ErikCernak

Born: May 28, 1997 (29)
Birthplace: 🇸🇰 Kosice
Nation: Slovakia
Height: 193 cm / 6'4"
Weight: 105 kg / 232 lb
Shoots: Right
Draft: 2015 · Round 2, #43 overall by LAK

2026-27 regular season

Career statistics

Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	P	PIM	+/-	GP	G	A	P	PIM
			Regular season						Playoffs
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	34	+41
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	–	12	0	1	1	8
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	–	7	0	0	0	2
2014-15	Kosice	Slovakia	43	5	8	13	16	–	7	0	1	1	6
2015-16	Slovakia	WJ18-A	5	0	0	0	0	-2
2015-16	Erie	OHL	41	4	11	15	35	+7	13	0	6	6	10
2015-16	Slovakia U20	WJC-20	4	0	0	0	2	+1
2016-17	Erie Otters	OHL	50	3	18	21	53	+31	22	1	8	9	10
2016-17	Slovakia U20	WJC-20	5	0	1	1	2	-3
2016-17	Erie Otters	M-Cup	5	0	2	2	2	0
2017-18	Syracuse Crunch	AHL	71	5	13	18	70	+30	7	1	1	2	4
2018-19	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL	58	5	11	16	58	+25	4	0	3	3	0
2018-19	Syracuse Crunch	AHL	9	2	5	7	14	-1
2018-19	Slovakia	WC	7	3	2	5	8	+3
2019-20	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL	67	5	7	12	59	+11	25	0	4	4	12
2020-21	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL	46	5	13	18	38	+8	21	1	9	10	16
2021-22	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL	55	1	12	13	46	+7	23	1	1	2	12
2022-23	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL	70	2	14	16	53	+8	1	0	0	0	2
2023-24	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL	69	2	11	13	63	+5	5	0	1	1	2
2024-25	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL	76	3	18	21	50	+29	5	1	0	1	4
2025-26	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL	61	3	8	11	74	+3	7	0	1	1	2
2025-26	Slovakia	OG	6	0	1	1	14	-1
2026-27	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL	5	0	1	1	0	+5
NHL totals	9 seasons		507	26	95	121	441	+101	91	3	19	22	50

Non-NHL rows cover junior, European and international play as recorded by the NHL. International tournaments (WJC, WC, OG) are listed under their own league codes.

NHL season detail regular season

Season	Team	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	EVG	PPG	PPP	SHG	GWG	S	S%	TOI/GP	FO%	P/GP
2018-19	TBL	58	5	11	16	+25	58	4	1	1	0	1	107	4.7	19:15	–	0.28
2019-20	TBL	67	5	7	12	+11	59	5	0	0	0	1	125	4.0	18:57	–	0.18
2020-21	TBL	46	5	13	18	+8	38	5	0	0	0	0	85	5.9	19:47	–	0.39
2021-22	TBL	55	1	12	13	+7	46	1	0	0	0	0	86	1.2	19:09	–	0.24
2022-23	TBL	70	2	14	16	+8	53	1	0	0	1	0	87	2.3	19:14	–	0.23
2023-24	TBL	69	2	11	13	+5	63	2	0	0	0	0	53	3.8	19:11	–	0.19
2024-25	TBL	76	3	18	21	+29	50	3	0	0	0	0	64	4.7	18:16	–	0.28
2025-26	TBL	61	3	8	11	+3	74	3	0	0	0	1	53	5.7	17:37	–	0.18
2026-27	TBL	6	0	1	1	+5	2	0	0	0	0	0	9	0.0	19:04	–	0.17

Recent games

Date	Opponent	Result	G	A	P	+/-	S	HITS	BLK	PIM	TOI
Oct 13	@NYR	L 1–4	0	0	0	0	1	2	4	2	16:22
Oct 10	@NYI	W 5–3	0	0	0	+1	1	3	2	0	19:01
Oct 8	vsMIN	W 3–2	0	1	1	+1	1	1	0	0	19:32
Oct 5	vsPHI	W 4–1	0	0	0	+3	1	3	1	0	22:15
Oct 3	vsWSH	W 3–1	0	0	0	+1	4	3	3	0	20:34
Oct 1	@NYR	L 1–5	0	0	0	-1	1	5	0	0	16:00
May 3	vsMTL	L 1–2	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	17:18
May 1	@MTL	W 1–0 (OT)	0	0	0	0	2	3	1	0	23:10
Apr 29	vsMTL	L 2–3	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	15:56
Apr 26	@MTL	W 3–2	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	19:37
Apr 24	@MTL	L 2–3 (OT)	0	0	0	+1	1	0	3	2	17:54
Apr 21	vsMTL	W 3–2 (OT)	0	1	1	+1	1	3	2	0	21:26
Apr 19	vsMTL	L 3–4 (OT)	0	0	0	+1	1	4	1	0	20:53
Apr 15	vsNYR	L 2–4	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	15:53
Apr 13	vsDET	W 4–3 (OT)	1	0	1	+1	2	1	2	0	19:42