Fiala, who was a healthy scratch Tuesday against the Avalanche, returned to the lineup Thursday against the Coyotes, but failed to crack the scoresheet for the eighth time in nine games.

EDGE Analysis

Last year in the AHL, Fiala led the Milwaukee Admirals in scoring with 50 points in 66 games, yet he has not had much of an impact so far in his first full season with the Preds. True, he did turn some heads with a two-goal game back on Oct. 22 against Pittsburgh, but otherwise he has been quiet. He is skating mostly in a bottom-six capacity thus far, averaging just 12 minutes per game, giving him very little by way of fantasy value at this point in the season.