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Erik Cernak

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Shoots: Right
Height: 6′4″
Weight: 232 lb
Born: May 28, 1997 (age 29)
Birthplace: Kosice, Slovakia
Draft: 2015, LAK, round 2, 43rd overall

On-ice shot attempts, shots and goals in all situations. With or without you →

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2026-27 · All situations

GP: 16; TBL
TOI: 298; 18:39 a game
CF%: 50.3; 267–264
xGF%: 52.9; 15.2–13.6
GF%: 57.1; 20–15

2026-27 individual

G: 0
A1: 6
A2: 1
P: 7
iSF: 20
Sh%: 0.0
ixG: 1.12
G−ixG: -1.12

Shooting luck

2026-27 in all situations, beside his record before (his seasons since 2019-20) and the league's defencemen.

Measure	2026-27	Before	Δ	League
Sh%	0.0	3.8	-3.8	6.5
On-ice Sh%	14.7	10.9	+3.8	10.9
PDO	102.3	101.0	+1.3	99.7
G−ixG	-1.12	–	–	–

Sh% z -0.9. 20 shots on goal: too few to judge yet (25 needed). Expected: his record before blended with 100 shots at the league rate; past ±2 is about one time in twenty by chance.

2026-27 shot maps

Unblocked attempts in all situations, the net attacked at the top. A blocked attempt has no shot location, so these are goals, shots on goal and misses. Shots at an empty net are left out.

2026-27 shot maps

On the ice, against the league

For · his team's attempts36.0 FF/60 · league 40.2

−1.3+1.3

Against · at his net35.8 FF/60 · league 40.2

−1.3+1.3

Per 60 vs league average; darker = bigger gap. Green is better for him, red worse. 298 min.

His attempts

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on goal missgoal

Area = xG:0.050.200.50smallest ≤ 0.04

Under 50 attempts: too few for a density, so each is drawn.

Excluding 1 empty-net attempt: 28 unblocked · 20 SOG · 0 G · 0.91 ixG.

His unblocked attempts, shots on goal, goals and shooting percentage by zone, beside the league's
Zone	FF	SOG	Lg Sh%
Inner slot	1	1	20.6
High slot	2	2	18.2
Circles	4	3	9.9
Point and perimeter	20	13	4.4
Behind the net	1	1	4.7

By season

Season	Team	GP	TOI	CF%	GF%	xGF%	xGF% Rel	xGF	xGA	Sh%	Sv%	PDO
2019-20 TBL	TBL	67	1270	43.7	45.8	44.6	-11.9	51.21	63.62	9.6	90.8	100.4
2020-21 TBL	TBL	46	911	47.8	48.9	50.3	-6.9	42.92	42.40	10.8	89.9	100.7
2021-22 TBL	TBL	55	1053	46.0	44.3	45.5	-8.6	48.30	57.80	9.2	90.0	99.2
2022-23 TBL	TBL	70	1347	43.2	42.5	43.9	-11.6	62.48	79.69	9.8	89.5	99.3
2023-24 TBL	TBL	69	1324	41.2	44.8	44.1	-9.0	58.34	73.96	12.1	90.1	102.3
2024-25 TBL	TBL	76	1388	43.3	52.7	47.0	-8.8	62.74	70.81	12.7	91.3	104.0
2025-26 TBL	TBL	61	1075	41.9	43.4	45.8	-11.6	49.17	58.15	12.5	89.1	101.5
2026-27 TBL	TBL	16	298	50.3	57.1	52.9	-4.3	15.24	13.55	14.7	87.6	102.3
Total TBL	TBL	460	8665	43.8	46.5	45.9	-9.7	390.40	459.98	11.0	90.1	101.1

Among the league's defencemen

On-ice rates per 60, in all situations, as percentiles among 213 defencemen with 100+ minutes. Right is better.

With or without you

WOWY at 5v5, 2026-27: his on-ice shares with each teammate, and each without the other. A clue, not a verdict. Read at 5v5: All situations mixes power-play units with lines.

