3 Takeaways: Golden Knights Blow 3-1 Lead, Lose At Home To Stars In Overtime

LAS VEGAS -- The Golden Knights' celebration of beating the defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers and potentially getting out of a rut went out the window when they lost to the Dallas Stars in overtime on Tuesday.

Vegas' winning run at home dropped to 10-4-1, while it lost the season series to the Stars, losing two of three (1-1-1).

Worse for Vegas, it blew a 3-1 lead when it appeared it was in control of the game.

Here are three takeaways from Tuesday's game:

THROWING DIRT ON STONE: Knights captain Mark Stone's collision with Stars superstar defenseman Miro Heiskanen immediately drew backlash, with fans calling the hit dirty. The Golden Knights were leading the Stars 3-2 in the third period when Stone attempted to poke-check the puck off of Heiskanen. In the process, Stone was tripped by the blade of Roope Hintz's stick, and ended up lunging into Heiskanen's left knee. Stone was assessed a two-minute minor for tripping.

"I coached Mark Stone," Dallas coach Peter DeBoer said. "He’s not a dirty player. He’s not trying to hurt anybody. I know that. That doesn’t mean they can’t call a 5 (-minute major) or at least look at it. That was my argument."

Stone finished with two assists to get him to the 200-assist milestone with the Golden Knights.

HERTL POWER: Tomas Hertl is on a runner, with 14 points (8 goals, 6 assists) during a team-leading 10-game point streak, including seven goals in seven games. Hertl’s 10-game stretch is the longest of his career and is the second-longest streak by a Golden Knight. He's the second Golden Knight, along with Jack Eichel, to post a point streak of 10 games or longer. Hertl owns 40 points (19 goals, 21 assists) in 51 games this season and has now posted his seventh 40-point campaign in his 12-year career.

FINAL CHASE: With the Golden Knights left with one more home game before the 4 Nations Faceoff, suddenly Thursday's game against Columbus becomes a must-win contest. After Thursday the Knights close the first half of the campaign with the dreaded four-game jaunt through the metropolis areas of New York, New Jersey and Boston. After climbing to the top of the NHL earlier this month, Vegas is deadlocked with Edmonton for the lead in the Pacific Division.