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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 2017-18. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Philipp Grubauer WSH · 35 GP, 0.923 Roberto Luongo FLA · 35 GP, 0.929 Chad Johnson BUF · 36 GP, 0.891 Jonathan Bernier COL · 37 GP, 0.913 Kari Lehtonen DAL · 37 GP, 0.912

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 WLOTLSO Shots against Saves Goals against GAA Save % Cap hit
2014-15 CBJ 5 0400 149 129 20 4.69 0.866 $655K
2015-16 CBJ 4 1300 97 88 9 3.03 0.907 $655K
2016-17 CBJ 1 0100 27 23 4 4.10 0.852 $650K
2017-18 CHI 35 101640 921 836 85 2.97 0.908 $750K
2019-20 CAR 3 1100 78 70 8 3.35 0.897 $775K
2020-21 OTT 8 3410 264 240 24 3.21 0.909 $700K
2021-22 OTT 46 221741 1457 1336 121 2.82 0.917 $900K
2022-23 OTT 28 111122 817 737 80 3.26 0.902 $2.75M
2023-24 OTT 30 151202 765 681 84 3.21 0.890 $2.75M
2024-25 OTT 30 111233 768 692 76 2.72 0.901 $2.75M
2025-26 LAK 36 161253 952 866 87 2.57 0.910 $2.25M
2026-27 LAK 1 0010 25 20 5 4.77 0.800 $2.25M
12 seasons Career 227 90932011 6320 5718 603 2.97 0.905

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP WLOTLSO Shots against Saves Goals against GAA Save %
2025-26 LAK 4 0400 121 110 11 2.70 0.909
1 season Playoffs 4 0400 121 110 11 2.70 0.909

2017-18 season totals

GP Starts WLOTLSO Shots against Saves Goals against GAA Save %
35 30 101640 921 836 85 2.97 0.908

Contract

$750KCap hitends in 2019
$223KCap dollars per goal above replacement3.4 goals above replacement
$1.4MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$636KValueworth 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 56 ranked goalies whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the Chicago Blackhawks on Jun 26, 2017, as an extension of the contract he was on: 2 years and $1.5M, beginning in 2017-18. It runs through 2018-19, with 1 season left after this one.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2017-18 $750K $700K $0 $700K
2018-19 $750K $800K $0 $800K

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 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 2017-18 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.

2017-18 analytics

Rating

+3.4Goals above replacement41st of 56 goalies
+0.6Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-4.8Goals above averagehis goals saved above expected

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 56 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. Provisional: under 40 games it is more chance than player. 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.

-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. 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. What these numbers mean

-4.8Goals saved above expectedexpected goals minus goals against
80.2Expected goals againstfrom 1,204 unblocked attempts
85Goals againstwhile he was in net
0.908Save %0.913 expected from his shots

Goals saved above expected, taken per 60 minutes, and save % are coloured by where they rank among the 58 goalies who played enough to be ranked: 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. The two goals against tiles are left plain, since they follow how much he played.

Goals saved -0.17 above expected per 60 minutes31st
Shot difficulty 6.7% chance per attempt faced90thA higher bar means his team gives up more dangerous shots.

Each bar shows the share of goalies he is ahead of, among the 58 who played at least a quarter as much as the busiest this season.

020406080Game 10Game 20Game 30Allowed 85Expected 80.2

The goals he was expected to let in and the goals he did, as the season went on. When the allowed line runs below the expected line, he is saving more than his shots were worth.

Where he was shot at

Every unblocked attempt he faced this season, with his net on the right. Darker red means more attempts from that spot, and each dot is a goal. "Show every shot" switches to a dot for each attempt, bigger for a better chance. Click a goal for its details.

Game log

Date Opponent Result Decision Shots against Saves Goals against Save % TOI
Mar 26, 2018 vs SJS L 3-4 (SO) OTL 38 35 3 0.921 64:58
Mar 24, 2018 @ NYI W 3-1 W 32 31 1 0.969 60:00
Mar 22, 2018 vs VAN L 2-5 9 8 1 0.889 30:22
Mar 20, 2018 vs COL L 1-5 L 39 35 4 0.897 58:55
Mar 15, 2018 @ WPG L 2-6 L 6 3 3 0.500 09:26
Mar 11, 2018 vs BOS W 3-1 W 32 31 1 0.969 60:00
Mar 4, 2018 @ ANA L 3-6 L 21 17 4 0.810 30:23
Mar 3, 2018 @ LAK W 5-3 W 32 29 3 0.906 59:57
Mar 1, 2018 @ SJS L 2-7 6 5 1 0.833 20:00
Feb 24, 2018 @ CBJ L 2-3 L 29 26 3 0.897 58:29
Feb 21, 2018 vs OTT W 3-2 (SO) W 34 32 2 0.941 65:00
Feb 19, 2018 vs LAK L 1-3 L 32 29 3 0.906 57:07
Feb 17, 2018 vs WSH W 7-1 W 20 19 1 0.950 59:56
Feb 15, 2018 vs ANA L 2-3 L 32 29 3 0.906 56:46
Feb 12, 2018 @ ARI L 1-6 L 13 10 3 0.769 27:06
Feb 8, 2018 vs DAL L 2-4 L 29 26 3 0.897 58:16
Feb 1, 2018 @ VAN L 2-4 L 21 17 4 0.810 57:16
Jan 30, 2018 @ NSH W 2-1 W 43 42 1 0.977 60:00
Jan 25, 2018 @ DET W 5-1 W 24 23 1 0.958 60:00
Jan 20, 2018 vs NYI L 3-7 L 35 30 5 0.857 41:52
Jan 10, 2018 vs MIN L 1-2 L 27 25 2 0.926 59:24
Jan 9, 2018 @ OTT W 8-2 W 27 25 2 0.926 59:48
Jan 7, 2018 vs EDM W 4-1 W 33 32 1 0.970 59:54
Dec 28, 2017 @ VAN L 2-5 L 31 26 5 0.839 60:00
Dec 23, 2017 @ NJD L 1-4 22 21 1 0.955 46:38
Dec 6, 2017 @ WSH L 2-6 L 10 7 3 0.700 15:22
Dec 3, 2017 vs LAK L 1-3 L 22 21 1 0.955 58:44
Dec 2, 2017 @ DAL L 2-3 (SO) OTL 35 33 2 0.943 65:00
Nov 28, 2017 @ NSH L 2-3 L 31 28 3 0.903 57:54
Nov 18, 2017 @ PIT W 2-1 0 0 0 0.000 02:52
Nov 12, 2017 vs NJD L 5-7 13 12 1 0.923 16:34
Nov 11, 2017 @ CAR W 4-3 (OT) W 38 35 3 0.921 61:39
Oct 28, 2017 @ COL L 3-6 L 20 15 5 0.750 26:42
Oct 19, 2017 vs EDM L 1-2 (OT) OTL 42 40 2 0.952 64:44
Oct 9, 2017 @ TOR L 3-4 (OT) OTL 43 39 4 0.907 63:43