Sheldon Keefe had some choice words for John Tavares following loss

Following a dominant first period where they put up 25 shot, it looked as though the Toronto Maple Leafs were going to walk all over the New Jersey Devils last night, even though they trailed 2-1 at the end of the frame. Once the second period started, however, the game was completely flipped on its head.

Although the Leafs scored twice in the first five minutes of the second, the Devils answered less than a minute after Auston Matthews gave the Leafs a 3-2 lead and would go on to score three more over the rest of the game. Following the game, Leafs head coach Sheldon Keefe was asked about his team's performance.


Keefe continued by calling out the likes of Auston Matthews, William Nylander, John Tavares and Joseph Woll.



While Keefe didn't place a tremendous amount of blame on Woll, he was not pleased that he gave up a goal on the first shot.


Woll not only gave up a goal on the first shot, but he also gave up two goals on 8 of the first 10 shots he faced in the opening period. With their 6-3 loss, the Leafs only remain four points ahead of the Tampa Bay Lightning for third in the Atlantic and will have to fix their immaturity in a hurry as they are back in action Thursday night against a surging Washington Capitals team before taking on the Lightning next Wednesday.