The Los Angeles Kings tackle the San Jose Sharks tonight (Oct. 29) and one participant was surprisingly neglected of the Kings’ lineup. Ahead Kevin Fiala is a wholesome scratch tonight, based on a report from Elliotte Friedman, after he missed a group assembly.
Kevin Fiala will not be dressed for LA tonight.
Scratched for lacking a group assembly.
— Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) October 30, 2024
Fiala, who’s 28 years outdated, has 4 targets and two assists for six factors via 9 video games this season. He was traded to the Kings earlier than the 2022-23 season from the Minnesota Wild in alternate for defenseman Brock Faber and a first-round choose within the 2022 NHL Entry Draft. He was a first-round choose to the Nashville Predators within the 2014 NHL Entry Draft at eleventh general after a robust season in Sweden with HV71 within the Swedish Hockey League (SHL) the place he had 11 factors via 17 video games, in addition to 25 factors via 27 video games with the HV71 J20 group within the J20 SuperElit league.
By way of 579 profession NHL video games, Fiala has scored 180 targets and added 254 assists for 434 factors which comes out to a 0.75 points-per-game common. He additionally has 121 video games of American Hockey League (AHL) expertise, the place he scored 36 targets and added 53 assists for 89 factors which comes out to a 0.74 points-per-game common.
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