Kayla Douglas

Toronto

NHL Editor @theScore. TMU journalism grad. Former intern @OttawaCitizen. Intersectional feminist. Music enthusiast. Angry Jays/Leafs/Raps/Six fan.

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Articles

McAvoy opens up on tough year: 'Motivation to never be here again'

1 week ago | thescore.com | Kayla Douglas

Few players are happier to leave the 2024-25 season behind than Charlie McAvoy. The defenseman opened up during his final media availability Thursday about how it felt to deal with a season-ending shoulder injury at the 4 Nations Face-Off on top of the Boston Bruins' abysmal campaign. "You're running a race and you don't get to cross the finish line," he said. "I ran the whole thing but didn't finish. That's sort of how it feels. It's disheartening in every way.
Bedard reaffirms love for Chicago: 'I want to be here for a long time'

1 week ago | thescore.com | Kayla Douglas

Chicago Blackhawks star Connor Bedard isn't interested in entertaining any speculation that he's unhappy in the Windy City. "I'm a pretty mild-mannered guy, and if I look a little sad on the bench or something, maybe people can take it out of context," the forward said during his end-of-season availability Thursday. "I've said it so many times, I love being here and the city, the people. Even before I got drafted, I was embraced like one of their own."He added, "Anything can get said.
Canadiens clinch last East playoff spot, 1st-round meeting with Caps

1 week ago | thescore.com | Kayla Douglas

The Montreal Canadiens clinched the last playoff spot in the Eastern Conference on Wednesday night, locking up a first-round meeting with the Washington Capitals. Montreal secured its place after beating the Carolina Hurricanes 4-2,though it needed only one point to seal the deal. Habs defenseman Kaiden Guhle led the way with his first career two-goal performance. The Columbus Blue Jackets have officially been eliminated from playoff contention as a result.
Stars' Robertson suffers lower-body injury in regular-season finale

1 week ago | thescore.com | Kayla Douglas

Dallas Stars forward Jason Robertson suffered a lower-body injury in his club's regular-season finale against the Nashville Predators on Wednesday night. Robertson appeared to be hurt after taking a hit from forward Michael McCarron early in the second period, according to the Dallas Morning News. The star winger limped off the ice and was subsequently ruled out for the remainder of the contest.
St. Louis challenges Canadiens to 'calm the mind' with 1 game left

1 week ago | thescore.com | Kayla Douglas

Montreal head coach Martin St. Louis issued a challenge to the Canadiens after they came up one point short of clinching a playoff spot in their penultimate game of the season. "I feel the guys are going through a time as a young team here where you don't get to practice these feelings of wanting something and it's so close you can almost touch it," the bench boss said following Monday's 4-3 shootout loss to the Chicago Blackhawks.
Makar won't travel with Avalanche on regular season-ending road trip

1 week ago | thescore.com | Kayla Douglas

Colorado head coach Jared Bednar said star defenseman Cale Makar is among the players who won't travel with the Avalanche during their regular season-ending, two-game road trip. Nathan MacKinnon, Ross Colton, Jonathan Drouin, Josh Manson, and Ryan Lindgren also aren't going. MacKinnon missed Thursday's 4-1 loss to the Vancouver Canucks with a minor injury. "We've got a lot of guys dealing with stuff, you know?" he said Friday.
Ekman-Larsson out vs. Habs; McCabe expected back before end of season

1 week ago | thescore.com | Kayla Douglas

The Toronto Maple Leafs will be down to five healthy defensemen when they take on the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday. Rearguard Oliver Ekman-Larsson is set to miss the contest and is listed as day-to-day with an undisclosed injury, head coach Craig Berube announced Friday, according to TSN's Chris Johnston. The Maple Leafs don't have the cap room to call up another player. "Maybe I'll suit up and play back there, I wasn't sure about it," Berube joked.
Hurricanes ink top prospect Nikishin to entry-level pact

1 week ago | thescore.com | Kayla Douglas

The Carolina Hurricanes signed top prospect Alexander Nikishin to a two-year, entry-level deal that begins this season, the team announced Friday. The 23-year-old defenseman served as captain of the KHL's SKA Saint Petersburg this campaign. He ranked second on the team behind only Ivan Demidov with 46 points in 61 games while seeing 24:29 minutes of ice time per contest. Nikishin's 17 goals were also the second most among all blue-liners, and he added three points in four playoff games.
Hynes: Kaprizov, Eriksson Ek 'huge difference-makers' in returns

2 weeks ago | thescore.com | Kayla Douglas

Minnesota Wild head coach John Hynes was thrilled to see Kirill Kaprizov and Joel Eriksson Ek make a substantial impact in their returns during Wednesday's 8-7 overtime victory over the San Jose Sharks. "Obviously (Eriksson Ek) and Kirill were huge difference-makers in the game," Hynes said postgame. "I'm happy for a lot of different reasons in that respect. It's hard on those guys.
Senators GM talks playoffs: 'We're underdogs, and we're OK with that'

2 weeks ago | thescore.com | Kayla Douglas

Ottawa general manager Steve Staios knows the Senators are the new kids on the playoff block, but he believes his club has "the mettle" to make some noise in the postseason. "We're underdogs, and we're OK with that," he said Wednesday. "There's teams that we'll match up against who have been there and done that and have that experience. This will be our first time doing it with this group, but it's hard not to believe in the group.