T.J. Oshie is hoping the Washington Capitals' rather unconventional championship tradition lives on in the wake of the Washington Nationals' World Series victory Wednesday night.

After the Capitals captured their first Stanley Cup in 2018, the players made headlines with their exuberant celebrations, which included splashing around in public city fountains in Washington, D.C.

Oshie also quipped about taking responsibility for any fountains that went unused, adding he'd love to join the celebration.

"That's according to Yelp, so if I left anyone's fountain out, I apologize," the Capitals forward said, according to NHL.com's Tom Gulitti. "But I'm sure those guys are going to have a good time and if they happen to jump in a fountain, I hope I get the call."

D.C. sports teams have now captured three professional championships over the last 16 months, with the Nationals, Capitals, and the WNBA's Washington Mystics all taking home their respective leagues' ultimate hardware.

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New Jersey Devils star Taylor Hall was rather miffed by the chorus of boo birds coming from the Prudential Center crowd during Thursday's 7-6 overtime loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning.

"We’re kind of battling our own fans right now," Hall said, according to The Trentonian's Mike Ashmore. "We were 1-for-3 on the power play and we are getting booed. It’s a tie game, we are getting booed.

"That’s a tough environment to play in sometimes, especially when you are at home ... If you’re playing at home, you want to feed off the energy of the crowd and not let that affect you, but sometimes it does.”

Hall, whose two assists in the contest pushed his point total to nine in 10 games this season, is playing in the final year of his current deal and is scheduled to become one of the league's most coveted unrestricted free agents on July 1.

The 27-year-old became the first player in Devils' history to capture the Hart Trophy after his career-best 93-point campaign in 2017-18.

Following an exciting offseason, the Devils sit in last place in the Metropolitan Division with only two wins over their first 10 games.

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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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