Any hope that a homestand would help the Golden Knights settle down and regain their scorching early-season form amid a rash of injuries is now gone.

Vegas dropped its third straight Monday night at T-Mobile Arena, coming on too late in a 3-2 defeat to the Florida Panthers. It was the Golden Knights’ second loss to the two-time defending Stanley Cup champions in 15 days as a 3-0 loss at the Panthers’ Amerant Bank Arena at the end of October started their current slump.

Vegas fell in two of three games on its first East coast trip of the season but a return to T-Mobile for six straight games was supposed to set them straight.

It hasn’t happened, as the Golden Knights go into the finale of the stretch Thursday night hosting the New York Islanders with a 1-3-1 record during their extended

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