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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 2021-22. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Matt Duchene NSH · 86 P in 78 GP Jake Guentzel PIT · 84 P in 76 GP Filip Forsberg NSH · 84 P in 69 GP Sidney Crosby PIT · 84 P in 69 GP Nazem Kadri COL · 87 P in 71 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

2021-22 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
82 33 52 85 23 52 262 52 1.04 12.6 17:39

Contract

$5.1MCap hitends in 2022, then extended to 2029
$60KCap dollars per point85 points in 82 games
$340KCap dollars per goal above replacement15.0 goals above replacement
$11.5MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$6.4MValueworth 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 716 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the Minnesota Wild on Aug 16, 2021, as a new contract: 1 year and $5.1M, beginning in 2021-22. It runs through 2021-22, so this is its last season, and his extension takes over. His next contract is already signed: an extension with the Los Angeles Kings on Jun 29, 2022, 7 years and $55.125M at $7.875M a season, beginning in 2022-23.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2021-22 $5.1M $5.1M $0 $5.1M

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 not begun 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 2021-22 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.

2021-22 analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+15.0Goals above replacement27th of 723 skaters, 22nd of 481 forwards
+2.5Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+11.0Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 481 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+10.5 98th percentileEven-strength defence-0.7 30th percentilePower play-0.5 22nd percentilePenalty kill-0.4 12th percentilePenalties+2.1 94th 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

52.5Corsi for %1060 attempts for, 959 against
+2.0CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
56.6Expected goals for %51.6 expected for, 39.5 against
+4.2xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
51.9Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
60.7Goals for %68 for, 44 against
103.3PDO11.2% shooting + 92.1% saves
295Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 636 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
Frederick Gaudreau · Kevin Fiala · Matt Boldy45439:2051.557.034-18
Marcus Foligno · Kevin Fiala · Joel Eriksson Ek1883:5565.665.66-5
Victor Rask · Frederick Gaudreau · Kevin Fiala1067:3752.052.12-3
Mats Zuccarello · Ryan Hartman · Kevin Fiala1842:3656.260.72-0

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.

33Goalsnot counting empty-netters
27.3Expected goalsfrom 355 unblocked attempts
+5.7Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 1.13 expected goals per 60 minutes87th
Shot quality 7.7% chance per attempt35th
Finishing +5.7 goals above expected89thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 451 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

