Though the Anaheim Ducks' franchise-record winning streak is over, they remain in pursuit of history on the road.
The Ducks can equal the club mark with a seventh consecutive road victory Wednesday night against the Colorado Avalanche.
Ryan Getzlaf scored his 10th goal and John Gibson made 31 saves, but Anaheim (37-19-9) had its 11-game winning streak snapped with Monday's 2-1 shootout loss to league-leading Washington.
"A streak is a streak, but it's not do-or-die right now," defenseman Kevin Bieksa said. "We're trying to get points and move up in the standings, but more importantly, play the right way."
The Ducks did see their lead atop the Pacific Division dip to one point over Los Angeles, which hosts the Capitals on Wednesday.
Amid a remarkable 20-2-2 run, Anaheim has earned a point in 14 straight games - two shy of a team record-run to open the 2006-07 season. That's the same season in which the Ducks won a franchise-record seven in a row on the road.
"It's stressful winning every game, because you try so hard to keep that going," coach Bruce Boudreau said. "It wears you out."
Though the Ducks' run of 11 straight games with a power-play goal (19 for 43) also ended with an 0-for-4 effort Monday, they've gone 11 of 22 while scoring at least one in the last six away from home.
Colorado (34-30-4) has killed 29 of 30 penalties in the last 10 games, and Anaheim is 0 for 27 on the power play in the past eight matchups but has won four of them.
Corey Perry looks to avoid going three straight games without a point after recording five goals - four on the power play - and three assists in the previous three contests. Perry's four-game point streak against Colorado ended in a 3-0 home loss Oct. 16 in the teams' only meeting this season.
Reto Berra made 35 saves for the Avs that night but was waived last week, and Semyon Varlamov is expected to be in net Wednesday. Varlamov sat out two consecutive games after posting a 4.80 goals-against average in his previous three starts but returned Monday to stop 37 shots in a 3-1 victory over Arizona.
"He was really good. He looked like a No. 1," coach Patrick Roy told the Avalanche's official website. "He was solid, and that's the Varly we wanted to see. It was a good thing for him to rest and be ready for this one.
"Now he needs to be ready for the next one against the Ducks."
Varlamov has a 4.38 GAA during an 0-2-1 stretch against Anaheim.
Matt Duchene set a career high Monday with his 28th goal for the Avs, who are tied with Minnesota for the final wild-card spot in the Western Conference but have played one more game than the Wild.
"I'm not trying to think about it too much," Duchene said of his accomplishment. "It would be nice to get two more hopefully this year and get to that 30-goal mark but with that, it's all about the team.
"It's all about me playing my role and doing what I'm capable of doing to help this team get in the playoffs."
Anaheim's Frederik Andersen made 22 saves against the Avs in October, and he's 12-0-2 with a 1.76 GAA as a starter in 2016.
Gibson has a league-low 2.04 GAA, including 1.74 during his 4-0-1 stretch.
