Fiala has missed the Kings' previous eight games due to a lower-body injury and will be out Friday for Game 3 as they take on the Edmonton Oilers. The 26-year-old is still considered day-to-day, which is a huge loss as he had 23 goals, 72 points, 208 SOG, 52 PIMs and a +2 plus/minus through 69 games before his injury.
Fiala has missed the Kings' previous six games due to a lower-body injury and will be out Monday as they take on the Edmonton Oilers. The 26-year-old is not expected back for the first few games of the series, which is a huge loss as he had 23 goals, 72 points, 208 SOG, 52 PIMs and a +2 plus/minus through 69 games before his injury.
The Kings acquired Fiala from the Wild on Wednesday and signed him to a massive seven-year extension, which represents a $2.775M AAV raise for the Swiss winger. Fiala will play a huge role in Los Angeles, next to either Anze Kopitar or Phillip Danault, both spots could allow him to build off of his career-best 2022 season.
Fiala was set to become an RFA and the Wild likely weren't going to have the cap-space to re-sign him. They moved him and added a second first-round pick in 2022 and Brock Faber, who was a second-round pick (No.45 overall) in 2020. For Fiala, he heads to Los Angeles, where he'll likely play a key top-6 role next to either Anze Kopitar or Phillip Danault. Fiala is coming off of the best season of his career, scoring 33 goals with 52 assists (85 points) in 82 games.
Fiala was a surprise scratch from Wednesday's lineup due to a lower-body injury but he was on the ice for the morning skate and will be a game-time decision on Friday. Fiala has been red-hot since late March, scoring 11 goals with 14 assists (25 points) in his last 19 games.
Fiala missed Saturday's game in St. Louis but was on the ice for Monday's morning skate and is a game-time decision vs. the Blues. Fiala hasn't been as productive as 2020 but has 14 goals and 11 assists (25 points) in 36 games.
Fiala was assessed a game misconduct for the first period hit and was suspended for three games on Friday. This means that the Wild will be without one of their top offensive weapons for the first three games of their four-game set with the Avalanche--he's eligible to return for the finale next Friday.
Fiala missed three games with a lower-body injury and was a healthy scratch in Dallas last night but will replace Ryan Donato on the fourth line on Wednesday. He has just one assist in seven games this season.
Fiala is healthy enough to return from his three-game absence due to a lower-body injury but will sit out for at least one more game. Ryan Donato was originally expected to be scratched but he'll remain in the lineup in Dallas.