Los Angeles Kings winger Kevin Fiala is injured and listed as day-to-day, according to Zach Dooley of L.A. Kings Insider. Fiala will miss Saturday night’s contest when the Kings host the Nashville Predators. Fiala left the Kings' game on Thursday night against the Colorado Avalanche after a knee-on-knee hit from Andrew Cogliano. Of course the Kings don’t want Fiala to miss any time, but the fact he is only listed as day-to-day is great news as the collision looked like it could possibly result in a far more serious injury.
Fiala is leading the Kings in scoring with 68 points this season. He has been terrific in Los Angeles after being acquired from the Predators for a first-round pick and Brock Faber during the offseason. The 26-year-old winger plays a great two-way game and has fit in on the team’s top line with Anze Kopitar. He also fills in on a tremendous all-around trio with Phillip Danault and Viktor Arvidsson from time to time. It sounds like his absence will be short term, and that is great news for Kings fans who were holding their breath since Thursday night.
Here are some more injury notes...
- The Dallas Stars have provided a bit of an update on their injured players. Mike Heika of NHL.com reports Tyler Seguin is not skating Saturday, which means he is not close to returning to action. The veteran center left Thursday night’s game against the Buffalo Sabres after suffering a laceration above his knee from the skate of Jordan Greenway. Luke Glendening and Scott Wedgewood did skate Saturday, meaning they are close to getting back into the lineup. Glendening has not played since Feb. 17, and Wedgewood’s last game was Feb. 18.
- Curtis Pashelka of Bay Area News Group reports San Jose Sharks defensemen Radim Simek and Jacob MacDonald are out week-to-week. Simek is dealing with concussion symptoms, and MacDonald left Monday night’s game early after taking a high hit. There is no update on what the injury is, but the timeline sounds like the Sharks will be without a couple of depth defenders for the next few weeks. In better Sharks news, winger Jonah Gadjovich is getting closer to returning but is not quite ready. He has three goals and seven points in 35 games this season but hasn’t played since Feb. 12 with an upper-body injury.
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