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Erik Cernak's 2025-2026 season

Points

NHL#548

Goals

NHL#529

Assists

NHL#514

Plus/minus

NHL#244

Games

74% of 82

Defenceman Erik Cernak was 28 years old when the 2025-2026 season began, his 8th in the NHL, and played it for Tampa Bay Lightning. He played 61 of a possible 82 games and scored 3 goals and 8 assists for 11 points, 0.18 points per game. In the playoffs he played 7 games for 1 points.

Below: the whole season and the playoff run, game by game.

2025-2026Playoffs

Year 2025
1 year ago
Season opener
October 9
Erik Cernak plays the 2025-2026 season for Tampa Bay Lightning
TBLTampa Bay Lightning
Erik was 28 years old when the 2025-2026 season began. It was his 8th season with the team. His 8th NHL season in all.
- The game
  OTT5–4TBL
  L
  October 9game 1/824
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG18:25TOI
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- The game
  NJD5–3TBL
  L
  October 11game 2/824
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG17:13TOI
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- The game
  TBL4–3BOS
  W
  October 13game 3/825
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG19:10TOI
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- The game
  TBL2–3WSH
  L
  October 14game 4/823
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG23:18TOI
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- The game
  TBL1–2DET
  L
  October 17game 5/826
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG20:44TOI
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- The game
  TBL2–3CBJ
  L
  October 18game 6/824
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -2+/-0SOG16:58TOI
  +1 assist
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- The game
  CHI3–2TBL
  L
  October 23game 7/822
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG21:40TOI
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- The game
  ANA3–4TBL
  W
  October 25game 8/824
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-0SOG18:45TOI
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- The game
  VGK1–2TBL
  W
  October 26game 9/825
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG17:41TOI
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- The game
  TBL5–2NSH
  W
  October 28game 10/824
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-1SOG18:26TOI
  +1 assist
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- The game
  DAL1–2TBL
  W
  October 30game 11/822
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG17:04TOI
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- November 2025
- The game
  TBL4–2UTA
  W
  November 2game 12/824
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-2SOG20:27TOI
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- The game
  TBL2–3COL
  L
  November 4game 13/824
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG18:57TOI
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- The game
  TBL6–3VGK
  W
  November 6game 14/824
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG20:32TOI
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- The game
  WSH2–3TBL
  W
  November 8game 15/823
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG18:58TOI
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- The game
  NYR7–3TBL
  L
  November 12game 16/823
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-0SOG19:55TOI
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- The game
  TBL3–1FLA
  W
  November 15game 17/822
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG18:05TOI
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- The game
  VAN6–2TBL
  L
  November 16game 18/826
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-1SOG17:23TOI
  +1 assist
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- The game
  TBL5–3WSH
  W
  November 22game 21/822
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-1SOG1SHP23:24TOI
  +1 assist
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- Checkpoint
  November 22
  1/4 into the season
  Game 21 of 8219 of 21 played
  4
  points
  NHL#438
  0
  goals
  NHL#549
  4
  assists
  NHL#319
  0
  +/-
  NHL#122
  TBL
  12-7-2W-L-OT26Points
  2nd in the Atlantic·4th in the Eastern Conference·9th in the whole NHL
- December 2025
- The game
  TBL4–3ANA
  W
  December 31game 39/822
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG18:28TOI
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Year 2026
this year
- The game
  TBL5–3LAK
  W
  January 1game 40/823
  His night
  No points
  +2+/-0SOG20:13TOI
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- The game
  TBL7–3SJS
  W
  January 3game 41/824
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG19:29TOI
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- Checkpoint
  January 3
  1/2 into the season
  Game 41 of 8222 of 41 played
  4
  points
  NHL#579
  0
  goals
  NHL#652
  4
  assists
  NHL#499
  +1
  +/-
  NHL#105
  TBL
  25-13-3W-L-OT53Points
  1st in the Atlantic·1st in the Eastern Conference·4th in the whole NHL
- The game
  COL2–4TBL
  W
  January 6game 42/822
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG20:18TOI
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- The game
  TBL7–2PHI
  W
  January 10game 43/824
  His night
  No points
  +2+/-0SOG18:17TOI
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- The game
  TBL5–1PHI
  W
  January 12game 44/824
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-1SOG19:16TOI
  +1 assist
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- The game
  TBL2–1PIT
  W
  January 13game 45/822
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG14:31TOI
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- The game
  TBL2–3STL
  L
  January 16game 46/825
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG19:40TOI
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- The game
  TBL4–1DAL
  W
  January 18game 47/823
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG16:57TOI
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- The game
  SJS1–4TBL
  W
  January 20game 48/825
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG16:45TOI
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- The game
  TBL2–1CHI
  W
  January 23game 49/823
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG19:33TOI
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- The game
  TBL5–8CBJ
  L
  January 24game 50/824
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG04:59TOI
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- The game
  UTA0–2TBL
  W
  January 26game 51/822
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG15:15TOI
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- The game
  WPG1–4TBL
  W
  January 29game 52/822
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG17:52TOI
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- February 2026
- The game
  BOS5–6TBL
  W
  February 1game 53/824
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-0SOG15:40TOI
  +1 assist
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- The game
  BUF3–4TBL
  W
  February 3game 54/825
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG18:04TOI
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- The game
