Lane Hutson Carries Five-Game Assist Run Into Game 7

Lane Hutson arrives in Game 7 with a five-game assist streak, and that is the kind of run coaches notice even when the spotlight is supposed to be elsewhere. Assist streaks can be noisy in the best possible way because they usually mean the puck is moving, the reads are sharp, and the confidence is real. In a Game 7, that sort of form can tilt the margin from survival mode to control.