Devils coach Sheldon Keefe’s message to his team after one of their best periods of the season was to keep up their pressure, but not get too overconfident since they still had not scored and the game wasn’t over. What he didn’t tell them was that he had a feeling Sunday’s game wouldn’t end well. His fears came true 40 minutes later.

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.

New Jersey Devils head coach Sheldon Keefe discusses the pressure of being a head coach, in addition to TNT analysts providing outside perspective.

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.

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, celebrating Keefe’s nine seasons with the organization and thanking him for his contributions.

William Nylander scored his second goal of the game at 1:10 of overtime as the Toronto Maple Leafs battled back from 2-1 and 3-2 deficits in the third period to down the New Jersey Devils 4-3 on Thursday.