When the Golden Knights compete the way they did in the second period Monday, they’re a tough team to handle.

“When we don’t,” coach Bruce Cassidy said, “we’re pretty average.”

The middle 20 minutes was the only good that came from the Knights’ 5-1 loss to the Utah Mammoth at Delta Center. They outshot Utah 16-4 in the second period and scored to cut their deficit to 2-1.

But the Knights fell behind 2-0 in the first period and allowed three goals in the third period to end their three-game road trip on a sour note.

The team returns home for a four-game stint at T-Mobile Arena beginning with Wednesday’s matchup with the Ottawa Senators.

“I think our game has been improving over the last few weeks,” left wing Ivan Barbashev said. “This trip, there’s a lot of positive things. We’ve just

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