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Peter ForsbergvsAleksander Barkov

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

C · VAL group SKATER

Peter Forsberg

1995–2011 · 13 seasons

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C · VAL group SKATER

Aleksander Barkov

2014–2025 · 12 seasons

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At a glance

Peter Forsberg and Aleksander Barkov: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Peter Forsberg	Stat	Aleksander Barkov
13	Seasons	12
159.7	Career VAL	143.3
20.9 (2003)	Peak-season VAL	18.8 (2019)
Inducted 2014	Hall of Fame	—
2	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
11	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 Peter Forsberg and Aleksander Barkov have
Peter Forsberg	Stat	Aleksander Barkov
Career
708	Games	804
Skating
249	Goals	286
636	Assists	496
885	Points	782
+238	Plus/minus	+124
71	Power-play goals	84
43

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	Peter Forsberg	Aleksander Barkov
18	—	2.9
19	—	5.3
20	—	11.7
21	8.2	10.4
22	19.8	13.5
23	17.7	18.8
24	15	10.5
25	19	11
26	8.3	18.6
27	16.3	13.4
28	—	15.2
29	20.9	12
30	10.9	—
32	14.1	—
33	9.5	—