LAS VEGAS (Interstat) — The Ottawa Senators will visit the Vegas Golden Knights on Tuesday at T-Mobile Arena in a National Hockey League matchup of teams with similar early-season records.

Ottawa is 8-4, while Vegas is 8-5. The Senators have won two of their past three games, including a 7-4 home victory over the New York Rangers in their most recent outing. Drake Batherson led Ottawa in that game with three goals and one assist, Jake Sanderson added a goal and two assists, and Dylan Cozens finished with a goal and an assist.

Batherson is the player to watch for Ottawa. He has been among the Senators’ most productive forwards during the opening stretch, collecting six goals and five assists over his past 10 games. Against the Rangers, Batherson recorded three goals, one assist, three shots on goal, two penalty minutes and two hits. He also had an assist and three shots on goal against San Jose, an assist against Florida, a goal and four shots at Philadelphia, and a goal and three shots against Nashville. Ottawa’s recent results include a loss to San Jose, a win over Florida and a road loss at Philadelphia.

Tomas Hertl is the player to watch for Vegas. He scored the Golden Knights’ lone goal in their most recent game, a 2-1 overtime loss at Columbus. Hertl has four goals and three assists over his past 10 games, including a two-goal, two-assist effort at Seattle. He had a goal and one shot at Columbus, two shots and two hits at St. Louis, five shots against Tampa Bay, and three shots and two hits against Calgary. Jack Eichel had six shots on goal in the Columbus game, while Braeden Bowman recorded an assist. Vegas has lost three of its past four games but remains 8-5 on the season.

The Golden Knights will look to use home ice to stabilize their recent form. Vegas has shown scoring depth, with Hertl and Eichel among the players generating chances. Ottawa will try to carry momentum from its highest-scoring game of the season into the opener of a challenging road stretch.

After Tuesday, Ottawa continues its road trip with games at Los Angeles, San Jose and Anaheim before visiting Buffalo. Vegas is scheduled to host New Jersey before road games at Boston, Pittsburgh, Detroit and Buffalo. The Senators and Golden Knights are both in the middle of a busy portion of their schedules.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Vegas 4, Ottawa 3.