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Kevin Fiala

#22 · Left wing · Los Angeles Kings

Born Jul 22, 1996 in St. Gallen, CHE (age 30) · 6'0", 205 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 11th overall in 2014 by NSH (round 1)

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 2022-23. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Jake Guentzel PIT · 73 P in 78 GP Jordan Kyrou STL · 73 P in 79 GP Carter Verhaeghe FLA · 73 P in 81 GP Jesper Bratt NJD · 73 P in 82 GP Tyler Toffoli CGY · 73 P in 82 GP

Career

Regular season games only. Pick a season to see its game log below. Cap hit is what he counted against the salary cap that season, where it is known.

0204060802014-15: 0 points014-152015-16: 1 points115-162016-17: 16 points1616-172017-18: 48 points4817-182018-19: 39 points3918-192019-20: 54 points5419-202020-21: 40 points4020-212021-22: 85 points8521-222022-23: 72 points7222-232023-24: 73 points7323-242024-25: 60 points6024-252025-26: 40 points4025-26

Points by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2014-15 NSH 1 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 0.00 $925K
2015-16 NSH 5 1 0 1 0 0 11 2 0.20 $894K
2016-17 NSH 54 11 5 16 1 18 114 44 0.30 $863K
2017-18 NSH 80 23 25 48 20 26 187 34 0.60 $863K
2018-19 NSH 64 10 22 32 -11 26 131 28 0.50 $863K
2018-19 MIN 19 3 4 7 -12 10 43 14 0.37
2019-20 MIN 64 23 31 54 -1 42 175 25 0.84 $3M
2020-21 MIN 50 20 20 40 -2 43 162 27 0.80 $3M
2021-22 MIN 82 33 52 85 23 52 262 52 1.04 $5.1M
2022-23 LAK 69 23 49 72 2 52 208 53 1.04 $7.875M
2023-24 LAK 82 29 44 73 1 62 225 67 0.89 $7.875M
2024-25 LAK 81 35 25 60 -7 38 244 63 0.74 $7.875M
2025-26 LAK 56 18 22 40 -11 34 147 39 0.71 $7.875M
12 seasons Career 707 229 299 528 2 403 1912 448 0.75

Playoffs

Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2014-15 NSH 1 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 0.00
2016-17 NSH 5 2 0 2 0 0 12 4 0.40
2017-18 NSH 12 3 1 4 -3 8 30 8 0.33
2019-20 MIN 4 3 1 4 1 10 19 7 1.00
2020-21 MIN 7 1 1 2 -6 2 22 20 0.29
2021-22 MIN 6 0 3 3 -5 16 15 1 0.50
2022-23 LAK 3 1 5 6 1 4 8 4 2.00
2023-24 LAK 5 1 1 2 1 4 16 10 0.40
2024-25 LAK 6 3 4 7 0 2 25 20 1.17
9 seasons Playoffs 49 14 16 30 -12 46 149 75 0.61

2022-23 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
69 23 49 72 2 52 208 53 1.04 11.1 17:36

Contract

$7.875MCap hitends in 2029, then UFA
$109KCap dollars per point72 points in 69 games
$969KCap dollars per goal above replacement8.1 goals above replacement
$6.6MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$1.3MValueworth minus cap hit; below zero is overpaid

His cap hit for the whole season, set against what he did in the regular season. Lower is better value. In a season still being played the cost per point starts high and falls as the games add up. Value is coloured by where it ranks among the 695 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the Los Angeles Kings on Jun 29, 2022, as an extension of the contract he was on: 7 years and $55.125M, beginning in 2022-23. It runs through 2028-29, with 6 seasons left after this one, and he is then an unrestricted free agent.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2022-23 $7.875M $3.25M $3.25M $6.5M
2023-24 $7.875M $4.875M $3.25M $8.125M NMC
2024-25 $7.875M $5.5M $3.25M $8.75M NMC
2025-26 $7.875M $5.5M $3.25M $8.75M NMC
2026-27 $7.875M $6.5M $2M $8.5M M-NTC
2027-28 $7.875M $6.75M $1M $7.75M M-NTC
2028-29 $7.875M $6.75M $0 $6.75M M-NTC

Each season of the contract, with this one marked. The cap hit is the same every year; what he is paid is not. The pay is as written when the contract was recorded in October 2024, so a later change, such as the rise in the lowest salary for 2026-27, is not shown.

