NHL Network has revealed its list of the top 20 wings in the League, as determined by the network’s producers and analysts.
Filip Forsberg of the Nashville Predators comes in at No. 18, dropping four places from his No. 14 ranking from last year.
The 30-year-old left winger led the Predators with 31 goals and 45 assists for 76 points in 2024-25, playing in all 82 of the team’s games.
Forsberg’s 30-plus goal season marked the fifth time in his 13-year NHL career he has scored at least 30 goals in a season. No other Preds player has more than two 30-goal campaigns.
His 318 career goals is tops all-time on the Predators, and he has played all 82 regular-season games for the second straight year.
Forsberg comes in just behind Alex Ovechkin, who is No. 17 on the list. He’s ahead of the Los Angeles Kings’ Adrian Kempe (20th) and Matt Boldy of the Minnesota Wild (19th).
The native of Ostervala, Sweden has totaled 681 points (318-363-681) over 780 NHL games. He has 85 power-play goals, passing Shea Weber for most all-time among Predators skaters by notching his 81st on Jan. 18.
The Hockey News projects Forsberg to be paired with Jonathan Marchessault on the first line along with Ryan O’Reilly at center. While Forsberg may have fallen several spots on this year’s list, his drop in production from 2023-24 (48-46-94) was due in large part to the Predators’ line shuffling and offensive inconsistency across the board.
If anyone is primed for a turnaround season, it would be Forsberg.
Here is the complete list.
20. Adrian Kempe, Los Angeles Kings
19. Matt Boldy, Minnesota Wild
18. Filip Forsberg, Nashville Predators
17. Alex Ovechkin, Washington Capitals
16. Jason Robertson, Dallas Stars
15. Clayton Keller, Utah Mammoth
14. Brady Tkachuk, Ottawa Senators
13. Brandon Hagel, Tampa Bay Lightning
12. Jesper Bratt, New Jersey Devils
11. Jake Guentzel, Tampa Bay Lightning
10. Artemi Panarin, New York Rangers
9. Kyle Connor, Winnipeg Jets
8. Sam Reinhart, Florida Panthers
7. Matthew Tkachuk, Florida Panthers
6. William Nylander, Toronto Maple Leafs
5. Mitch Marner, Vegas Golden Knights
4. Mikko Rantanen, Dallas Stars
3. Kirill Kaprizov, Minnesota Wild
2. David Pastrnak, Boston Bruins
1. Nikita Kucherov, Tampa Bay Lightning