Carlyle hopes Perry's 'ketchup bottle starts flowing' with goal drought over
Corey Perry is about to go on a goal-scoring tear, or at least that's what Randy Carlye hopes.
The Anaheim Ducks sniper snapped a bizarre 18-game goalless skid Wednesday night against the Carolina Hurricanes, scoring the game-tying goal with just under three minutes left in regulation to send the contest to overtime.
The goal was a relief to Perry and as for Carlyle, he's hoping that Wednesday's goal is the first of many more to come.
"We hope Perry's ketchup bottle starts flowing," Carlyle said, according to Hannah Spraker of The Fourth Period.
For those who might not get the reference:
Carlyle referred to Teemu Selanne talking about goal scoring as a ketchup bottle. "Once the ketchup is out it's flowing."
— Hannah Spraker (@HannahTFP) December 8, 2016
As for Perry he was just glad to see things finally go his way for once.
"It’s nice to see it hit the back of the net for once, and not the goalie," Perry said, according to Curtis Zupke of the Los Angeles Times.
Now in his 12th NHL season, Perry has been a model of goal-scoring consistency throughout his career. In fact, not since the 2009-10 season has he not hit the 30-goal mark in a full 82-game season.
So, if he's to hit the mark again, we can expect the ketchup to start flowing.
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