec, Canada
	17	2015	HC Kosice	Slovak ExtraLiga	HC Kosice defeated HC Banska Bystrica 4‑2 in a best of seven series.
	19	2017	Erie Otters	OHL J. Ross Robertson Cup Champion	Erie Otters defeated Mississauga Steelheads 4‑1 in a best of seven series.
	23	2020	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL Stanley Cup Champion	Tampa Bay Lightning defeated Dallas Stars 4‑2 in a best of seven series.
	24	2021	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL Stanley Cup Champion	Tampa Bay Lightning defeated Montreal Canadiens 4‑1 in a best of seven series.
IIHF U20 World Championship Medals
OHL J. Ross Robertson Cup Championships
NHL Stanley Cup Championships
Slovak Extraliga Championships

Last 5 NHL Games

		Overall						Time on Ice				Goals					Assists					Points						per 60 All Situations			per 60 Even-Strength			per 60 Power-Play			Shots		Defensive		Faceoffs
Date	Game	Score	G	A	P	PIM	+/-	TOI	ES	PP	SH	ESG	PPG	SHG	GWG	OTG	ESA	PPA	SHA	GWA	OTA	ESP	PPP	SHP	GWP	OTP	PPP%	G/60	A/60	P/60	ESG/60	ESA/60	ESP/60	PPG/60	PPA/60	PPP/60	SHOTS	SH%	HITS	BS	FOW	FOL	FO%
Nov 5, 2024	TBL @ STL	(2-3)	0	0	0	0	0	20:37	19:41	0:00	0:56	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0	0.0%	3	3	0	0	0.00%
Nov 7, 2024	PHI @ TBL	(2-1)	0	0	0	0	0	9:02	9:02	0:00	0:00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0	0.0%	2	1	0	0	0.00%
Nov 14, 2024	WPG @ TBL	(1-4)	0	1	1	2	2	19:38	14:56	0:00	4:42	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.0%	0.000	3.056	3.056	0.000	4.018	4.018	0.000	0.000	0.000	0	0.0%	2	3	0	0	0.00%
Nov 16, 2024	NJD @ TBL	(0-4)	0	0	0	0	0	20:37	15:10	0:00	5:27	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0	0.0%	2	2	0	0	0.00%
Nov 19, 2024	TBL @ PIT	(3-2)	0	0	0	0	1	19:42	17:45	0:00	1:57	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0	0.0%	0	1	0	0	0.00%
	GAME LOG

Regular Season

Stripe: Rows Seasons
Season	Team	LGE	Age	GP	G	A	P	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG	SH%
2013‑14	Team Slovakia U20	Slovak ExtraLiga	16	20	2	1	3	2	-7	1	0	0	8.3
2013‑14	HC Kosice	Slovak ExtraLiga	16	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
2014‑15	HC Kosice	Slovak ExtraLiga	17	43	5	8	13	16	7	4	1	1	6.3
2015‑16	Erie Otters	OHL	18	41	4	11	15	35	7	0	0	0	5.3
2016‑17	Erie Otters	OHL	19	50	3	18	21	53	31	0	0	0	3.2
2017‑18	Syracuse Crunch	AHL	20	71	5	13	18	70	30	0	1	0	4.3
2018‑19	Syracuse Crunch	AHL	21	9	2	5	7	14	-1	2	0	0	6.7
2018‑19	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL	21	58	5	11	16	58	25	1	0	1	4.7
2019‑20	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL	22	67	5	7	12	59	11	0	0	1	4.0
2020‑21	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL	23	46	5	13	18	38	8	0	0	0	5.9
2021‑22	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL	24	55	1	12	13	46	7	0	0	0	1.2
2022‑23	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL	25	70	2	14	16	53	8	0	1	0	2.3
2023‑24	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL	26	69	2	11	13	63	5	0	0	0	3.8
2024‑25	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL	27	17	0	5	5	12	7	0	0	0	0.0
	NHL Totals			382	20	73	93	329	71	1	1	2	3.6
	OHL Totals			91	7	29	36	88	38	0	0	0	4.1
	AHL Totals			80	7	18	25	84	29	2	1	0	4.8
	Slovak ExtraLiga Totals			76	7	9	16	18	0	5	1	1	6.3

