When William Nylander scored in overtime on Thursday night at Scotiabank Arena, giving Toronto a 4-3 win, it gave the Leafs a regular-season, three-game sweep of the New Jersey Devils in 2024-25, including a pair of earlier wins in Newark.
Devils head coach Sheldon Keefe opened up about his return to Toronto for the first time since being fired by the Maple Leafs.
TORONTO (AP) — William Nylander scored his second goal of the game at 1:10 of overtime to give the Toronto Maple Leafs a 4-3 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Thursday night. Devils coach Sheldon Keefe was back at Scotiabank Arena as a visitor for the first time since being fired by the Maple Leafs in the spring.
On Thursday night, the Toronto Maple Leafs completed the comeback by forcing the game to overtime and getting the 4-3 win over the visiting New Jersey Devils. Devils head coach Sheldon Keefe was back at Scotiabank Arena as a visitor for the first time since being fired by Toronto last spring and probably wanted to
As the Toronto Maple Leafs deal with a losing streak, the New Jersey Devils are an example of consistently overcoming tough stretches.
As the former Maple Leafs coach returns to Scotiabank Arena for the first time with the New Jersey Devils, he is more excited about renewing old acquaintances with his former team than worried about f
Keefe spent parts of two seasons coaching McCabe and McMann, leading them to career-high point totals last year.
Sheldon Keefe had not been to Scotiabank Arena since he was dismissed as head coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs. Greeted to a large media contingent, he was all smiles, even noting the fresh coat of red paint in the visiting locker room area. "They painted the walls red for me," he joked.
Sheldon Keefe was back into his routine. The 44-year-old head coach left his house in Oakville, an area that sits west of Toronto. He drove down the QEW, Queen Elizabeth Way, fighting through traffic,
With his recent comments, followed up by his performance in the Leafs' OT win Thursday, Nylander has proved he's the coolest cucumber in hockey, says Ken Campbell.
Nylander scored the overtime winner on a breakaway chance to earn the Leafs’ third consecutive win against New Jersey.