Filip Forsberg is on fire. No, really. He’s on fire.
Tuesday night in Buffalo, with the Nashville Predators trailing 4-3 in the third period, Forsberg scored a game-tying goal with 2:23 remaining. And then 2:45 into overtime, Forsberg followed it up with yet another game-winning goal — his 10th goal in five games.
This comeback victory marks the first four-game win streak for the Preds this season. They’ve also registered a 6-1-1 record in their last eight games. But the story is all about Forsberg, who is starting to draw the national spotlight after being named the NHL’s First Star of the Week for last week’s heroics.
Since being acquired at the trade deadline on Apr. 3, 2013, Forsberg has scored 86 goals in a Preds uniform. The two players that went to Washington in the deal — Martin Erat and Michael Latta — have racked 16 NHL goals and seven hockey organizations.
Here are some stats to put his hot streak in perspective:
#Preds Filip Forsberg is the first player to score 10 goals in a 5-game span since Pavel Bure from March 11-20, 2001
— Sportsnet Stats (@SNstats) March 1, 2017
This statline though:
Filip Forsberg in his last 6 games:
10 goals, 4 assists, 2 hat tricks.He good. pic.twitter.com/7J8G0BGbSo
— Brooks Bratten (@brooksbratten) March 1, 2017
Filip Forsberg in his past two Februarys: 23 goals, 33 points in 26 games.
— Adam Vingan (@AdamVingan) March 1, 2017
Per @EliasSports: Filip Forsberg is the first player in @PredsNHL history with four three-point performances in a span of five team games. pic.twitter.com/j0JWdHQiWK
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) March 1, 2017
Pretty elite company for SCORESBERG! #Preds pic.twitter.com/9FQ1d8uSYn
— FOX Sports Tennessee (@PredsOnFSTN) March 1, 2017
P.K. Subban on Filip Forsberg: “He’s the best player in the league right now, the way he’s playing.”
— Adam Vingan (@AdamVingan) March 1, 2017
