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Filip Forsberg

#9 · Left wing · Nashville Predators

Born Aug 13, 1994 in Ostervala, SWE (age 32) · 6'1", 205 lb · Shoots right · Drafted 11th overall in 2012 by WSH (round 1)

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 2019-20. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Sean Monahan CGY · 48 P in 70 GP Tyler Bertuzzi DET · 48 P in 71 GP Evander Kane SJS · 47 P in 64 GP Eric Staal MIN · 47 P in 66 GP Jonathan Marchessault VGK · 47 P in 66 GP

Career

Regular season games only. Pick a season to see its game log below. Cap hit is what he counted against the salary cap that season, where it is known.

0204060802012-13: 1 points112-132013-14: 5 points52014-15: 63 points6314-152015-16: 64 points642016-17: 58 points5816-172017-18: 64 points642018-19: 50 points5018-192019-20: 48 points482020-21: 32 points3220-212021-22: 84 points842022-23: 42 points4222-232023-24: 94 points942024-25: 76 points7624-252025-26: 75 points752026-27: 4 points426-27

Points by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2012-13 NSH 5 0 1 1 -5 0 14 3 0.20 $925K
2013-14 NSH 13 1 4 5 -8 4 20 6 0.38 $894K
2014-15 NSH 82 26 37 63 15 24 237 108 0.77 $894K
2015-16 NSH 82 33 31 64 1 47 247 114 0.78 $894K
2016-17 NSH 82 31 27 58 -4 32 234 97 0.71 $6M
2017-18 NSH 67 26 38 64 27 38 179 86 0.96 $6M
2018-19 NSH 64 28 22 50 8 26 217 100 0.78 $6M
2019-20 NSH 63 21 27 48 -7 29 198 82 0.76 $6M
2020-21 NSH 39 12 20 32 -9 16 129 47 0.82 $6M
2021-22 NSH 69 42 42 84 12 22 226 112 1.22 $6M
2022-23 NSH 50 19 23 42 -4 20 157 86 0.84 $8.5M
2023-24 NSH 82 48 46 94 16 43 347 141 1.15 $8.5M
2024-25 NSH 82 31 45 76 -27 44 281 151 0.93 $8.5M
2025-26 NSH 82 40 35 75 -2 34 246 124 0.91 $8.5M
2026-27 NSH 5 0 4 4 2 2 9 6 0.80 $8.5M
15 seasons Career 867 358 402 760 15 381 2741 1263 0.88

Playoffs

Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2014-15 NSH 6 4 2 6 1 4 22 15 1.00
2015-16 NSH 14 2 2 4 -11 2 38 32 0.29
2016-17 NSH 22 9 7 16 14 14 71 29 0.73
2017-18 NSH 13 7 9 16 2 2 58 23 1.23
2018-19 NSH 6 1 1 2 -2 6 18 9 0.33
2019-20 NSH 4 3 2 5 1 2 23 10 1.25
2020-21 NSH 6 2 1 3 0 4 21 10 0.50
2021-22 NSH 4 1 0 1 -1 6 13 8 0.25
2023-24 NSH 6 2 4 6 0 2 17 18 1.00
9 seasons Playoffs 81 31 28 59 4 42 281 154 0.73

2019-20 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
63 21 27 48 -7 29 198 82 0.76 10.6 17:21

Contract

$6MCap hitends in 2022, then UFA
$125KCap dollars per point48 points in 63 games
$548KCap dollars per goal above replacement11.0 goals above replacement
$9.8MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$3.8MValueworth minus cap hit; below zero is overpaid

His cap hit for the whole season, set against what he did in the regular season. Lower is better value. In a season still being played the cost per point starts high and falls as the games add up. Value is coloured by where it ranks among the 668 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the Nashville Predators on Jun 27, 2016, as an extension of the contract he was on: 6 years and $36M, beginning in 2016-17. It runs through 2021-22, with 2 seasons left after this one, and he is then an unrestricted free agent.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2016-17 $6M $6M $0 $6M
2017-18 $6M $6M $0 $6M
2018-19 $6M $6M $0 $6M
2019-20 $6M $6M $0 $6M
2020-21 $6M $6M $0 $6M
2021-22 $6M $6M $0 $6M

Each season of the contract, with this one marked. The cap hit is the same every year; what he is paid is not. The pay is as written when the contract was recorded in October 2024, so a later change, such as the rise in the lowest salary for 2026-27, is not shown.