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
Jun 29, 2022 Los Angeles Kings Extension 2022-23 to 2028-29 7 $55.125M $7.875M
Aug 16, 2021 Minnesota Wild New contract 2021-22 to 2021-22 1 $5.1M $5.1M
Sep 11, 2019 Minnesota Wild New contract 2019-20 to 2020-21 2 $6M $3M
Jul 15, 2014 Nashville Predators Entry-level 2016-17 to 2018-19 signed for 2014-15, slid 3 $2.775M $863K

Every contract on record for him, newest first, with the team that signed him to it and the day it was signed. The one covering 2022-23 is marked. An extension is signed while the contract before it is still running, often a year ahead. A row with no team or date is a contract known only by its cap hit, most often one signed since October 2024.

2022-23 playoff analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+0.6Goals above replacementsix goals are worth about one win
+0.1Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+0.4Goals above averagethe five parts below added up
Even-strength offence+0.3Even-strength defence-0.4Power play+0.7Penalty kill+0.0Penalties-0.2

The goals he added to his team's goal difference, compared with a spare-part player given the same ice time. Each part is measured against the league, so zero is an average skater. A full season is about two-thirds the player and one-third chance. A playoff run is too short to rank anyone on. Before 2023-24 the NHL timed events less exactly, and differently from rink to rink, so expected goals for this season are rougher than for recent ones.

0510152014-152016-172018-192020-212022-232024-252026-27Goals above replacementGoals above replacement, by season

On the ice

What happened at five-on-five while he was on the ice. What these numbers mean

39.3Corsi for %35 attempts for, 54 against
-19.9CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
38.1Expected goals for %1.7 expected for, 2.7 against
-14.4xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
36.9Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
60.0Goals for %3 for, 2 against
110.1PDO15.8% shooting + 94.3% saves
5Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

These are left plain: he has not been on the ice enough to be ranked. That takes at least 200 shot attempts with him out there, about six or seven games, and a quarter of what the busiest skater has. Over a game or two these numbers are mostly chance.

Who he played with

Forward lineGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Kevin Fiala · Gabriel Vilardi · Quinton Byfield216:5435.728.41-1
Kevin Fiala · Gabriel Vilardi · Alex Iafallo216:3441.044.41-0
Kevin Fiala · Carl Grundstrom · Gabriel Vilardi14:1137.57.60-1
Phillip Danault · Kevin Fiala · Viktor Arvidsson21:200.00.00-0

The lines he spent the most time in at five-on-five, with the team's share of the shot attempts and expected goals, and the goals for and against, while they were out. The two shares are coloured as above, against the league's lines that played a fair amount together. Hover over one for its percentile.

Chances and finishing

Expected goals adds up how likely each of his shots was to go in, judged by where it came from, what kind of shot it was and whether it was a rebound. All situations, leaving out shots at an empty net. Before 2023-24 the NHL timed events less exactly, and differently from rink to rink, so expected goals for this season are rougher than for recent ones.

1Goalsnot counting empty-netters
0.8Expected goalsfrom 9 unblocked attempts
+0.2Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.84 expected goals per 60 minutes57th
Shot quality 8.6% chance per attempt62nd
Finishing +0.2 goals above expected58thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 89 who played at least a quarter as much as the busiest in these playoffs.

00.20.40.60.81Goals 1Expected 0.8

His goals and his expected goals as the season went on. When the goals line pulls away above, he is scoring more than his chances were worth; below, less.

Where he shot from

Every attempt he took in these playoffs, in all situations, attacking the net on the right. There is a dot for each attempt, bigger for a better chance. "Show as heat map" shades the ice by where the attempts came from. Click a goal for its details.

