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Shooter vs goalie · 2025-26

Alex Ovechkin vs Anton Forsberg

Alex OvechkinAlex OvechkinCapitals · Left wingvsAnton ForsbergAnton ForsbergKings · Goalie

Ovechkin has 2 goals on 18 shots against Forsberg (1.9 expected).

This week Ovechkin has 2 games left with 1 soft matchup; Forsberg has 1 left (about 0.2 expected starts). We project Ovechkin for 3.2 ESPN points to Forsberg's 0.3.

Head-to-head: Ovechkin vs Forsberg

Every event between them in NHL play-by-play, 2017-18 to 2025-26: games against each other, faceoffs, shots on goal, hits and penalties. Regular season and playoffs.

OvechkinForsberg
9Team record in 16 meetings7

Alex Ovechkin shooting on Anton Forsberg

Goals
2
Shots on goal
18
Expected goals
1.89
Forsberg SV%
.889

25 unblocked attempts. Close to expected.

Games against each other

Games between Alex Ovechkin and Anton Forsberg
DateScoreOvechkinForsberg
2025-12-02WSH 3–1 LAK0G 2A 2S0/0 SV
2025-11-17WSH 2–1 LAK1G 0A 1S0/0 SV
2025-03-03WSH 5–4 OTT0G 0A 5S0/0 SV
2025-01-30WSH 4–5 OTT1G 2A 7S31/35 SV
2025-01-16WSH 1–0 OTT1G 0A 3S0/0 SV
2024-04-07WSH 2–3 OTT0G 0A 2S0/0 SV
2024-02-26WSH 6–3 OTT0G 0A 0S6/10 SV
2023-10-18WSH 1–6 OTT0G 1A 0S23/24 SV
2022-12-29WSH 3–4 OTT1G 0A 6S0/0 SV
2022-12-22WSH 3–2 OTT0G 2A 6S0/0 SV
2022-10-20WSH 2–5 OTT0G 0A 2S22/24 SV
2022-01-22WSH 3–2 OTT2G 0A 5S0/0 SV

Latest 12 of 16 meetings.

This week's schedule

Sep 28 to Oct 4. More games usually wins a weekly start/sit. Chips show how many fantasy points the opponent allows to the player's position (soft or tough), the Schedule Edge from rest and travel, and the likely opposing goalie with his save percentage. Projections use ESPN default points for the games left.

Alex Ovechkin

2games

3.2proj. ESPN pts

  • Fri, Oct 2 @ CAR1.3 pts
    Opp allows 12th-fewest FP to LWvs Brandon Bussi (.895)
  • Sat, Oct 3 @ TBLB2B1.9 pts
    Opp allows 6th-most FP to LWSchedule edge −13.3 win%Likely vs Andrei Vasilevskiy (.912)

Anton Forsberg

2games (1 left)

0.3proj. ESPN pts

About 0.2 expected starts

  • Wed, Sep 30 @ COL
    Opp allows the fewest FP to GLikely vs Mackenzie Blackwood (.903)
  • Sat, Oct 3 @ SJS18% to start0.3 pts
    Opp allows 9th-fewest FP to GLikely vs Yaroslav Askarov (.884)

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FAQ

How have Ovechkin and Forsberg done against each other?
In 16 games against each other in our data, Ovechkin's team went 9–7.

2025-26 regular season from NHL play-by-play, shift charts and NHL EDGE, processed by Edgehalla. Head-to-head covers every loaded season (play-by-play from 2019-20; on-ice matchups from 2025-26).Compare other players →