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
Jul 9, 2022 Nashville Predators Extension 2022-23 to 2029-30 8 $68M $8.5M
Jun 27, 2016 Nashville Predators Extension 2016-17 to 2021-22 6 $36M $6M
Jul 16, 2012 Washington Capitals Entry-level 2013-14 to 2015-16 signed for 2012-13, slid 3 $4.475M $894K

Every contract on record for him, newest first, with the team that signed him to it and the day it was signed. The one covering 2019-20 is marked. An extension is signed while the contract before it is still running, often a year ahead. A row with no team or date is a contract known only by its cap hit, most often one signed since October 2024.

2019-20 playoff analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+1.1Goals above replacementsix goals are worth about one win
+0.2Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+0.9Goals above averagethe five parts below added up
Even-strength offence+0.7Even-strength defence+0.1Power play+0.3Penalty kill+0.0Penalties-0.2

The goals he added to his team's goal difference, compared with a spare-part player given the same ice time. Each part is measured against the league, so zero is an average skater. A full season is about two-thirds the player and one-third chance. A playoff run is too short to rank anyone on. Before 2023-24 the NHL timed events less exactly, and differently from rink to rink, so expected goals for this season are rougher than for recent ones.

-5051015202012-132014-152016-172018-192020-212022-232024-252026-27Goals above replacementGoals above replacement, by season

On the ice

What happened at five-on-five while he was on the ice. What these numbers mean

67.9Corsi for %89 attempts for, 42 against
+17.4CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
69.6Expected goals for %4.0 expected for, 1.8 against
+16.7xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
72.2Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
62.5Goals for %5 for, 3 against
95.9PDO8.9% shooting + 87.0% saves
27Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

These are left plain: he has not been on the ice enough to be ranked. That takes at least 200 shot attempts with him out there, about six or seven games, and a quarter of what the busiest skater has. Over a game or two these numbers are mostly chance.

Who he played with

Forward lineGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Ryan Johansen · Filip Forsberg · Viktor Arvidsson441:5674.478.84-1
Matt Duchene · Ryan Johansen · Filip Forsberg17:0350.021.70-1
Nick Bonino · Rocco Grimaldi · Filip Forsberg21:230.00.00-0
Kyle Turris · Matt Duchene · Filip Forsberg21:1850.00.00-0

The lines he spent the most time in at five-on-five, with the team's share of the shot attempts and expected goals, and the goals for and against, while they were out. The two shares are coloured as above, against the league's lines that played a fair amount together. Hover over one for its percentile.

Chances and finishing

Expected goals adds up how likely each of his shots was to go in, judged by where it came from, what kind of shot it was and whether it was a rebound. All situations, leaving out shots at an empty net. Before 2023-24 the NHL timed events less exactly, and differently from rink to rink, so expected goals for this season are rougher than for recent ones.

3Goalsnot counting empty-netters
1.8Expected goalsfrom 30 unblocked attempts
+1.2Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 1.41 expected goals per 60 minutes97th
Shot quality 6.1% chance per attempt18th
Finishing +1.2 goals above expected78thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 106 who played at least a quarter as much as the busiest in these playoffs.

0123Goals 3Expected 1.8

His goals and his expected goals as the season went on. When the goals line pulls away above, he is scoring more than his chances were worth; below, less.

Where he shot from

Every attempt he took in these playoffs, in all situations, attacking the net on the right. There is a dot for each attempt, bigger for a better chance. "Show as heat map" shades the ice by where the attempts came from. Click a goal for its details.

