Starkes Debut von Fiala vergangene Nacht. Konnte tatsächlich erste Akzente setzen. Wie gewohnt schnell und wendig. Hatte zwei tolle Schüsse, den einen konnte Price gerade noch so stoppen (Hier) der andere erfolgte nach einem schönen Rush mit Josi.
Beste Szene für mich war der Rush den er eingeleitet hat über Smith und Fisher, welcher nach einem herrlichen Pass von Fiala das sichere Tor verfehlt.

Die Kommentatoren zumindest geizten nicht mit Komplimenten für Fiala und auch Coach und Mitspieler zeigten sich mit dem Schweizer mehr als zufrieden.

Hier ein Auszug von der Preds-Homepage:
First for Fiala: Predators rookie forward Kevin Fiala didn’t have long to dwell on the magnitude of his impending first game in the NHL. The 18-year-old heard the news on the same morning of the Canadiens and Predators contest, a game that was set to take place over 550 miles south of his current location.

“I had a normal day in Milwaukee and then, after practice there, coach told me that I had gotten a call up,” Fiala said. I [couldn’t believe it], it was crazy. I went home and took a shower and then got on a flight, and I came here a half hour before the game. It was pretty crazy.”

Fiala only joined the Milwaukee Admirals two months earlier after leaving HV71 of the Swedish Hockey League. The Preds 2014 first-round selection had 17 points in 26 games with the Ads prior to his call-up.

“He’s been traveling all day, but I thought he looked really good,” Forsberg said of Fiala. “He was working hard out there and trying to keep it simple. He had a lot of good scoring chances and a couple nice plays. I thought he played really well.”

On Tuesday in Nashville, the St. Gallen, Switzerland, native was a noticeable offensive presence for the Preds playing alongside Mike Fisher and Craig Smith. After the 3-2 OT win, Laviolette said the rookie was able to make a clear difference when he took his shifts.

“Things happen when he is on the ice,” the Preds head coach said of Fiala. “He is a player that gets the puck on his stick. You saw some of the things he did off the rush and in the offensive zone play. The puck sticks to him a little bit and it’s a good thing when you are an offensive player who is able to get to middle-ice a couple of times.

“For coming and jumping into your first game and playing a top team in the League, I thought he had a really good debut.”

Fiala finished with three shots on goal in 11:25 of time on ice (TOI).

“It’s an unbelievable feeling,” Fiala said of his first game in the League. “To play in the NHL was always my dream, so this is special.”