D · TBL · #81
Erik Cernak
- Height
- HT 6'4"
- Weight
- WT 232 lbs
- Birth date
- May 28, 1997 (age 29)
- Bio
- SVK · Shoots R
He ranks D137 among 301 defensemen in 2025–26 NHL standard scoring (goal = 3).
Established veteran — watch the back half of the curve.
Dynasty Value Score
316
#447 overall · D134 of 272
2025–26 scoring
102.1 pts
61 GP · 1.7 PPG
2026–27 Engine Projections
128.3 pts
70.2 games · 1.8 PPG
3.5 G · 12.1 A · 15.7 P · 18:09 TOI · 0:03 PP · 2.7 xG
Projection range
109.0–141.1
If the season runs shorter or longer at the same per-game pace.
Ice time and shot quality
Last season vs the 2026–27 Engine line. Expected goals use NHL EDGE shot location and league shooting rates.
| TOI | PP | OZ | G | xG | Top speed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | 17:37 | 0:03 | 39.3% | 3 | 2.8 | 22.2 mph |
| 2026–27Proj | 18:09 | 0:03 | 39.3% | 3.5 | 2.7 | 22.1 mph |
NHL standard (goal = 3) over time
Hatched bar is the 2026–27 Engine projection.
Career (NHL standard (goal = 3))
| Season | GP | FP | PPG | TOI | PP | G | A | P | PPP | SHP | SOG | Hits | Blk | +/− | PIM | FO | xG | HD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026–27Proj | 70.2 | 128.3 | 1.8 | 18:09 | 0:03 | 3.5 | 12.1 | 15.7 | — | 1.2 | 58.9 | 149.3 | 105.7 | 5.9 | 67.6 | — | 2.7 | 4.8 |
| 2025–26 | 61 | 102.1 | 1.7 | 17:37 | 0:03 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 53 | 112 | 99 | 3 | 74 | 0 | 2.8 | 6 |
| 2024–25 | 76 | 155.5 | 2.0 | 18:16 | 0:02 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 64 | 157 | 99 | 29 | 50 | 0 | 2.9 | 4 |
| 2023–24 | 69 | 130.1 | 1.9 | 19:11 | 0:03 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 198 | 109 | 5 | 63 | 0 | 1.7 | 2 |
| 2022–23 | 70 | 153.3 | 2.2 | 19:14 | 0:05 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 87 | 209 | 100 | 8 | 53 | 0 | — | — |
| 2021–22 | 55 | 122.9 | 2.2 | 19:09 | 0:05 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 165 | 73 | 7 | 46 | — | — | — |
| 2020–21 | 46 | 112.1 | 2.4 | 19:47 | 0:12 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 98 | 46 | 8 | 38 | 0 | — | — |
| 2019–20 | 67 | 152.7 | 2.3 | 18:57 | 0:08 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 172 | 97 | 11 | 59 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018–19 | 58 | 157.4 | 2.7 | 19:15 | 0:05 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 107 | 198 | 79 | 25 | 58 | 0 | — | — |
Engine nhl-v0.3 · value board nhl-dvs-v0.2.
FAQ
- How are Erik Cernak's fantasy points calculated?
- This public page uses NextDyne's NHL standard scoring (a goal is 3 points). It is not half-PPR and it is not your league's custom scoring. League scoring shows up inside the NHL app.
- What is Cernak's Dynasty Value Score?
- Cernak scores 316 out of 10,000 (#447 on the NHL board). The score is hockey VORP from NHL-standard projections and a 3-year age horizon — not the football board and not half-PPR. Version nhl-dvs-v0.2.
- What is Cernak's 2026–27 Engine projection?
- We project 128.3 NHL-standard fantasy points over 70.205 games. Counting stats (goals, assists, and the rest of the template) feed both this line and Dynasty Value Score.