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Filip ForsbergvsAleksander Barkov

Regular-season careers from the StatVault encyclopedia — the same tables as each player's profile.

L · VAL group SKATER

Filip Forsberg

2013–2027 · 15 seasons

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C · VAL group SKATER

Aleksander Barkov

2014–2025 · 12 seasons

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At a glance

Filip Forsberg and Aleksander Barkov: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Filip Forsberg	Stat	Aleksander Barkov
15	Seasons	12
136.7	Career VAL	143.3
19.0 (2024)	Peak-season VAL	18.8 (2019)
0	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
3	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	2

VAL is Value Above League — regular-season production measured against the league at the same position group (NHL VAL board). Black and gray ink count seasons from 1960 on.

Career regular season

Career regular-season statistics both Filip Forsberg and Aleksander Barkov have
Filip Forsberg	Stat	Aleksander Barkov
Career
868	Games	804
Skating
358	Goals	286
403	Assists	496
761	Points	782
+15	Plus/minus	+124
96	Power-play goals	84
60

VAL by ageEach season plotted at the player's age that season, so careers line up by age rather than by calendar.

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Age	Filip Forsberg	Aleksander Barkov
18	—	2.9
19	0	5.3
20	12	11.7
21	11.8	10.4
22	9.3	13.5
23	12.4	18.8
24	9.8	10.5
25	7.4	11
26	3.9	18.6
27	17.3	13.4
28	6.7	15.2
29	19	12
30	12.6	—
31	14.5	—