Playoff Stats

Season	Team	LGE	Age	GP	G	A	P	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG	SH%
2013‑14	HC Kosice	Slovak ExtraLiga	16	7	0	0	0	2	-3	0	0	0	0.0
2014‑15	HC Kosice	Slovak ExtraLiga	17	7	0	1	1	6	6	0	0	0	0.0
2015‑16	Erie Otters	OHL	18	13	0	6	6	10	4	0	0	0	0.0
2016‑17	Erie Otters	OHL	19	22	1	8	9	10	17	0	0	0	2.2
2016‑17	Erie Otters	Memorial Cup	19	5	0	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0.0
2017‑18	Syracuse Crunch	AHL	20	7	1	1	2	4	0	0	0	0	6.3
2018‑19	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL	21	4	0	3	3	0	-2	0	0	0	0.0
2019‑20	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL	22	25	0	4	4	12	2	0	0	0	0.0
2020‑21	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL	23	21	1	9	10	16	12	0	0	0	2.8
2021‑22	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL	24	23	1	1	2	12	1	0	0	1	4.5
2022‑23	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL	25	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0.0
2023‑24	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL	26	5	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0.0
	NHL Totals			79	2	18	20	44	13	0	0	1	2.0
	OHL Totals			35	1	14	15	20	21	0	0	0	1.4
	Slovak ExtraLiga Totals			14	0	1	1	8	3	0	0	0	0.0
	AHL Totals			7	1	1	2	4	0	0	0	0	6.3
	Memorial Cup Totals			5	0	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0.0

National Team Stats - Major Tournaments

Team	Age	GP	G	A	P	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG	SH%
Team Slovakia - U18 World Championship 2013	15	6	0	2	2	8	-2	0	0	0	0.0
Team Slovakia - U20 World Championship 2014	16	5	0	0	0	4	-5	0	0	0	0.0
Team Slovakia - U18 World Championship 2014	16	5	0	0	0	6	2	0	0	0	0.0
Team Slovakia - U20 World Championship 2015	17	6	0	2	2	4	1	0	0	0	0.0
Team Slovakia - U20 World Championship 2016	18	4	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0.0
Team Slovakia - U20 World Championship 2017	19	5	0	1	1	2	-3	0	0	0	0.0
Team Slovakia - World Championship 2019	21	7	3	2	5	8	3	1	0	2	15.0
U20 World Championship Totals		20	0	3	3	12	-6	0	0	0	0.0
U18 World Championship Totals		11	0	2	2	14	0	0	0	0	0.0
World Championship Totals		7	3	2	5	8	3	1	0	2	15.0

National and Regional Team Stats - Miscellaneous Tournaments

Team	Age	GP	G	A	P	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG	SH%
Team Slovakia - U17 5‑Nations 2012	15	4	0	1	1	14	1	0	0	0
Team Slovakia - U17 2‑Nations 2012	15	3	0	0	0	14	0	0	0	0
Team Slovakia - U17 4‑Nations 2012	15	3	1	0	1	4	-4	0	0	0	14.3
Team Slovakia U18 - U18 4‑Nations 2013	15	3	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	0.0
Team Slovakia - U20 4‑Nations 2013	16	3	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0.0
Team Slovakia U18 - U18 4‑Nations 2014	16	3	1	1	2	4	1	0	0	0	12.5
Team Slovakia - U20 4‑Nations 2014	17	3	2	1	3	8		1	0	0
U17 National Team Totals		10	1	1	2	32	-3	0	0	0
U18 National Team Totals		6	1	2	3	4	3	0	0	0	5.9
U20 National Team Totals		6	2	1	3	10	1	1	0	0