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Teammate	Minutes			xGF%			CF%			GF%
Teammate	With	Cernak without	Without Cernak	With	Cernak without	Without Cernak	With	Cernak without	Without Cernak	With	Cernak without	Without Cernak
McDonaghRyan McDonagh D	158	88	69	60.0 7.2–4.8	65.1 -5.0	40.5 +19.5	57.7 164–120	59.4 -1.7	49.6 +8.2	73.7 14–5	40.0 2–3	60.0 3–2
HolmbergPontus Holmberg RW	127	118	92	59.9 6.1–4.1	64.1 -4.2	46.4 +13.5	57.3 126–94	59.4 -2.1	50.0 +7.3	69.2 9–4	63.6 7–4	33.3 3–6
MikheyevIlya Mikheyev RW	118	127	92	58.6 5.4–3.8	65.0 -6.4	46.3 +12.3	54.7 117–97	62.0 -7.3	50.3 +4.4	75.0 9–3	58.3 7–5	28.6 2–5
GirgensonsZemgus Girgensons C	110	135	53	59.9 5.6–3.7	63.7 -3.8	56.4 +3.6	55.8 116–92	60.7 -5.0	47.1 +8.6	81.8 9–2	53.8 7–6	25.0 1–3
HedmanVictor Hedman D	63	183	128	71.4 3.2–1.3	58.7 +12.8	48.8 +22.6	59.1 65–45	58.0 +1.0	52.3 +6.8	66.7 2–1	66.7 14–7	52.9 9–8
HagelBrandon Hagel LW	57	188	174	57.9 2.5–1.8	63.0 -5.1	60.9 -3.0	55.2 53–43	59.2 -4.0	61.0 -5.8	50.0 3–3	72.2 13–5	50.0 12–12
CirelliAnthony Cirelli C	51	194	153	51.2 1.9–1.9	64.5 -13.3	58.6 -7.3	49.4 38–39	60.3 -10.9	59.9 -10.6	50.0 2–2	70.0 14–6	50.0 9–9
GuentzelJake Guentzel C	51	195	188	62.3 2.7–1.6	61.6 +0.7	56.5 +5.8	61.1 55–35	57.6 +3.5	58.0 +3.1	62.5 5–3	68.8 11–5	70.8 17–7

Under each without share: with minus without, in points (green: better together). 14 teammates under the floor are not shown: pick them above.

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2026-27 game by game

Date	Opponent	Result	CF%	GF%	xGF%	TOI	xGF	xGA	Sh%	Sv%	PDO
2026-11-08 @ WPG · L 3-4	@ WPG	L 3-4	60.7	50.0	42.0	17	0.80	1.10	20.0	75.0	95.0
2026-11-07 @ MIN · W 4-3 OT	@ MIN	W 4-3 OT	56.8	0.0	61.4	18	0.83	0.52	0.0	83.3	83.3
2026-11-05 vs CHI · W 4-1	vs CHI	W 4-1	66.7	100.0	63.8	16	0.95	0.54	17.6	100.0	117.6
2026-11-03 vs DET · W 4-2	vs DET	W 4-2	46.9	100.0	47.6	19	0.75	0.83	40.0	100.0	140.0
2026-10-29 vs WPG · W 6-4	vs WPG	W 6-4	36.0	33.3	57.2	19	0.93	0.69	20.0	75.0	95.0
2026-10-24 @ UTA · L 4-5 OT	@ UTA	L 4-5 OT	40.5	66.7	45.1	21	1.04	1.26	16.7	88.9	105.6
2026-10-23 @ COL · L 3-6	@ COL	L 3-6	52.9	0.0	29.9	17	0.44	1.02	0.0	62.5	62.5
2026-10-20 @ VGK · W 6-2	@ VGK	W 6-2	45.9	–	21.0	21	0.42	1.58	0.0	100.0	100.0
2026-10-17 vs VAN · W 4-2	vs VAN	W 4-2	52.3	50.0	73.1	22	1.53	0.56	20.0	66.7	86.7
2026-10-15 vs SEA · W 4-3 OT	vs SEA	W 4-3 OT	53.6	50.0	71.3	15	0.85	0.34	9.1	85.7	94.8
2026-10-13 @ NYR · L 1-4	@ NYR	L 1-4	47.8	–	28.3	17	0.26	0.66	0.0	100.0	100.0
2026-10-10 @ NYI · W 5-3	@ NYI	W 5-3	45.5	50.0	44.4	19	0.97	1.21	22.2	80.0	102.2
2026-10-08 vs MIN · W 3-2	vs MIN	W 3-2	55.0	100.0	60.7	20	1.31	0.85	10.0	100.0	110.0
2026-10-05 vs PHI · W 4-1	vs PHI	W 4-1	64.3	100.0	84.5	22	2.09	0.38	25.0	100.0	125.0
2026-10-03 vs WSH · W 3-1	vs WSH	W 3-1	36.5	100.0	52.9	21	1.68	1.50	8.3	100.0	108.3
2026-10-01 @ NYR · L 1-5	@ NYR	L 1-5	52.2	0.0	44.9	16	0.41	0.50	0.0	80.0	80.0