Sheldon Keefe on Auston Matthews: “The biggest thing I’ve learned with him is that he is a very good player defensively away from the puck when he is engaged”

You never sweat two points. That said, if you look at the games coming out New Year’s Eve and four out of the next five, you didn’t give up a single goal in those third periods. What did you like about those games that must be repeated and can be repeated going forward?

Keefe: I liked a lot about our third period yesterday. In the first 12 minutes or so, I thought we were in control of things very well and had the puck a lot, which is really what we’ve liked to do.