{"id":188078,"date":"2026-02-22T00:18:13","date_gmt":"2026-02-22T00:18:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/188078\/"},"modified":"2026-02-22T00:18:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-22T00:18:13","slug":"kings-seek-scoring-winger-by-trade-deadline-after-fiala-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/188078\/","title":{"rendered":"Kings Seek Scoring Winger by Trade Deadline After Fiala Injury"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Kings are in pursuit of a middle-six winger ahead of the March 6 trade deadline after Kevin Fiala&#8217;s season-ending injury. Currently, they trail the Ducks by three points for the second wild-card spot in the Western Conference. Despite having the sixth-best defense in the league, their offensive struggles are preventing a playoff berth. General Manager Ken Holland previously acquired Artemi Panarin, but with Fiala sidelined, they need more scoring depth. The goal is to improve their scoring and maintain competitiveness in a weak Pacific Division.<\/p>\n<p> By the NumbersThe Kings are ranked 25th in the league with 2.31 expected goals per 60 minutes at 5-on-5.<a href=\"https:\/\/bvmsports.com\/nhl\/los-angeles-kings\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Los Angeles<\/a> has a shooting percentage of 9.2%, better only than the Flames and Devils, who both stand at 8.6%. State of PlayThe Kings are currently outside the playoff spot, trailing the second wild-card team by three points.Fiala was the team&#8217;s second-leading scorer with 18 goals and 40 points before his injury. What&#8217;s Next<\/p>\n<p>Los Angeles is likely to pursue lower-cost rental players rather than making a significant commitment for a top talent. They may explore options like Jeff Skinner, Evander Kane, or others to boost their scoring efficiently as the trade deadline approaches.<\/p>\n<p> Bottom Line<\/p>\n<p>To salvage the season and honor An\u017ee Kopitar&#8217;s last run, the Kings must address their offensive issues pragmatically. A few smart moves in the rental market could provide the scoring boost needed for a potentially deep playoff run.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Kings are in pursuit of a middle-six winger ahead of the March 6 trade deadline after Kevin&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":188079,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[163,165,164],"class_list":{"0":"post-188078","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-anaheim","8":"tag-anaheim","9":"tag-anaheim-headlines","10":"tag-anaheim-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/188078","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=188078"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/188078\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/188079"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=188078"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=188078"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=188078"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}