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Sheldon Keefe Post Game, Canadiens 2 vs. Leafs 1 (OT): “I thought we defended very well and defended very hard in the third… We were just very poor with the puck”

On what happened in the third period (outshot 16-1):

What happens in the third period today is a lot different than what happens yesterday. Yesterday, we are not engaged. We are not competitive or physical enough, and we’re on our heels. In this game here, I thought we defended very well and defended very hard — didn’t give up the middle of the ice much at all. We were just very poor with the puck.

When you have a team that is pushing and has the energy of the crowd, you can’t just continuously give them the puck.