Sooner or later, Clarke MacArthur believes the Ottawa Senators will catch up and start scoring goals at a more consistent clip.

Speaking to reporters Friday ahead of the team's Saturday matinee against the Boston Bruins, the forward was confident in his team, and compared Ottawa's lack of offense to a condiment issue.

"It's like banging the ketchup bottle here, waiting for it to ooze out," MacArthur said, according to Sportsnet's Kristina Rutherford.

Goals have been tough to come by for the Senators of late. Bobby Ryan netted the team's lone marker in Game 1, and over the last five games, the Senators as a team have managed just nine goals.

The longer view doesn't bode well for the Senators either: They had the 22nd-ranked offense during the regular season, the lowest among all playoff teams.

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