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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 2014-15. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Jordan Eberle EDM · 63 P in 81 GP Radim Vrbata VAN · 63 P in 79 GP Jaden Schwartz STL · 63 P in 75 GP Ondrej Palat TBL · 63 P in 75 GP Kyle Turris OTT · 64 P in 82 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

2014-15 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
82 26 37 63 15 24 237 108 0.77 11.0 17:20

Contract

$894KCap hitends in 2016, then RFA
$14KCap dollars per point63 points in 82 games
$72KCap dollars per goal above replacement12.5 goals above replacement
$8.1MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$7.2MValueworth 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 649 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the Washington Capitals on Jul 16, 2012, as an entry-level contract: 3 years and $4.475M, beginning in 2013-14. It runs through 2015-16, with 1 season left after this one, and he is then a restricted free agent.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2013-14 $894K $833K $93K $300K $925K
2014-15 $894K $833K $93K $700K $925K
2015-16 $894K $833K $0 $700K $833K

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 2014-15 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.

2014-15 analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+12.5Goals above replacement22nd of 665 skaters, 20th of 432 forwards
+2.1Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+8.6Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 432 ranked forwards: 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.

Even-strength offence+6.0 95th percentileEven-strength defence+0.4 54th percentilePower play-0.2 34th percentilePenalty kill+0.0 45th percentilePenalties+2.3 95th percentile

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, and the rank beside it is among forwards. A full season is about two-thirds the player and one-third chance. 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

57.2Corsi for %1248 attempts for, 934 against
+6.2CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
56.6Expected goals for %47.1 expected for, 36.1 against
+3.2xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
57.1Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
62.9Goals for %61 for, 36 against
101.9PDO9.3% shooting + 92.6% saves
362Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 585 skaters 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. PDO and attempts taken are left plain, since neither is good or bad on its own.

Who he played with

Forward lineGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Mike Ribeiro · James Neal · Filip Forsberg44437:0860.258.026-11
Mike Ribeiro · Craig Smith · Filip Forsberg46345:4455.552.418-16
Mike Fisher · Craig Smith · Filip Forsberg1966:3349.250.41-4
Derek Roy · Craig Smith · Filip Forsberg433:4252.158.82-0

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.

26Goalsnot counting empty-netters
21.8Expected goalsfrom 366 unblocked attempts
+4.2Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.92 expected goals per 60 minutes86th
Shot quality 6.0% chance per attempt11th
Finishing +4.2 goals above expected88thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 415 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

