2023 Player Ratings: Derek Forbort remained strong on penalty kill

Photo by Richard A. Whittaker/Icon Sportswire via Getty ImagesDerek Forbort in 2023

GP: 54

G: 5

A: 7

PTS: 12

ATOI: 17:44

oZS%: 41.0%

CF%: 44.9%

Reader Rating: 6

Writer Rating: 5

Boston Bruins’ defenseman Derek Forbort was a vital asset on the penalty kill during the regular season, but fell subject to the mistakes which plagued the team’s defense during the playoffs.

Although he’s never going to be an offensive-driven defenseman, Forbort had a career-high in goals at five which included two game-winning goals and two shorthanded tallies.

This regular season was pretty comparable for Forbort to the previous year with points — 12 on five goals and seven assists — and 88 blocked shots in only 54 games…