Filip Forsberg

Workhorse
Steady

Points, 2026–27: 8; 1 G, 7 A in 8 GP
Individual xG: 2.8; 1 goals from it
Ice time per game: 21:09; 24 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5: 49.9; share of chances while he's on

Filip Forsberg has 1 goal and 7 assists (8 points) in 8 games for the Nashville Predators in 2026–27, with 24 shots on goal and 21:09 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 79.8 out of 100, provisional until he has 15 to 20 games.

8 games in. The methodology requires 15 to 20 games to be accurate, so this season's rating still leans on the league average for his position and will move.

GRIT & GF

Rated above 70% of forwards

Goals above average: −0.0
Wins: −0.00

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to +0.40, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 69.9% of 402 rated players

The default weights are our call. Set your own; they get rescaled to add up to 100%.

Physicality38%GF38%Intimidation11%Chemistry13%Clutch0%

Intimidation

+0.63 SD · 83th percentile · weight 11% · +0.1 goals

How the other team plays when he is on the ice, compared with when he is off it in the same games, at 5-on-5.

Chances suppressedxGA per 60, off minus onPositive means opponents create less with him on the ice.0.0360th pct
Opponents' hits suppressedper 60, off minus onPositive means opponents finish fewer checks with him out there.1.9291th pct

Percentiles are against 402 rated forwards in 2026-27, on 121 minutes of his 5-on-5 time. Hits, blocks and takeaways count toward the rating and are worth zero goals until a study shows otherwise. Model grit-0.5.

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Game notes

Written the morning after from the night's stats, for games where he did something worth a sentence.

vs SJS
Thursday, October 15
Volume
Filip Forsberg had 13 shot attempts. Six got through to the goalie, and none went in. He came in averaging 6.8 attempts a game. The Predators fell 3-2 to the Sharks in a shootout.
vs VGK
Tuesday, October 13
Volume
Filip Forsberg had 12 shot attempts. Seven got through to the goalie, and none went in. He came in averaging 5.8 attempts a game. The Predators lost 5-2 to the Golden Knights.
at MTL
Thursday, October 8
Volume
Filip Forsberg had 9 shot attempts. Three got through to the goalie, and none went in. His average this season was 4.3. The Predators beat the Canadiens 5-2.
vs ANA
Thursday, April 16
Volume
Filip Forsberg had 14 shot attempts, more than any other skater that night. Six got through to the goalie, and two went in. His average this season was 6.6. The Predators fell 5-4 to the Ducks.
at ANA
Tuesday, April 7
Streak
Filip Forsberg has a point in 5 straight games. That was his 38th goal of the season. He played 16:21 and had two shots on goal. It finished 5-0 for the Predators.
at SJS
Saturday, April 4
Big night
Three points for Filip Forsberg: two goals and one assist. He has now scored in 3 straight. That was his 37th goal of the season. The Predators beat the Sharks 6-3.
vs SJS
Tuesday, March 24
Big night
Filip Forsberg had three points, one goal and two assists. That makes 5 straight games with a point. That was his 33rd goal of the season. It finished 6-3 for the Predators.
at CHI
Sunday, March 22
Big night
Three points for Filip Forsberg: two goals and one assist. He also scored the overtime winner. He has 32 goals this season. The Predators beat the Blackhawks 3-2 in overtime.

Player card

Percentile among 378 forwards with enough games this season. 50 is the median.

Scoring

Ice time per game21:09
96
Points per 602.84
78
Goals per 600.35
24
Individual xG per 601.00
66
Shots per 608.5
81

5-on-5 play

xG for per 60, on ice2.30
40
xG against per 60, on ice2.31
60
xGF%49.9%
50

Physical

Hits per 603.2
41
Blocks per 601.4
25
Penalty minutes per 601.4
52

Skating and shooting

NHL EDGE puck and player tracking, 2026–27. Percentiles are the league's, against all skaters.

Skating

Top speed21.4 mph
38
Bursts over 20 mph5
22
Distance skated26 mi
88

Shooting

Hardest shot90.1 mph
94
Shots on goal24
92
Shooting %4.2%
15

Zone time

Offensive zone time41.9%
49
Offensive zone time, even strength39.6%
31

Who he plays with

His most-used linemates at 5-on-5 this season, with what happened while they were out together.

Linemates	Games	TOI	Shot attempts	xG	Goals	xG share
Nils Hoglander, Matthew Wood	8	47:02	52–43	2.0–1.6	1–1	56%
Steven Stamkos, Ryan O'Reilly	8	20:41	15–34	1.3–1.2	3–0	52%
Jack Drury, Adam Edstrom	8	9:50	3–11	0.0–0.3	0–0	7%
Ross Colton, Matthew Wood	5	5:07	7–7	0.2–0.1	0–0	69%
Jonathan Marchessault, Mavrik Bourque	4	5:01	2–5	0.0–0.4	0–0	11%
Jonathan Marchessault, Matthew Wood	7	3:39	4–2	0.1–0.1	0–1	42%
Ryan O'Reilly, Nils Hoglander	7	2:47	1–8	0.0–0.3	0–0	0%
Steven Stamkos, Matthew Wood	3	2:46	0–2	0.0–0.0	0–0	0%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 1 goals from 38 attempts.

GoalShot or miss

Last 20 games

Columns are his individual expected goals, the quality of his own chances. Dots are goals he scored.

ixGGoal

0.000.501.00

03-2410-17

By season

Season	GP	G	A	P	SOG	ixG	TOI/GP	Hits	Blk	xGF% 5v5
2026–27	8	1	7	8	24	2.8	21:09	9	4	49.9
2025–26	82	40	35	75	246	29.7	18:53	124	39	48.5
2024–25	82	31	45	76	281	31.9	18:38	151	60	50.0
2023–24	82	48	46	94	347	36.4	18:54	141	52	54.6

Last 20 games

Date	TOI	G	A	SOG	ixG	Hits	Blk	PIM
2026-10-17	19:14	1	1	2	0.06	1	0	2
2026-10-15	24:17	0	1	6	0.51	2	1	0
2026-10-13	23:06	0	1	7	0.41	0	1	0
2026-10-10	20:36	0	0	1	0.91	1	0	2
2026-10-08	19:48	0	1	3	0.28	1	1	0
2026-10-06	21:00	0	2	2	0.38	1	1	0
2026-10-03	21:40	0	0	1	0.04	1	0	0
2026-10-01	19:29	0	1	2	0.23	2	0	0
2026-04-16	17:01	2	0	6	0.74	0	0	0
2026-04-13	22:19	0	0	2	0.09	1	2	0
2026-04-11	18:49	0	0	1	0.92	0	0	0
2026-04-09	18:01	0	0	0	0.23	0	0	0
2026-04-07	16:21	1	0	2	0.32	0	1	2
2026-04-06	20:41	0	1	4	0.30	3	1	0
2026-04-04	19:45	2	1	2	0.57	1	0	0
2026-04-02	20:34	1	0	1	0.41	1	0	0
2026-03-29	19:37	1	1	4	0.58	1	1	0
2026-03-28	18:24	0	0	3	0.28	1	0	0
2026-03-26	20:21	0	0	1	0.21	1	1	0
2026-03-24	15:08	1	2	3	0.40	1	3	0