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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 2015-16. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Max Pacioretty MTL · 64 P in 82 GP Kyle Okposo NYI · 64 P in 79 GP Steven Stamkos TBL · 64 P in 77 GP Taylor Hall EDM · 65 P in 82 GP Loui Eriksson BOS · 63 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 4 0 4 4 3 0 8 5 1.00 $8.5M
15 seasons Career 866 358 402 760 16 379 2740 1262 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

2015-16 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
82 33 31 64 1 47 247 114 0.78 13.4 19:03

Contract

$894KCap hitends in 2016, then extended to 2022
$14KCap dollars per point64 points in 82 games
$54KCap dollars per goal above replacement16.7 goals above replacement
$11.1MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$10.2MValueworth 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 668 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, so this is its last season, and his extension takes over. His next contract is already signed: an extension with the Nashville Predators on Jun 27, 2016, 6 years and $36M at $6M a season, beginning in 2016-17.

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 not begun 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 2015-16 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.

2015-16 analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+16.7Goals above replacement2nd of 675 skaters, 2nd of 445 forwards
+2.8Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+12.4Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 445 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+5.9 96th percentileEven-strength defence+2.5 92nd percentilePower play-0.1 48th percentilePenalty kill+1.0 98th percentilePenalties+3.0 98th 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

56.3Corsi for %1202 attempts for, 934 against
+5.5CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
58.0Expected goals for %48.4 expected for, 35.0 against
+6.7xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
57.3Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
56.3Goals for %54 for, 42 against
100.6PDO8.7% shooting + 91.8% saves
351Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 561 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 · Craig Smith · Filip Forsberg56466:3759.760.533-18
Mike Fisher · James Neal · Filip Forsberg26162:1258.965.48-5
Mike Ribeiro · James Neal · Filip Forsberg46101:5954.247.03-2
James Neal · Ryan Johansen · Filip Forsberg2771:3160.164.03-0

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.

31Goalsnot counting empty-netters
25.2Expected goalsfrom 373 unblocked attempts
+5.8Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.97 expected goals per 60 minutes89th
Shot quality 6.8% chance per attempt29th
Finishing +5.8 goals above expected92ndOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 412 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

