Sheldon Keefe on Auston Matthews’ 200-foot game: “We are in awe of his ability to score, but he does so many other great things off the puck to defend quickly and get us back on offense to drive our team”

You mentioned discussing the spread-out look up front with the players. What was the message to William Nylander specifically, and what are you looking for from him in this spot?

Keefe: We are just looking for William to keep being William. He has been a driver on whatever line he has played on. He has had a terrific season. He makes our group better when playing at his best no matter where he is playing. That is really it.

We can talk about first line, second line, and third line, but the way I would like it to be is that each game could be different.