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.
If the Toronto Maple Leafs and Brad Treliving wanted to add a cheap but reliable centerman, they should look to Long Island.
Keefe was coaching an NHL game at Scotiabank Arena for the first time since being fired by the Maple Leafs on May 9. Having been hired by the Devils 14 days later, he’d faced his former team twice this season, both at Prudential Center.
The Toronto Maple Leafs honored former head coach Sheldon Keefe during their game against the New Jersey Devils on Thursday.
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,
Matthews’ second goal, on which Mitch Marner earned his 700th career NHL point, was a snap under Jacob Markstrom’s crossbar with little room to shoot and just 4:13 to play in regulation.
It was only three games, this most recent losing skid for the Maple Leafs. And William Nylander made certain the slump wouldn't make it to four.
The first victory for Sheldon Keefe against the Maple Leafs is going to have to wait for at least another season. When William Nylander scored in overtime on Thursday night at Scotiabank Arena, giving Toronto a 4-3 win,
It’s going on four years since goaltender Carey Price wedged his pads in the way of what most thought would be a long post-season run by the Maple Leafs. But from that first-round upset to this season,
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.
For the third time this season the Toronto Maple Leafs took on their former coach Sheldon Keefe and for the third time they came out victorious. Despite falling