P.K. Subban was his own harshest critic after the New Jersey Devils fell 7-6 in overtime to the Tampa Bay Lightning on Wednesday night.

The veteran blue-liner logged 24 minutes, but he was held off the scoresheet and finished as a minus-2 during the loss. That's not his worst statistical effort, but Subban still took the blame for the loss.

"For our team we played so well all game. We should have won this game. I feel like a lack of me playing up to the level I'm capable of really hurt us today," Subban told reporters postgame.

"Today I looked like a rookie on the ice, to be honest with you."

The Devils took an early lead, and they led 5-3 in the third period before Tampa scored three unanswered goals. Kyle Palmieri netted the equalizer with seven seconds left in the final frame, but Tyler Johnson's overtime winner spoiled a New Jersey effort that featured a 42-23 shot advantage.

"It's frustrating. Personally, I should have been minus-4 today. I don't know if I was or not. They brought me in to do a job, so, I didn't do my job today," Subban said.

Despite his critical self-assessment, Subban's underlying results in Tuesday's affair indicate he was a victim of some poor luck. The Devils controlled 63% of the shot attempts and 67% of expected goals with Subban on the ice at five-on-five, according to Natural Stat Trick. However, New Jersey was outscored 4-1 with No. 76 on the ice.

The Devils acquired Subban in a draft-weekend blockbuster this past summer in exchange for Steven Santini, Jeremy Davies, and two second-round picks. The 30-year-old had recorded four points in nine games entering Tuesday's contest.

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Inactive Winnipeg Jets defenseman Dustin Byfuglien recently underwent ankle surgery to repair unresolved injuries from a high-ankle sprain suffered last season, TSN's Bob McKenzie reported Wednesday.

Byfuglien never reported to Jets' training camp, and McKenzie reported in September that the 34-year-old blue-liner was contemplating his future options after being granted a personal leave.

More to come.

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Kirby Dach isn't going back to junior this season.

Dach will stay in the NHL for the duration of the campaign, according to Carter Baum of the team's website.

The third overall pick in June's draft will remain with the Chicago Blackhawks for the foreseeable future, head coach Jeremy Colliton confirmed on Wednesday.

“He’s been a bright spot for us," Colliton said. "... He immediately showed he was comfortable in this league.”

Dach has recorded a goal and an assist across six contests since being called up on Oct. 19. The 18-year-old was summoned following a three-game conditioning stint with the AHL's Rockford IceHogs.

He racked up 73 points with the WHL's Saskatoon Blades in 2018-19.

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Defenseman Martin Marincin is the latest expendable depth player for the Toronto Maple Leafs.

"Jake Muzzin’s health could change this, but Toronto would move Martin Marincin," Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman wrote in Wednesday's edition of "31 Thoughts."

Marincin has been a frequent healthy scratch and has played only six games for the Maple Leafs this season, collecting no points while averaging 11:06 in ice time.

Muzzin left Tuesday's loss to the Washington Capitals with a leg injury, and Leafs head coach Mike Babcock had no update on his status Wednesday, according to TSN's Kristen Shilton. The Toronto back end was bolstered by the return of Travis Dermott, who made his season debut on Tuesday.

Marincin has spent parts of five campaigns with Toronto and has notched 19 points in 122 contests over that span. The Leafs re-signed the 27-year-old to a one-year deal at the league minimum of $700,000 in June.

Friedman reported earlier in October that Toronto was looking to trade forward Nic Petan to give him a better opportunity to play and to clear room on the roster for Zach Hyman's impending return.

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Toronto Maple Leafs captain John Tavares returned to practice on Wednesday for the first time since suffering a broken finger on Oct. 16 against the Washington Capitals.

The 29-year-old skated on a line flanked by Mitch Marner and Trevor Moore, but head coach Mike Babcock says it's unclear when Tavares will return to game action.

“I can’t tell you when he’s playing. I just know we’re doing everything, and he’s doing everything, to be ready when he gets his opportunity," Babcock said following Wednesday's practice, according to The Athletic's Jonas Siegel. "The doctors will check that out and decide when he’s available.”

The Leafs don't play again until they meet the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday, and Tavares says he'll have a better idea of his status for that contest after practice on Friday, according to the Toronto Sun's Terry Koshan.

Tavares was originally slated to be out for at least two weeks.

The Ontario native tallied three goals and seven points in eight games before his injury. Tavares led the Leafs and finished third in the NHL with a career-high 47 goals in 2018-19.

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Welcome to Puck Pursuit, a weekly NHL podcast hosted by John Matisz, theScore's national hockey writer.

Subscribe to the show on iTunes, SoundCloud, Stitcher, and Spotify.

Former NHL defenseman Bryan Berard joins this week's episode to discuss a wide range of topics:

• Bryan's new book, "Relentless"
• Growing up with ex-NHLer Brian Boucher
• Testing positive for steroids and owning it
• A financial adviser's betrayal

...and more!

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