The captain isn't happy.

John Tavares had some choice words for his New York Islanders teammates following a 5-0 loss to Pittsburgh on Saturday, calling them out for picking the wrong time of year to underperform.

"We went out there and got embarrassed because we didn't play hard enough. This time of year, that is unacceptable," he told reporters. "Everyone has to look themselves in the mirror and ask themselves how much they want it."

It's a sentiment shared by head coach Jack Capuano, who appears to have Tavares' back.

Capuano: "I think that certain guys feel that other guys can pick it up. I don’t think our secondary guys are doing anything to help us win"

— Brett Cyrgalis (@BrettCyrgalis) April 2, 2016

While the Islanders continue to hold the Eastern Conference's first wild-card spot, Philadelphia is two points back, with Detroit - a team on the outside looking in - only four points away.

Tavares' squad has posted a record of 4-5-1 in its last 10 games, and have five contests remaining on the regular-season schedule to gain some positive momentum.

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Arizona Coyotes defenseman Michael Stone underwent surgery Friday to repair ACL and MCL injuries, and will miss a minimum of six months, head coach Dave Tippett announced Saturday.

The 25-year-old was hurt near the end of a 2-1 win on March 26 against the Philadelphia Flyers, in which he was credited with the game-winning goal.

Stone's season ends prematurely with a career-high 36 points in 75 games.

Tippett expects to have fellow defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson back in the lineup Saturday against the Washington Capitals after missing one game due to illness.

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By setting up a Justin Schultz point shot that Patric Hornqvist would deflect into the net, Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby joined an exclusive club Saturday with the 600th assist of his NHL career.

Congrats to Crosby on earning 600 career assists. Sid is the 3rd player in #Pens history to accomplish that feat. pic.twitter.com/EzdFkStarW

— Pittsburgh Penguins (@penguins) April 2, 2016

The other two Penguins to reach the milestone are two of the greatest players to take the ice in NHL history - Mario Lemieux and Jaromir Jagr.

The helper extended the 28-year-old's personal point streak to five games and he now has points in 17 of his last 18 outings, only held off the scoresheet in a shutout loss to New Jersey Devils on March 24.

A Penguins win on Saturday would clinch the franchise's tenth consecutive playoff berth.

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After being banned six games for a stick-swinging incident against the Minnesota Wild, Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Duncan Keith told reporters Saturday he will not appeal the suspension.

"There's a limit there and I gotta know that," Keith said, according to Mark Lazerus of the Sun-Times. "I will."

"Everybody wants to have a reputation as a clean, honest player. There's a line and a limit," Keith continued. "It's just being smarter and knowing that."

Keith also said he has spoken with Wild forward Charlie Coyle - the victim of the stick swing - and apologized for his actions.

The 32-year-old will miss the Blackhawks' final five games of the regular season, as well as the team's first postseason game.

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A Saturday afternoon tilt between the Pittsburgh Penguins and New York Islanders featured a battle of rookie goaltenders, and it was Islanders 'keeper Jean-Francois Berube who cracked first.

While on a power play, Berube's attempted pass to defenseman Nick Leddy went straight to the stick of Penguins forward Oskar Sundqvist, who took the puck and wristed home a short-handed tally for the first goal of his NHL career.

Matt Murray started in goal for the Penguins, who are without Marc-Andre Fleury after he was diagnosed with his second concussion of the season.

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TORONTO - Nazem Kadri vehemently disagrees with the diving label he's been tagged with by the National Hockey League. The Maple Leafs centre has drawn US$5,000 worth of fines this season, the latest coming Friday for his third separate instan...

NEW YORK, N.Y. - Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury has a concussion and did not travel to New York for Saturday's game against the Islanders. Coach Mike Sullivan said before the game that Fleury was not feeling well Friday and ...

One day after the league cited Toronto Maple Leafs forward Nazem Kadri for three diving/embellishment offences from the past two months, earning him a $5,000 fine, the 25-year-old shared his frustration with reporters Saturday.

"I didn't agree with it nor did I like it," Kadri said, according to Sportsnet's Chris Johnston.

The timing of the fine was noteworthy, since Monday the Maple Leafs' leading scorer told reporters, "I've never once been fined even for embellishing or diving and I've been around a little while now."

Nazem Kadri, sporting a black eye from a scrum at the end of the #sabres game: "Yeah, I guess this is a dive, too."

— Chris Johnston (@reporterchris) April 2, 2016

He took particular exception to an embellishment call from a March 21 game against the Calgary Flames when he went down after taking a slash from forward Josh Jooris.

"I looked at that particular play again. The guy wound up so far his stick was out of the frame. I couldn't see it anymore," Kadri said, according to Jonas Siegel of the Canadian Press. "Not to mention the massive welt on the back of my leg after the fact.

"Whoever's making that decision I'd like to see them take one of those without padding and see how it feels. I don't know how I'm supposed to react."

Head coach Mike Babcock spoke out in defense of Kadri on Sunday, saying league officials must have received a memo not to call infractions against the forward.

Martin Hanzal of the Arizona Coyotes and Nail Yakupov of the Edmonton Oilers were also disciplined for diving on Friday, each receiving $2,000 fines.

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