Erik Cernak
Fantasy Hub Player Intelligence

Erik Cernak

TBL · D · Age 29
GP 4 · G-A-PTS 0-1-1
Limited sample IN LINE VERY LOW confidence
Expected P/G 0,23 Limited sample · Rank appears after 20 GP
Current trajectory Early season 4 GP · 3Y baseline 0,22
Actual P/G 0,25 Limited sample
Deployment 45 #5 among D on team
Driver 69 #6 among D on team
4 GP current season Process: 20% current Role: 40% current
Team context
Tampa Bay Lightning Highest fantasy environment
Fantasy environment #1 of 32 NHL teams
Team xP/G #1 0,93 top-8 xP/G
Offensive environment Strong EV OZ #4 · shot diff #7
Power-play environment Average PP OZ #19
Pace & activity Below average #25 NHL · 17,3 bursts/g · 52,6 km/g · 42,5 attempts/g

Highest fantasy environment · strong offensive process · average power-play environment.

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Usage & Deployment
Overall usageSeason rate
TOI/G18:24
PP TOI/G0:03
SOG/G1,75
5v5 roleObserved role
D2Defense pair

Ryan McDonagh · Erik Cernak

Pair time · last game
11:51
TOI · With this pair · last game
75%
TOI · With this pair · last 3
59%
TOI · With this pair · season
63%
Trend
-5 percentage points ↓-5 pts ↓
Power playObserved PP role
PP3Power-play unit

Victor Hedman · Zemgus Girgensons · Erik Cernak · Pontus Holmberg · Ilya Mikheyev

PP share · last game
11%
PP share · last 3
11%
PP share · season
9%
First-unit starts · last 3
0 / 9
Trend
+2 percentage points ↑+2 pts ↑
SituationalLast 5
Vs empty net
46% · 2:03
Own goalie pulled
0% · 0:00

Derived from official NHL shift charts + play-by-play · Persistent · Medium confidence · 16 recent PP opportunities

Production

2026–27 season

GP
4
G
0
A
1
PTS
1
P/G
0,25
SOG/G
1,75
TOI/G
18:24
PP TOI/G
0:03
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Recent highlights

Goals & assists · last 5 games
Performance

Process vs Deployment

0–100 · F/D percentile · sample-adjusted
Limited sample

The process-versus-Deployment profile is still sample-sensitive.

Process 69
Deployment 45
Offensive Driver Above average · limited sample
69
Shot Creation Above average · limited sample
69
Play Creation Above average · limited sample
68
Deployment Average · limited sample
45
Median High-end Elite
Trajectory

Early season

Early season
3Y baseline 0,22 Historical P/G
2026–27 0,25 vs baseline +0,03
Expected P/G 0,23 vs baseline +0,01

Current-season production is still below the 20-game threshold; the historical baseline is shown without a strong trajectory call.

Intelligence

Model signals

MODEL

Sample size limits confidence in the current profile.

The model currently reports VERY LOW confidence.

Current value

The current fantasy profile is mixed. Expected P/G currently sits at 0,23.

Model details

Performance model
performance_v2_1_4

Scale
transition_ref_v2

Driver vs Deployment
23,2

Published
2026-10-09 06:29:21