Game log

Date Opponent Result G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits TOI
Mar 10, 2020 @ MTL W 4-2 2 1 3 1 2 5 1 20:11
Mar 7, 2020 @ DAL W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 15:06
Mar 5, 2020 vs DAL W 2-0 1 0 1 0 0 3 2 17:31
Mar 3, 2020 @ MIN L 1-3 0 1 1 -1 0 1 0 15:21
Mar 2, 2020 vs EDM L 3-8 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 16:32
Feb 29, 2020 vs COL L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 4 3 16:55
Feb 27, 2020 vs CGY W 4-3 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 4 1 19:56
Feb 25, 2020 vs OTT W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 16:04
Feb 22, 2020 vs CBJ W 4-3 (SO) 0 2 2 1 0 2 0 17:36
Feb 21, 2020 @ CHI L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 19:42
Feb 18, 2020 vs CAR L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 17:58
Feb 16, 2020 vs STL W 2-1 0 1 1 0 0 6 4 14:05
Feb 15, 2020 @ STL W 4-3 0 1 1 0 5 3 2 14:00
Feb 13, 2020 vs NYI W 5-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13:38
Feb 10, 2020 @ VAN L 2-6 0 0 0 -2 0 0 2 11:12
Feb 8, 2020 @ EDM L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 20:03
Feb 6, 2020 @ CGY W 3-2 0 1 1 0 0 6 1 14:06
Feb 4, 2020 @ WPG W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 4 1 18:01
Feb 1, 2020 vs VGK L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 18:04
Jan 30, 2020 @ NJD W 6-5 (SO) 2 0 2 1 0 4 0 16:30
Jan 29, 2020 @ WSH W 5-4 0 2 2 1 0 2 2 15:42
Jan 27, 2020 vs TOR L 2-5 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 16:22
Jan 18, 2020 vs BUF W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 15:13
Jan 16, 2020 vs ANA L 2-4 0 0 0 -2 0 3 1 18:18
Jan 14, 2020 @ EDM L 2-4 1 0 1 0 0 8 1 16:50
Jan 12, 2020 @ WPG W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15:27
Jan 9, 2020 @ CHI W 5-2 0 1 1 2 0 2 2 17:18
Jan 7, 2020 vs BOS L 2-6 1 1 2 -1 0 2 0 16:45
Jan 5, 2020 @ ANA L 4-5 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 2 1 2 13:22
Jan 4, 2020 @ LAK W 4-1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 16:30
Jan 1, 2020 @ DAL L 2-4 0 1 1 0 0 1 3 16:45
Dec 28, 2019 @ PIT L 4-6 0 1 1 1 0 3 1 18:40
Dec 27, 2019 vs PIT L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 4 1 20:15
Dec 23, 2019 vs ARI W 3-2 1 0 1 -1 0 2 0 19:34
Dec 21, 2019 @ BOS W 4-3 (OT) 1 0 1 0 2 5 3 19:17
Dec 19, 2019 @ OTT L 4-5 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 14:49
Dec 17, 2019 @ NYI W 8-3 1 1 2 1 2 3 2 18:13
Dec 16, 2019 @ NYR W 5-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 14:35
Dec 14, 2019 vs DAL L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 19:39
Dec 12, 2019 @ BUF L 3-4 0 1 1 1 0 3 2 19:12
Dec 10, 2019 vs SJS W 3-1 0 2 2 1 4 1 1 15:55
Dec 7, 2019 vs NJD W 6-4 1 0 1 1 2 4 2 20:07
Dec 3, 2019 vs TBL L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 20:43
Nov 30, 2019 @ FLA L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 7 0 18:28
Nov 29, 2019 @ CAR W 3-0 0 1 1 1 0 3 1 16:11
Nov 27, 2019 vs VGK L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 18:23
Nov 25, 2019 vs STL W 3-2 (SO) 0 1 1 0 2 4 1 18:48
Nov 23, 2019 @ STL W 4-2 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 18:03
Nov 21, 2019 vs VAN L 3-6 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 20:43
Nov 19, 2019 vs WPG L 1-2 0 0 0 -2 2 3 2 17:37
Nov 16, 2019 vs CHI L 2-7 0 0 0 -2 0 4 2 19:10
Nov 12, 2019 @ VAN L 3-5 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 18:22
Nov 9, 2019 @ SJS L 1-2 (SO) 1 0 1 1 2 7 1 20:31
Nov 7, 2019 @ COL L 4-9 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 14:46
Nov 4, 2019 @ DET W 6-1 1 1 2 0 0 2 2 17:10
Nov 2, 2019 vs NYR L 1-2 0 1 1 0 0 3 5 20:31
Oct 31, 2019 vs CGY L 5-6 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 5 0 17:27
Oct 15, 2019 @ VGK W 5-2 1 0 1 1 2 4 0 12:40
Oct 12, 2019 @ LAK L 4-7 0 1 1 -3 0 9 2 19:49
Oct 10, 2019 vs WSH W 6-5 1 1 2 1 0 2 0 18:30
Oct 8, 2019 vs SJS W 5-2 1 0 1 1 0 3 1 16:23
Oct 5, 2019 vs DET L 3-5 1 0 1 -2 0 3 6 18:39
Oct 3, 2019 vs MIN W 5-2 1 1 2 2 0 6 1 18:52