An injury to Patrick Eaves will likely bring two prominent Anaheim Ducks back together.
Eaves, who's doubtful for Game 4 against the Edmonton Oilers with a lower-body injury, has been playing on a line with Ryan Getzlaf, bumping a struggling Corey Perry down the depth chart.
In advance of a game the Ducks need to win in order to tie the series, head coach Randy Carlyle put Perry back on Getzlaf's wing, along with the first power-play unit, hoping the familiarity will spur some much-needed offense.
"I’m comfortable there obviously," Perry said, per Eric Stephens of the Orange County Register. "I was there for a long time. It’s something that if it ends up that way, it’s a good thing for me. I just got to embrace it and roll with it."
Perry has scored one goal in seven playoff games after managing only 19 over 82 regular-season games, well below his normal output. He does have 19 shots and plenty more attempts this postseason, and feels like it's only a matter of time before he gets going.
"I’ve had my chances to score," he said. "The puck hasn’t gone in the net. I’ve had my shots. You look at my shot totals and they’re up there where they normally are. My shooting percentage is way down. That’s all it is."
Getzlaf leads the Ducks with nine playoff points.
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