0102030Game 20Game 40Game 60Game 80Goals 31Expected 25.2

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 9, 2016 @ DAL L 2-3 0 1 1 -1 2 3 0 20:40
Apr 7, 2016 vs ARI W 3-2 (OT) 1 1 2 0 2 4 2 18:38
Apr 5, 2016 vs COL W 4-3 1 1 2 1 2 3 2 16:26
Apr 2, 2016 vs SJS L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 20:00
Mar 31, 2016 @ PIT L 2-5 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 18:59
Mar 29, 2016 @ DAL L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 0 2 1 21:27
Mar 28, 2016 vs COL L 3-4 0 2 2 2 0 1 5 19:43
Mar 26, 2016 vs CBJ W 5-1 0 1 1 2 0 1 3 15:35
Mar 24, 2016 vs VAN W 3-2 (SO) 1 0 1 0 0 7 2 21:44
Mar 21, 2016 vs LAK W 5-2 1 0 1 1 0 4 0 18:11
Mar 18, 2016 @ WSH L 1-4 1 0 1 -1 0 2 0 18:23
Mar 17, 2016 vs NYI W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 17:39
Mar 14, 2016 @ EDM W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 20:00
Mar 12, 2016 @ VAN L 2-4 0 0 0 -2 7 2 0 18:04
Mar 9, 2016 @ CGY L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 2 3 2 19:13
Mar 8, 2016 @ WPG W 4-2 0 1 1 0 0 5 1 19:57
Mar 5, 2016 @ COL W 5-2 1 1 2 2 0 4 0 20:03
Mar 3, 2016 vs NJD L 4-5 (OT) 1 2 3 0 0 2 1 18:14
Mar 1, 2016 vs DAL W 5-3 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 19:13
Feb 27, 2016 vs STL W 5-0 3 1 4 3 0 7 1 16:11
Feb 25, 2016 @ CHI W 3-1 0 0 0 -1 2 1 1 16:45
Feb 23, 2016 @ TOR W 3-2 3 0 3 1 0 7 1 17:45
Feb 22, 2016 @ MTL W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 18:38
Feb 20, 2016 vs LAK L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 2 7 1 20:46
Feb 18, 2016 vs BOS W 2-0 1 1 2 2 0 2 0 18:14
Feb 15, 2016 vs DAL L 2-3 (OT) 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 18:42
Feb 13, 2016 @ FLA W 5-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 14:43
Feb 12, 2016 @ TBL L 3-4 (OT) 1 0 1 0 0 4 3 18:20
Feb 9, 2016 vs WSH L 3-5 2 0 2 -1 0 4 0 19:32
Feb 6, 2016 vs SJS W 6-2 1 2 3 3 0 2 1 17:06
Feb 4, 2016 vs PHI L 3-6 0 0 0 -3 0 3 0 17:15
Feb 2, 2016 vs STL L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 19:57
Jan 27, 2016 @ CGY W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 21:27
Jan 26, 2016 @ VAN W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 16:56
Jan 23, 2016 @ EDM W 4-1 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 16:31
Jan 21, 2016 @ WPG W 4-1 0 0 0 1 2 3 1 19:38
Jan 19, 2016 vs CHI L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 0 5 1 18:22
Jan 16, 2016 vs MIN W 3-0 1 0 1 1 2 2 0 16:35
Jan 14, 2016 @ WPG L 4-5 (OT) 0 0 0 -3 0 5 2 21:01
Jan 12, 2016 @ CHI L 2-3 1 0 1 1 0 3 3 21:13
Jan 9, 2016 @ ARI L 0-4 0 0 0 -2 2 1 3 19:25
Jan 8, 2016 @ COL L 3-5 1 0 1 1 0 4 2 21:49
Jan 5, 2016 vs WPG L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 20:07
Jan 2, 2016 @ CAR W 2-1 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 1 3 22:34
Dec 31, 2015 @ DAL L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 0 3 2 19:35
Dec 29, 2015 @ STL L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 20:22
Dec 28, 2015 vs NYR W 5-3 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 18:09
Dec 26, 2015 vs DET L 2-3 2 0 2 1 2 5 0 20:26
Dec 21, 2015 vs MTL W 5-1 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 15:09
Dec 19, 2015 vs MIN W 3-2 1 0 1 0 0 6 0 18:47
Dec 17, 2015 @ STL L 1-2 0 1 1 -1 0 3 1 21:09
Dec 15, 2015 vs CGY L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 19:30
Dec 12, 2015 vs COL L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 23:48
Dec 10, 2015 vs CHI W 5-1 1 0 1 2 0 5 0 18:24
Dec 8, 2015 @ CHI L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 0 5 0 18:26
Dec 7, 2015 @ BOS W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 4 2 2 17:47
Dec 5, 2015 @ DET L 4-5 (OT) 0 2 2 -3 0 5 1 19:52
Dec 3, 2015 vs FLA L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 20:48
Dec 1, 2015 vs ARI W 5-2 2 1 3 1 0 8 2 19:51
Nov 28, 2015 vs BUF L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 22:24
Nov 27, 2015 @ PHI L 2-3 (OT) 1 1 2 2 0 5 1 20:50
Nov 25, 2015 @ BUF W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 0 3 3 18:24
Nov 23, 2015 @ NYR L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 5 3 21:30
Nov 21, 2015 @ MIN L 0-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 12:52
Nov 20, 2015 @ CBJ L 0-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 3 18:56
Nov 17, 2015 vs ANA W 3-2 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 21:51
Nov 14, 2015 vs WPG W 7-0 0 1 1 3 10 3 0 14:18
Nov 12, 2015 vs TOR L 1-2 (SO) 0 1 1 -1 0 2 2 22:08
Nov 10, 2015 vs OTT W 7-5 0 1 1 -1 0 0 0 19:41
Nov 7, 2015 vs STL L 0-4 0 0 0 0 0 6 2 17:40
Nov 5, 2015 @ MIN W 3-2 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 18:09
Nov 1, 2015 @ ANA L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 2 3 6 22:30
Oct 31, 2015 @ LAK L 3-4 (OT) 0 2 2 0 0 6 4 20:29
Oct 28, 2015 @ SJS W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 16:28
Oct 24, 2015 vs PIT L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 3 3 20:07
Oct 22, 2015 vs ANA W 5-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 17:10
Oct 20, 2015 vs TBL W 5-4 (SO) 0 2 2 3 0 1 1 20:46
Oct 17, 2015 @ OTT W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 22:34
Oct 15, 2015 @ NYI L 3-4 1 1 2 1 2 3 1 15:46
Oct 13, 2015 @ NJD W 3-1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 16:55
Oct 10, 2015 vs EDM W 2-0 1 0 1 1 0 4 1 19:09
Oct 8, 2015 vs CAR W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 17:58