VANCOUVER (Interstat) — The Vegas Golden Knights will visit the Vancouver Canucks on Sunday in a National Hockey League game at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia. Vegas will be the visiting team, and Vancouver will be the home team.

Vegas enters with a 1-1 record. Vancouver is 2-1. The Golden Knights are coming off a 4-3 loss to Anaheim. Tomas Hertl scored one goal on five shots and recorded two hits in that game. Shea Theodore also scored one goal on four shots with two hits, and Jack Eichel had two assists on two shots with one hit. Vegas previously beat Chicago 5-2. Hertl had four shots on goal in that win. Vegas has scored eight goals and allowed six in its first two games.

Hertl is a player to watch for Vegas. He has been active around the net and has produced shots and hits in the early schedule. Vancouver counters with a lineup that has scored 17 goals in three games. The Canucks are coming off a 4-1 win over Calgary. Leevi Merilainen made 23 saves on 24 shots in that victory. Liam Ohgren had one goal and one assist on three shots, and Linus Karlsson added two assists on two shots. Vancouver has allowed 15 goals in its first three games.

Merilainen is a player to watch for Vancouver. In his previous start, he made 10 saves on 11 shots in a loss to Edmonton. Merilainen has 33 saves on 35 shots over his two appearances. Vancouver also has a 6-5 overtime win over Edmonton and a 9-7 loss to Edmonton this season. The Canucks opened the season with the overtime win at Edmonton, then lost at home to Edmonton before beating Calgary at home. Vegas opened with a home win over Chicago before a home loss to Anaheim. Vegas has played two games, both at home. Vancouver has played three games, with two at home and one on the road.

Vegas’s upcoming slate includes a visit to Seattle, home games against Toronto, Los Angeles, Calgary, Pittsburgh and Tampa Bay, and road games at Minnesota, Nashville, St. Louis and Columbus. Vancouver will begin a road trip at Carolina, New Jersey, the New York Rangers, the New York Islanders, Florida and Tampa Bay before returning home to face Carolina, Detroit and Minnesota, followed by a road game at Anaheim.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Vegas 3, Vancouver 2. Interstat’s ELO system gives Vegas a 72.8 percent probability to win.