Forsberg, 24, is 12-7-2 with a 2.10 goals-against average, .932 save percentage and a shutout in 23 games with the Monsters this season. He is second in the AHL in save percentage, fourth in goals-against average, eighth-T in wins and ninth in minutes played (1,317).
The Härnösand, Sweden owns a 58-25-8 record with a 2.16 goals-against average, .924 save percentage and six shutouts in 98 career AHL games with the Monsters and Springfield Falcons. He led the Monsters to the 2016 AHL Calder Cup after finishing with a 9-0-0 record, 1.34 GAA, .949 SV% and two shutouts in 10 contests.
Columbus' seventh round selection, 188th overall, in the 2011 NHL Draft, he has posted a 1-8-0 record with a 4.07 goals-against and .879 save percentage in 10 career NHL games with the Blue Jackets, including stopping 27-of-31 shots in a 5-3 loss at Carolina in his season debut on January 10. He stopped six shots in overtime and two-of-three in the shootout on January 2, 2016 vs. Washington (5-4 SOW) to record his first career NHL victory.
The Blue Jackets return to action tonight when they host the Ottawa Senators. Game time at Nationwide Arena is 7 p.m. ET. Live coverage on FOX Sports Ohio begins with the Blue Jackets Live pre-game show at 6:30 p.m. The game will also be broadcast live on the Eldorado Scioto Downs Blue Jackets Radio Network, 97.1 The Fan, and online at BlueJackets.com.
