Filip Forsberg
#9 · Left wing · Nashville Predators
| GamesGP | GoalsG | AssistsA | PointsP | ShotsSOG | Ice timeTOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This season | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 20:29 |
| Last season | 82 | 40 | 35 | 75 | 246 | 18:53 |
Role
Where he fits on Nashville right now.
- Line
L1 with N. Hoglander and M. Wood · 6:00 a game together
- Power play
PP1
- Penalty kill
Rarely kills penalties · not a regular in 10 kills
- Ice time
20:29 a game, 2nd-most among Nashville forwards · 14:41 5-on-5 · 4:16 PP
- Competition
Tougher opponents than 78% of forwards · home 81%, road 62%
About average among forwards
Where he stands out
What he does better or worse than most players at his position.
Better than most at his position
Takeaways2nd
takeaway score 1971.91 takeaways /60better than 99% of forwardsmore than 99% of forwards
FinishingTop 10
+0.7 goals above expected /100 shotsbetter than 98% of forwards
Shooting volume
18.6 shot attempts /60better than 94% of wingers
Behind most at his position
Fast bursts
1.7 bursts /60less often than 92% of forwards
Shot blocking
blocking score 671.51 blocks /60behind 80% of wingersfewer than 81% of wingers
Listed only when we can be confident he is above or below average. Numbers from this season and last, through Oct 10. Compared with forwards who have played at least 20 games over the two seasons.
Better than most at his position
Hardest shotTop 10
90.1 mphharder than 96% of wingers
Takeaways
takeaway score 1402.93 takeaways /60better than 92% of forwardsmore than 99% of forwards
Setting up goals
0.64 first assists /60better than 80% of forwards
Behind most at his position
Nothing yet where we can be confident he is below most forwards.
Listed only when we can be confident he is above or below average. Numbers from this season, through Oct 10. Compared with forwards who have played at least 3 games.
All ratings
Every rating, against other forwards.
This season’s 4 games blended with last season’s 82, and pulled toward the average forward by an amount that depends on how quickly each rating settles.
Shooting volume, creating his own chances, shot blocking, hardest shot and distance skated compare wingers with wingers, because centers and wingers really differ there. Everything else compares all forwards.
This season’s 4 games only, pulled toward the average forward. Expect wide ranges this early.
Driving play at 5-on-5
- Creating chancesAlong for the rideDrives play
+0.05 expected goals /60top 43%
+0.02 expected goals /60average
- Preventing chancesChances against riseShuts it down
no measurable changeaverage
+0.02 expected goals against /60bottom 37%
Scoring
- Shooting volumeRarely shootsFires away
18.6 shot attempts /60top 6%
14.8 shot attempts /60top 24%
- Creating his own chancesFew chancesDangerous
0.77 expected goals /60top 42%
0.75 expected goals /60average
- FinishingTop 10Below expectedSniper
+0.7 goals above expected /100 shotstop 2%
−0.5 goals above expected /100 shotsbottom 40%
- Setting up goalsRarely sets upPlaymaker
0.63 first assists /60top 21%
0.64 first assists /60top 20%
Special teams
- Power-play chancesQuietThreat
1.75 expected goals /60bottom 30%
1.77 expected goals /60bottom 33%
- Shorthanded threatPure defensePower kill
0.89 expected goals for /60too few games
0.89 expected goals for /60too few games
Physical and puck
- HittingAvoids contactPhysical
hitting score 61bottom 44%4.75 hits /60top 43%
hitting score 61bottom 44%3.66 hits /60average
- Shot blockingRarely blocksShot blocker
blocking score 67bottom 20%1.51 blocks /60bottom 19%
blocking score 88bottom 43%1.46 blocks /60bottom 17%
- Takeaways2ndRarePuck thief
takeaway score 197top 1%1.91 takeaways /60top 1%
takeaway score 140top 8%2.93 takeaways /60top 1%
Penalties and faceoffs
- Drawing penaltiesRarelyDraws calls
0.80 penalties drawn /60average
0.80 penalties drawn /60average
- Staying out of the boxOften penalizedClean
0.55 penalties taken /60top 31%
0.58 penalties taken /60top 35%
- FaceoffsLoses drawsWins draws
44.0% wontoo few games
48.9% wontoo few games
Hitting, shot blocking and takeaways are arena-adjusted scores (100 is the average forward); switch “Hits and takeaways” to Raw in the settings to see the numbers as recorded. How the ratings work.
Shots
Where his shots come from, and how his misses miss.
399 unblocked shots, this season and last, from his point of view. 4 more from outside the zone. Empty nets left out.
14 unblocked shots, this season, from his point of view. Empty nets left out.
How his misses miss
150 missed shots. “Wide left” is from his point of view.
6 missed shots. “Wide left” is from his point of view.
The NHL’s game data records how a shot missed, but not where in the net a goal or save went (glove side, blocker, five-hole). That needs paid camera tracking, so we don’t show it.
Skating and shot
Speed, bursts, shot power and where he spends his shifts, from the NHL’s own tracking (NHL EDGE).
- Top speedSlowerBurner
22.0 mphbottom 21%
21.4 mphaverage
- Fast burstsRareFrequent
1.7 bursts /60bottom 8%
2.9 bursts /60bottom 22%
- Hardest shotTop 10SofterCannon
90.5 mphtop 27%
90.1 mphtop 4%
- Distance skatedShorterCovers ground
9.52 miles /60bottom 39%
9.22 miles /60bottom 25%
- Time in the offensive zoneDefendingAttacking
42.8% of his timetop 17%
40.4% of his timebottom 42%
Top speed and hardest shot are his best single moments over this season and lastthis season; bursts and distance are per 60 minutes of his ice time. Tracking data: NHL EDGE.