Things appeared to be going the Golden Knights’ way.

They got the bounces they needed in the final minutes of regulation to earn a point against the St. Louis Blues on Monday. They were inches away from securing a second at T-Mobile Arena.

But for the fourth straight game, the Knights couldn’t dig themselves all the way out of a deep hole. They fell 5-4 to the Blues in a shootout despite rallying from two goals down late in the third period.

The Knights have lost four straight, their longest losing streak of the season.

It looked like they had a chance to turn things around late.

Coach Bruce Cassidy pulled goaltender Adin Hill for a sixth skater with 3:23 remaining in the third period and the Knights trailing 4-2.

Center Jack Eichel struck 13 seconds later, then right wing Pavel Dorofeyev scored his 20th goal to tie the game with 30 seconds left in regulation.

Eichel had a chance to end things 1:05 into overtime, but his deflection near the crease went wide of the net. The Blues went on to win the shootout 2-1.

The Knights (29-14-4) did get a point for the first time in four games (0-3-1) and for the second time in their last seven (1-5-1). Still, their downward spiral continues.

“We’re in a little bit of a lull right now,” defenseman Brayden McNabb said.

Center Tomas Hertl scored for the third straight game in the loss. Defenseman Shea Theodore had a career-high four assists.

But the Knights’ offense didn’t cost them the game. It was the fact that their goals came too late.

The Knights trailed by multiple goals for the fourth straight game. They’ve rallied to tie things up or get within a goal all four times, but haven’t won once.

What cost them Monday was the same thing that cost them in Saturday’s loss to the Chicago Blackhawks: Late goals.

Blues left wing Nathan Walker scored on a rebound with 17 seconds left in the first period to put his team up 2-1. Defenseman Cam Fowler scored a power-play goal with 31 seconds remaining in the second to increase St. Louis’ lead to 4-2.

“We’ve got veteran guys that understand the time and score and situation,” Cassidy said.

The Knights have used their resiliency as a rallying cry. Those limits have been tested over the last seven games.

They’ll have to see if their late push Monday can springboard them in the right direction.

“We have a couple days where we’ll work on things,” McNabb said. “Kind of get ahead of it before it gets worse.”

Here are three takeaways from the loss:

1. Misses in overtime

Eichel’s miss in overtime sums up the Knights’ losing streak. He looked up at the ceiling after the puck trickled past the net.

The Knights had another chance with 27 seconds left in overtime when captain Mark Stone got a breakaway. His shot attempt went wide.

The Knights feel much differently if one of those looks go in.

“I thought we left some plays on the table,” Cassidy said. “I don’t know if that was we’re going through it a little bit, or it just isn’t cooperating.”

2. Hertl stays hot

Hertl has been one of the Knights’ few bright spots of late. He has five goals and 10 points during the team’s last six games.

Hertl also is leading a line with Dorofeyev and left wing Victor Olofsson that’s been the Knights’ best the past few games.

3. Second period conundrum

The Knights controlled play in the second period for the second straight game. It didn’t matter.

They gave up just five shots to the Blues (23-21-4) in the frame, but two of them got past Hill. Only one of the Knights’ 10 shots in the period beat St. Louis goaltender Jordan Binnington.

It was similar to Saturday, when the team outshot Chicago 17-3 in the middle frame but still entered the second intermission trailing 4-3.

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