PuckSleuth
28Not on an NHL roster · Defense · Shoots L
Derek Forbort
Age 34 · 6'4" · 216 lb · Born in Duluth, USA
No contract on file.
2025-26 regular season
GP
2
Goals
0
0.0% shooting
Assists
0
0 primary
Points
0
0.00 per game
TOI/GP
13:56
PP 0:00 · PK 3:01
xGF%
25.8
5v5, -18.2 vs. last yr
Game Score
-0.24
per game, goals above average
Faceoff %
—
Plus/minus
0
Blocks 4 · Hits 2
Game log
Last 5 games · NHL API
| Game | G | A | SOG | HIT | BLK | TOI | PP | PK | FO | OZS% | GV | TK | +/- | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 11 @ EDM · L 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12:35 | 0:00 | 3:15 | — | 50 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -0.52 |
| Oct 9 vs CGY · W 5-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 15:17 | 0:00 | 2:47 | — | 75 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +0.04 |
| Apr 12 vs MIN · OTL 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11:11 | 0:00 | 0:31 | — | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | +0.15 |
| Apr 10 @ COL · W 4-1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 16:38 | 0:08 | 0:52 | — | — | 1 | 0 | +1 | -0.08 |
| Apr 8 @ DAL · W 6-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:06 | 0:00 | 4:21 | — | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | -0.04 |
GS = our Game Score, goals above average. FO = faceoffs won-lost. OZS% = share of his 5v5 offensive and defensive zone faceoff starts that were in the offensive zone. GV/TK = giveaways/takeaways.
Advanced metrics
5v5 unless noted · 2024-25 · 741 min · percentile vs. NHL defensemen
14th percentile
8th percentile
11th percentile
25th percentile
25th percentile
17th percentile
22nd percentile
6th percentile
68th percentile
16th percentile
62nd percentile
78th percentile
33rd percentile
9th percentile
xGF% is his team's share of 5v5 expected goals while he was on the ice, from our own expected goals model; HDCF% counts only high-danger chances (xG of 0.15 or more). IPP is the share of his team's 5v5 goals while he was on the ice that he scored or assisted on. Relative stats compare him with his team when he was off the ice. Goals above expected and ixG/60 use his own shots at all strengths. PDO and OZS% describe luck and deployment, so their bars are grey.
Play style
Trait percentiles vs. NHL defensemen · 2024-25
- Shooting volume
- 14
- Playmaking
- 36
- Zone entries(est.)
- 28
- Forechecking
- 5
- Physicality
- 71
- Defensive impact
- 83
- Puck management
- 18
- Speed
- —
Where he shoots from
Slot 5% · Mid-range 24% · Perimeter 71%(66 unblocked shots)
Strengths
- Defensive impact: 83rd percentile among defensemen.
- Physicality: 71st percentile among defensemen.
Watch-outs
- Forechecking: 5th percentile among defensemen.
- Shooting volume: 14th percentile among defensemen.
Similar style: Joel Hanley (CGY), Chris Tanev (TOR)
Built from play-by-play, shift data, and NHL EDGE tracking. Zone entries is an estimate (rush chances while he is on the ice) until tracking data is added. A written scouting summary appears once Claude play-style writing is switched on.
Where his Game Score comes from
2024-25 · 54 GP · goals above average
Season total -1.5 goals, or -0.03 per game.
- Even strength offense
- -2.1
- Even strength defense
- +1.0
- Penalty kill
- +0.6
- Finishing
- +0.4
- Playmaking
- -0.9
- Penalties
- -0.4
Game Score adds up a player's impact in goals compared with an average player given the same ice time: his share of expected goals for and against at even strength, on the power play, and on the penalty kill, plus finishing (goals minus expected goals), primary assists, penalties drawn and taken, and faceoffs. Goalies are measured by goals saved above expected.
By season
Regular season
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | TOI/GP | FO% | GS/GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | VAN | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:56 | — | -0.24 |
| 2024-25 | VAN | 54 | 2 | 9 | 11 | -7 | 39 | 17:06 | — | -0.03 |
| 2023-24 | BOS | 35 | 0 | 4 | 4 | +8 | 22 | 17:48 | — | -0.04 |
| 2022-23 | BOS | 54 | 5 | 7 | 12 | +12 | 38 | 17:44 | — | +0.03 |
Latest news
Headlines from news outlets and team blogs
- Duluth native Derek Forbort signs PTO with Calgary Wranglers
fox21online.com · Oct 1
- Derek Forbort signs pro tryout deal with AHL’s Calgary Wranglers
Daily Faceoff · Oct 1
- Wranglers Sign Former Calgary Flames Defenseman to a PTO
flameforthought.com · Oct 1
- Ex-Canucks defenceman Derek Forbort signs AHL PTO with Calgary Wranglers
Canucks Army · Oct 1
- Former Flames defenseman Derek Forbort signs PTO with Wranglers
Flames Nation · Oct 1
Sentiment & chatter
Fans
—
Beat writers
—
Media
—
Fan, beat writer, and media scores, the 14-day trade chatter chart, and the latest mentions appear once sentiment scoring is switched on. Mentions are already being collected.
Recent Game Scores
Last 10 games · goals above average
Average -0.11 per game over these 10.
Skating · NHL EDGE
2025-26, as of Oct 2
- Top speed
- 20.7 mph
- 18th pct
- 20+ mph bursts
- 1
- Hardest shot
- 56.8 mph
- 0th pct
- Distance
- 4.1 mi
- OZ time
- 36.2%
- 0th pct
- DZ time
- 44.2%
Age curve
NHL defensemen · production index
At 34, defensemen typically produce 71% of their peak (age 24).
From 24 seasons of NHL results, adjusted for league scoring and save percentage in each era. Shaded bars are the seasons left on his contract.
Contract by season
No contract on file.