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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 2016-17. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Curtis McKenzie DAL · 16 P in 53 GP Brock McGinn CAR · 16 P in 57 GP Tom Kuhnhackl PIT · 16 P in 57 GP Alexander Burmistrov ARI · 16 P in 49 GP Nick Cousins PHI · 16 P in 60 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

2016-17 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
54 11 5 16 1 18 114 44 0.30 9.6 13:31

Contract

$863KCap hitends in 2019, then RFA
$54KCap dollars per point16 points in 54 games
$148KCap dollars per goal above replacement5.9 goals above replacement
$4.3MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$3.4MValueworth 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 664 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the Nashville Predators on Jul 15, 2014, as an entry-level contract: 3 years and $2.775M, beginning in 2016-17. It runs through 2018-19, with 2 seasons left after this one, and he is then a restricted free agent.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2016-17 $863K $833K $93K $500K $925K
2017-18 $863K $833K $0 $500K $833K
2018-19 $863K $833K $0 $500K $833K

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 2016-17 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.

2016-17 analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+5.9Goals above replacement158th of 664 skaters, 112th of 435 forwards
+1.0Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+3.8Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 435 ranked forwards: green is in the top fifth and red the bottom fifth, with paler shades in between and amber for the middle. Hover over a tile for its percentile.

Even-strength offence+1.7 71st percentileEven-strength defence+2.6 90th percentilePower play-0.5 19th percentilePenalty kill+0.1 69th percentilePenalties0.0 40th percentile

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, and the rank beside it is among forwards. A full season is about two-thirds the player and one-third chance. 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

54.8Corsi for %688 attempts for, 568 against
+5.0CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
57.3Expected goals for %28.2 expected for, 21.0 against
+7.7xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
54.6Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
55.3Goals for %21 for, 17 against
99.8PDO5.6% shooting + 94.2% saves
167Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 565 skaters who played enough to be ranked: green is in the top fifth and red the bottom fifth, with paler shades in between and amber for the middle. Hover over a tile for its percentile. PDO and attempts taken are left plain, since neither is good or bad on its own.

Who he played with

Forward lineGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Mike Ribeiro · Craig Smith · Kevin Fiala14113:2559.057.96-5
Mike Fisher · Craig Smith · Kevin Fiala1397:3558.364.62-2
Ryan Johansen · Filip Forsberg · Kevin Fiala1385:3951.460.72-2
James Neal · Calle Jarnkrok · Kevin Fiala1360:5654.556.61-0

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.

11Goalsnot counting empty-netters
11.4Expected goalsfrom 146 unblocked attempts
-0.4Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.94 expected goals per 60 minutes85th
Shot quality 7.8% chance per attempt59th
Finishing -0.4 goals above expected50thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 421 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

0510Game 20Game 40Expected 11.4Goals 11

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 this season, in all situations, attacking the net on the right. Darker red means more attempts from that spot, and each dot is a goal. "Show every shot" switches to a dot for each attempt, bigger for a better chance. Click a goal for its details.

Game log

Date Opponent Result G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits TOI
Apr 8, 2017 @ WPG L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 16:14
Apr 6, 2017 @ DAL W 7-3 1 0 1 1 2 3 0 17:32
Apr 4, 2017 vs NYI L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15:47
Apr 2, 2017 @ STL L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 14:46
Apr 1, 2017 vs MIN W 3-0 1 0 1 1 0 3 1 14:32
Mar 30, 2017 vs TOR L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 13:56
Mar 28, 2017 @ BOS L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 11:07
Mar 27, 2017 @ NYI W 3-1 1 0 1 1 2 3 0 12:52
Mar 25, 2017 vs SJS W 7-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 14:18
Mar 23, 2017 vs CGY W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11:40
Mar 20, 2017 vs ARI W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15:22
Mar 18, 2017 @ CAR L 2-4 0 1 1 -1 0 2 2 12:33
Mar 16, 2017 @ WSH W 2-1 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 10:49
Mar 9, 2017 @ LAK L 2-3 (OT) 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 12:01
Mar 4, 2017 vs CHI L 3-5 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 15:11
Mar 2, 2017 @ MTL L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 11:25
Feb 28, 2017 @ BUF W 5-4 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 13:00
Feb 26, 2017 vs EDM W 5-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12:34
Feb 25, 2017 vs WSH W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 10:18
Feb 23, 2017 vs COL W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 15:26
Feb 21, 2017 vs CGY L 5-6 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 12:37
Feb 19, 2017 @ CBJ W 4-3 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 13:09
Jan 12, 2017 vs BOS W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 13:08
Jan 10, 2017 vs VAN W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 13:12
Jan 8, 2017 @ CHI L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 2 5 4 17:53
Jan 6, 2017 @ FLA L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 16:36
Jan 5, 2017 @ TBL W 6-1 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 17:46
Jan 3, 2017 vs MTL L 1-2 (OT) 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 14:35
Dec 30, 2016 @ STL W 4-0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 11:14
Dec 29, 2016 vs CHI L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 8 2 17:52
Dec 27, 2016 vs MIN L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 2 0 1 11:40
Dec 22, 2016 vs LAK L 0-4 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 16:27
Dec 20, 2016 @ NJD W 5-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 15:12
Dec 19, 2016 @ PHI W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 11:04
Dec 17, 2016 vs NYR L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 08:14
Dec 15, 2016 vs MIN L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 15:14
Dec 13, 2016 vs STL W 6-3 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 13:52
Dec 10, 2016 @ ARI L 1-4 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 15:48
Dec 8, 2016 @ DAL L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 09:12
Dec 6, 2016 vs COL W 4-3 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 13:31
Dec 4, 2016 vs PHI L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 2 4 2 19:11
Dec 3, 2016 vs NJD L 4-5 (OT) 2 0 2 2 0 7 1 16:03
Nov 29, 2016 @ COL W 5-3 1 0 1 0 0 4 1 15:37
Nov 27, 2016 @ WPG L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 09:49
Nov 5, 2016 vs CAR L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 08:48
Nov 3, 2016 @ ARI L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 3 2 11:35
Oct 29, 2016 @ SJS L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 09:54
Oct 27, 2016 @ LAK L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 13:04
Oct 26, 2016 @ ANA L 1-6 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 11:48
Oct 22, 2016 vs PIT W 5-1 2 0 2 1 0 3 0 12:12
Oct 21, 2016 @ DET L 3-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 15:44
Oct 18, 2016 vs DAL L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12:42
Oct 15, 2016 @ CHI L 3-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 12:13
Oct 14, 2016 vs CHI W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 11:21