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Anton Forsberg

#31 · Goalie · Los Angeles Kings

Born Nov 27, 1992 in Härnösand, SWE (age 33) · 6'3", 200 lb · Catches left · Drafted 188th overall in 2011 by CBJ (round 7)

Compare with a similar player

The goalies closest to him in games played in 2026-27. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Adin Hill VGK · 1 GP, 0.900 Akira Schmid FLA · 1 GP, 0.875 Arvid Soderblom CHI · 1 GP, 0.813 Casey DeSmith DAL · 1 GP, 0.923 Charlie Lindgren WSH · 1 GP, 0.931

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.

0102030402014-15: 5 games514-152015-16: 4 games415-162016-17: 1 games116-172017-18: 35 games3517-182019-20: 3 games319-202020-21: 8 games820-212021-22: 46 games4621-222022-23: 28 games2822-232023-24: 30 games3023-242024-25: 30 games3024-252025-26: 36 games3625-262026-27: 1 games126-27

Games played by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.

Season Team GP Shots against Saves Goals against Save % Cap hit
2014-15 CBJ 5 149 129 20 0.866 $655K
2015-16 CBJ 4 97 88 9 0.907 $655K
2016-17 CBJ 1 27 23 4 0.852 $650K
2017-18 CHI 35 921 836 85 0.908 $750K
2019-20 CAR 3 78 70 8 0.897 $775K
2020-21 OTT 8 264 240 24 0.909 $700K
2021-22 OTT 46 1457 1336 121 0.917 $900K
2022-23 OTT 28 817 737 80 0.902 $2.75M
2023-24 OTT 30 765 681 84 0.890 $2.75M
2024-25 OTT 30 768 692 76 0.901 $2.75M
2025-26 LAK 36 952 866 87 0.910 $2.25M
2026-27 LAK 1 25 20 5 0.800 $2.25M
12 seasons Career 227 6320 5718 603 0.905

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP Shots against Saves Goals against Save %
2025-26 LAK 4 121 110 11 0.909
1 season Playoffs 4 121 110 11 0.909

2026-27 season totals

GP Shots against Saves Goals against Save % Goals against per game
1 25 20 5 0.800 5.00

Contract

$2.25MCap hitends in 2027, then UFA
$745KCap dollars per goal above replacement3.0 goals above replacement, projected
$1.7MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$560KValueworth 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. The season is still being played, so each rating is projected over the whole season: the games played so far, plus the games left at the rate of the last three seasons and this one. Value is coloured by where it ranks among the 64 ranked goalies whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the Los Angeles Kings on Jul 1, 2025, as a new contract: 2 years and $4.5M, beginning in 2025-26. It runs through 2026-27, so this is its last season, after which he is an unrestricted free agent.

Season Cap hit
2025-26 $2.25M
2026-27 $2.25M

Each season left on the contract. Only its cap hit and its end are known: how the pay is split by season, and any signing bonus, are not.

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
Jul 1, 2025 Los Angeles Kings New contract 2025-26 to 2026-27 2 $4.5M $2.25M
Mar 21, 2022 Ottawa Senators Extension 2022-23 to 2024-25 3 $8.25M $2.75M
May 5, 2021 Ottawa Senators Extension 2021-22 to 2021-22 1 $900K $900K
Oct 9, 2020 Edmonton Oilers New contract 2020-21 to 2020-21 1 $700K $700K
Aug 6, 2019 Carolina Hurricanes New contract 2019-20 to 2019-20 1 $775K $775K
Jun 26, 2017 Chicago Blackhawks Extension 2017-18 to 2018-19 2 $1.5M $750K
Jun 17, 2016 Columbus Blue Jackets Extension 2016-17 to 2016-17 1 $650K $650K
May 28, 2013 Columbus Blue Jackets Entry-level 2013-14 to 2015-16 3 $2.1M $655K

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 2026-27 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.

2026-27 analytics

Rating, projected over the full season

2026-27 is still being played, so these are a projection of his whole season, not a count so far: what he has done in 1 game (-3.0 goals above replacement), plus the 32 more he is taken to play, going by how much of his team's games he has played before, at a rate set by his last three seasons and this one. The more he plays, the more this season counts, and by the last game it is simply his season.

+3.0Goals above replacement47th of 64 goalies
+0.5Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-5.4Goals above averagehis goals saved above expected

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 64 ranked goalies: green is in the top fifth and red the bottom fifth, with paler shades in between and amber for the middle. Hover over a tile for its percentile. Goals above average is coloured as it is under Shots faced below, where it is taken per 60 minutes.

The goals he saved for his team, compared with a spare-part goalie facing the same shots. A goalie's season is about one-third the goalie and two-thirds chance, so read one year lightly.

-1001020302014-152016-172019-202021-222023-242025-26Goals above replacementGoals above replacement, by season

Shots faced

Expected goals adds up how likely each shot he faced was to go in, judged by where it came from, what kind of shot it was and whether it was a rebound. A goalie who lets in fewer than that has saved goals above expected. Only shots taken while he was in net count, and the league's goalies as a whole come out at zero. What these numbers mean

-3.2Goals saved above expectedexpected goals minus goals against
1.8Expected goals againstfrom 35 unblocked attempts
5Goals againstwhile he was in net
0.800Save %0.929 expected from his shots
Goals saved -3.07 above expected per 60 minutes1st
Shot difficulty 5.1% chance per attempt faced1stA higher bar means his team gives up more dangerous shots.

Each bar shows the share of goalies he is ahead of, among the 0 who played at least a quarter as much as the busiest this season.

Where he was shot at

Every unblocked attempt he faced this season, with his 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 Shots against Saves Goals against Save % TOI
Oct 3, 2026 @ SJS L 4-5 (OT) 25 20 5 0.800 62:52