LAS VEGAS_The Las Vegas Golden Knights made it look as easy as 1-2-3 Tuesday.
Brad Hunt, Reilly Smith and David Perron put the Chicago Blackhawks down for the count in their seventh straight loss by scoring on three consecutive shots during the first 4 minutes, 54 seconds of the third period of a 5-2 victory.
The Golden Knights added an empty-net goal to finish the scoring.
It marked the 17th time this season the Hawks have allowed at least four goals, and the second game in a row and the fifth time in seven games.
For the fifth game in a row, and the 12th time in 15 games, the Hawks were held to two or fewer goals.
Hawks goalie Jeff Glass allowed four of the five goals a night after he relieved Anton Forsberg, who was pulled after allowing three on 13 shots during a 6-1 loss against the Coyotes, the worst team in the NHL.
For the second time this season, Glass allowed a goal from behind the net.
This time, Ryan Carpenter stuffed one in less than three minutes after Tommy Wingels had given the Hawks a 1-0 lead.
The Blackhawks, who fell to 24-25-8, haven't lost seven in a row since doing so as part of a nine-game losing streak in 2010-11.
"This is probably as tough as I've seen, yes," Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville said before the game when asked whether this was the toughest he's coached."
Things were looking up for the Hawks early.
Wingels, a top-line newcomer, needed 2 minutes, 10 seconds to put the Hawks ahead.
And when at first Alex DeBrincat and Patrick Sharp didn't succeed, they tried again and gave the Hawks the lead back, 2-1, a little more than 6{ minutes into the second. DeBrincat was stopped by Marc-Andre Fleury after Sharp found him the first time, so Sharp fetched the rebound and fed DeBrincat again.
This time the 21-year-old connected for his 21st goal of the season, tying Patrick Kane for the team lead and untying the 1-1 score.
Blackhawks defenseman Duncan Keith didn't score his first goal of the season, but he saved one _ and preserved his team's 2-1 lead _ in the second when he swatted away a puck that teased the goal-line behind goalie Glass.
But in the end, it wasn't enough to stop the Golden Knights from extending the Hawks' losing streak.
