Ivan Barbashev scored two second-period goals, and Vegas answered Utah’s comeback bid quickly to secure a 5-3 win at home.

LAS VEGAS — Ivan Barbashev scored twice in the second period as the Vegas Golden Knights defeated the Utah Mammoth 5-3 Wednesday at T-Mobile Arena. The victory was Vegas’ fourth in a row and extended its point streak to five games.

Jack Eichel opened the scoring on the power play 2:15 into the game, finishing a pass from Mitch Marner. Lawson Crouse tied it for Utah, but Vegas took control early in the second. Victor Olofsson scored at 3:07, then helped set up both Barbashev goals as the lead grew to 4-1.

Barbashev’s second goal was the night’s standout play. He took Olofsson’s short pass in the neutral zone, moved around Mikhail Sergachev and pushed the puck through Sebastian Cossa while falling to the ice. The two goals came three minutes and 25 seconds apart.

Utah did not fold. Jack McBain scored late in the second period, and Dmitri Simashev cut the margin to 4-3 at 9:07 of the third. Vegas answered 72 seconds later when Brett Howden redirected William Karlsson’s shot, ending the comeback threat.

Olofsson finished with a goal and two assists, while Marner had three assists. Marner also extended his home assist streak to nine games, the longest in Golden Knights history. Carter Hart made 14 saves for Vegas, which limited Utah to 17 shots.

The Golden Knights improved to 13-5-2 and have earned nine of a possible 10 points during their five-game run. Utah fell to 10-8-1 with a third straight loss. The Mammoth were already without forwards Dylan Guenther and Logan Cooley, and Nick Schmaltz left Wednesday’s game with an undisclosed injury in the second period.