Erik Cernak
#81 · Defenseman · Tampa Bay Lightning
| GamesGP | GoalsG | AssistsA | PointsP | ShotsSOG | Ice timeTOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This season | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 19:35 |
| Last season | 61 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 53 | 17:37 |
Role
Where he fits on Tampa Bay right now.
- Line
P2 with R. McDonagh · 10:10 a game together
- Power play
Not on either unit
- Penalty kill
Starts the kill 8 of 9 kills · 1:13 a kill · starts 8
- Ice time
19:35 a game, 2nd-most among Tampa Bay defensemen · 16:17 5-on-5 · 2:26 PK
- Competition
Tougher opponents than 80% of defensemen · home 81%, road 76%
Tougher opponents than 70% of defensemen · home 76%
Where he stands out
What he does better or worse than most players at his position.
Better than most at his position
Hitting
hitting score 2406.45 hits /60better than 93% of defensemenmore than 91% of defensemen
Behind most at his position
Staying out of the box
0.94 penalties taken /60behind 82% of defensemen
Listed only when we can be confident he is above or below average. Numbers from this season and last, through Oct 10. Compared with defensemen who have played at least 20 games over the two seasons.
Better than most at his position
Top speedTop 10
22.0 mphfaster than 95% of defensemen
Hitting
hitting score 2089.19 hits /60better than 90% of defensemenmore than 97% of defensemen
Time in the offensive zone
46.4% of his timemore than 90% of defensemen
Shooting volume
11.2 shot attempts /60better than 77% of defensemen
Behind most at his position
Nothing yet where we can be confident he is below most defensemen.
Listed only when we can be confident he is above or below average. Numbers from this season, through Oct 10. Compared with defensemen who have played at least 3 games.
All ratings
Every rating, against other defensemen.
This season’s 4 games blended with last season’s 61, and pulled toward the average defenseman by an amount that depends on how quickly each rating settles.
This season’s 4 games only, pulled toward the average defenseman. Expect wide ranges this early.
Driving play at 5-on-5
- Creating chancesAlong for the rideDrives play
−0.05 expected goals /60bottom 40%
+0.06 expected goals /60top 25%
- Preventing chancesChances against riseShuts it down
no measurable changeaverage
−0.07 expected goals against /60top 32%
Scoring
- Shooting volumeRarely shootsFires away
10.1 shot attempts /60top 40%
11.2 shot attempts /60top 23%
- Creating his own chancesFew chancesDangerous
0.21 expected goals /60top 32%
0.23 expected goals /60top 27%
- FinishingBelow expectedSniper
+0.1 goals above expected /100 shotsaverage
+0.1 goals above expected /100 shotsbottom 43%
- Setting up goalsRarely sets upPlaymaker
0.32 first assists /60bottom 39%
0.35 first assists /60top 29%
Special teams
- Power-play chancesQuietThreat
0.67 expected goals /60too few games
0.73 expected goals /60too few games
- Shorthanded threatPure defensePower kill
0.86 expected goals for /60average
0.89 expected goals for /60top 43%
Physical and puck
- HittingAvoids contactPhysical
- Shot blockingRarely blocksShot blocker
blocking score 110top 32%5.36 blocks /60top 19%
blocking score 92bottom 41%3.06 blocks /60bottom 14%
- TakeawaysRarePuck thief
takeaway score 90bottom 38%0.78 takeaways /60bottom 44%
takeaway score 91bottom 42%0.00 takeaways /60bottom 1%
Penalties and faceoffs
- Drawing penaltiesRarelyDraws calls
0.45 penalties drawn /60average
0.48 penalties drawn /60top 41%
- Staying out of the boxOften penalizedClean
0.94 penalties taken /60bottom 18%
0.58 penalties taken /60top 39%
Hitting, shot blocking and takeaways are arena-adjusted scores (100 is the average defenseman); switch “Hits and takeaways” to Raw in the settings to see the numbers as recorded. How the ratings work.
Shots
Where his shots come from, and how his misses miss.
88 unblocked shots, this season and last, from his point of view. 1 more from outside the zone. Empty nets left out.
8 unblocked shots, this season, from his point of view. Empty nets left out.
How his misses miss
28 missed shots. “Wide left” is from his point of view.
1 missed shots. “Wide left” is from his point of view.
The NHL’s game data records how a shot missed, but not where in the net a goal or save went (glove side, blocker, five-hole). That needs paid camera tracking, so we don’t show it.
Skating and shot
Speed, bursts, shot power and where he spends his shifts, from the NHL’s own tracking (NHL EDGE).
- Top speedTop 10SlowerBurner
22.2 mphtop 38%
22.0 mphtop 5%
- Fast burstsRareFrequent
2.2 bursts /60top 33%
1.5 bursts /60average
- Hardest shotSofterCannon
88.9 mphbottom 23%
88.9 mphtop 25%
- Distance skatedShorterCovers ground
8.52 miles /60average
8.52 miles /60average
- Time in the offensive zoneDefendingAttacking
41.9% of his timeaverage
46.4% of his timetop 10%
Top speed and hardest shot are his best single moments over this season and lastthis season; bursts and distance are per 60 minutes of his ice time. Tracking data: NHL EDGE.