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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 2022-23. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Andrew Copp DET · 42 P in 82 GP Tommy Novak NSH · 43 P in 51 GP Gabriel Vilardi LAK · 41 P in 63 GP Scott Laughton PHI · 43 P in 78 GP Nino Niederreiter WPG · 41 P in 78 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

2022-23 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
50 19 23 42 -4 20 157 86 0.84 12.1 17:28

Contract

$8.5MCap hitends in 2030, then UFA
$202KCap dollars per point42 points in 50 games
$1.3MCap dollars per goal above replacement6.5 goals above replacement
$5.4MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$3.1MValueworth 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 695 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the Nashville Predators on Jul 9, 2022, as an extension of the contract he was on: 8 years and $68M, beginning in 2022-23. It runs through 2029-30, with 7 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
2022-23 $8.5M $10M $0 $10M NMC
2023-24 $8.5M $10M $0 $10M NMC
2024-25 $8.5M $10M $0 $10M NMC
2025-26 $8.5M $10M $0 $10M NMC
2026-27 $8.5M $4.5M $3M $7.5M NMC
2027-28 $8.5M $4M $3M $7M NMC
2028-29 $8.5M $4M $3M $7M M-NTC, NMC
2029-30 $8.5M $3.5M $3M $6.5M M-NTC, NMC

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 2022-23 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.

2022-23 analytics

Rating

+6.5Goals above replacement154th of 696 skaters, 116th of 461 forwards
+1.1Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+4.1Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 461 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+3.3 82nd percentileEven-strength defence-0.4 38th percentilePower play-0.3 34th percentilePenalty kill0.0 31st percentilePenalties+1.6 87th 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

49.6Corsi for %649 attempts for, 660 against
+0.3CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
50.4Expected goals for %30.7 expected for, 30.2 against
+1.5xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
50.1Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
52.9Goals for %36 for, 32 against
101.3PDO10.8% shooting + 90.5% saves
192Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 613 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
Matt Duchene · Mikael Granlund · Filip Forsberg19164:2545.744.67-10
Mikael Granlund · Filip Forsberg · Juuso Parssinen1491:1943.843.34-2
Matt Duchene · Filip Forsberg · Cody Glass1389:2063.068.38-3
Filip Forsberg · Colton Sissons · Juuso Parssinen953:4339.348.86-1

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.

19Goalsnot counting empty-netters
17.9Expected goalsfrom 241 unblocked attempts
+1.1Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 1.23 expected goals per 60 minutes93rd
Shot quality 7.4% chance per attempt29th
Finishing +1.1 goals above expected69thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 446 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

051015Game 20Game 40Goals 19Expected 17.9

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
Feb 11, 2023 @ PHI W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 05:25
Feb 7, 2023 vs VGK L 1-5 0 1 1 -1 0 1 2 17:11
Jan 26, 2023 vs NJD W 6-4 1 0 1 1 0 5 0 18:29
Jan 24, 2023 vs WPG W 2-1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 16:44
Jan 21, 2023 vs LAK W 5-3 0 0 0 2 0 7 4 18:59
Jan 19, 2023 @ STL L 2-5 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 16:08
Jan 17, 2023 vs CBJ W 2-1 0 1 1 0 2 6 2 17:37
Jan 16, 2023 vs CGY W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 17:23
Jan 14, 2023 vs BUF L 3-5 0 0 0 -2 2 2 2 15:46
Jan 12, 2023 @ MTL L 3-4 1 0 1 -1 0 6 3 19:12
Jan 11, 2023 @ TOR L 1-2 1 0 1 1 0 3 1 16:33
Jan 9, 2023 @ OTT W 3-0 1 1 2 2 0 4 2 18:31
Jan 6, 2023 @ WSH W 3-2 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 16:06
Jan 5, 2023 @ CAR W 5-3 1 0 1 -1 0 1 0 14:31
Jan 3, 2023 vs MTL W 6-3 0 1 1 -1 0 2 1 15:21
Dec 31, 2022 @ VGK L 4-5 (OT) 3 0 3 0 0 6 2 19:56
Dec 30, 2022 @ ANA W 6-1 1 2 3 2 0 1 0 16:35
Dec 27, 2022 vs DAL L 2-3 1 0 1 0 2 3 3 18:54
Dec 23, 2022 vs COL L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 17:01
Dec 21, 2022 @ CHI W 4-2 0 0 0 1 0 2 4 16:25
Dec 19, 2022 vs EDM W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 4 2 17:11
Dec 17, 2022 @ COL L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 17:04
Dec 15, 2022 @ WPG L 1-2 (OT) 1 0 1 1 2 5 2 17:09
Dec 13, 2022 vs EDM L 3-6 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 17:39
Dec 12, 2022 @ STL L 0-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 18:25
Dec 10, 2022 vs OTT L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 4 3 4 18:08
Dec 8, 2022 @ TBL L 2-5 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 17:51
Dec 2, 2022 @ NYI W 4-1 1 1 2 0 0 4 1 13:18
Dec 1, 2022 @ NJD W 4-3 (OT) 0 1 1 0 2 0 2 13:10
Nov 29, 2022 vs ANA W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 20:35
Nov 23, 2022 @ DET L 0-3 0 0 0 -2 0 2 1 19:26
Nov 21, 2022 vs ARI W 4-3 (SO) 0 1 1 -1 0 5 2 25:19
Nov 19, 2022 vs TBL L 2-3 (OT) 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 18:51
Nov 17, 2022 vs NYI W 5-4 1 1 2 2 0 5 2 15:09
Nov 15, 2022 vs MIN W 2-1 0 0 0 -1 0 3 4 16:17
Nov 12, 2022 vs NYR W 2-1 0 1 1 1 0 2 3 17:42
Nov 10, 2022 @ COL L 3-5 0 1 1 -1 2 3 0 19:50
Nov 8, 2022 @ SEA L 1-5 1 0 1 -2 0 3 1 19:07
Nov 5, 2022 @ VAN W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 5 3 20:54
Nov 3, 2022 @ CGY W 4-1 1 1 2 1 0 6 1 15:21
Nov 1, 2022 @ EDM L 4-7 1 2 3 -1 0 2 4 17:13
Oct 29, 2022 vs WSH L 0-3 0 0 0 -2 0 4 4 17:49
Oct 27, 2022 vs STL W 6-2 0 3 3 2 0 6 1 15:24
Oct 22, 2022 vs PHI L 1-3 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 17:05
Oct 20, 2022 @ CBJ L 3-5 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 20:03
Oct 18, 2022 vs LAK L 3-4 (SO) 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 21:37
Oct 15, 2022 @ DAL L 1-5 0 0 0 -3 0 2 4 19:55
Oct 13, 2022 vs DAL L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 5 2 18:42
Oct 8, 2022 @ SJS W 3-2 1 0 1 0 0 4 1 17:51
Oct 7, 2022 vs SJS W 4-1 0 1 1 1 0 2 2 16:44