Lawson Crouse has been waiting for a moment like this. To show up for his team in a critical game. To produce on the scoresheet instead of the underlying numbers. To feel like a goalscorer again. It is something he focused on over the recent gap in the NHL schedule.

“We’re getting better. The baby’s growing,” said UHC head coach André Tourigny when asked how his team is maturing. “We felt we were in control in terms of (that) we play hard, we were driving. There was no panic.”

Lawson Crouse scored the tiebreaking goal on a backhander with 7:48 left and the Utah Hockey Club rallied to beat the Chicago Blackhawks 2-1.