Tonight's game will be one of several that will be broadcasted on national TV across Canada, with millions of young and old eyes alike paying close attention to both teams' every move.
Kerfoot was once one of those young players watching with eager eyes while growing up in Vancouver, British Columbia.
After playing some kind of sporting event earlier in the day, Kerfoot would come home and watch Saturday's early game that usually featured the Canadiens or its Original Six rival, the Toronto Maple Leafs.
"You come home and turn on the TV, usually it was Montreal or Toronto playing, but it was a ton of fun watching those games," Kerfoot said. "That is what some of my earliest childhood memories are."
For American defenseman Erik Johnson, Hockey Night In Canada wasn't part of his childhood, but the Minnesota native still appreciates the pageantry that comes with playing in a place like Montreal on a weekend.
"I didn't even know what Hockey Night In Canada was until I was 17 or 18," Johnson said. "So it is not as big of a deal as some of the Canadian guys, but nevertheless, any time you're in a great city like Montreal on a Saturday, it's fun. Regardless of the situation and who we're playing and where we are, it's a fun game and one that you want to be a part of."
The Avs won 2-1 in the first meeting of the year with the Canadiens on Dec. 19 and are looking to sweep the season series.
A win would be a nice reward for Colorado's recent hard work, despite not earning points in the standings on the first two stops of the road trip.
The Avalanche lost at the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday and Calgary Flames on Wednesday, but it outshot two of the best clubs in the Western Conference by a combined 76-37 margin in those games.
"We outplayed both those teams," Johnson said. "We generated offense, limited scoring chances against and just weren't able to find a way to get a result. It's all well and good, but we got to find a way to get a win. But if we keep playing like that, we'll be just fine."
Kerfoot agrees that as long as the Avs keep doing what they've been doing, wins will eventually follow.
"We just have to stick to the process," said Kerfoot. "That is a little cliché at times, but the results are going to take care of themselves if we keep playing the way we are."
