New Jersey Devils captain Nico Hischier is considered week to week with injury. Coach Sheldon Keefe provided an update on Hischier's status following his team's morning skate.
The Toronto Maple Leafs wasted no time honoring their former head coach Sheldon Keefe as they hosted the New Jersey Devils on Thursday night. During the first TV timeout, a video tribute played on the Scotiabank Arena jumbotron,
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 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,
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.
TORONTO -- Sheldon Keefe coached 172 regular-season games at Scotiabank Arena when he was with the Toronto Maple Leafs from 2019-24. So to say his trip to the arena on Thursday was familiar, right down to the traffic, is fair.
Keefe spent parts of two seasons coaching McCabe and McMann, leading them to career-high point totals last year.
The Toronto Maple Leafs honored former head coach Sheldon Keefe during their game against the New Jersey Devils on Thursday.
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 still seems to be used to playing in Toronto. While the New Jersey Devils head coach has already played the Toronto Maple Leafs twice this season, Thursday is his first game back in Toronto.
Maple Leafs head coach Craig Berube has singled out 25-year-old Pontus Holmberg, highlighting areas where the young forward can improve. As the Toronto Maple Leafs prepared to face the Minnesota Wild,
"I was so fortunate with the people and the mentors I have," Tortorella said. "If I can offer that ... I don't force myself on anybody, but if people want to ask me questions, I think that's a huge part of my job.