October 25, 2026 - 6:00 am

Bad news: That was a bad road trip.

Good news: It’s still October.

If the Vegas Golden Knights were going to get it out of their system, it’s better to do it one week before Halloween than a week before Thanksgiving.

The 2-1 overtime loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday put a cap on what’s been the lowest point for the Knights so far.

Any time a team loses to the one with the fewest points in the Eastern Conference, it’s not ideal. Even if it is 13 games into the season.

The caveat: Yes, the Knights were without Mitch Marner for both games for an obvious and important reason .

But even without their star winger, the Knights had more than enough available. Instead, they were held to three goals in two games — or five goals during this three-game losing streak.

It didn’t help they ran into stellar goaltending performances with Joel Hofer on Thursday in St.…