Tampa Bay Lightning · #81 · Defense

Erik Cernak

Age29Ht6'4"Wt232 lbShootsRightBornKosice, SVK

2026-27 regular season

11GP

19:00TOI

Next game

Thu Oct 29, 11:00 PM · Benchmark International Arena

Winnipeg JetsHome game · 4 days off

TBL

3000 km+2 TZ+3 rest

WPG

2700 km

WPG defense (2025-26)22nd in goals allowed3.17 goals a game, 27.8 shots against

His games vs WPG0 G, 2 A in 9 GP0.7 shots a game

Linemates

Projected for Oct 29, via @krashboard

Pair 2He plays RD

Ryan McDonaghLD

Season profile

2026-27 regular season. Rates ranked against 237 defensemen with 3+ games.

GP11

+/-+7

SOG15

S%0.0%

PPP0

Blk17

PIM2

TOI/GP19:00

G/GP27th

0.00

A/GP50th

0.18

P/GP39th

0.18

SOG/GP73rd

1.36

HIT/GP89th

2.09

BLK/GP71st

1.55

TOI52nd

19:00

PPP/GP37th

0.00

P/6033rd

0.57

G/6027th

0.00

SOG/6068th

4.3

HDC/6062nd

0.29

ixG/6050th

0.24

Key rates

Regular season, per 60 minutes where it says so.

Points / 600.57

Shots / 604.3

Attempts / 6010.0

HD chances / 600.29

ixG0.9-0.9 goals vs expected

PP shot share0%0 of 107 attempts

Primary points100%2 of 2

Where his attempts come from

High danger1 att, 0 G5%

Medium danger1 att, 0 G5%

Low danger18 att, 0 G90%

Production by strength

Even2 P, 35 att100%

Power play0 P, 0 att0%

Shorthanded0 P, 0 att0%

Ice time

Season average19:00

Last 10 games19:18+0:18

Last 5 games18:56steady

Shifts a game25.6

Ice time by strength is not in the game logs yet, so this is his total minutes.

Prop hit rates

How often he went over, regular season. A line of 1.5 needs 2 blocked shots.

Line

Last 540%2 of 5, avg 1.4

Last 1050%5 of 10, avg 1.7

Last 2045%5 of 11, avg 1.5

Season45%5 of 11, avg 1.5

Home40%2 of 5, avg 1.4

Away50%3 of 6, avg 1.7

vs WPG44%4 of 9, avg 1.2

Best priceOdds soon

Over 1.5--

Under 1.5--

Blocks prices from the books land here once NHL odds are live.

Game by game

Splits

Regular season. Last column follows the prop picked above. Opponent ranks are not in yet for this season.

Split	GP	G	A	P	P/GP	SOG/GP	HIT/GP	BLK/GP	TOI	Blocks o1.5
All games	11	0	2	2	0.18	1.36	2.09	1.55	19:00	45%5/11
Venue
Home	5	0	1	1	0.20	2.00	1.60	1.40	19:46	40%2/5
Away	6	0	1	1	0.17	0.83	2.50	1.67	18:23	50%3/6
Rest
Back-to-back	1	0	1	1	1.00	1.00	0.00	1.00	20:58	0%0/1
1 day off	5	0	0	0	0.00	2.00	2.00	1.80	19:39	60%3/5
2+ days off	4	0	1	1	0.25	0.75	2.00	1.75	18:27	50%2/4
Opponent defense
vs top 10 D	0	No games
vs middle 12	0	No games
vs bottom 10 D	0	No games
Result
In wins	7	0	1	1	0.14	1.57	2.00	1.43	19:46	43%3/7
In losses	4	0	1	1	0.25	1.00	2.25	1.75	17:41	50%2/4

Shot map

2026-27

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Game log

11 games. The blocks column is marked against over 1.5.

Date	Opp	Result	A	P	SOG	HIT	BLK	+/-	PIM	TOI	SHF
SatOct 24B2B	@UTA	L 4-5 OT	1	1	1	0	1	+2	0	20:58	34
FriOct 23	@COL	L 3-6	0	0	1	2	2	-2	0	16:44	24
TueOct 20	@VGK	W 6-2	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	20:30	26
SatOct 17	VAN	W 4-2	0	0	1	0	1	+1	0	21:32	29
ThuOct 15	SEA	W 4-3 OT	0	0	3	1	2	+1	0	14:55	19
TueOct 13	@NYR	L 1-4	0	0	1	2	4	0	2	17:02	22
SatOct 10	@NYI	W 5-3	0	0	1	3	2	+1	0	19:01	27
ThuOct 8	MIN	W 3-2	1	1	1	1	0	+1	0	19:32	24
MonOct 5	PHI	W 4-1	0	0	1	3	1	+3	0	22:15	28
SatOct 3	WSH	W 3-1	0	0	4	3	3	+1	0	20:34	26
ThuOct 1	@NYR	L 1-5	0	0	1	5	0	-1	0	16:00	23
11 GPTotals, averages for TOI and shifts			2	2	15	23	17	+7	2	19:00	25.6