01020Game 20Game 40Game 60Game 80Goals 26Expected 21.8

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 this season, in all situations, attacking the 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 G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits TOI
Apr 11, 2015 @ DAL L 1-4 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 13:02
Apr 9, 2015 vs MIN L 2-4 1 0 1 -1 0 5 1 19:34
Apr 7, 2015 @ COL L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 19:58
Apr 4, 2015 vs DAL L 3-4 (OT) 1 1 2 1 0 4 3 20:46
Mar 31, 2015 vs VAN L 4-5 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 24:12
Mar 29, 2015 vs CGY L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 0 0 3 20:44
Mar 28, 2015 @ WSH W 4-3 1 2 3 2 0 3 2 14:06
Mar 26, 2015 @ TBL W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 13:20
Mar 24, 2015 vs MTL W 3-2 (OT) 1 0 1 1 0 2 3 20:21
Mar 21, 2015 vs BUF W 3-0 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 16:23
Mar 17, 2015 vs MIN L 2-3 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 16:24
Mar 15, 2015 @ ANA L 2-4 0 1 1 -1 0 0 2 18:21
Mar 14, 2015 @ LAK W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 19:30
Mar 12, 2015 @ SJS L 0-2 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 15:51
Mar 9, 2015 @ ARI W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 18:18
Mar 7, 2015 vs WPG L 1-3 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 18:32
Mar 5, 2015 vs NYI L 3-4 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 17:35
Mar 3, 2015 @ NJD L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 17:56
Mar 2, 2015 @ NYR L 1-4 0 0 0 -3 0 3 0 18:52
Feb 28, 2015 vs DET L 3-4 0 0 0 -1 2 5 1 20:21
Feb 26, 2015 vs MIN L 2-4 0 0 0 -3 0 2 0 19:12
Feb 24, 2015 vs COL W 5-2 1 0 1 1 2 4 0 14:47
Feb 22, 2015 @ BUF W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 20:57
Feb 21, 2015 @ PHI L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 4 4 17:48
Feb 19, 2015 @ NYI L 2-5 1 0 1 -1 2 4 1 14:52
Feb 17, 2015 vs SJS W 5-1 0 0 0 0 0 6 2 15:24
Feb 14, 2015 vs NJD W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 17:16
Feb 12, 2015 vs WPG W 3-1 1 1 2 1 0 2 2 17:05
Feb 10, 2015 vs TBL W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 15:18
Feb 8, 2015 @ FLA W 3-2 (SO) 1 0 1 -1 0 4 1 16:54
Feb 7, 2015 vs NYR W 3-2 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 17:17
Feb 5, 2015 vs ANA L 2-5 0 1 1 -2 0 1 0 13:44
Feb 3, 2015 vs TOR W 4-3 0 1 1 -1 0 2 0 15:30
Feb 1, 2015 @ PIT W 4-0 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 13:54
Jan 30, 2015 @ COL L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 15:08
Jan 29, 2015 @ STL L 4-5 (SO) 1 0 1 0 0 5 3 16:50
Jan 27, 2015 vs COL W 4-3 (OT) 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 16:15
Jan 20, 2015 @ MTL L 1-2 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 3 3 16:23
Jan 17, 2015 @ DET L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 4 1 18:04
Jan 16, 2015 vs WSH W 4-3 0 0 0 1 0 5 4 18:11
Jan 13, 2015 vs VAN W 5-1 1 0 1 1 0 4 1 19:21
Jan 10, 2015 @ MIN W 3-1 0 0 0 -1 2 4 1 16:28
Jan 8, 2015 vs DAL W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 15:27
Jan 6, 2015 vs CAR W 3-2 0 1 1 1 0 3 3 16:31
Jan 4, 2015 @ ANA L 3-4 (SO) 0 1 1 -1 0 3 1 15:34
Jan 3, 2015 @ LAK W 7-6 (OT) 0 1 1 1 4 1 2 13:36
Dec 30, 2014 vs STL W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 2 5 1 15:09
Dec 29, 2014 @ CHI L 4-5 (SO) 0 1 1 -1 0 5 0 16:51
Dec 27, 2014 vs PHI W 4-1 1 1 2 0 0 7 0 16:42
Dec 23, 2014 @ BOS L 3-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 16:56
Dec 22, 2014 @ CBJ W 5-1 0 1 1 1 0 1 2 15:59
Dec 20, 2014 @ MIN W 6-5 (OT) 1 0 1 1 0 5 2 19:36
Dec 16, 2014 vs BOS W 3-2 (SO) 0 1 1 -1 0 3 2 20:29
Dec 13, 2014 @ SJS L 0-2 0 0 0 -1 0 3 4 21:56
Dec 11, 2014 @ ARI W 5-1 0 2 2 2 0 2 0 17:24
Dec 9, 2014 @ COL W 3-0 1 1 2 2 0 5 1 18:05
Dec 6, 2014 vs CHI L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 21:10
Dec 4, 2014 vs STL W 4-3 1 1 2 1 0 4 1 15:05
Dec 2, 2014 @ CAR L 1-2 0 0 0 1 0 3 2 17:12
Nov 29, 2014 vs CBJ W 2-1 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 16:51
Nov 27, 2014 vs EDM W 1-0 (OT) 1 0 1 1 0 2 2 20:20
Nov 25, 2014 vs LAK W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -2 0 2 1 17:26
Nov 22, 2014 vs FLA W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 17:04
Nov 20, 2014 @ OTT L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17:44
Nov 18, 2014 @ TOR W 9-2 1 1 2 1 0 1 2 13:45
Nov 15, 2014 vs WPG W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 19:28
Nov 13, 2014 @ STL L 3-4 1 2 3 2 0 5 1 22:34
Nov 11, 2014 vs EDM W 3-2 1 1 2 2 0 4 1 19:09
Nov 8, 2014 @ STL W 2-1 1 1 2 2 0 5 2 17:14
Nov 6, 2014 @ DAL W 3-2 1 0 1 -1 0 4 1 13:44
Nov 4, 2014 @ WPG L 1-3 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 19:07
Nov 2, 2014 @ VAN W 3-1 2 1 3 2 0 8 1 17:33
Oct 31, 2014 @ CGY L 3-4 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 19:13
Oct 29, 2014 @ EDM W 4-1 0 0 0 1 0 3 3 16:36
Oct 25, 2014 vs PIT L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 17:00
Oct 23, 2014 vs CHI W 3-2 0 2 2 2 0 1 0 15:44
Oct 21, 2014 vs ARI W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 19:06
Oct 18, 2014 @ CHI L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 4 2 12:46
Oct 17, 2014 @ WPG W 2-0 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 16:14
Oct 14, 2014 vs CGY L 2-3 (SO) 1 0 1 1 2 3 1 16:48
Oct 11, 2014 vs DAL W 4-1 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 16:05
Oct 9, 2014 vs OTT W 3-2 0 2 2 2 0 0 1 15:11