  FLA1–6TBL
  W
  February 5game 55/824
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-2SOG23:13TOI
  +1 goal
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- The game
  TOR2–4TBL
  W
  February 25game 56/825
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG17:04TOI
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- The game
  TBL4–5CAR
  L
  February 26game 57/823
  His night
  No points
  +2+/-2SOG15:26TOI
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- The game
  BUF6–2TBL
  L
  February 28game 58/825
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG14:39TOI
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- March 2026
- The game
  TBL1–5MIN
  L
  March 3game 59/826
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG15:37TOI
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- The game
  TBL1–4WPG
  L
  March 5game 60/824
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG17:15TOI
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- The game
  TBL5–2TOR
  W
  March 7game 61/825
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG19:45TOI
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- The game
  TBL7–8BUF
  L
  March 8game 62/825
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG06:47TOI
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- Checkpoint
  March 8
  3/4 into the season
  Game 62 of 8243 of 62 played
  7
  points
  NHL#573
  1
  goals
  NHL#609
  6
  assists
  NHL#523
  +2
  +/-
  NHL#102
  TBL
  39-19-4W-L-OT82Points
  Playoff spot
  2nd in the Atlantic·3rd in the Eastern Conference·6th in the whole NHL
- The game
  CAR4–2TBL
  L
  March 14game 65/822
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-0SOG16:01TOI
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- The game
  TBL6–2SEA
  W
  March 17game 66/823
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG16:27TOI
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- The game
  TBL6–2VAN
  W
  March 19game 67/829
  His night
  +2P+2A
  +1+/-1SOG20:05TOI
  +2 assists
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- The game
  TBL5–2EDM
  W
  March 21game 68/822
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG20:14TOI
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- The game
  TBL3–4CGY
  L
  March 22game 69/824
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG16:04TOI
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- The game
  MIN3–6TBL
  W
  March 24game 70/825
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-1SOG15:28TOI
  +1 goal
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- The game
  SEA4–3TBL
  L
  March 26game 71/822
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-1SOG13:37TOI
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- The game
  OTT2–4TBL
  W
  March 28game 72/822
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG14:17TOI
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- The game
  NSH2–3TBL
  W
  March 29game 73/824
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG15:49TOI
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- The game
  MTL4–1TBL
  L
  March 31game 74/821
  His night
  No points
  0+/-5SOG15:58TOI
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- April 2026
- The game
  PIT3–6TBL
  W
  April 2game 75/824
  His night
  No points
  +2+/-0SOG17:21TOI
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- The game
  BOS1–3TBL
  W
  April 4game 76/824
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG17:27TOI
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- The game
  TBL2–4BUF
  L
  April 6game 77/822
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG13:58TOI
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- The game
  TBL2–6OTT
  L
  April 7game 78/823
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG18:22TOI
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- The game
  TBL1–2MTL
  L
  April 9game 79/821
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG22:05TOI
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- The game
  TBL2–1BOS
  W
  April 11game 80/823
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG13:37TOI
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Milestone
Erik Cernak reaches 500 NHL games
in the game against Boston Bruins · April 11
- The game
  DET3–4TBL
  W
  April 13game 81/824
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-2SOG19:42TOI
  +1 goal
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- The game
  NYR4–2TBL
  L
  April 15game 82/821
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG15:53TOI
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The season in numbers
April 15
Erik Cernak closes the 2025-2026 season with 11 points
TBLTampa Bay Lightning
Points
11
NHL#548
Games
61of 82
74%
Goals
3
NHL#529
Assists
8
NHL#514
P/GP
0.18
NHL#585
+/-
+3
NHL#244
Events
500
NHL games
25
career goals
1×
First star
4 days later
Playoffs
April 19
Tampa Bay Lightning are in the playoffs
First round
April 19
Tampa Bay Lightning meet Montréal Canadiens
TBLvsMTL
Swedes on Tampa Bay Lightning
No Swedes
Swedes on Montréal Canadiens
No Swedes
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- Game 1
  MTL4–3TBL
  L
  April 19
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG20:53TOI
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- Montréal Canadienslead1–0againstTampa Bay Lightning
- Game 2
  MTL2–3TBL
  W
  April 21
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-1SOG21:26TOI
  +1 assist
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- Tampa Bay Lightningare1–1withMontréal Canadiens
- Game 3
  TBL2–3MTL
  L
  April 24
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG17:54TOI
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- Montréal Canadienslead2–1againstTampa Bay Lightning
- Game 4
  TBL3–2MTL
  W
  April 26
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG19:37TOI
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- Tampa Bay Lightningare2–2withMontréal Canadiens
- Game 5
  MTL3–2TBL
  L
  April 29
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG15:56TOI
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- May 2026
- Montréal Canadienslead3–2againstTampa Bay Lightning
- Game 6
  TBL1–0MTL
  W
  May 1
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG23:10TOI
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- Tampa Bay Lightningare3–3withMontréal Canadiens
- Game 7
  MTL2–1TBL
  L
  May 3
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG17:18TOI
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First round
May 3
Montréal Canadiens knock Tampa Bay Lightning out 4–3
TBL3–4MTL
Eliminated
7Games1Points0Goals1Assists
The run in numbers
May 3
Erik Cernak ends the 2025-2026 playoffs with 1 points
TBLTampa Bay Lightning
Points
1
NHL#198
Games
7
Goals
0
NHL#180
Assists
1
NHL#156
P/GP
0.14
+/-
+2
NHL#61
MTL3–4

Erik Cernak plays the 2025-2026 season for Tampa Bay Lightning

1/4 into the season

1/2 into the season

3/4 into the season

Erik Cernak reaches 500 NHL games

Erik Cernak closes the 2025-2026 season with 11 points

Tampa Bay Lightning are in the playoffs

Tampa Bay Lightning meet Montréal Canadiens

Montréal Canadiens knock Tampa Bay Lightning out 4–3

Erik Cernak ends the 2025-2026 playoffs with 1 points