Allusion in "February"

Question 14: Point out and explain any allusions. What is their function?

In "February" the speaker alludes to the game of hockey in line 20. "He shoots, he scores!"

The goal of hockey is to shoot the puck into the net to score a point. It is a common sport during the winter months in which the speaker is currently engrossed in. This reference to hockey is alluded to in order to relay another message to the reader. The phrase in line 20 is stated to give an example of the "game" men play to "score." The speaker feels that scoring is all that men care about. This could also possibly be taken more literally because through the fact that many (but not all) men like spending the weekends watching sports instead of helping around the house. This would add to her argument that men are careless individuals.