Jason Zucker, who was raised in Las Vegas, had a goal and an assist in his homecoming, and the Golden Knights struggled again with the Minnesota Wild in a 4-2 loss before an announced crowd of 18,295 Friday night at T-Mobile Arena.
Ryan Carpenter scored on a rebound with 55.3 seconds left in the third period for the Knights to cut the deficit to 3-2 before Zach Parise scored an empty-net goal with 33.9 seconds remaining.
Erik Haula, who played the previous four seasons in Minnesota, scored with 6:32 remaining in the third period for the Knights, who lost their fourth straight home game.