Corey Perry Reaches 30 Goals for 5th Time in Career

March 23rd, 2015 by Bleacher Report Milestones Leave a reply »
Anaheim Ducks forward Corey Perry scored his 30th and 31st goals of the season during the first period of Sunday's 7-2 loss to the New York Rangers, giving him five 30-goal seasons through his first 10 NHL campaigns.

While his impressive showing wasn't nearly enough to get the job done in Sunday's ugly blowout, the 29-year-old winger has again been one of the keys to Anaheim's success, with the Ducks on the verge of their eighth postseason appearance in Perry's 10 seasons.

Despite missing 15 of the team's 74 games to date, Perry comfortably leads the Ducks in goals, while his 50 points are second to only Ryan Getzlaf's 66.

A staple for the Ducks since he was selected 28th overall in the 2003 NHL entry draft, Perry ranks second on the all-time franchise list for games (714), third for goals (294), fourth for assists (303) and fourth for points (597), per Hockey-Reference.com.

The all-time team leaderboards are dominated by Perry, Getzlaf, Teemu Selanne and Paul Kariya, who are universally regarded as the four greatest skaters in the franchise's brief history.

While Selanne is the franchise leader for games (966), points (98 ...

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