PITTSBURGH (Interstat) — The Vegas Golden Knights will visit the Pittsburgh Penguins in an NHL game Tuesday at PPG Paints Arena. Vegas enters with a 9-7 record, while Pittsburgh is 5-9. The Penguins will be the home team for the matchup.

Vegas has dropped its past two games, including a 3-2 shootout loss at Boston in its most recent outing. Trevor Connelly is a player to watch for the Golden Knights. Connelly had a goal, one shot on goal and one hit in that game against Boston. He has four goals and four assists over his past 10 games, including a goal and an assist in Vegas’ 6-2 win over Pittsburgh earlier this season. He also had a hit in that win over Pittsburgh. Connelly also recorded a goal and two shots on goal at Nashville and a goal, an assist and six shots on goal against Los Angeles during that stretch. His recent production has come while Vegas has mixed wins with close losses.

Pittsburgh has lost its past two games, including a 5-4 setback at Montreal in its most recent game. Sidney Crosby is a player to watch for the Penguins. Crosby had a goal and two assists in that loss to Montreal, with two shots on goal and two penalty minutes. He has four goals and four assists over his past 10 games, including a goal in Pittsburgh’s earlier 6-2 loss at Vegas, where he also had two penalty minutes. Crosby also had two goals at Chicago and an assist at Colorado during that stretch. He has remained productive for a Pittsburgh team seeking to stabilize its early-season form.

The most recent meeting between the teams ended in a 6-2 Vegas victory when Pittsburgh visited earlier this season. Vegas has shown offense in wins over Ottawa, Pittsburgh and Calgary, but recent losses to New Jersey, Columbus, St. Louis and Tampa Bay have slowed the Golden Knights. Pittsburgh has recent wins over Nashville and Florida but has dropped games to Utah, Colorado and Chicago. Vegas also has a 3-2 overtime loss at Columbus on its recent record, while Pittsburgh owns a 4-0 win over Florida, a 3-2 overtime win over Nashville and a 2-1 shootout win over Dallas. Vegas’ next game is at Detroit. Pittsburgh next hosts Boston.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Vegas 3, Pittsburgh 2. Interstat’s ELO system projects Vegas with a 59.2 percent probability to win. Pittsburgh has been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -0.5, and the over/under for the game is 6.5.