LAS VEGAS -- The Golden Knights lost for the fourth straight time when Jean-Gabriel Pageau scored a short-handed goal at 3:02 of overtime to lift the New York Islanders past Vegas, 4-3, on Thursday.
The Golden Knights will hit the road for a mini two-game road trip after a 1-3-2 homestand, the only win being a 1-0 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Nov. 4.
Since opening the season 5-0-2, the Knights are mired in a 2-4-3 skid since Oct. 25.
Shea Theodore, Thomas Hertl and Reilly Smith scored for Vegas, while Akira Schmid finished with 20 saves.
KEY MOMENT: After scoring three unanswered goals to erase a 2-0 deficit and take a 3-2 lead, the Golden Knights squandered it away and lost all momentum when New York's Mathew Barzal scored his fifth goal of the season to tie the game again, and ultimately force overtime.
KEY STAT: It's beginning to sound like a broken record with the Golden Knights, but another goose egg with the power play, as they were 0 for 5 with a man advantage. The Knights are now 3 of 34 with an extra skater in the last 10 games - coincidentally, or not - since Mark Stone has been sidelined with an injury.
WHAT A KNIGHT: Braeden Bowman took his rookie lap for warmups and roughly 30 minutes later made his NHL debut. Bowman, the AHL Henderson Silver Knights' leading scorer, landed four shots over his 16:45 time on ice.
Taylor Rocha (@TaylorRochaTV) on XBraeden Bowman, rookie lap. #VegasBornWith injuries to forwards Stone and William Karlsson, the Knights looked to bolster their offense with the 24-year-old. Bowman skated on the right side of second-line center Tomas Hertl, along with left wing Pavel Dorofeyev. He also saw time with the first power-play unit, skating into Stone's role below the goal line.
"The rookie lap, being able to play with world-class players like Hertl and Dorofeyev, even being on the edge with (Jack) Eichel is pretty surreal and hasn’t really sunk in yet," Bowman said. "But I think that’s what I’m going to remember most."
UP NEXT: The Golden Knights conclude their season-long six-game homestand on Thursday against the New York Islanders.
PHOTO CAPTION: Vegas Golden Knights right wing Braeden Bowman (42) warms up before a game against the New York Islanders at T-Mobile Arena.
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