The New Jersey Devils lost to the Toronto Maple Leafs last night, and head coach Sheldon Keefe was cracking jokes following his team's loss. The Toronto Maple Leafs pulled off an exciting comeback on Thursday night,
Slugging from behind the entire evening, and balanced on the usual mid-season fan revolt, the Toronto Maple Leafs won their first game in more than a week on Thursday. William Nylander scored the overtime goal that put away the New Jersey Devils, led by former Maple Leafs head coach Sheldon Keefe.
Sheldon Keefe walked a familiar path inside Scotiabank Arena. He simply turned left a little sooner — to the visitors' locker room — than in years past.
The Maple Leafs defeated the New Jersey Devils 4-3 in overtime on Thursday night at Scotiabank Arena. The team is off on Friday as they travel to Montreal.
Editor’s note: This interview was originally published on Dec. 10. On Thursday, Sheldon Keefe will coach in Toronto for the first time since joining the New Jersey Devils. NEWARK, N.J. — The slogan that lines the dressing room wall of Sheldon Keefe’s New Jersey Devils team reads: Compete. Commit. Connect.
William Nylander inadvertently presented a challenge to the Toronto Maple Leafs: good teams find their way out of three-game losing streaks, and through his own heroics, the Maple Leafs responded with a thrilling 4-3 overtime victory over the New Jersey Devils,