Erik Cernak News

Cernak suffered a lower-body injury on Thursday vs. the Canucks and is questionable to play Saturday vs. the Stars. According to head coach Jon Cooper, Ryan McDonagh, who is also a game-time decision, has a better chance of playing than Cernak.

The Lightning initially called Cernak day-to-day but was downgraded on Friday afternoon. Don't expect to see Cernak back until after the Christmas break. Zach Bogosian should continue to skate in the top-4 while Cernak is out.

Cernak is battling a lower-body injury and will miss his second straight game on Tuesday. Head coach Jon Cooper said that Cernak is closer to day-to-day than week-to-week, so don't expect him to be out for an extended period of time.

Cernak has missed the last eight games with an upper-body injury that he suffered on November 9th. Cernak, who has three assists in 12 games, will replace Cal Foote on the blueline.

Cernak was on the ice for the morning skate but will miss his sixth consecutive game on Tuesday. Cernak was upgraded to day-to-day and could be back for Friday's game vs. the Kraken.

Cernak was hurt early in Tuesday's game vs. the Hurricanes and is expected to miss multiple weeks with an upper-body injury. Luckily for the Lightning, Mikhail Sergachev will return from his suspension to replace Cernak vs. the Panthers.

The Lightning are already without Ryan McDonagh and could be without Cernak as well. Cernak is dealing with an undisclosed injury and has been listed as a game-time decision in Dallas. If Cernak can't play, Luke Schenn will draw into the lineup.

Cernak was hurt in the Lightning's most recent game, playing just 8:24 TOI vs. the Hurricanes. However, he was on the ice for Saturday's morning skate and head coach Jon Cooper said it looks like he's fine for tonight's game vs. Dallas.

Cernak has missed the last two games with an upper-body injury but said that he's good-to-go following the morning skate. Cernak has one assist and a plus-4 rating in four games this season.