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

Jack Eichel BUF · 64 P in 67 GP Sean Monahan CGY · 64 P in 74 GP Jason Zucker MIN · 64 P in 82 GP Teuvo Teravainen CAR · 64 P in 82 GP Yanni Gourde TBL · 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 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

2017-18 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
67 26 38 64 27 38 179 86 0.96 14.5 17:28

Contract

$6MCap hitends in 2022, then UFA
$94KCap dollars per point64 points in 67 games
$499KCap dollars per goal above replacement12.0 goals above replacement
$8.3MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$2.3MValueworth 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 691 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 4 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 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

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+12.0Goals above replacement35th of 691 skaters, 31st of 451 forwards
+2.0Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+8.8Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 451 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+6.9 94th percentileEven-strength defence+0.4 53rd percentilePower play+2.0 94th percentilePenalty kill+0.4 90th percentilePenalties-0.9 12th 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

53.4Corsi for %940 attempts for, 819 against
+3.2CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
53.5Expected goals for %40.4 expected for, 35.2 against
+3.3xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
53.5Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
65.8Goals for %52 for, 27 against
104.4PDO10.2% shooting + 94.1% saves
233Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 600 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
Ryan Johansen · Filip Forsberg · Viktor Arvidsson55514:4755.654.733-15
Calle Jarnkrok · Pontus Aberg · Filip Forsberg1172:5948.148.46-1
Craig Smith · Filip Forsberg · Colton Sissons426:3945.137.31-1
Craig Smith · Ryan Johansen · Filip Forsberg1223:4764.677.35-1

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.

24Goalsnot counting empty-netters
18.3Expected goalsfrom 264 unblocked attempts
+5.7Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.94 expected goals per 60 minutes83rd
Shot quality 6.9% chance per attempt33rd
Finishing +5.7 goals above expected91stOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 423 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

05101520Game 20Game 40Game 60Goals 24Expected 18.3

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 7, 2018 vs CBJ W 4-2 3 0 3 0 0 6 0 17:07
Apr 5, 2018 @ WSH W 4-3 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 17:01
Apr 3, 2018 @ FLA L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 6 2 17:28
Apr 1, 2018 @ TBL W 4-1 2 1 3 3 0 3 0 13:37
Mar 29, 2018 vs SJS W 5-3 0 3 3 3 0 3 1 16:53
Mar 27, 2018 vs MIN W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 19:28
Mar 25, 2018 @ WPG L 4-5 (SO) 0 1 1 1 2 2 0 15:46
Mar 24, 2018 @ MIN L 1-4 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 15:57
Mar 22, 2018 vs TOR L 2-5 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 19:50
Mar 19, 2018 @ BUF W 4-0 1 1 2 2 0 3 0 14:24
Mar 16, 2018 @ COL W 4-2 2 0 2 1 0 5 1 16:52
Mar 15, 2018 @ ARI W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 4 15:38
Mar 13, 2018 vs WPG W 3-1 0 1 1 1 0 2 2 16:21
Mar 10, 2018 vs NJD L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 16:45
Mar 8, 2018 vs ANA W 4-2 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 14:20
Mar 6, 2018 vs DAL W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 17:03
Mar 4, 2018 @ COL W 4-3 (OT) 1 0 1 3 0 1 1 16:27
Mar 2, 2018 @ VAN W 4-3 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 4 5 18:29
Mar 1, 2018 @ EDM W 4-2 0 2 2 2 0 5 1 19:46
Feb 27, 2018 @ WPG W 6-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 14:42
Feb 25, 2018 vs STL W 4-0 0 0 0 0 4 6 0 13:29
Feb 22, 2018 vs SJS W 7-1 0 1 1 1 4 2 1 14:56
Feb 20, 2018 @ DET W 3-2 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 16:01
Feb 19, 2018 vs OTT W 5-2 0 2 2 2 0 1 3 15:43
Feb 17, 2018 vs DET L 1-3 0 0 0 -2 0 3 2 19:03
Feb 15, 2018 vs CGY L 3-4 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 21:20
Feb 13, 2018 vs STL W 4-3 (OT) 1 0 1 0 0 5 1 17:07
Feb 10, 2018 @ MTL W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 2 1 3 19:17
Feb 3, 2018 vs NYR W 5-2 0 2 2 2 0 4 2 16:09
Feb 1, 2018 vs LAK W 5-0 1 1 2 1 0 3 3 14:49
Dec 29, 2017 @ MIN L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 3 15:04
Dec 27, 2017 @ STL W 2-1 0 1 1 1 2 4 1 20:35
Dec 23, 2017 @ DAL L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 20:09
Dec 21, 2017 vs CAR L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 18:09
Dec 19, 2017 vs WPG L 4-6 0 1 1 -1 0 3 2 18:16
Dec 16, 2017 @ CGY W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17:57
Dec 14, 2017 @ EDM W 4-0 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 14:23
Dec 13, 2017 @ VAN W 7-1 1 1 2 2 0 3 1 17:03
Dec 8, 2017 vs VGK L 3-4 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 4 2 20:09
Dec 5, 2017 @ DAL W 5-2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 16:13
Dec 4, 2017 vs BOS W 5-3 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 17:13
Dec 2, 2017 vs ANA W 3-2 (SO) 0 1 1 -1 2 3 2 17:36
Nov 30, 2017 vs VAN L 3-5 1 0 1 0 4 5 0 20:02
Nov 28, 2017 vs CHI W 3-2 1 0 1 1 0 4 1 18:27
Nov 26, 2017 @ CAR L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 3 2 21:23
Nov 24, 2017 @ STL W 2-0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 16:07
Nov 22, 2017 vs MTL W 3-2 (SO) 2 0 2 -1 0 4 2 16:50
Nov 20, 2017 vs WPG W 5-3 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 15:15
Nov 18, 2017 vs COL W 5-2 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 16:52
Nov 16, 2017 @ MIN L 4-6 0 2 2 1 2 3 1 17:46
Nov 14, 2017 vs WSH W 6-3 1 0 1 1 0 5 1 20:05
Nov 11, 2017 vs PIT W 5-4 (SO) 0 2 2 -2 0 1 2 19:48
Nov 7, 2017 @ CBJ W 3-1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 18:02
Nov 4, 2017 @ LAK W 4-3 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 5 1 17:59
Nov 3, 2017 @ ANA W 5-3 0 0 0 -1 2 3 0 15:25
Nov 1, 2017 @ SJS L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 2 1 2 19:01
Oct 28, 2017 vs NYI L 2-6 1 0 1 0 2 3 2 16:41
Oct 27, 2017 @ CHI W 2-1 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 17:39
Oct 24, 2017 vs CGY L 2-3 (SO) 1 0 1 0 0 5 0 19:41
Oct 21, 2017 @ NYR L 2-4 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 20:56
Oct 19, 2017 @ PHI W 1-0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 16:26
Oct 17, 2017 vs COL W 4-1 0 2 2 1 0 4 0 20:03
Oct 14, 2017 @ CHI L 1-2 (OT) 1 0 1 -1 0 3 3 19:38
Oct 12, 2017 vs DAL W 4-1 1 1 2 2 0 3 0 18:25
Oct 10, 2017 vs PHI W 6-5 2 1 3 1 0 4 0 15:53
Oct 7, 2017 @ PIT L 0-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 18:12
Oct 5, 2017 @ BOS L 3-4 1 0 1 0 0 3 1 19:35