Game log

Date Opponent Result G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits TOI
Apr 1, 2023 @ SEA W 3-1 1 1 2 2 0 2 0 16:18
Mar 28, 2023 @ CGY L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 17:08
Mar 26, 2023 vs STL W 7-6 0 2 2 0 0 3 1 18:22
Mar 9, 2023 @ COL W 5-2 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 09:57
Mar 6, 2023 vs WSH W 4-2 0 1 1 2 2 3 2 18:46
Mar 4, 2023 vs STL W 4-2 1 1 2 1 0 3 1 20:08
Mar 2, 2023 vs MTL W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 0 4 3 19:24
Feb 28, 2023 @ WPG W 6-5 (SO) 0 1 1 -3 0 1 0 16:48
Feb 26, 2023 @ NYR L 2-5 0 0 0 1 2 2 2 20:42
Feb 24, 2023 @ NYI W 3-2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 16:25
Feb 23, 2023 @ NJD L 3-4 (OT) 0 2 2 0 2 3 1 18:22
Feb 21, 2023 @ MIN L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 2 3 1 17:48
Feb 18, 2023 vs ARI W 6-5 (SO) 2 1 3 0 0 5 1 18:40
Feb 17, 2023 @ ANA W 6-3 1 2 3 2 0 5 0 16:10
Feb 13, 2023 vs BUF W 5-2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 15:44
Feb 11, 2023 vs PIT W 6-0 0 2 2 1 2 5 1 15:11
Jan 31, 2023 @ CAR L 4-5 (OT) 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 19:13
Jan 28, 2023 @ TBL L 2-5 0 1 1 -1 0 0 0 17:56
Jan 27, 2023 @ FLA W 4-3 0 0 0 0 2 4 2 16:31
Jan 24, 2023 @ PHI W 4-3 (OT) 1 1 2 -1 0 3 0 18:46
Jan 22, 2023 @ CHI W 2-1 0 2 2 2 0 3 0 15:20
Jan 21, 2023 @ NSH L 3-5 0 0 0 -2 0 7 1 19:02
Jan 19, 2023 vs DAL L 0-4 0 0 0 -1 2 2 0 16:46
Jan 14, 2023 vs NJD L 2-5 1 0 1 -1 2 3 1 19:34
Jan 11, 2023 vs SJS W 4-3 0 0 0 1 0 4 2 17:41
Jan 9, 2023 vs EDM W 6-3 2 2 4 -1 0 4 2 18:04
Jan 7, 2023 @ VGK W 5-1 3 0 3 3 0 6 1 17:01
Jan 5, 2023 vs BOS L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 0 6 2 18:49
Jan 3, 2023 vs DAL W 3-2 0 2 2 1 2 4 1 13:35
Dec 31, 2022 vs PHI L 2-4 0 1 1 -2 0 3 0 18:47
Dec 29, 2022 @ COL W 5-4 (SO) 0 1 1 -1 2 3 1 19:34
Dec 27, 2022 vs VGK W 4-2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 21:57
Dec 23, 2022 @ ARI L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 17:11
Dec 22, 2022 vs CGY W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 2 6 1 19:43
Dec 20, 2022 vs ANA W 4-1 1 0 1 1 0 7 1 17:31
Dec 17, 2022 vs SJS W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 6 1 20:56
Dec 15, 2022 @ BOS W 3-2 (SO) 0 2 2 1 0 4 0 17:56
Dec 13, 2022 @ BUF L 0-6 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 17:12
Dec 11, 2022 @ CBJ L 5-6 (OT) 0 1 1 1 2 1 1 18:36
Dec 10, 2022 @ MTL W 4-2 0 1 1 0 2 1 2 19:12
Dec 8, 2022 @ TOR L 0-5 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 14:41
Dec 6, 2022 @ OTT W 5-2 1 1 2 2 0 1 0 17:54
Dec 3, 2022 vs CAR L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 19:51
Dec 1, 2022 vs ARI W 5-3 1 1 2 0 0 3 1 19:40
Nov 29, 2022 vs SEA L 8-9 (OT) 0 4 4 4 0 4 1 17:52
Nov 27, 2022 vs OTT L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 7 0 18:56
Nov 25, 2022 @ SJS W 5-2 0 1 1 0 2 1 1 16:13
Nov 22, 2022 vs NYR L 3-5 1 2 3 0 0 3 2 18:52
Nov 19, 2022 @ SEA L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 17:29
Nov 18, 2022 @ VAN L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 15:55
Nov 16, 2022 @ EDM W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 15:55
Nov 14, 2022 @ CGY L 5-6 1 1 2 1 0 2 2 16:43
Nov 12, 2022 vs DET W 4-3 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 15:13
Nov 10, 2022 vs CHI W 2-1 (OT) 1 0 1 1 2 4 3 18:54
Nov 8, 2022 vs MIN W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 17:52
Nov 5, 2022 vs FLA W 5-4 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 16:20
Nov 3, 2022 @ CHI L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 18:40
Nov 1, 2022 @ DAL L 2-5 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 18:30
Oct 31, 2022 @ STL W 5-1 0 3 3 3 0 3 0 15:04
Oct 29, 2022 vs TOR W 4-2 1 1 2 1 2 2 1 14:56
Oct 27, 2022 vs WPG L 4-6 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 15:56
Oct 25, 2022 vs TBL W 4-2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 18:15
Oct 22, 2022 @ WSH L 3-4 0 0 0 -2 2 1 0 18:33
Oct 20, 2022 @ PIT L 1-6 0 0 0 -3 0 2 2 15:02
Oct 18, 2022 @ NSH W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 19:29
Oct 17, 2022 @ DET W 5-4 (OT) 0 2 2 2 2 2 1 15:59
Oct 15, 2022 @ MIN W 7-6 1 2 3 1 0 6 0 18:13
Oct 13, 2022 vs SEA L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 0 2 1 18:57
Oct 11, 2022 vs VGK L 3-4 0 0 0 -1 2 2 0 15:24