St. Louis Blues captain Ryan O'Reilly provided a scathing self-assessment of his play with his club mired in a five-game losing streak.

"I've been absolutely horrible right now," O'Reilly said, per NHL.com's Lou Korac.

"I'm not really doing anything. I'm kind of fighting for my life right now. I've got to fight to stay in this league, I guess, but I've got to do a lot more, leadership-wise, my own play. If I can do that, just that small thing, I think I can make a big difference. For myself especially, it's pretty pathetic."