0102030Game 20Game 40Game 60Game 80Goals 33Expected 27.3

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 29, 2022 vs COL W 4-1 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 22:16
Apr 28, 2022 vs CGY W 3-2 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 16:59
Apr 26, 2022 vs ARI L 3-5 0 0 0 -2 12 0 0 20:48
Apr 24, 2022 @ NSH W 5-4 (OT) 1 1 2 1 0 7 4 24:18
Apr 22, 2022 vs SEA W 6-3 0 5 5 2 0 5 0 21:12
Apr 21, 2022 vs VAN W 6-3 2 0 2 1 0 3 2 18:49
Apr 19, 2022 @ MTL W 2-0 1 1 2 1 2 3 0 18:33
Apr 17, 2022 vs SJS W 5-4 (OT) 1 3 4 2 0 4 0 18:32
Apr 16, 2022 @ STL L 5-6 (OT) 0 1 1 -1 4 2 0 17:32
Apr 14, 2022 @ DAL W 3-2 (OT) 2 1 3 3 0 5 0 17:43
Apr 12, 2022 vs EDM W 5-1 2 0 2 3 0 3 0 20:10
Apr 10, 2022 vs LAK W 6-3 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 16:32
Apr 8, 2022 @ STL L 3-4 (OT) 1 0 1 -1 0 5 0 14:55
Apr 5, 2022 @ NSH L 2-6 0 0 0 0 2 8 1 20:06
Apr 3, 2022 @ WSH W 5-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 14:53
Apr 2, 2022 @ CAR W 3-1 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 15:50
Mar 31, 2022 vs PIT L 3-4 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 19:05
Mar 29, 2022 vs PHI W 4-1 1 0 1 2 0 3 0 15:18
Mar 27, 2022 vs COL W 3-2 (OT) 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 15:19
Mar 26, 2022 vs CBJ W 3-2 (OT) 0 2 2 1 0 3 0 16:32
Mar 24, 2022 vs VAN W 3-2 (OT) 1 0 1 1 0 4 0 14:44
Mar 21, 2022 vs VGK W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 14:51
Mar 19, 2022 vs CHI W 3-1 0 1 1 1 2 2 0 13:53
Mar 16, 2022 vs BOS W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 17:18
Mar 13, 2022 vs NSH L 2-6 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 18:33
Mar 11, 2022 @ CBJ L 2-3 (SO) 0 1 1 0 2 7 1 18:27
Mar 10, 2022 @ DET W 6-5 (SO) 0 1 1 -1 0 8 0 18:18
Mar 8, 2022 vs NYR W 5-2 2 0 2 1 0 2 1 17:05
Mar 6, 2022 vs DAL L 3-6 0 1 1 0 0 6 2 17:18
Mar 4, 2022 @ BUF L 4-5 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 19:28
Mar 3, 2022 @ PHI W 5-4 0 2 2 3 0 2 1 17:14
Mar 1, 2022 vs CGY L 1-5 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 20:10
Feb 26, 2022 @ CGY L 3-7 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 17:54
Feb 24, 2022 @ TOR L 1-3 0 1 1 -1 2 4 1 17:14
Feb 22, 2022 @ OTT L 3-4 1 1 2 1 0 8 0 22:03
Feb 20, 2022 @ EDM W 7-3 2 1 3 2 0 4 0 16:06
Feb 18, 2022 vs FLA L 2-6 0 0 0 -2 0 3 2 17:09
Feb 16, 2022 @ WPG L 3-6 0 0 0 -4 0 5 1 17:11
Feb 14, 2022 vs DET W 7-4 0 1 1 -1 2 0 0 15:54
Feb 12, 2022 vs CAR W 3-2 1 1 2 2 0 2 2 15:29
Feb 8, 2022 @ WPG L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 17:34
Feb 2, 2022 @ CHI W 5-0 1 1 2 1 0 3 0 17:34
Jan 30, 2022 @ NYI W 4-3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 16:31
Jan 28, 2022 @ NYR W 3-2 1 1 2 2 2 3 1 13:55
Jan 24, 2022 vs MTL W 8-2 1 1 2 2 0 3 0 16:35
Jan 22, 2022 vs CHI W 4-3 (OT) 1 0 1 0 0 3 1 18:31
Jan 21, 2022 @ CHI W 5-1 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 17:49
Jan 17, 2022 @ COL L 3-4 (SO) 1 0 1 2 0 5 0 19:16
Jan 14, 2022 vs ANA W 7-3 1 0 1 2 0 3 0 16:45
Jan 8, 2022 vs WSH W 3-2 (SO) 0 1 1 1 6 3 0 17:49
Jan 6, 2022 @ BOS W 3-2 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 23:33
Jan 1, 2022 vs STL L 4-6 1 0 1 0 0 6 0 18:58
Dec 20, 2021 @ DAL L 4-7 2 0 2 0 0 4 0 19:48
Dec 16, 2021 vs BUF L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 16:20
Dec 12, 2021 @ VGK L 4-6 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 15:30
Dec 11, 2021 @ LAK L 1-2 0 1 1 -1 0 1 0 16:20
Dec 9, 2021 @ SJS W 5-2 1 1 2 1 0 2 0 16:39
Dec 7, 2021 @ EDM W 4-1 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 13:29
Dec 4, 2021 vs TOR W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 14:42
Dec 2, 2021 vs NJD W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 14:44
Nov 30, 2021 vs ARI W 5-2 0 0 0 -2 2 5 1 19:26
Nov 28, 2021 vs TBL W 4-2 0 1 1 1 2 6 1 15:47
Nov 26, 2021 vs WPG W 7-1 0 2 2 2 0 4 0 16:27
Nov 24, 2021 @ NJD W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 16:17
Nov 21, 2021 @ TBL L 4-5 (SO) 1 1 2 2 2 5 0 16:04
Nov 20, 2021 @ FLA L 4-5 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 16:29
Nov 18, 2021 vs DAL W 7-2 0 1 1 1 2 2 1 14:24
Nov 16, 2021 vs SJS L 1-4 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 19:37
Nov 13, 2021 @ SEA W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 14:51
Nov 11, 2021 @ VGK L 2-3 0 0 0 -2 0 3 0 19:51
Nov 10, 2021 @ ARI W 5-2 1 2 3 2 0 4 0 14:03
Nov 7, 2021 vs NYI W 5-2 0 0 0 -2 0 3 1 18:25
Nov 6, 2021 @ PIT W 5-4 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 3 2 19:54
Nov 2, 2021 vs OTT W 5-4 (OT) 0 2 2 2 2 3 1 22:11
Oct 30, 2021 @ COL L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 17:29
Oct 28, 2021 @ SEA L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 0 3 3 18:09
Oct 26, 2021 @ VAN W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 16:51
Oct 24, 2021 vs NSH L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 2 6 0 18:14
Oct 23, 2021 vs ANA W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 21:26
Oct 19, 2021 vs WPG W 6-5 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 4 3 22:28
Oct 16, 2021 @ LAK W 3-2 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 13:56
Oct 15, 2021 @ ANA W 2-1 1 0 1 0 0 4 1 20:42