Gary Hart is in seventh heaven after ending a scoring drought.

His goal against York last Saturday lifted his tally to seven and finished a famine stretching back to his winner at Barnet on Boxing Day.

Hart converted an Andy Crosby cross at the second attempt.

"I just swung my left foot at it really," he said modestly. "It was nice to get back on the scoresheet and to get a point, although we didn't play well and should have taken all three."

Hart has adopted a more laid-back approach after losing his place on the right flank for three matches last month.

He became a dad in the summer and is trying to concentrate more on daughter Chloe, instead of analysing every kick of his game.

"I knew in the back of my mind I hadn't been playing well when I was dropped," he said.

"I was trying harder to do things and when you start doing that it doesn't work. I was playing badly and losing confidence.

"I am trying to relax now and do things a different way. I was thinking about the game too much before. Now I just sit at home with the baby."

The mini-break seems to have done Hart good. Manager Micky Adams brought him back against Blackpool ten days ago in place of the disenchanted Darren Freeman.

"I wasn't expecting to come back so soon, even though we had lost 3-1 at Cheltenham," Hart admitted. "That was really good for me and it has put me on a high."

Albion will be hoping that high continues at Orient, where Hart had an unhappy trial earlier in his career.

He is now a clear second in the scoring charts behind Bobby Zamora and on course to better last season's nine-goal tally following the dozen he scored in his debut season with the Seagulls.

That would be a respectable achievement, bearing in mind his revised role on the wing.