"Fiala, who is third on the Kings in goals, points and assists, underwent surgery over the weekend to repair multiple fractures in his lower left leg and will miss the rest of the season. Fiala was playing for Switzerland against Doughty and Canada in the Milan-Cortina Olympic hockey tournament Friday when he backed into a hit by Washington Capitals' forward Tom Wilson along the side boards with less than three minutes left in Canada's 5-1 win."
"Both players' legs became tangled and Fiala's foot got caught on the ice as they fell, with the 225-pound Wilson landing hard on Fiala's leg. Fiala, who was laying face down on the ice, was able to prop himself on his elbows but did not move his lower body before being placed on a stretcher and taken to a hospital."
Kevin Fiala underwent surgery to repair multiple fractures in his lower-left leg and will miss the remainder of the season. The injury happened during Switzerland's Olympic game against Canada when Fiala and Washington's Tom Wilson tangled along the boards and Fiala's foot caught on the ice as Wilson landed on his leg. Fiala was stretchered off, taken to a hospital and wrote, "Not the ending I imagined for my first Olympics." The Kings entered the Olympic break fifth in the Pacific Division, three points behind the Ducks, and general manager Ken Holland may pursue trades before the March 6 deadline to bolster the offense.
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