This evening's contest is the final stop for the Avalanche on a season-long, 10-day road trip that made stops in five Canadian cities.
After dropping the first three contests in Winnipeg, Calgary and Montreal, Colorado aims to head home with back-to-back wins in Toronto and, hopefully, Ottawa.
"Obviously it was a disappointing start to the trip," Barrie said. "It would be nice to end this road trip off with a nice win."
While being away from family for more than a week can be a grind for the players, the Avs have tried to use the time to get rest when possible and build more team camaraderie at the rink.
"If you're losing, it never makes it easier, it always makes it a little tougher mentally," Bednar said. "We try and keep our guys refreshed any way we can, whether that is a little rest, some time away from the rink, try and be a little lighter when we come here (to the rink), make sure they're still having fun. I think it is really important. Happy hockey players are productive hockey players. You try to keep it that way and turn the page on any given night."
The Avs' game in Canada's national capital will mark the 27th of 41 it will play away from Colorado this year. The team will make only one other trip to the Eastern Conference this season after tonight, playing at Washington, New York Islanders and Boston from Feb. 7-10.