Forsberg Setting Records, Leading Preds Through October

It shouldn't come as a surprise that Filip Forsberg has played a significant role in leading the Predators to an 8-3-0 record to start the 2018-19 season, but the numbers are still worth a few hundred words.
After all, the month of October has already been Forsberg's best ever, and it's not quite done yet.
Through Nashville's first 11 games, it's Forsberg who paces the club with 10 goals and 14 points, good enough to be tied for second in the League in goals.

The Swede recorded his sixth career regular-season hat trick on Saturday against Edmonton, extending his franchise record in the category. Only the Capitals' Alexander Ovechkin has more hat tricks since the start of the 2014-15 season.
When it comes to the Nashville record books, Forsberg has already broken his own franchise mark for most goals in a single month, besting his previous high of eight. Plus, he's hit the 10-goal mark faster than any player in Predators history.
And, one more for good measure: since the 2014-15 season, Forsberg leads all Swedish-born players in goals scored with 126.
Imponerande. That's Swedish for "impressive."

"He's really strong out there right now," Predators Head Coach Peter Laviolette said of Forsberg. "I like the fact that he's bringing the puck to the net so much. He's probably had over 25 attempts in the last two games, and to me, that's a mindset of going out on the ice and wanting to do something. He's doing it right now, and I think good things happen, even if the puck doesn't go in [on the first try]."
Humble as always, when asked why he's experiencing success to start the season, Forsberg turns the conversation to his linemates of Ryan Johansen and Viktor Arvidsson - and for good reason.
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The trio has combined for 38 points (19g-19a) and a plus-25 rating in the team's first 11 games, including a total of 16 points (9g-7a) in just their last four outings alone.
Among lines that have played at least 100 minutes together this season across the League, the line has scored the second-most 5-on-5 goals in the NHL with 11. They've also logged 35 high-danger scoring chances, and at least one of the three has earned a point on 22 of Nashville's 38 goals (57.9 percent) thus far.
"Joey and Arvi are playing great hockey," Forsberg said of his linemates. "All three of us are playing well right now. We're all playing fast and simple hockey and trying to take the puck to the net as quick as we can. It's been working well lately."
"We're definitely clicking right now," Johansen said. "It's fun when we're out there together. When we're on the ice, we feel like the game is in our hands and it's in our control when we're on the ice and we have the puck."

The digits back up those statements, but it doesn't take a statistician to realize what's happening when the three climb over the boards. All one has to do is listen for the rise in the crowd every time the group carries the puck into the offensive zone, just waiting for something spectacular to happen.
More often than not, it's No. 9 proving he's worth the price of admission.
"[Even though he had a hat trick on Saturday], he could've even had more goals," Preds Captain Roman Josi said of Forsberg. "He's a pure goal-scorer, and if he shoots the puck and scores goals, our team's a lot better [because of him]."
If Forsberg remains healthy and keeps this pace, he'll be setting plenty of additional franchise records past the month of October. While he says he doesn't focus on his place among the League leaders, Forsberg is continuing to establish himself among the NHL's elite on a regular basis.
The occasional hat trick certainly doesn't hurt matters, either. Imponerande, indeed.