Devils president of hockey operations and general manager Tom Fitzgerald sat down with The Athletic on Wednesday after his team arrived in Toronto ahead of a game with the Maple Leafs, and there was no hesitation when he was asked what’s led to his team’s comeback season.

The Canadiens want to keep Jake Evans but the Devils want to bring the forward in at the trade deadline in March.

He provides a young and speedy Devils team the kind of playoff pedigree that Cup runs are built on and New Jersey general Manager Tom Fitzgerald knows it. "Somebody that can come

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.

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.

Welcome back to Toronto, Coach Sheldon Keefe. On behalf of Leafs Nation, thank you for your nine seasons with the Toronto Maple Leafs organization,” the announcer said as fans applauded. Sheldon Keefe gets a warm reception from the Toronto crowd in his return to the city 💙👏 pic.